The complete book of reading grades 1 2

Table of ContenTs
Phonics
leiter Ilecognitiort
Color the let19f Partners ..

Partner Match .
Portner SeaCh ............ ,
Auditory DiscriminoHon

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.7
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Sounds the Some . .• . ..
TIC·Toe-Toe .

10
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Read and Rhyme . . ...

Consonants
Wrile and Hear Mm .,..
13
Write and Hear Ss .........••......... 14

Write and Hoor T!. ...................
Write and Hear Hh •....•...........•..
Write and Hear Klc • .

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Write and Hear Bb . . . . •. .••..•...••
Wrile ond HOOf Ff . "

Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and
Write and

. ...

15
16
17

18

... ......... I q

Hear Go ... . ............... 20
Hear L I. ............ • ....... 21
H90f Nn . • . . . • . .• • .••..••.. 22
Hoof Dd . . . . . .
23
Heor Ww ...... .. . .. .. . :N

Heat Cc, . . . . .
. . . . . .. . 25
HeOf Jj ... . .
. . •. . . . .
26

HeOI Rr
Heor Pp . ...

Wrtte and Heor Vv • • .. ..
Write ond Heal Vy • • .. • .

Short Vowels
Meet Slor1 a ............. .
. . .. 41
!horI a Maze ... . .... " ............. 42
9'Iort 0 Actue Match ................. 43
Meet Short i .. .. ... . ............... LIS
ReOO and Color Short i ...... . ......... 46

The Donkey's Tail . .. . ................ 47
Meet Short u ........................ r.,q
$)art u Tic-Toc-Toe
• . .. ............ 50
Feed the Pup ..................... " . 51
Meet Short o . . .. .
. ......... 53
And Short a Words ............ " •.. " • 54
9'lort 0 Puzzles ....................... 55
Meet Short e .................. , ... , .. 57

A Matching Game...•........ , ... , , .. 58
Sho!1 Vowel 5cropl:)ooll.:
A Cut and Fotd Book .. , . .
. ...... SCI
AnIsh·the-Word Puzzles ..••.. , ..•• , ... , 61
Name me snort Vowel ...........•.... 02

long Vowels
Meet long o ....................... . . 03
Write l ong a . . . .
. ....... OLI
Meet long 1 , .. , ...... , ............ 65
Long i and Short I. . ....... . ........ 06
Meet l ong u , . . , ... , ... , ............. 67
27 5eorch and Color . . . .. . . .. . . ... .. ... 68
. .... tA
28 Meel long o. . ..
2CI Circle and Write.. .. .•. ... • .•.... 70
• • • .• • • 30 Meeflong o ......................... 7 i
3 1 Long Vowel Crossword .. , .. , .... , .... , 72
32 Long VaweI Puzzles ••.••..•••.••••..•• 73
• ......... 75
33 The SoI..nds of V .
35 W'hiCh Sound o f V? ................... 76

Writeond Heo 12........
Write ond Hear Oq . . . . . .
Matc h le lt9l$ Old SOUnds
WrIte and Hear Xx •
How Does 1\ End? .................... 36

h the Middle ....................... 37

Misshg Middies. . . . . . . . . ... . ......... 38
Comonont RevIew, . . . . . . . .
Jq
Consonant RevIew. . . . . . . .
, ...... I.()

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Vo~ntConsonontSOUnds

Sounds of c ooog ... , ....... , ........ 77
Hard and Soft c and g .. , ............. 78
Consonant Blends
Consonant Blends WIth r , ........... . .. ;rq

TobIe of COrl1\t",..


Suffixes and Mecri"lgs. .. . .. . . . . . ... . 12ti
Suflb:es er and est ............. .. , . , , 125

FI the Troy ................ • ........ 80
Consonanl Blends With I ..... , . .. .. ... 8 1
l8lend Tlc·Toc·Too •. _ ,. ...
. . 82
Consonant Blends With S ............. 83
Match Pk:n..wes and Blends . ... ..... 811
Blends at the Ends. . .. .. ... ,... .. ., 85

FOllow the FInoI Blends.. . ... ... .. . .... 86
Missing Blends ..................... 87.88

Consonant Digraphs
Consonant Digraph th .
TtWlIc About ttl . . . . .

. . . .• •...••
. . . .. .. . ..

