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Lesson 1 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Read a phrase in the first column. Decide if it is a Who, Did What, or Where phrase. Draw a line to the same type of phrase in the second column.

at the end

a band

did act

in the mist

the golf champ

on the land

kept the pump

at his loft

on the shelf

lent a hand

in the pond

wept

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Lesson 1 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Turn each word into a real word by putting one of the following blends at the end of each word. HINT: Do not make the same word twice.

st ct nt fa ___

fa ___

li ___

li ___

a ___

a ___

che ___

que ___

be ___

be ___

mi ___

mi ___

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Lesson 1 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Change the order of the letters to create a real word with a blend at the end. Write it on the line.

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Lesson 2 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Read each word. If it contains a blend, circle the word.

stick drum with smash back jump such pond trash speck Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 2 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Read a word in the first column. Find a word in the second column that RHYMES with it. (Rhyme means that the vowel and everything behind it sounds the same.) Draw a line between the two words that rhyme.

truck

thin

drum

bent

flash

chat

dent

stock

spat

crash

grin

Chuck

clock

glum

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Lesson 2 EXTRA PRACTICE #5: Make 2 or more sentences by drawing a line between a Who, Did What, and Where phrase. Read each senttence you create.

Who phrases:

Clem

A black tent

The big band

Fred Smith

Did What phrases:

hid the trash

did snack

did smash the stick

went

Where phrases:

in the back of a truck. on the clock. to the prom.

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Lesson 3 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Read a phrase in the first column. Decide if it is a Who, Did What, or Where phrase. Draw a line to the same type of phrase in the second column.

on his neck

the plump frog

swam fast

in the blimp

the blond gal

had a bad smell

got the crust

on the stump

felt a bump

lost the raft

in the shed

slept

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Lesson 3 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Change the order of the vowel and the blends to create a real word. Write it on the line. HINT: Do not change the blends.

Example:

a nd st

stand

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Lesson 3 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Read the first word. Put a different vowel in the blank to create a new word.

a e i o u blond

bl ___ nd

flesh

fl ___ sh

draft

dr ___ ft

stump

st ___ mp

stick

st ___ ck

grant

gr ___ nt

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Lesson 4 EXTRA PRACTICE #3: Only 1 sight word inside [ ] will turn it into a real sentence. Circle that word. Then read the sentence.

1. Tom Smith [ goes was ] to the shrimp shop. 2. The French lad did [ they want ] to splash in the pond. 3. Beth [ said you ] she hid in the fifth shrub. 4. Brent [ does from ] not flinch at the stench in the trench. 5. The band sped back to the ranch in [ your says ] swift truck. 6. A hog can strut and splash in [ have this ] muck. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 4 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Read each word. If it is not a Closed syllable, delete one letter or digraph to make it Closed. Write the new word on the line.

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Lesson 4 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Make 2 or more sentences by drawing a line between a Who, Did What, Where and Add-On phrase. Read each sentence you create.

Who phrases:

Greg and Ben

Mr. Scott French

They

Gramp

Did What phrases:

stuck the black box

sat on the bench

did drop his lunch

did squint

Where phrases:

at his ranch

on the sixth dog

in the back

at the branch

Add-On phrases:

of the big truck.

with Peg.

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Lesson 5 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Put the letter at the beginning of each line into the blanks on that line. If it follows the FLOSS rule, circle it.

a

cl ___ ss

f ___ ct

st ___ ff

e

sm ___ ll

J ___ ff

dr ___ ss

i

thr ___ ll

th ___ ck

k ___ ss

o

b ___ ss

d ___ ll

cl ___ ck

u

m ___ ch

d ___ ll

st ___ ff

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Lesson 5 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Add an extra letter to the words that follow the FLOSS rule.

tos

fish

can

mis

Jil

staf

tap

skip

clif

set

bal

mes

pin

spel

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Lesson 5 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Read each sentence. Circle each word that follows the FLOSS rule.

1. The dog did sniff the lunch that fell in the hall. 2. The tall lass did skip, jump, and fall on the small hill. 3. He still goes to his French class in the mall. 4. She did drop her Swiss doll in the grass. 5. Bill will grill all the fish that do not smell bad. 6. The gruff boss will stall his staff. 7. Jill did toss a shell off the cliff. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 6 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Change the order of the letters to create a real word. Write it on the line. Circle any C that says /s/. HINT: Do not split the digraphs or FLOSS letters.

