e a rni ng Ex pre ss L1 English Phonics and Reading Skills This book belongs to Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Copyright © 2005, 2010 by Scholastic Inc Copyright © 2013 by Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited All rights reserved Previously published as Reading & Math Jumbo Workbook Grade K and Grade by Scholastic Inc This edition published by Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited A division of Scholastic Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to: Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited 81 Ubi Avenue #02-28 UB.ONE Singapore 408830 education@scholastic.com.sg First edition 2013 ISBN 978-981-07-1359-1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Welcome to eEaxrpnreisns g ! Helping your child build essential skills is easy! These teacher-approved activities have been specially developed to make learning both accessible and enjoyable On each page, you’ll find: initial and final consonants Focus skill The focus of each activity page is clearly indicated Date: Match each clue to the correct picture Meaningful learning Each activity has been carefully designed to make your child’s learning meaningful and fun It begins like It begins like It begins like It begins like It begins like and ends like and ends like • • • • • • • • • • and ends like and ends like Instructions The read-aloud instructions are easy for your child to understand and ends like Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 9789810713591_PR_Ch01_7pp.indd 8/31/12 12:40 AM This book also contains: 9789810713591_PR_B ea rni ng M_3pp.indd 79 Re a d i n g S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Read the story then answer each question Fill in the bubble next to the best answer Cong Pam has a dog His name is Rags Rags likes to play Ex pre ss ratulation s! Rags likes to run Rags likes to jump Rags is a good dog! A cat B dog C rabbit D gerbil Su per sta r! am a Sc hol ast ic ng Ski lls L1 Pho nic s and Re adi I hav e com ple ted draw a Paste a photo or picture of yourself What is a good title (name) for this story? A Rags the Dog B Frogs Jump C Apples Grow on Trees D Pam has a Bad Dog Pre sen ted on 18/07/12 11:57 AM I, What kind of pet does Pam have? What does Rags like to do? A skip B play C sing D eat Completion certificate to celebrate your child’s leap in learning Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 75 Instant assessment to ensure your child really masters the skills 8/30/12 10:15 AM T 9789810713591_PR_Ch01_6pp.indd 75 ri f i c er Motivational cut- and- paste stickers to mark the milestones of your child’s learning path Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Contents Phonics/Spelling Reading Skills 31 initial and final consonants 6–7 special consonants silent consonants double consonants 10 rhyming words 11–12 sp consonant blend 13 sn consonant blend 14 sm consonant blend 15 st consonant blend 16 tw consonant blend 17 str consonant blend 18 consonant digraphs 19 digraph th 20 digraph sh 21 digraph ch and wh 22 ending digraph ck 23 r-controlled ar 24 r-controlled or 25 spelling list 26 Phonics and Spelling Practice Test 27–30 understanding the reading process 32 finding the main idea 33–35 reading for details 36–38 sequencing 39–42 making predictions 43–44 visualizing 45–46 classifying 47–49 compare and contrast 50–52 drawing conclusions 53–54 making inferences 55–57 cause and effect 58–60 analyse characters 61–63 reading comprehension 64–73 Reading Skills Practice Test 74–76 Answer Key 77–78 Certificate 79 Cut- and- Paste Stickers 80 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Phonics/Spelling Understanding the relationship between letters and the sounds they make, or phonics, is a giant step in learning to read A good grasp of phonics will help your child become better at spelling What to Do The activity pages in this section will give your child practice in identifying and spelling long- and short-vowel sounds, consonant blends, consonant digraphs and rhyming words Have your child complete the activities on each page Review the work together Praise your child for a job well done! Keep On Going! Play a phonics/spelling game with your child Set up word clues and ask your child to say and spell the word For example: I start with the bl sound I have a short-o vowel I end with the k sound I rhyme with stock What word am I? (block) Have your child give you clues so you can guess the word Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic initial and final consonants Date: Match each clue to the correct picture It begins like  It begins like  It begins like  It begins like    and ends like    and ends like    and ends like    and ends like  • • • • • • • • •     and ends like  It begins like   •   Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic initial and final consonants Date: Match each word at the bottom of the page to the word that has the same letters Write the word in the box Then write the letters that stand for the beginning and ending sound of each word The first one has been done for you Beginning Sound Ending Sound b s s b bus sub tip ten pal pot gas top net sag pit lap sub Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic special consonants Date: X makes the sound of  ks (Hint: Say the word kiss very fast!) Most of the time, an x is in the middle or at the end of a word Help Superhero X put the missing x in each word Then draw a line to the matching picture fo _ mi _er ta _i e _it a _ si _ o _ bo _ e _ercise tu _edo Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic silent consonants Date: Sometimes a consonant may make no sound at all For example, when k and n come together, the k is silent When w and r come together, the w is silent When r and h come together, the h is silent Look at the words and pictures Draw a sleepy eye, like this: above the consonant that is silent Do not color it Then color the other letters in the word Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Joel’s Pets Joel has three pets He has two cats and one dog Joel’s cats are named Fifi and Foofoo Joel’s dog is named Hook Joel gives his pets fresh food and water each day He plays fetch with Hook How many pets does Joel have? How many cats does Joel have? How many dogs does Joel have? What are the names of Joel’s cats? What is the name of Joel’s dog? What does Joel give to his pets? 66 Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Larry the Frog Larry is a frog Larry is green with brown spots He loves to play in the pond Sometimes Larry catches flies He likes to eat flies for dinner After Larry catches flies, he hops around the pond What is Larry? What color is Larry? Where does Larry love to play? What does Larry catch? What does Larry like to eat for dinner? What does Larry after he catches flies? Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 67 reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Karen’s Doll Karen’s favorite toy is her doll The doll’s name is Kathy Kathy has blonde hair and wears a pink dress Karen was three years old when she got her doll Kathy sleeps on Karen’s bed when Karen is at school What is Karen’s favorite toy? What is the name of Karen’s doll? What color is Kathy’s hair? What color is Kathy’s dress? What does Kathy when Karen is at school? Is Kathy a real person? 68 Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Chris Likes Science My name is Chris I like to read I like stories about stars and planets the best The book I am reading now is about the sun The book has many pictures It has a picture of the sun on the cover We will study the sun in science class next year What is my name? What kind of books I like? What am I reading about now? What does the book I am reading have a lot of? What is on the cover of this book? What will I study next year at school? Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 69 reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Rainy Day Roy likes to play in the rain When it rains, he puts on his raincoat and boots He goes outside Roy splashes in the puddles Roy must think that he is a duck Sometimes Meyer plays in the rain with Roy What does Roy like to play in? What does Roy put on when it rains? Where does Roy go? What does Roy splash in? What must Roy think he is? Who plays in the rain with Roy sometimes? 70 Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Rowe’s Dog My friend Rowe has a dog I really like Rowe’s dog His dog is brown She wears a red collar Rowe plays with the dog a lot Rowe’s dog loves to chew on bones I wish I had a dog like Rowe’s What does my friend Rowe have? Do I like Rowe’s dog? What color is Rowe’s dog? What color is the dog’s collar? What does Rowe’s dog chew on? What I wish? Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 71 reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Baby Chickens A mother chicken sat on her nest She was a big chicken with yellow feathers She was sitting on some eggs One day, the eggs cracked open Then some little chicks popped out of the eggs Now the chicken had six chicks Where did the mother chicken sit? What color were her feathers? What was the mother chicken sitting on? What happened to the eggs one day? What came out of the eggs? How many chicks were there? 72 Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic reading comprehension Date: Read the story and then answer the questions Wally the Whale Wally is a big blue whale Wally lives in the ocean He swims with his whale friends Sometimes Wally dives deep then he jumps high into the air When he lands in the water, Wally makes a big splash What kind of animal is Wally? What color is Wally? Where does Wally live? Who does Wally swim with? What does Wally after he dives deep? What happens when Wally lands in the water? Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 73 Re a d i n g S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Fill in the bubble next to the sentence that tells about each picture Example A A girl sits C A girl runs B A girl walks D A girl eats A The boy plays ball A We have a big bag B The cat plays B She has a rabbit C The girls run and play C He has a rug and a pan D The cat runs D She has a cat 74 A The book is on the desk A Six donkeys sit B He has two books B The dog sits on a hill C The pen is next to the book C A goat plays in the mud D The book is on the chair D A cat climbs a tree Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Re a d i n g S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Read the story then answer each question Fill in the bubble next to the best answer Pam has a dog His name is Rags Rags likes to play Rags likes to run Rags likes to jump Rags is a good dog! What kind of pet does Pam have? A cat B dog C rabbit D gerbil What is a good title (name) for this story? A Rags the Dog B Frogs Jump C Apples Grow on Trees D Pam has a Bad Dog What does Rags like to do? A skip B play C sing D eat Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 75 Re a d i n g S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer   8 What letter is in PAT, but not CAT? A P B C C A D T   9 Fill in the bubble next to the event that comes first A Sue eats a piece of cake B Mom opens the cake mix