CompQIe With er ond est .. . . . . . . . . . .. 126
Phonics Award Cerflncote......... " .. 127

Reading Compre,ension
Context C lues

Use the Cloes ....................... 130
Clues lor Clothes .... , , ... , ... .... . . 131
Conlen CkJe$in Action ... " " , ...... 132

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Antonyms, Synonym. and Homophones

Consonant Digraph 511. .• . .... .
ql
Change a WOôJ .. , . ã. . .....•••••.••• Consonant Digraph wh . . .. . .......... qJ
Wheel 01 Fortune ........... .. ........ 'lI-I

Consonant DIgraph ch ............... q,s
Read and WTife ch ••• •...
. .... Comonont Digraph kn
.. .. ....... q7
Consonant Digraph WI" •
• • • •• • •••• qe
Ending Digraphs . . .
. •• qq
Hear and Wrfte DIgraphs .••... .•. .. 100

Amazing Antonyms .. . . .
. ..... 133
Scale the Synonym Slope ...• , •••..... 131l
Synonym Match " .. ,., .... , ...... ,' t35

Antonvm

Of

Synonym? ....•.• .... .... 136

HofnoptIone Fun ..••.....•••••.•..•. 137
Find the Right Homophone ,., ........ 138

Classifying
Color Code CIossItytng , ........ ' ..... '3Cl
Menu Mix-Up , , .............. • ...... III)

MiSsing Digraphs ................. 101.102 SorI II Out ••••...••....•.• ,., •...... 141

r-Controlled Vowels
Word Sort . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... • . . .... IIll
Whoto Doos It Botoog? . . . . . . . . • . • • ... 141-1

Tricky or. . • • • • • • . .
. •••••...••••.. 103
Write or or or .•.•.••....••••....•••. •04
Mile and t.1otch ...................... 105
Write lJ'. er and. .
.. 106
Rhyme fme. ... .
. . 107

Main Ideo

What's the Big 1deo1 . .. ... . ..•... , .. 145
Find the MoIn Ideo. . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. ... I ~
What's the Ideo? ............... 1117
Reo::! AI About II •• ..
. .... ' . ,
148

Vowel Pairs
Vowel Poi"s oj and oy . . ............ loq
Vowel Pairs 00 and ow ............... 110
Vowel PaIr ul. ....
. ........... II I
. .... 112
Vowel Pc* Ie. . . . . .. .
Misshg Vowel Pain . . .

.. ....... 113. 11 11
Vowel Ptir eo . . .
. ............ 115
Vowel PoW 00. .. .
............. 116

WhoI Doesn't BeIong1 ................ lijq
Main Idees About Meals. "" ........ . 150
Sequence

Storyboard Sequence . .. .. ......... , 151
WOlds In Order
... ... 152
Story Sequeoce
......... ,'" ., ., . 153
Otter Order .. , .. . ........ ,", ...... 15Il

Word Structure
Make Compound Words . • . . . . • • • • . . . • 117
Compound Word RIdcIes ••..• • •.....• 11 6
Build Words With Syllables .... . •••...•• IICl
Prefix re o .......................... 121
Prefixes un and dis .
. . 122
SUffixes U. less. ness. Iy
. •. • _ • • . . .. 123

Lemonode for Sole . " . . .

A Hofe-RoIshg Experief)CG . , , . "

Following Directions
Fun Wi th Directions . . ..

155

... . 156

. ..... 157

DrOW With Directions .... .........
158
Direchons lor Decoroling ... , ....... 1S'l

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Follow the Course ................... 160
Skateboard Course ... . . .
. .... 101
Drawing Conclusions
'NhoI Is II? .. .
. ..
'vVho Soid It? ............ .
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wnot Hoppened?
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My Conclusion Is .. .
....•.
r Concludel .. . ...... .
. ..

Clues to Conclusions ................

163
164

165

App,,~clating

166
107
168

Know Your Characters

Facts and Details
FInd the Facts ................. .
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Facts About Fingerprints
.... 170
PIctures In Delail ..
.. 171
Details Wontedl ....... .
... 172
SimllQ/llies and Differences

Some and Different. . . . . . . .

