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Consonant Blends
Write one of the consonant blends, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, to complete the words below.
10. _____ossom
Write a story about a glacier, a plane and a blossom. Use descriptive words and think
creatively to make these three things fit into one story!!
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C and G Sounds
The C and G have a soft sound and a hard sound. Put the words below in the correct
columns. Say the words out loud to hear the sounds clearly.
cupcake cycle
circus centipede
catfish camel
curtain
celebrate captain
city certain
cow
C sounds like K C sounds like S
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3. ____________________________ 3. ________________________________
4. ____________________________ 4. ________________________________
5. ____________________________ 5. ________________________________
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing or ed to the following words. Remember the rule about doubling the final
consonant! Color Darryl Dinosaur and add more to this picture.
Add ing
1. swim ______________________________________
2. begin ______________________________________
3. open ______________________________________
Add ing
2. look ________________
1. omit ________________________
2. refer ________________________
3. walk ________________________
Write a sentence about Darryl Dinosaur. Use some of the words above.
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing or ed to the following words. Remember the rule about doubling the final
consonant.
1. flap ____________________________
2. hop ____________________________
3. begin ____________________________
4. shop ____________________________
5. trap ____________________________
6. drop ____________________________
7. plan ____________________________
8. swim ____________________________
9. plan ____________________________
10.wrap ____________________________
Write a story about one of the characters in the picture. Use adjectives to describe what
the character looks like. Give your character a name.
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing suffix to the following words. Remember: When a short word ends in in
consonantvowelconsonant, and the suffix begins with a vowel or y, double the final
consonant.
1. shop ____________________
2. run ___________________________
3. trap ___________________________
4. skip ______________________________
5. spin ____________________________________
6. rot _____________________________
7. shred _________________________
8. grab ____________________________
9. step _________________________
10. slam ___________________________
11. hop ____________________________
Write a story about Little Chick. Why is he all alone? Explain what happened. Use
adjectives.
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OI and OY Sounds
Write OI or OY to complete the words.
10. s_____l
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OI and OY Words
Circle the correct word using OI or OY.
boil joyn
boyl join
coyn
coin
toi loyal
toy loial
annoy emploi
annoy employ
soyl choice
soil choyce
boy
boi
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OI and OY Words
Ellie Elephant is holding some words that need OY or OI to complete them. Help Ellie
find the answers.
1. enj_____
2. b_____l
3. c_____n
4. r_____al
5. t_____let
6. p_____nt
7. _____l
8. b_____
Write a sentence telling Ellie what you have done to help her. Ask Ellie a question too.
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OO, UE, and EW Sounds
Answer the riddles. Use the words in the bag
to help you. Write the answer on the line.
true
2. This is what you do with gum.
moose chew
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3. This is what is on the grass in the morning. pool
4. The opposite of false.
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5. You stick things together with this.
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6. This is a big animal with antlers.
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8. When it’s hot, you might like to go to this.
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9. When something is out of reach, you might use this.
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10. You use this to clean the floor.
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OW and OU Sound
Complete the words below by using OW or OU.
Make Tony Turtle happy by adding sunshine, clouds, grass and another
turtle to keep him company.
tr___t c____
___t h___se
fr____n br___n
fl____ers l___d
cr____d
d____n f____l
f___nd
Write a sentence using some of the words above.
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OW and OU Sound
Make the sunshine smile by writing OU or OW to complete the following
words.
1. m_____se 2. h_____l
9. _____l 10. cr_____n
Complete the riddles by using one of your new words.
1. I hoot during the night hours. What am I? ___________________________
2. I wear this because I am the King. What is it? ____________________________
3. I am usually silly and make people laugh. Who am I? ___________________________
4. Cheese is my favorite food. What am I? _______________________________
5. This is the opposite of sweet. What is it? __________________________
6. I am a kind of dog. What am I? _______________________________
7. This is the opposite of in. What is it? __________________________
Thank you!!
8. I am the color of earth. What am I? _______________________________
9. Because I am a wolf, I like to do this at night. What is it? ________________________
10. This is the opposite of lost. What is it? _____________________________
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Plural Endings
Add s or es to the following words. Remember that there are different ways to make a
word plural. Think!
1. lunch _______________________________
3. penny _____________________________
4. leaf ______________________________
5. box ___________________________
6. cherry ___________________________
7. flower ________________________
8. ash _______________________
9. watch __________________________________
10. buzz __________________________
11. apple _____________
12. glass _________________________
13. fox ___________________
14. clock ___________________
15. elf _______________________
Draw some more animals for the zoo! Give them each a name. Have fun!
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural by adding s to each word.
7. flower _______________________
8. telephone _________________________
9. bird ___________________
What is Randy Rabbit doing in the basket? Explain what happened. Write a short story.
Use some of the words above.
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural. Remember that when a word ends in x, ss, ch or sh, you add
es.
10. ditch _________________________
Write five sentences using plural words from above.
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural. When a words ends in y, usually you change the y to i and
add es.
1. berry _____________________
2. butterfly _________________________________
3. city ____________________________________
4. party _______________________________
5. company _________________________________
Write five asking sentences using each plural word in the picture.
