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Contents
Introduction 

PARTS OF SPEECH
The Case of the Strange Playground Equipment 1RXQV

The Case of Rapunzels Long Hair 1RXQV 

The Case of Jack and Jill 3URQRXQV

The Case of the Old Woman in the Shoe 3URQRXQV 

The Case of a Letter to Old MacDonald 3URQRXQV 
The Case of the Bumbling Cupids 3OXUDO1RXQV 
The Apology of Goldilocks 3RVVHVVLYHVDQG3OXUDOV 
The Case of Mary Had a Little Rooster 9HUEV 
The Case of the Dog Who Eats Homework 9HUEV 
The Case of the Cat Food Casserole 9HUEV 
The Case of the Saxophone Disaster $GMHFWLYHV$GYHUEV 
The Case of the Unexpected Delay $GMHFWLYHV$GYHUEV 

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The Case of the Fairy Godmother for Hire &DSLWDOL]DWLRQ 



The Case of Freddys Tarantula &DSLWDOL]DWLRQ 



The Case of Frostys Rules &DSLWDOL]DWLRQ



The Case of Humpty Dumpty &RQWUDFWLRQV 



The Case of the Grumpy Goose &RQWUDFWLRQV 



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The Case of the Chicken That Crossed the Road &RQWUDFWLRQV  
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The Case of the Weary Lunch Lady 3XQFWXDWLRQ 



The Three Little Pigs Day in Court 4XRWDWLRQ0DUNV 



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The Case of the Careless Typist 6SHOOLQJ 



The Case of the Terrible Tooth Fairy 6SHOOLQJ



The Case of the Missing Rabbit 6SHOOLQJ 



The Case of Frosty the Snowman +RPRSKRQHV 



The Case of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon +RPRSKRQHV  
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The Case of the Big Bad Wolf ,WV,WV



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The Case of the Stinky Dragon 7KHLU7KH\UH7KHUH 



The Case of the Itsy Bitsy Spider 7R7RR7ZR 



The Case of the Surfing Elephant 7R7RR7ZR 



The Education of Snow White <RXU<RXUH 



The Case of the Unemployed Princess <RXU<RXUH



The Case of the Slimy Aliens <RXU<RXUH 



The Case of the Sad Spider <RXU<RXUH 



The Case of the Dissatisfied Dog <RXU<RXUH,WV,WV 



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The Case of the Strange Playground Equipment

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playground? Find out what the SuperRiders Construction Team thinks about
this highly unusual request!
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The Case of Rapunzels Long Hair

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The Case of Jack and Jill

Jill wants to explain what really happened when
she and Jack went up the hill. But she doesnt
understand the difference between he and him.
Can you help her?
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Pronouns

The Case of the Old Woman in the Shoe

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and me. Can you help?
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The Case of a Letter to Old MacDonald

The animals in Old MacDonalds farm are quite upset.
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Possessives and Plurals

The Apology of Goldilocks

Goldilocks feels guilty about messing up the home
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Verbs

The Case of Mary Had a Little Rooster

It seems that Mary didnt just have a little lamb. She had
a rooster as well. And hes mad! He wants to tell us why hes
so angry, but he doesnt know how to use verbs correctly.
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The Case of the Cat Food Casserole

Would you feed your family cat-food casserole?
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a budding chef.
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Adjectives/Adverbs

The Case of the Saxophone Disaster

Oops! Marcias big mistake got her kicked out of the school band. But was it really her fault?
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Will the Gingerbread Mans delicious new house ever be completed?
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Capitalization

the case of the missing capital letters

The person who wrote this letter didnt really
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The Case of the Fairy Godmother for Hire

Belinda Cunningham is looking for a job. She wrote this
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capital letters. Can you help her?
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The Case of Freddys Tarantula

Freddy may never get his dream pet, but
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Capitalization

The Case of Frostys Rules

It seems that some of the snowpeople need to be reminded
of the rules of the trade. Too bad Frosty cant seem to
remember the rules of capitalization. Can you help him?
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Humpty Dumpty has written a letter to all the kings
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The Case of the Missing Rabbit