. . 173
.. 174

Comparing Cors .. ".......
Aike and Different:
A Cui and Fold Book .•••...•..•••...• 175
Making Inferences
Making Inferences. . .
. ..........
Figure II OUt .
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Inferences About Characters. . .
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Mind-Reading Tricks .......•....•.....
Cause and ENect
TrickyCouseondEffecl ..••...••...•..
Why Old II Happen? .................
Chain of Effects .....................
A Couse and Effect Fable ............
Predicting Outcomes
INhot Comes Next? .
. ..............
INhot WI They Do? . . .
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Pup Pfedlc:tIons
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How WI tf End? ..
Five PoIIwogs: A Cut and Fold Book ....
Making Judgments
You Be the Judge. . .
Right 01' Wrong. .. .

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Judge for Yourself. . . . . . . . . . .. .
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WhIch Blond Is the Best? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Realism or Fantasy?
Real!stlc: Story Ol Fantasy?
......... Iqs
Fonlosy Toles ......... .
. .... 1C!6
Wflte About Reality
...••...•.. 1C!7
Write 0 Fantasy ..
. .• IC!8
Literature

, .. IClCl
Charocters' Feelings
....... 200
Emotion Search.
. 20 I
Gelling to Know You .
. ........... 202
Plot ond Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
What's the StOfY'?
. 204
Do It Yourself Setting ...
.. .. 205

Crill cal Thinking
CritiCal Thinking ..
Clues About Cots
Hidden Meanings

.. " ... 207

..... 208
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Reading Award Certificate ............ 211

Grammar and Writing

177
178

ABC Dots .

17q
180

Whot Comes Firsl? ..
Planting on ABC Gorden

181

What's My Nome?

182

P9fSOll. Place or Thing? .
Finding Nouns
Nouns at Ploy .
Pfoper Nouns
O!'le Of More Than One?
How Many Toys? ...
Making Nouns Plurot
One Is Not Enoughl
Use the Clues

Alphabetical Order

. .... 214
. .. 215
.210

Nouns

183
184
185

186
187

188
laq
Iql
102

1C!3
I Cf.I

.217
..218
.. 2IQ

.. ... 220
.... 221

......... 222

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224

22'
220

Verbs
, . 227
Ready. Set. Go! ..... .
Aclkln WOlds. , ....... .
,.228
Whotls a Verb? .
Verbs With One .
... . ........ 230
Using Is. Ate and Am
... 231
Now Of in Ihe Post .
. ............ 232

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A Sentence That GlOWS ............... 278
Another Growing Sentence ........... 27q
235 JoIrVng Sentences ......... . ......... 280
236 More on Joining Sentences .... . ....... 281
237 Adding Why . . . . . . . . . .
. .... 263
238 Telling 0 Story n Order . . . . .
. ... 284
Whot Hoppened Next? . . . .
. . .. 285
Adjecllves
Using Senlences In OrdOl ............ . . 286
WOI'ds Thol Describe
. . 23'\
VY'hoi DId You Soy?
... ........ 287
Describe III . .
. ..... 240
Writing 0 LettSf ••...•....••..••••.... 288
Tell Me Morel
................. 24 1
Writng About the Seasons. . . .
. ... 2aq
Vv'hOI Is II like? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... 242
Vv'hOI Color Is II?
......... 243 leI's Toke 0 Trip! . . . . • • . . . . .. •..•... 2C()

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Weather Words .....
.. .. 244 Brolnstorming . . . . . .
. . . .. ... . ~
How Mony Do You See? .
.. 245 All About Me . . . . . . . . . . .

Doubling Final Consonants ............
Writing Aboutlhe Past . . . . .
. .......
Verbs Thai Change .
. ........ . ..
Using Was or.d Were . . . . . . . . .
. . ...
Using the Verb Give .
. .. . ....
Con traction Action ...... . . .. . .......

Fish 101' Describing Words .. .

233
231l

. ..... 246

Senlences
Telling lhe Whole SICf)'. .
. 247
Choosng Sentences ................. 248
Wriling Sentences RIght .

. 24C\
A Big Fnlsh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
. 250
Senlence Building Blocks . . . .
. 251
Comple ting SOn tences .... ....... .. . . 252
FMlng Noming Ports . . . . . . .
. .253
Wrl ling Noming Parts . . . . .
. ....... . 254
Action ot Ihe Zoo .............. . ..... 255
Ii's Time fOl' Aclionl . ................. 256
Circus Senlences . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. 257
Is Anything Missing? .................. 25C1
Sentences Thai Tel.. . . . .
. . . 260
261
Sentences Thai Ask . . . . . . . . .
Ouestloos. Questions. .
. .. .. 262
Are You Teltlng or Asking? .......... . . . 263
Chonglng Sentences . .
. ....... 264
rm So Excited! . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. ... 265
Follow My Directions. ................ 266
Sentence Combir'WIg. . . . . . . . .
. ... 267
UsIng end In Sentences ........... . ... 268

