Copyright © by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permissions, write to Pearson Curriculum Group, Rights & Permissions, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Pearson, Scott Foresman, and Pearson Scott Foresman are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. ISBN-13: 978-0-328-49219-0 ISBN-10: 0-328-49219-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V011 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 117 Decodable Practice Passage XXA A Stormy Day D D D D D D De e e e e e ec c c c c c co o o o o o od d d d d d da a a a a a ab b b b b b bl l l l l l le e e e e e e P P P P P P Pr r r r r r ra a a a a a ac c c c c c ct t t t t t ti i i i i i ic c c c c c ce e e e e e e P P P P P P Pa a a a a a as s s s s s ss s s s s s sa a a a a a ag g g g g g ge e e e e e e X A A Decodable Practice Passage 25B High-Frequency Words to a was the said of you sure there today do any your Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment announcement instrument grayish shiny flashy neighborhood sunny breezy excitement enjoyment darkish cloudy rainy chilly grouchy foolish likelihood gloomy falsehood greenish stormy windy amazement statements grumpy nasty development retirement Professor Smiley made an announcement to reporters about a new weather forecasting instrument. He stood next to it. It was a grayish metal box that had shiny dials and flashy digital displays all over. “This new instrument will forecast weather perfectly,” explained the professor to reporters.