Example:

sh r c u

crush

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Lesson 6 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Read a word in the first column. Find a word in the second column that RHYMES with it. (Rhyme means that the vowel and everything behind it sounds the same.) Draw a line between the two words that rhyme. BONUS: Circle the 3 words where C says /s/.

act

scuff

fell

pinch

clap

fact

cent

cell

stuff

con

cinch

slap

Ron

Kent

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Lesson 6 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Put a vowel in the blank to create a new word. Then circle the word if the C says /s/.

a e i o u cr ___ pt c ___ st c ___ nch c ___ sh cl ___ b c ___ nt cr ___ ss sc ___ b Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 7 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Read each word. If it is a real word, circle it.

ruck kick task thisk pack spilk clask speck desk smick Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 7 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Read the first word. Put a different vowel in the blank to create a new word.

a e i o u shack

sh ___ ck

luck

l ___ ck

trick

tr ___ ck

musk

m ___ sk

peck

p ___ ck

snack

sn ___ ck

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Lesson 7 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 The last sound in each word is /k/. Use the MILK TRUCK rule to figure out if it should be K or CK.

k

ck

sho ___

as ___

sil ___

qui ___

lu ___

des ___

mas ___

tus ___

ba ___

bul ___

tri ___

qua ___

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Lesson 8 EXTRA PRACTICE #3: Only 1 word inside [ ] will turn it into a silly sentence. Circle that word. Then read your silly sentence.

1. Hank did [ sing honk ] for his class. 2. The [ pink strong ] king kept track of his staff. 3. The champ will bring a [ drink string ] to lunch. 4. Mr. Frank will pick up the glass fish [ chunk tank ]. 5. The small [ mink thing ] drank the milk. 6. Jack flung the [ ring song ] in the big pond. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 8 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Put a box around each Unit. Draw a line between two words that rhyme. (Rhyme means that the Unit is the same.)

bang

cling

blink

prank

throng

bonk

Frank

think

stall

stung

chunk

long

spring

hang

honk

stunk

flung

squall

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Lesson 8 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Only 1 sight word inside [ ] will turn it into a real sentence. Circle that word. Then read your sentence.

1. [ Many Any ] think that Hank could win. 2. Her mom would clap for her [ done again ]. 3. Mr. Frank said he has been [ there where ]. 4. Jack should pick up the tank and the truck, [ for too ]. 5. Bill went to the [ front one ] of the class. 6. [ Who Been ] slept in the long bunk last spring? Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 9 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 The last sound in each word is /ch/. Use the CATCH LUNCH rule to figure out if it should be CH or TCH.

ch

tch

Sco ___

hun ___

Fren ___

pa ___

flin ___

stre ___

ske ___

squel ___

ben ___

twi ___

ca ___

scra ___

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Lesson 9 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Change the order of the letters to create a real word. Write it on the line. HINT: Do not split the digraphs.

Example:

a tch c

catch

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Lesson 9 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Only 1 word inside [ ] will turn it into a silly sentence. Circle that word. Then read your silly sentence.

1. The French lass did drink a glass of [ punch brunch ]. 2. The skunk did flinch and [ belch scratch ]. 3. “Go [ fetch crunch ] the stick, Patch,” said the lad. 4. Do not [ scratch stitch ] the king. 5. If Chuck would let him pitch, they would win the [ stench match ]. 6. A small grinch did [ snatch stretch ] a lunch. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 10 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Only 1 contraction inside [ ] will turn it into a real sentence. Circle that contraction. Then read your sentence.

1. I [ shouldn’t doesn’t ] have said that you can’t sing on pitch. 2. [ What’s Let’s ] grill the fresh fish for lunch. 3. They [ aren’t can’t ] catch Frank at the bank. 4. The ping pong champ [ won’t we’ve ] catch the ball. 5. We [ they’ll haven’t ] sung that song in class. 6. Mr. Smith [ didn’t wasn’t ] jump on the fast truck. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 10 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Read the two words. Cross out the letters you would take out to turn it into a contraction. Write the contraction on the line.

Example:

she will

she’ll

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Lesson 10 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Read the contraction. Write the two words on the line.

Example:

you’re

you are

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Lesson 11 EXTRA PRACTICE #3 Only 1 word inside [ ] will turn it into a silly sentence. Circle that word. Then read your silly sentence.

1. Mr. Chang has a strong [ colt troll ] in the old stall. 2. The kind [ old mold ] king didn’t scold the child who fell off the bunk bed. 3. He couldn’t [ fold find ] the gold fang that hung on the post. 4. The wild duck didn’t [ mind grind ] the cold pond. 5. Jack did [ bolt roll ] past the skunk with the stink. Copyright © 2000 by Susan Barton

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Lesson 11 EXTRA PRACTICE #4 Put one of the Units into each blank to create a real word. Do not use the same Unit twice on the same row.

oll old olt ost ild ind f ______

f ______

c ______

c ______

h ______

h ______

m ______

m ______

t ______

t ______

w ______

w ______

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Lesson 11 EXTRA PRACTICE #5 Put a box around each Unit. Read each word.

gang

stroll

grind

cling

sung

fold

bolt

trunk

stall

long

thank

child

link

honk

squall

host

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