Contents
Letter Sounds
1 Beginning Sounds
2
13 Words to Know
68
2 “C” and “G”
12
14 More Words to Know
72
Review 14
15 Words That Go Together
76
3 Ending Sounds
16
Review 82
4 Middle Sounds 20
Reading Comprehension
5 Two Letters, One Sound!
22
16 The Big Idea
84
Review 24
17 It’s All in the Details
90
6 Short Vowels
26
18 Order of Events
96
7 Long Vowels
36
19 Reading between the Lines 102
8 Why “Y”?
46
20 Making Predictions
108
Review
48
21 Facts and Opinions
112
Review 116
Answers 119
All about Words
9 Compound Words
50
10 Contraction Action
54
11 Syllables
56
12 Plurals
60
Review
66
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Beginning Sounds
Starting Line
SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. WRITE the letter to
complete each word. Then READ each word out loud.
ike
1
2
ed
ish
3
oat
4
5
og
esk
6
7
us
ork
8
9
oll
um
10
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Maze Crazy!
1
Help the bee get to the hive. DRAW a line through the maze to connect the pictures
whose names begin with the b, d, or f sound.
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Beginning Sounds
Sounds and Words
SAY the name of the picture in each row and LISTEN to its beginning sound. CIRCLE
the word or words in the row that have the same beginning sound.
1.
quick
quit
fun
2.
jeans
gum
jam
3.
kite
kick
goat
4.
mop
fan
hand
5.
gas
keep
zip
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Beginning Sounds
1
What’s My Word?
SAY the name of each picture. CIRCLE the word that matches the picture.
1.
2.
hand
jam
3.
rang
king
jump
jar
girl
quilt
jug
key
4.
queen
nail
5.
6.
kite
tent
7.
8.
hat
fall
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What Starts My Name?
SAY the name of each picture. WRITE the correct word for each picture under the
letter that makes its beginning sound. LOOK at the word box for help.
leaf
net
l
pan
mop
m
pig
log
n
mat
nose
p
nose
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Beginning Sounds
Picture Match
1
READ each sentence and FIND the matching picture. WRITE the correct number in the box.
1. I
see a ladybug on a leaf.
2.The milk is on the mat.
3. The nest is next to the net.
4. I ate pizza and pie for lunch.
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Beginning Sounds
Starting Line
SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. WRITE the letter to
complete each word. Then READ each word out loud.
ent
1
ing
2
ooth
3
ooster
4
omato
5
eal
6
ix
7
8
ed
9
ub
aw
10
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Beginning Sounds
Double Cross
1
SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. DRAW a line from
each picture to its name.
rake
rose
sun
tape
tooth
top
sink
rock
tie
rug
sock
seal
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Beginning Sounds
What Starts My Name?
SAY the name of each picture. WRITE the correct word for each picture under the
letter that makes its beginning sound. LOOK at the word box for help.
zipper
v
van
wig
yo-yo
w
web
yellow
y
vase
zebra
z
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1
Word Connection
SAY the name of the picture. Circle the letters that make its name. WRITE the word.
Then READ the word out loud.
ve t
m e s b w i mf
ca n
v u p t
t o n g
2
3
g e r n
z e p u
y a m c
s i r o
5
6
van
1
x- l a y
h r u p
4
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