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Some two-syllable words have long vowel sounds in the first syllable, as in the word “even.” broken belong season tiny First Syllable Second Syllable Read each word aloud.. Write a word

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Language Arts, Math and Science

Authors Linda Ruggieri (Spelling, Math),

Anne Flounders (Language Arts), Hugh Westrup (Science)

Synonyms Plurals Irregular Plurals Irregular Verbs Homonyms Adjectives

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Sounds and Syllables

Prefixes Suffixes Homophones Antonyms

Contents

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Page Topic

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in the book

Two-Syllable Words

6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21

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Subtracting Lengths

Describe 2-D Shapes

Problem Solving (Lengths)

Adverbs

Up to 100 Quick Adding

Taking Away Ten Subtraction Action

Symmetry Describe 3-D Shapes Position

Pictographs Use a Table Watch the Line!

Friction

How Things Change Solutions

Water Evaporation Condensation Water Cycle Certificate Parents’ Notes Answers

31 32 33

25 26 27 28 29 30

49 50 51 52

53

57

55 54

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65

39 40 41 42

46 44

Adjectives and Adverbs

Bar Graphs

Friction and Sports

Adding Lengths

66-80

Reading for Information

Adding Digit Numbers Adding Numbers Horizontally

Two-Problem Solving (Addition)

Adding Numbers Vertically

Find the Difference Subtract Ones and Tens

What’s the Difference?

Problem Solving (Subtraction)

Simple Machines

in Action Levers Matter

Page Topic Page Topic Page Topic

Sounds and Syllables

Read each word aloud Write the number of syllables you hear in each word.

Read each two-syllable word Put a check ( ) if the word has a long vowel

sound in the first syllable Put an X ( ) if the sound is short.

Each word has a number of beats, or syllables For example, the word

“pot” has one syllable and the word “tomato” has three syllables Each

syllable contains a vowel sound.

spider

gotten painter zebra sudden

finish

sneaker tuna kitten

Some two-syllable words have long vowel sounds in the first syllable,

as in the word “even.”

broken belong

season

tiny

First Syllable Second Syllable

Read each word aloud Write its first syllable and second syllable in the two columns

Prefixes

Add each prefix to the root word to make a new word.

Finish each sentence using a new word from above.

A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a root

word that changes the meaning of the word.

I went to before kindergarten.

The workers will the wall that fell down.

Jan is because her cat is stuck in the tree.

More Prefixes

bad behavior not healthy pay before order again Circle the prefix in each word Draw a line from the word to its meaning.

Help Gary the Groundhog get home

He can get there by stepping on rocks that have words with prefixes

Color the rocks that will get him home.

unhealthy misbehavior reorder

prepay

Some common prefixes are un-, which means “not” or “opposite of,”

mis-, which means “wrong,” re-, which means “again,” and pre-,

which means “before.”

preview

new

game

misuse dishonest

unafraid school

pay

replay

unlike

Suffixes

Choose the correct -ly or -er word from the word box.

Add the suffix -ful or -less to the root word Write the new word.

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word

that changes the meaning of the word

I ran for help when I heard the fire alarm.

My dog jumps on people He behaves

hunter badly teacher swiftly friendly silently

More Suffixes

For each word, underline the root word and circle the suffix

Draw a line from each word to its meaning.

state of being sad

state of being calm

Two common suffixes are -ness, which means “a state of being,”

and -able, which means “able to” or “possible to.”

Homophones

Look at each picture Circle the correct word for each picture.

Some words sound the same but are spelled differently and have different

meanings, such as “peace” and “piece.” They are called homophones.

reed read

dear deer

More Homophones

It’s starting to rain,

So please help Jane Find the best word That tickles your brain!

Help Jane fill in the blanks with the correct homophone

Choose a word from the cloud to write on each raindrop.

The word “homophone” comes from the Greek words for “same”

and “voice.”

not interested

board high

weak

week

cent

see hi

Antonyms

Color the star at the end of the row if the two words are opposites.

Write a word that has an opposite meaning of the underlined word.

high slow sing question narrow

low fast ring answer wide

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

The tall building is an apartment building.