C Sue adds eggs and milk to the mix D Mom puts the mix in a bowl 10 Fill in the bubble that answers the riddle I am an insect I bite people People don’t like me I leave red marks on people Who am I? 76 A a slug B a mosquito C a ladybug D a grasshopper Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Answer Key Phonics and Spelling Page goat bike cup six fire Page sub, s, b pit, p, t net, n, t lap, l, p top, t, p sag, s, g Page Review that directions have been followed and matching lines have been drawn Page Review that beginning k, w and h have sleepy eyes above and remaining letters are colored Page 10 Circle: gg, mm, nn, bb, ll, ll, tt, mm, nn, dd, pp; 3, 2, 4, Page 11 hand: sand, land, band ball: hall, call, mall, tall, wall, fall dog: fog, jog, log, hog cat: pat, sat, rat, mat, fat, hat, bat Page 12 hill, crown fiddle, spoon clock snow Page 13 Color: spear, spoon, sponge, spill, spur, spaghetti, spaceship, spider Cross: bike, airplane, lamp, hat, horse, compass; spinach Page 14 Color: sneaker, snowflake, snowman, snorkel, snap, snail, sneeze, snout Page 15 smoke  2 smile  3 smell Page 16 stamp stork starfish stapler stick stove Page 17 Twirl! Twelve Twister Tweezers Tweet! Tweet! Twenty Page 18 red: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11; yellow: 7, 8, 10, 12 Page 19 th ch wh Page 20 A begin with th: the, this, then, that; end with th: bath, with B 1 bath then that the with this Page 21 A begin with sh: ship, she, shape; end with sh: fish, wish, brush B 1 ship shape she fish brush wish Page 22 A begin with ch: chin, chop; begin with wh: whale, when, which; end with ch: inch, which B 1 whale chop inch which when chin Page 23 A a: pack, back; e: neck; i: stick; o: rock; u: duck B 1 neck duck stick rock pack back Page 24 A ar: hard, part, farm; other words: are, star, jar B 1 hard   part   farm are, star, jar Page 25 A 2–3 letter: or, for; 4–5 letter: corn, porch, horn, short B 1 short porch corn horn or for Page 26 Review that directions have been followed Page 27–30 A B B C C B  7 B B B 10 A 11 B 12 C Reading Skills Page 32 a good reader looks at the pictures the title the words Page 33 Clowns can funny tricks Page 34 Trucks important work Dump truck, cement truck, fire truck, tank truck, flatbed truck Page 35 A KATE B brave friend princess Page 36 Across Down white mice bugs woods tail run Page 37 reading class camping in the mountains Page 38 Color: nightdress, shirt, shorts, toothbrush, ­toothpaste, hairbrush, swimsuit, pillow, storybooks, ­sunglasses Page 39 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, LEARN TO DIVE Page 40 My mother gave me some seeds I planted the seeds I watered the seeds Some flowers began to grow Page 41 I will put on my swimsuit I will jump in the water Grandma will fix lunch for me Mom will swim with me Page 42 We woke up early We ate breakfast Dad bought some bait Mom cooked our fish Page 43 Review the prediction; Mia had to go to a real ­hospital Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic 77 Page 44 Review the prediction;  He knew he had to the right thing Page 45–46 Review that directions have been followed Page 47 Review lines and coloring; red: books, crayons; blue: blocks, marbles; sandwich Page 48 sandals, high heels, sneakers, boots tickets, big screen, popcorn, candy beans, peppers, burritos, tacos tulip bulbs, fertilizer, gardening gloves, pots Page 49 meats: fish, chicken, roast dairy: yoghurt, milk, cheese breads: bagels, muffins, biscuits fruits and vegetables: carrots, corn, apple Page 50 fast food; L D T W A B R E O 10 S 11 F flower bed Page 51 Circle: hair, clothes, socks, shoes, bat/ball, paintbrush/book; They are in the first grade Page 52 Juan’s dad Juan’s dad Both dads Ann’s dad Both dads Ann’s dad Juan’s dad Both dads Ann’s dad 10 Both dads Page 53 It was a flying carpet Review that directions have been followed Page 54 True False False True True 78 Page 55 grandmother octopus bear ant penguin Page 56 chicken pox James scratched them She got chicken pox, too Page 57 Giraffe: Why you have stripes? Zebra: I don’t know Giraffe: You should ask Mrs Owl Zebra: Yes Zebra: Why I have stripes? Owl: Ha Ha Ha Owl: The Magic Fairy painted you that way! Page 58 the cabin had no electricity the cabin had no running water she talked to her on the cell phone the cell phone was dead Page 59 E B D F A C Page 60 The worms got tangled up when they danced They were tied in a knot so they got married Page 61 1–5 Review that directions have been followed the way she dresses He wears his clothes backward Page 62 happy worried silly sad scared surprised Page 63 green red red yellow red yellow green Page 64 uncle yellow and blue stars me/the author Yellow Bird high Page 65 king diamonds gold crown Funville a parade yes Page 66 three two one Fifi and Foofoo Hook fresh food and water Page 67 a frog green with brown spots in the pond flies flies He hops around the pond Page 68 her doll Kathy blond pink sleeps on Karen’s bed no Page 69 Chris stories about stars and planets the sun pictures a picture of the sun the sun Page 70 the rain raincoat and boots outside puddles a duck Meyer Page 71 a dog yes brown red bones to have a dog like Rowe’s Page 72 on her nest yellow eggs they cracked open chicks six Page 73 a whale blue in the ocean his whale friends he jumps high into the air he makes a big splash Page 74–76 B A B B B A B A B 10 B Phonics and Reading Skills • L1 Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic Scholastic Learning Express: Phonics and Reading Skills, Level © Scholastic am a Scholastic Superstar! 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