Gentle Giraffes

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Gentle giraffes,

gaze through the trees.

They are bigger than giants, and like to

nibble the leaves.

Giraffes do not lay eggs, and they do not

eat goats.

Some might chew gum, but they never go to the

gym.

1. Circle every word with a soft G red.

2. Circle every word with a hard G blue.

What letter follows the G in each of the following

words?

Gentle: Gaze:

Giraffe: Eggs:Gym: Gum:

Giants: Bigger



Name:_________________ Date:________

Mice can come to this place

It’s such a nice place to race and play dice.

They climb in and peek out of the spaces.

They stare at each other and make funny

faces!

You’ve never seen a funny mice make faces?

I’ve seen it twice. Watch out for mice that like

lacy dresses, or you’ll pay the price, their funny

faces are not very nice!

1. Circle every word with a soft C red.

2. Circle every word with a hard C blue.

3. What letter follows the C in each of the following words?

Nice: Race : Climb:

Twice : Space : Come:

faces: Lacy: Can:

Place : Mice : Dice

4. What letters always follow the soft ( S ) sounding C?___________



Name:_________________ Date:________

At the circus, the nice police help to stop

traffic so children can cross the street.

There is a lot of music, unicycles and

cymbals at the circus. It is fun to watch the

clowns dance and bounce in silly costumes.

The clowns have hair the color of crayons!

Their eyes look as big as saucers.

If you go to the circus during Christmas, you

might get a candy cane or an ice cream cone.

The clowns are pretty nice, and like to make you

feel welcome at the circus.

1. Circle every word with a hard C red. 2. Circle every word with a soft C blue.

3. What letter follows the C in each of the following words?

Nice: Candy : Christm

Circus : Cane : Cone :

Saucer : Police : Ice :

Cream : Dance : BounceClown : crayon : costume

4. What letters always follow the soft ( S ) sounding C?___________



Name:_________________ Date:________

The leaves turn beautiful colors in the fall.

Many children like to play and jump in the

leaves. One day a child jumped in a pile and

broke their tooth. Many children have lost

teeth in leave piles, so watch where you jump!

During the fall, you might also see lots of geese and

mice around. A goose will not fly south until it gets

very cold. You may see a flock of geese flying in theshape of a V in the sky in late fall.

Mice also are running about while it is still

warm. You may find a mouse trying to

stay warm in your cellar or house this winter, so

be careful! You do not want a family of mice living

in your bedroom.

1. Circle every singular noun (1) red

2. Circle every plural noun (1 +) blue

3. What is the plural form of each noun below ( more than one)

Wife: Tooth :

Goose: Cane :Mouse : Man :

Hero : Child:

Leaf : Fishes:



Name:_________________ Date:________

I like to go camping in Maine with my family. We

can even bring my cat! We stay at a big ranch. On

the ranch there are snails, rats, and rabbits. I love tocamp and I am not afraid of any of the animals.

We first began to camp when I was six. I used to

bring crayons and draw the ranch. We can also walk

on the trails outside. My friend Gail can come. We

go swimming on the banks of the river. We love to

feel the spray and the blaze of the sun. We sit on our mats and put on our hats so our faces do not get a

burn.

It is fun to be outside with your pals. I say it is the

best part of vacation! I put on a cap and wave to

friends who pass by. I might eat grapes or skate

down the trails. Camping is the best!

Words with long a Word with short a



Name:_________________ Date:________



On my favorite show there is a fish called a Blow

fish. He is a small fish, however, maybe he will

grow. His name is Howie. Howie had to plow sand

away from this friends home on the bottom of the

sea. Then, all the baby fish followed him around,

swimming happily.

After school, when everyone is gone, there is not a sound in

the classroom. Without anyone around, there is not one

mouth left to make a sound. Although, I bet it is not quiet

at the house of the students!

I really like this cartoon set in a lagoon. In the cartoon,

there is a talking broom. His job is to smooth away all the

dirt from the ground This broom can talk to the moon or to

the roots of the Palm trees. For food, the broom eats dirt!

1. Circle every word with digraph OO red

2. Circle every word with digraph OU blue

Write words from the story in the row in which they belong

OO OU

Name:___________________________ Date:________



My brother Howie loves to watch Finding Nemo. On

the show, he like the blow fish named Low best. I like

the show too, however, I hope Howie will grow up

soon. I am sick of listening to that show. All that Low

the blow fish ever does is plow sand away from this

friend’s home on the bottom of the sea. Then, all the baby

fish followed him around, swimming happily.

After school, when everyone is gone, there is not a sound in

the classroom. Without anyone around, there is not one

mouth left to make a sound. Although, I bet it is not quiet

at the house of the students!

We went on a trip to a farm. We saw a baby cow. How do

cows grow to be so big? The baby’s legs were so short

his belly was very low to the ground. Then , the baby

sat down on the ground and took a nap.