The glass of water is full

We played inside the house yesterday

Look! There are clouds above the hills.

We will stop playing this game now

The statues in the park are very old

More Antonyms

Circle the two words in each row that have opposite meanings.

Draw a line from each word to its antonym.

far empty

Synonyms

Find two words from the word box that describe each picture

Write them under the picture.

large little

big small

above below

funny silly

closed open

ate

There are synonyms for most English words That is because Modern English developed from several different languages.

The pair of birds built a strong nest.

The nest was in a tree that was 10 feet high.

The birds enjoyed this spot for their nest.

They were pleased to be there.

The mother bird kept her babies warm from chilly air.

The nest was safely above the ground.

Plurals

Words that mean more than one person, place, or thing are called

plurals Most plural words end in -s, -es, and -ies

Write the plural form for each word below by adding the letter s.

Write the plural form for each word below by changing the y to an i

and adding the letters es.

More Plurals

Change the words to their plural form in each sentence

Hint: For words ending in a consonant and y, cross out the y and add -ies

Most plurals are made by adding the letter s to the end of words;

words ending in -ch, -sh, -x, -z, and -s require es for the plural; and for words ending in a consonant and y, change the y to an i and add -es.

For her birthday, Katy got three box of candy, two coloring book , and lots of good wish .

The beach along the coast are lined with tree and bush .

in the garden.

Jaime fed the monkey with banana and apple .

The nurse sang lullaby about pony to the sleepy baby .

The lady at the bakery shooed the fly away from the cake

Irregular Plurals

Circle the word that is the plural of the first word.

For some nouns, the plural form is spelled very differently These nouns

are called irregular plurals.

elf foot

knife

ox tooth

wolf

More Irregular Plurals

Read each sentence Write the singular form of the noun underlined

in the sentence.

The spellings of irregular plurals have to be learned by frequent use because they do not follow the usual plural-making spelling rules.

The men stood in a line.

Which people do you know?

The calves grazed in the green field.

The cans are on shelves that are very high.

Where are the children?

I have to buy loaves of bread from the store.

Geese stood around the big pond.

Irregular Verbs

Write the correct past form of each action word below.

Write the past form of the action word to complete each sentence below.

The suffix -ed is added to many verbs, or action words, to tell you

something happened in the past Many verbs, however, have very

different spellings in their past forms These are called irregular verbs.

I think a bug (bite) me.

My father (catch) five fish at the lake.

We (fly) to California last year.

I tripped and (break) my ankle.

Sara (give) her brother a gift.

More Irregular Verbs

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence below.

Many of the most commonly used action words are irregular verbs.

Homonyms

Read the first word in each row Then color the two boxes that show

meanings for the word.

Read each sentence Circle the correct meaning of the underlined word

Jill stayed in a safe place.

Clara put the flowers

down on the table.

Dad used his saw

on the wood.

The spring broke

through the cushion.

place for money duck’s feathers

a tool

a metal coil

free of harm opposite of up have seen

to push used to measure length

stick stay onto something push piece of wood

bank place for money edge of river sidewalk

More Homonyms

Read each pair of sentences If the underlined words mean the same thing,

color the box with an S If they are different, color the box with a D.

S S

S S

S

D D

D D

My teacher will check everyone’s papers.

I always check my work carefully.

Our dog loves to play with a ball.

Last night, my parents went to a play in town.

We line up in the same order every day.

What is the order of the songs for the play?

Jack uses a felt-tip pen to highlight the words

Sam gave a five-dollar tip to the waiter.

I am going to get a new baseball bat.

A bat is a flying mammal that is active at night.

My father changed the flat tire on his car.

Doing that can really tire you out!

Sally has a duck in her backyard

Please duck out of the way or you will hit your head.

S

S

Adjectives

Choose an adjective from the adjective bank to describe

each noun Then draw a picture to match your adjective and noun

Try to come up with your own adjectives, too!

a book a worm

a pizza a puppy

a ribbon a person

Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

Answers may vary

Adverbs

Find the adverb that describes the activity of each child.

angrily carelessly inside happily neatly outside Adverbs are words that describe verbs They tell how, when, or where

something is done Adverbs often end in -ly.

Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives describe nouns Adverbs describe verbs.

Write a few sentences using adjectives and adverbs to describe your day.

Matt wrote a story.

Matt wrote a story.

Matt wrote a story.

Matt wrote a story.

The dog barked.

The dog barked.

The dog barked.

The dog barked .

I climbed out of my bed.

I climbed out of my bed.

I climbed out of my bed.

I climbed out of my bed.

adjective adverb

adjective adverb adjective adverb adjective adverb

adjective adverb adjective adverb

For each underlined word, say whether you would use an adjective

or an adverb to describe it Circle the correct choice Then write

an adjective or an adverb to describe the word.

Reading for Information

Read the passage Study the diagram Then answer the questions.

A frog is an amphibian Amphibians are animals that can live both in

water and on land Frogs lay their eggs in the water A clump of frog eggs

is called spawn When an egg hatches, a tadpole swims out Soon, two legs

appear on the tadpole After that, two more legs appear The tadpole’s tail

becomes smaller Now it is called a froglet After about three months, the

frog is fully grown This fully grown frog has four legs and no tail.

What is the paragraph about?

What is spawn?

A label is a text feature that names what is in a diagram or a picture

What do the labels seen here name?

“Amphibian,” “spawn,” and “froglet” are words to learn

How does the author let the reader know this?

A nonfiction text can give information Different features in the text, such as emboldened words and labels, help the reader find information.

frog

froglet

tadpole

spawn

Up to 100

Write the missing numbers on the kites in each row.

Fill in the missing number words in each row by choosing them from the box.

Read the words Write the correct number.

Twenty-eight Twenty-five

Twenty-seven

Learn to count up to 100

Quick Adding

Write the answers.

Write the number sentence to match the pictures.

Write the missing number.

Practice adding quickly.

+

+ +

+ +

+

+ +

+ +

4 0

6 3

6 1

4 5

10 8

8 7

8

6 10

9 7

Adding Two-Digit Numbers

Use the number lines to answer the equations in each row.

Use the counting blocks to solve the equations.

Learn to use a number line to add two-digit numbers

Count on ones, then leap in tens.

32 31 30 29

= 46

Adding Numbers Horizontally

Use the counting blocks to add ones, then add tens Write the answer.

Draw blocks of tens and ones to show 13 + 34 Write the answer.

Practice adding horizontally.

Count the ones and then the tens.

61

52

36

then the tens Regroup and add.

Add the ones, then add the tens in each equation Write the answer.

Add the ones, and regroup your answer as tens and ones

Then add the tens to solve each equation.

Write the answer to each equation Shade the shapes where the answer is 79

1

1 8

Tens 7 1

8

8

4 2 6

Ones

6 1 + 2 9

Problem Solving (Addition)

Read each story Then, write the equation and solve the problem.

Mr Lopez sells apples He has 4 baskets of 10 apples, and another

8 loose apples How many apples does he have in his store?

Mom is making apple pies She has a basket of 10 apples

She buys another basket of 10 apples and another 3 single apples

How many apples does she have now?

+ +

+ +

Taking Away Ten

How many mice are there in all? Draw a line through the ten you are

taking away, then complete the number sentence.

Subtraction Action

Fill in the missing number in each subtraction problem.

Complete the number sentences Shade in the animal that has a number sentence with an answer less than 5

Write the answers to these subtraction problems.

Find the Difference

Practice subtracting using a number line Take away the ones

and then tens.

Draw dots in the boxes to show 22 − 12 = 10.

Complete the number sentences, then match each answer to a letter

in the key Arrange the letters in the same order as the answers to finish the secret message

Use the counting blocks to subtract the ones Then subtract tens

What is the difference?

41 S

22 T

12 A

26 R

Practice subtracting

Subtract the ones and

Find the difference in each subtraction problem.

Find the difference by regrouping Add 10 more to the ones

Make the tens less by 1 Subtract the ones and then the tens.

Draw balloons to show this subtraction sentence Then write the answer.