Name ______A Story of a Blue Bird 1

Read the sentences. Find a right word in the box. Then write it on the line.

1.Blue Bird _____ what flying is like. / learn
thought join
afraid
wonders flew nothing
2.He _____ down to his nest.
3.It is time for you to _____ to fly.
4. He will go and _____ the other birds.
5.There is _____ to be afraid of.
1.leg
2.lion
3.red
4.sit
5.happy
6.trees / Feet
King
Girl
Ju;mp
Away
flowers / Push
Cat
Boy
Run
Sad
movie / 1.Jeb ______
2.Mark and I ______
3.Bill and Jack ______
4.Miss Frizzle ______
5.Tina’s boots ______
long a put L or short a put s
1.name ___
2.made ___ / 3.hat ___
4.and ___ / 5.ask ___
6.play ___ / 7.have ___
8.bake ___

Name ______A Story of a Blue Bird 2

Unscramble the words in the box, and finish the sentence.

  1. Blue Bird _____ he could not fly.
/ learn
thought
join
afraid
wonders
flew
nothing
  1. He was _____ to try to fly.

  1. Don’t you _____ what is out there?

  1. At last, he _____ to fly.

  1. Finally, he _____ the other birds.

How many syllables do you hear? Add ing to these words.

1 2 or 3 Drop the silent e before adding ing.

  1. afraid ___
  2. spread___
  3. fluttering___
  4. brother___
  5. answer___
  6. colorful___
  7. nothing ___
  8. morning___
  9. asked___
  10. thought___
/
  1. jump __jumping
  2. want ______
  3. like ______
  4. bake ______
  5. see ______
  6. wipe______
  7. time______

Name ______A Story of a Blue Bird 3

Read the sentences. Find a right word in the box. Then write it on the line.

  1. Do you know that_____ .
/ tune / tum
  1. You only need one more _____ .
/ inch / in
  1. You need to _____ up now.
/ stamp / stand
  1. This street is very _____ .
/ wind / wide
  1. let me tell you a _____ .
/ john / joke
  1. dog______
  2. bow______
  3. snow ______
  4. cow______
  5. home ______
/ tie
boy
work
house
man /
  1. running______
  2. fatter______
  3. smiling______
  4. looked ______
  5. taking______

Put the story in order: 1, 2, 3 4
____ The mother bird flew off to get a worm.
____ Mother bird laid eggs in the nest.
____ The mother bird fed her babies.
____ The baby birds hatch from the nest.

Name ______A Story of a Blue Bird 4

Read the sentences. Circle the word that goes in the sentence. Then write it on the line.

  1. You can _____ in this box.
/ jeep / peek
  1. I ____ him on the way to the park.
/ meet / met
  1. The maps are ____ if you want one.
/ free / fed
  1. I _____ the cat last night.
/ fed / feed
  1. The mouse likes to eat_____ .
/ chest / cheese

Write the two words for the contractions,

  1. don’t ______
  2. she’s ______
  3. can’t ______
  4. he’s ______
  5. it’s ______
/
  1. plump _c_
  2. hat___
  3. cut___
  4. bed___
  5. bug___
  6. first___
  7. close___
/
  1. shut
  2. snip
  3. fat
  4. cap
  5. hand
  6. crib
  7. insect

Match the vowel sounds. Pick a word from the box to match the words.
  1. star _____
  2. hurt _____
  3. cow _____
/ loud
ball
blue / smart
see
bird /
  1. meat _____
  2. saw _____
  3. flew _____