1. Circle every word with digraph OU blue2. Circle every word with digraph OW Yellow


OW OW OU



Name:___________________________ Date:________

Last night I went to a Rodeo. There were cowboys

everywhere! They were all wearing giant cowboy hats.

They were listening to western music. Soon all youcould hear was their voices signing along. They seemed

to be enjoying themselves so much that when the pointed

to me and asked me to join, I could not say no.

After the Rodeo, my car would not start. One of the

cowboys said I would need to add oil to my car. All I had

were a few coins in my pocket, but he was nice enough tolend my some money. I felt true joy when my car started

up. My night would not be spoiled. I asked the cowboy to

join me for dinner the next day so I could thank him.

The next night the cowboy brought me some toys for my

little sister. He said his name was Troy, and I told him my

name was Roy. He told me he had two boys, and a wife.

We had a great dinner!

1. Circle every word with digraph Oi blue

2. Circle every word with digraph Oy green


Oi Oy



Name:___________________________ Date:________

At noontime, my roommate Sue and I climbed to the

rooftop of our house. We could see the big blue sky. I

watched children riding their scooters down the road. Far

away I could see the zoo and the blooming flowers in the

garden next to the zoo. We stayed on the roof so long the

sun went in and we watched the moon come out.

Went I went to school the next day, my teacher said I had

an overdue book. This was just untrue. I did not have a

clue where the book might be. I could not take out any

more books, and I was feeling pretty blue. Then I had anidea. I had a pet goose who liked to sneak things out of my

backpack. I ran home and checked his coop. Sure enough,

there was the book that was due. After that, I kept my

back pack glued shut!

1. Circle every word with digraph OO blue

2. Circle every word with digraph UE green


OO OO UE



Name:___________________________ Date:________

There is a group of tiny elves that live on the same shelf on

Mr. Tucker’s farm. Each elf has his on teacup to sleep in.

The cups have tiny leaves drawn on them. The elves are

usually awaken by the sound of hooves running in the field.

The elf wives tidy up the leaf teacups while the husband

elves gather soft leaves to arrange on their shelves.

There are many chores to do on Mr. Tucker’s farm.

Someone must clean and tend to the horse’s hooves, to

make sure their shoes are on correctly. Someone must rake

up all the leaves in the fields. Someone must make surethat the carving knives are sharpened. The farmer’s wife

uses her carving knife to make a scary face on the Jack-O-

Lantern on Halloween. The farm is a lot of work, but it is

also a lot of fun!

1. Circle every word ending in f and fe blue

2. Circle every word ending in ves gre

Ends with F and FE Ends with ves



Name:___________________________ Date:________

I was standing outside in the cold for so long that my

nose rapidly turned red! My hands were freezing,and the strong wind swiftly knocked off my hat. I quickly

tried calling my mom to pick me up, but she must have

been doing something else. I tried to quickly jog in place

to warm up, but it did not help. I tried eating a Snickers bar

for energy. I was doing everything I could think of to

warm up when suddenly standing in front of me was my

mom. "I thought you might be cold!" she said. I happilyran to the car.

Whenever it is snowing and the wind is blowing I find

myself sneezing and wheezing. The freezing air sneakily

slips into my coat and chills me to the bone. Gladly I will

pack up all my snow clothes and move to Bermuda. I

heard it does snow there at all!

1. Circle every word ending in suffix ly blue

2. Circle every word ending in suffix ing

Ends with ing Ends with ing Ends with ly



Name:___________________________ Date:________

At my school we recycle our bottles and

cans each week. First, we remove them from

each classroom. Next, we place them in

plastic bins. We have replaced all paper cups with reusable

plastic cups. We even got the preschool students to help us

with our recycling.

Did you know that energy fueled by recycled bottles can

help to preheat your stove, or provide fuel for you to reheat

your dinner? You can even earn money by recycling. We

use all the money we make to prepay our schoolsubscription to Time for Kids magazine.

I can’t imagine a world without recycling. Maybe back

in prehistoric times they did not recycle. If you visit our

class web site you can get a preview on how we recycle. If

you just need to review how to get your class organized,

visit your local library for more information!

1. Circle every word ending in prefix re purple

2. Circle every word ending in prefix pre yellow

Prefix re Prefix pre



Name:___________________________ Date:________

You should’ve seen our class play. I bet you’ve

never seen a play like ours. I’ve only been in two

other plays, but this one was the best ever! I won’t give out

all the good details, but you’re in for a treat if you come to

our show. This isn’t just some silly show. I promise you

won’t be sorry you came.

My mom came to see our play with our dog, Cocoa. I

couldn’t tell it was my dog because my mom dressed my

dog like a baby. You should’ve seen the faces people were

making when they saw my dog dress up! It doesn’t happenoften, and Cocoa the dog couldn’t have been more

unhappy. We’ve never heard her howl so loudly!