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wild bunny on the loose. Could they be the same animal?
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Homophones

The Case of Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman has a complaint, but he is confused about homophones. Can you help?
Directions: +RPRSKRQHVDUHZRUGVWKDWVRXQGWKH
VDPHEXWKDYHGLIIHUHQWVSHOOLQJVDQGGLIIHUHQW
PHDQLQJV&LUFOHWKHFRUUHFWZRUGLQHDFKSDLURI
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Homophones

The Case of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon

Hey diddle, diddle, does anyone know what happened
to the cow who jumped over the moon? Well, we
finally found out. In this exclusive letter to 6WRU\ZRUNV,
the cow tells us about her new life.
Directions: +RPRSKRQHV DUHZRUGVWKDWVRXQGWKHVDPHEXW
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The Case of Fabulous Fritz

Jeremy Jenkins wrote this letter to his favorite author.
He needs some help with homophones before he can send it,
though. Can you help him?
Directions: +RPRSKRQHV DUHZRUGVWKDWVRXQGWKHVDPHE XWKDYH
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Its/Its

The Case of the Big Bad Wolf

The wolf from Little Red Riding Hood is
trying to tell his side of the story. But he
doesnt really understand the difference
between its and its. Can you help?
Directions: 7KHZRUGLWVRULWV EHORQJVRQHDFK
RIWKHOLQHVEHORZ&KRRVHWKHFRUUHFWZRUGDQG
ZULWHLWLQ

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Grammar Cops Clues

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for its and its:

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or it has. A contraction is
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where one or more letters

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Their/Theyre/There

The Case of the Worried Elf

Santas head elf is worried. But he doesnt
know the difference between their, theyre,
and there. Can you help him?
Directions: 7KHZRUGWKHLUWKH\UHRUWKHUH
EHORQJVRQHDFKRIWKHOLQHVEHOR Z&KRRVH
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their, theyre, and there:

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to a group of people. ([DPSOH

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Their/Theyre/There

The Case of the Stinky Dragon

Whoever wrote this advertisement doesnt know the
difference between their, there, and theyre. Can
you help?
Directions: 7KHZRUGWKHLUWKHUHRUWKH\UH EHORQJVLQ
HDFKRIWKHVSDFHVEHORZ&KRRVHWKHFRUUHFWZRUGDQG
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they. You use it when you want

to say that something belongs
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To/Too/Two

The Case of the Itsy Bitsy Spider

The Itsy Bitsy Spider wants to explain a few things,
but he doesnt know the difference between to, two,
and too. Can you help?
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EHORZ

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to, too, and two:

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To/Too/Two

The Case of the Surfing Elephant

Mr. Brandon L. Phant is looking for a new job. But he doesnt
know the difference between to, two, and too. Can you help him?
Directions: :ULWHWKHZRUGWRWRRRUWZR LQHDFKRIWKHEODQNVEHORZ

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Grammar Cops Clues

Remember these basic laws of
to, too, and two:
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,ZHQWWR WKHGRFWRU\HVWHUGD\

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comes before a verb. ([DPSOH

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much. ([DPSOH,OOMRLQ\RX

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6LQFHUHO\
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Your/Youre

The Education of Snow White

Snow White has left the seven dwarfs cottage. She
wants to explain her disappearance, but she doesnt
really understand the difference between your and
youre. Can you help her fill in the blanks?
Directions: 7KHZRUG\RXU RU\RXUH EHORQJVRQHDFKRIWKH
OLQHVEHORZ&KRRVHWKHFRUUHFWZRUGDQGZULWHLWLQ

'HDU'ZDUIV
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VQHH]LQJWKHQBBBBBBBBBBBVOHHSLQJRUBBBBBBBBBBB

Grammar Cops Clues

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6XUHLWVDLGBBBBBBBBBBBWKHI DLUHVWRIWKHPDOO%XWLW

your and youre:

Your is the possessive form of
you. Use it when you are
talking about something that
belongs to the person with
whom you are speaking.

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