Summer Solutions© Reading Comprehension
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Analogy
An analogy is a way of comparing things.
Here is an example:
How do the pictures go together?
Milk comes from a cow.
Which other two pictures go together in the same way?
Since eggs come from chickens, then a line would
connect the picture of the eggs with the picture of the
chicken.
Here is another example:
How do these pictures go together?
Moon and spoon rhyme.
What other pictures show rhyming words?
Rat and cat rhyme. Cake and rake rhyme.
A line would connect the other pictures that rhyme.
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Analogy (continued)
Here is a third example:
look
rode
sea
Example: How do these pictures go together?
See and Sea are homophones.
Which other pictures show homophones?
Road and rode are homophones.
A line would connect the picture of the road with the word rode.
Homophones
Homophones sound the same, but they have different meanings and
different spellings. Each homophone in this section is used in a sentence
that shows its meaning.
Ate
The Lindens ate stew with fresh bread for dinner.
Eight
The number eight comes after the number seven.
Ant
I saw a tiny ant on the table.
Aunt
My aunt is coming for a visit.
Bear
My dad saw a bear in the woods.
Bare
Hank rode the horse bare back.
Be
I want to be a nurse when I grow up.
Bee
A bee stung me on the arm.
Dear
Mrs. McGarvey is a dear friend of my mom’s.
Deer
Sometimes we see deer eating plants in our back yard.
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Homophones (continued)
Dew
The grass is wet because it is covered with dew.
Do
What did you do over the weekend?
Due
My library books are due on Saturday.
For
I brought an extra baseball cap for my brother.
Four
Marcy only has four dollars in her pocket.
Hare
We read a story about a tortoise and a hare.
Hair
Beth wants to get her hair cut.
Hear
The music was so loud, I couldn’t hear what you said.
Here
My uncle lives in Germany, but my grandpa lives here.
I
I like to play piano.
Eye
There is something in my eye.
Knew
Rachel always knew all the answers.
New
There is a new hot dog shop on the corner.
Know
She does not know the new phone number.
No
The sign read, “No Visitors on Sunday Mornings.”
Meat
My dad likes to eat meat and potatoes.
Meet
I would like you to meet my cousin.
One
Gina is one year old today.
Won
The team from New York won the contest this year.
Peace
Nick enjoyed the peace and quiet of the empty house.
Piece
You will need a large piece of paper to draw the castle.
Poor
Our class raised money to help the poor.
Pour
Please pour milk into my glass.
Read
My teacher read us a story after lunch.
Red
Laura’s favorite color is red.
Sail
A bird got caught in the sail.
Sale
I got my new coat on sale.
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Homophones (continued)
Sea
The discoverers sailed across the sea in huge ships.
See
Everyone can see the sunset.
Sew
We learned how to sew buttons on shirts.
So
The door was locked, so I went next door.
Tail
My cat likes to chase its long tail.
Tale
Attica told us a funny tale about goblins and fairies.
To
You will need some eggs if you want to make brownies.
Too
We should make some oatmeal cookies too.
Two
I’ll get two dozen eggs and some sugar at the store.
Toe
Jessica bumped her toe on the chair.
Tow
We had to call a tow truck when our car wouldn’t start.
Wear
I’m going to wear my purple sweater.
Where
Frank didn’t tell anyone where he was going.
Weak
I couldn’t get out of bed because I was too weak.
Week
Next week we will leave for our vacation.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms are words that mean almost the same thing.
Example: simple and easy
Both words mean something that is not hard to do.
Example: jump and leap
Both words mean to go over something.
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other.
Example: fast and slow
Fast means to do something quickly.
Slow means the opposite or to do something not very quickly.
Example: big and small
Big means something that is large.
Small means something that is not large.
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