I guess I could’ve told my mom no dogs allowed,

but I couldn’t disappoint her. She should’ve have know

better than to bring the dog. I’ve had to promise my friends

that Cocoa won’t come to any more shows. This doesn’tmean that we never do plays about animals! Maybe Cocoa

will be a star someday!

1. Circle every contraction for the word not ( ending in n’t) blue

2. Circle every contraction for the word have (ending in ’ve) brown

Not ( n’t ) Have ( ’ve )



Name:___________________ Date:_______



Gene and Greg were going to a magic show.

At the show, they saw a giraffe turn into a goose!

The goose ran for the gate, across the street towards the

gym Gene and Greg ran after the goose. “ Don’t let it

get away!” Yelled the magician, “He is the gem of my

magic show.” Gene caught the goose. The magician,

Gary, gave Gene a golden car. When Gene is at the right

age, he will get to drive the golden car.

1. Circle every word with a hard g red.

2. Circle every word with a soft g blue.

Hard G words Soft G words

Name:___________________________ Date:________

My friends and I were excited about the fair. I took lots of

photographs. I saw someone dressed up as a gopher. We

laughed until we coughed. You do not see a six foot



gopher every day. I make sure to get a photo of the

gopher.

We also tried to win a prize. I threw the ball the furthest

and won a trophy. It was tough, but I had practicedmy pitch long enough that it was perfect. My best

friend took a photograph of me with my trophy.

When I got the photograph developed, I saw a phantom

lurking in the picture! It was a dark shadowy man with a

scarf around his neck. As soon as I got the picture back I

telephoned my friend. She could not believe it! Even

though I did not have enough proof that the phantom wasreally lurking at the fair, I still brought my photograph to

school and wrote a paragraph about it for the school paper.

Maybe it was the gopher man. Maybe it was an orphan. It

will be a tough case to solve. I will be rough without a lot

of details, but I will solve the mystery of the phantom!

1. Circle every word with the digraph ph yellow

2. Circle every word with the digraph gh orange

Name:___________________________ Date:________

For school vacation week we went to visit my Aunt

Digraph ph Digraph gh



Ann. She lives in a very old house. When we got

there I had to help unload the car. I piled our stuff in

uneven stacks next to the car. I was unsure about whether I

could carry all the bags.

Aunt Ann’s house made me feel uneasy. I unwrapped a

paper and found a treasure map. The writing was uneven,

but I tried to follow the map. I felt very unsure and unsafe

walking through her dark halls. I did not want to disturb

anything in her house. I was displeased to discover I was

lost in a maze of halls. It became very hot and I unbuttoned

and unzipped my jacket. I was unsure about which way to

go.

The hall I came in on seemed to disappear. I did not want

to disobey my mother, but I could not help shouting for

help. I hoped my shouting did not disturb any monsters or

phantoms. I was very relied when my Aunt Ann

discovered me. I decided not to distrust her anymore.

1. Circle every word with the prefix dis yellow

2. Circle every word with the prefix un orange

Name:___________________________ Date:________

Digraph DIS Digraph UN



In January we are going to go to the Science Museum.

We are going to see an exhibit on earthquakes and

volcanoes! I can not wait to see the liquid pour out of the

quaking volcano. We will have to take a quick quiz when

we get back to class, so we will all ask questions and will be quiet while people are talking. I was so nervous when I

asked my question my voice came out like a squeak.

We will also be required to write a quality paper about the

trip.

Since I need to drink frequently, I will bring a quart of

liquids on the trip. Other equipment we are bringing are

square note pads for notes and to write our questions on.Instead of quills, we will write with pens. I had to ask a

boy to quit kicking me, and a squirrel tried to get onto

our bus, but none of these things could squash my

excitement for the trip!

1. Circle every word with the kw sound spelled qu green

QU Qu



Name:___________________________ Date:________

Last night I had a funny dream. I dreamt that I met a black

and yellow striped dragon. The dragon was wearing a scarf

and basketball sneakers. When I saw him I was so scared I

froze with fear! But the dragon just dribbled a jumbo

basketball fast up the court and shot the ball. He frown

when he did not make a basket .

The scoreboard said both teams had the same score. All

of a sudden there was this loud noise and I looked around

to see that I was surrounded by giant, striped dragons who

were all dragging basketballs. Their scales were alldifferent colors and striped.

After the game, the dragons invited me to the coast to roast

marshmallows and eat s’mores. After that we had oysters

and ice cream. When I woke up from my dramatic dream, I

was rubbing my stomach and hungry!

DR FR SC ST at the end

Name:___________________________ Date:________



My friend Glen invited me to see his fluffy, blue bird.

The blue bird is named Clem. Clem likes to fly and

flew all over the room. The bird like a blue blanket

on Glen’s bed. We had to use a broom to get the bird

off the glass table.

