First Grade Reading Skill Builders by Sylvan Learning - Excerpt

ContentsLetter Sounds 1 Beginning Sounds 2 “C” and “G” Review 3 Ending Sounds 4 Middle Sounds 5 Two Letters, One Sound! Review 6 Short Vowels 7 Long Vowels 8 Why “Y”? Review All about Words 9 Compound Words 10 Contraction Action 11 Syllables 12 Plurals Review 50 54 56 60 66 2 12 14 16 20 22 24 26 36 46 48 13 Words to Know 14 More Words to Know 15 Words That Go Together Review Reading Comprehension 16 The Big Idea 17 It’s All in the Details 18 Order of Events 20 Making Predictions 21 Facts and Opinions Review Answers 84 90 96 108 112 116 119 68 72 76 82 19 Reading between the Lines 102 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. 1 ike ed esk 6 7 2 us 3 ish ork 8 9 oat 4 5 oll og um 10 2 Beginning Sounds 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. 3 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 jeans kite mop gas quit gum kick fan keep fun jam goat hand zip 2. 3. 4. 5. 4 Beginning Sounds What’s My Word? SAY the name of each picture. CIRCLE the word that matches the picture. 1 1. 2. hand 3. jam 4. rang king queen 5. nail 6. jump jar kite 7. tent 8. girl quilt hat fall jug key 5 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. leaf net pan mop pig log mat nose l m n nose p 6 Beginning Sounds Picture Match 1 READ each sentence and FIND the matching picture. WRITE the correct number in the box. 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. 1. 7 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 eal 6 7 ing 2 ix ed ub ooth 3 8 ooster 4 9 omato 5 aw 10 8 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 sun tooth sink tie sock rose tape top rock rug seal 9 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 van wig yo-yo web yellow vase zebra v w y z 10 Beginning Sounds Word Connection 1 SAY the name of the picture. CIRCLE the letters that make its name. WRITE the word. Then READ the word out loud. ve t ca n van 1 m e s b w i mf v u p t 2 t o n g 3 x- l a y h r u p 4 g e r n y a m c 5 z e p u s i r o 6 11 Copyright © 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com Created by Smarterville Productions LLC Producer: TJ Trochlil McGreevy Producer & Editorial Direction: The Linguistic Edge Writer: Christina Roll Cover and Interior Illustrations: Duendes del Sur Layout and Art Direction: SunDried Penguin Art Manager: Adina Ficano First Edition ISBN: 978-0-375-43023-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request. This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums. For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2, New York, New York 10019 or e-mail [email protected]. PRINTED IN CHINA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1