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
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Plural Endings
When a word ends in f, change the f to v and add es. Make the following words plural.
1. wolf _____________________________
Write sentences for five of your plural words.
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Prefixes
Hi! Get ready to practice your prefixes. Remember that a prefix is placed
before a root word. A negative prefix gives the word a negative meaning.
Add un to the following words.
1. happy _________________________________
2. safe _________________________________
3. like _________________________________
4. lock _________________________________
Add mis to the following words.
1. behave __________________________________
2. lead __________________________________
3. place __________________________________
Way to go!!!
4. spell __________________________________
Add dis to the following words.
1. like __________________________________
2. connect __________________________________
4. obey __________________________________
Add im to the following words.
1. patient _________________________________
2. possible _________________________________
3. perfect _________________________________
4. mobile _________________________________
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Prefixes
Choose one of the red words below that completes the following sentences.
Circle the prefix in each word.
1.
It is _______________________________to complete this
work in such a short time.
2. I _________________________________my pencil when I
went out to play with the children.
3. Mother said that it was ________________________to play
in the yard since the tree had fallen from the storm.
4. Martha and George were very ________________________
since they lost their puppy.
5. When you ____________________________a rule, you have
to pay the consequences.
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Prefixes
Read the phrases below. Underline the word with a negative prefix. Then write the
prefix and the base word in the correct column.
Prefix Base Word
1. miscount the pennies ________________________________________________
2. an unkind person ________________________________________________
3. an impossible situation ________________________________________________
4. incomplete assignments ________________________________________________
5. an unfortunate accident ________________________________________________
6. disconnected wires ________________________________________________
7. to miscount the m&m’s ________________________________________________
8. the impatient student ________________________________________________
9. the uneven rows of desks ________________________________________________
10. suffering from indigestion ________________________________________________
Write a sentence using one of your words with a negative prefix.
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Prefixes
Write the meaning of each word below by using two words. Look carefully at the
negative prefix before each base word. Example: unkind not kind
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Rcontrolled Vowels
Write er, ir, ur to complete the words below. When a vowel is followed by the letter r,
the sound of the vowel changes. This is why it is sometimes called the “Bossy R”.
b_____d s______
s_____ve t_____key
Where are the rabbits going? Give them names and explain why they are running.
Use some of your rcontrolled words in your story.
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Rcontrolled Vowels
Complete the words below by using or, ar. Remember that the sound of the vowel
changes when it is followed by the letter r. Use each word in a sentence.
1. st_____t
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2. sh_____t
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3. M_____ch
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4. w_____ld
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5. st_____m
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Silent Letters
Sometimes the letters gh, b, t, w, h, k, l are silent. Add the silent letters to these words.
1. w 2. k
____rote ____nock
____rap ____nit
____rong
Write two sentences using some of your words with silent letters. Put some more
flowers around your page.
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SQU and THR Sounds
Complete the words below by adding SQU or THR.
10. _______are
Use the words above to complete the following sentences.
1. As I looked __________________________the window, I saw my brother and his friends
playing ball.
2. The ______________________________ hurried up the tree to hide the nuts he found on
the ground.
3. The children learned about a triangle, a rectangle and a _______________________.
4. Once the ball had been _______________________________, we all ran to catch it.
5. Marsha woke up with a sore _____________________________ and couldn’t go to school.
6. Mom asked me to __________________________________ the lemon to get the juice for
her recipe.
7. It was a real ____________________________________ to see the New York Yankees
come out on the field!
8. One more than two is __________________________________.
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Words Ending in E
Add suffixes to the following words. Remember: When adding an ending to a words
that ends with a silent e, drop the final e if the ending begins with a vowel.
Add ing
Complete the following sentences by adding ing, ed, or s to the words in parentheses.
1. The children were _________________on the ice.
(skate)
2. Joshua and Larry ______________________as the clown performed for the audience.
(laugh)
3. Maria __________________ glue to complete her project for science.
(use)
4. Be careful when you are _______________________the apple!
(slice)
5. Are your books ____________________neatly in your desk?
(place)
6. What a beautiful sight to see, as the sun was _______________________over the water!
(shine)
7. ___________________ through the binoculars, I could see the boat in the distance.
(look)
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Words Ending in E
Find the root words below. Write them on the line. Example: senseless sense
blaming ___________________
lovely ___________________
pricing _______________________
amusement _______________________
completely _________________________
timing ______________________
definitely __________________________
measurement _________________________
separately __________________________
likely _________________________
tasty ________________________________
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Words Ending in E
Circle the correct spelling for the words with suffixes.
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Words Ending in Y
Remember the rule: When adding an ending to a word that ends with y, change the y to
i when it is preceded by a consonant. There are some exceptions to this rule. Follow
the directions below.
Write the base word for each of the words below.
Add these ending to the words below.
Write a story about the clown who is crying.
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Words Ending in Y
Circle the correct spelling of the words with suffixes.
Give the fish some water. Draw more fish!
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Words Ending in Y
Add ly, ness, es, ed, or ful to the words below. Remember the rule about the changing y
to i when adding suffixes.
1. supply ____________________
2. happy ________________________
3. party ______________________
4. study ________________________
7. easy __________________________
8. heavy _________________________
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