Clem likes things that glitter or glow. One time Clem ate

some glue that was blue. I think it looked like a flower.

She flipped over and lay flat on the floor. I guess the glue

did not have a very good flavor.

We used a clean cloth to clear the glue off Clem’s beak.

We painted blue clouds on her cage so she would alwaysfeel like she was flying. Sometimes Clem will use her

claws to clear away food from her plate.

I am glad Glen got Clem for a pet. She will glisten and

glow after a bath. She likes flashes in the sky and to fly or

float in the air. She loves to flap her wings, and I love her.

**Circle bl blends blue, cl blends pink, gl blends green, and fl

blends yellow. Then write each word in the chart.

Bl Gl

Cl Fl

Name:___________________________ Date:________



I am happy about the big race. The big race is in my class.

We all made race cars. We will see whose car can go fast.

I made my fast car the color apple red. I like apple red

better than cherry red. A man will come to our class and

watch the race. He will say who has a fast cab!

I named my car Jane. My friend’s name is Jan, so I named

my car after her. Her car can really go! It has a green cape

on the back and lots of fat cats on it. The fat cats are so

silly! We will stay and maybe latter we will know who

won the race.

At the end of the race, my car was in last place! I was notsad. My friend Jan’s car was so fast that it has won first

place! I am so happy for Jan. After the race we will all

clap and give Jan a hand. Then we will make her a nice

card. This was a happy day!

**Circle long A words blue

Circle all short A words Red

Long A “make” Short A “ apple”

Name:___________________________ Date:________



Today was the first day of school. I wore my new clean

jeans. I bring my lunch each day in a pail. I have meat, a

peach, and peanuts to eat. I have iced tea to drink. The

reason I walk to my school is because it is easy. My school

is called Eastern School. As soon as I got to school I sawmy three friends. My school is down a long street. There

are lots of green trees on this street. It is a neat place to go

to school.

My new teacher is very sweet. She lets me lead the class

line at least once a week. I have three classes with my

friends. She will ask me to reach the books if they are up

too high. After school there is free peach ice cream andmilk.

I will keep my fingers crossed that this will be a good

school. My friends and I made a deal. We will

take turns picking what to do at recess. It will

be fun.

**Circle long EA words blue

Name:___________________________

Date:________



My friend Gail has a snail in her pail. One day she was

playing in the bay. She noticed that a snail was staying in

her pail. The snail was hidden under a layer of sand.

When it began to rain the sand melted away and the snail’s

gray shell peaked out.

Gail did not want a wave to hurt the snail. Gail made a

safe, dry place in the pail. Gail laid the snail carefully in

the pail. The snail’s tiny tail was tan. When Gail’s brother

Dan came by, she showed him her pet. Dan is only three.

He was not afraid of the snail. When it began to rain, they

raced inside with the pail!

They made a spaceship for the snail. They put it in the ship

in a safe place. They had to wait until the snail was not

afraid. Then the snail snuck out of the place and inched

slept in the space ship.

1. Circle every word with ai blue

2. Circle every word with ay green3. Circle every word with a with

magic e red

One year, pioneers found a clearing in the woods. They got all

their gear and made their homes there. In the woods there were

lots of deer and sheep to shear. They were also near a stream. You

could hear children cheer to be near the stream.

AI AY Long A magic E



The adults would spear deer for meat and skins. They would steer

the ox team to plow the grass. Some of the men grew beards that

made the girls sneer. At night you might hear the animals. Do not

fear, what you hear will not hurt you. In a few years they had

build a small town. The pioneer’s peers began to gather their gear and come near their town to live. One man said he even saw a

reindeer! The other men would jeer and leer at him, but one night

he caught the reindeer for all to see, then he let him go.

Circle all the words with eer red

Circle al the words with ear blue

Words with eer Words with ear

In the springtime, we went through the town, waited at the

stop light, then crossed the street to enter the zoo. At the

zoo, the animals are always different. Some of the animals are



strong. Some of them stand very still. It is such a thrill to see

all the animals. My favorite right now is the ostrich.

He always stands still on one leg. He likes to stand by a stream

and stare straight ahead. He likes to eat tasty fish. He will also

eat grass sprouts and straw. Sometimes he makes a funnynoise with his throat. He also likes to run through sprays of

water. Once, the zookeeper let me throw him a fish!

Sometimes there are so many people to see the ostrich I have

to strain my neck to see him. Lots of people stroll by his

cage. The ostrich is white and black with a purple streak

across his feathers. I wish I had some thread the color of his

feather so I could make an ostrich coat.

Last time we were at the zoo they had three ostriches! They

were strong and I wished one of them would stray from the

group so I could feed him a little fish. They are the best

animal!

Circle all str blends green Circle all thr blends yellow

STR BLENDS STR BLENDS THR BLENDS

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