Combining Sentences .
. 26C\
Pulling II All Together.
. . . ..... . . . 27 I
One Word 01 0 TIme . .
. .. .. 272
Groups of Words . . . . .
. . ... 273
WOfd OrdOl. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . .. .. . 275
'vVhot KInd? . . . • • . . . . • • .
. .. . 276
How Does II Happen? ........... . ... 277

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Moke Your Own Storybooks
Tood ex Frog .
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Sond Castle ........... .. .. .. ....... 2CI4

SChool Bus .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . ..... 2'r>
Out in Space .. .... ....
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Tood PattSfn...••...•...............

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Send Castle Pattern ...•.....••..•••.. 2ClCI
SChool Bus Poltem . . . . . .
Out In Space Pa ttern . .

Grammar and WIlling
Award Certificate .. . . . . . . . .

. . .. 30 I
. ..... . . 303

. . ..... 305

Answer Key .......... ..•. . . .. 307



Letter partners are capital and smail letters that go together. These
pairs at letters are letter partners: Aa, Bb, Ce, Dd, Ee, Ft, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj,
Kk, LI, Mm, Nn, 00, Pp, O't Rr, 55, n, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Vy, Zz .
• Directions: Use a different color to color each pair of letter partners.


• Directions: Draw a line from eac h letter in the beehive to its

partner letter.

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Partner Search

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• Directions', C olm fish with lett
Color the other f ~r partners yellow
yellow path to thIS . blue. Follow th .
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Sounds The Same
Different words may begin with the same sound.
Example: Box and boy begin with the same sound.
Cat and dog do not.
• Directions: Say each picture's name. Color the pictures in the box
if their names begin with the same sound.

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• Directions: Find the three pictures in each game whose names
begin with the same sound. Draw a line through them.

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Words that end with the same sounds are words that rhyme.
Hot and pot rhyme.
Hot and pup do not rhyme .
• Directions: Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Say the
name of each picture. In each row, glue the pictures
whose names rhyme.

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Write and Hear Mm
M and m are letter partners,

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Map begins with the sound of Mmh._ ....._....;:::..',t~jjl:j

• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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WriTe and Hear 5$

N:;zmc

Sand s are letter partners.
Sock begins with the sound of Ss,
• Direc tions: Tra ce the letter. Write it on the line.

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the sound of s.

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Write and Hear Tt
T and t ore letter partners.

TIger begins with the sound of TI .
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write It on the line.

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of t.

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Wri1'e and Hear Hh

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H and h are letter partners.
Hat begins with the sound o f Hh .

• Directions: Trace the tetter. Write it on the line.

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{)-----------------------------------------• Directions: Play Tic-Tae-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose
names begin with the sound of h. Draw a line through
them.

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Write and Hear Kk

Name

K and k are letter partners.
Kitten begins with the sound of Kk .
• Dire ctions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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o f k.

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B and b a re letter partners.
Ball begins with the sound of Bb .
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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• Directions: Color the bow if the name of the picture on the box
begins with the sound of b .

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F and f ore letter partners.
Fox begins with the sound of Ff.
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

Ff
• Directions: Help the former fi nd the fox. Draw a line th rough the
pictures whose names begin with the sound of f.

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G and 9 are letter partners.
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Goat begins with the sound of Gg .
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the fine.

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• Directions: Write 9 if the name of the picture begins with the sound
of g .

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WriTe and Hear L.I

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L and I are letter partners.
Leaf begins with the sound of LI .
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

)------------------------------------------) ------------------------------------------• Directions: Color the leaves with pictures whose names begin with

the sound of I.


N and n are letter partners.
Nest begins with the sound of Nn .

• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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+ Directions: Color those pictures whose names begin with the sound
of n.

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Write and Hear Dd

Ncmc

o and d are letter partners.
Desk begins with the sound of Dd.
t

Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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• Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the sound
of d .

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Write and Hear Ww
W and w ore letter partners.
Window begins with the sound of WW .

• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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• Directions: Color the curtains if the name of the picture begins with

the sound of w.


C and c are letter partners.
Cap begins with the sound of Cc .
• Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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• Directions: Play Tic-Toe-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose
names begin with the sound of c . Draw a line through
them.

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