Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
Some verbs tell about one person or thing.
These verbs end in s.
He likes to draw.
Some verbs tell about more than one person or thing.
These verbs do not end in s.
The boys like to draw.
When verbs tell about I or you, these verbs do not end in s.
r
I like to draw.
ve
Make three more sentences using the words in the table below.
ou
Some birds
nc
He
like to sing.
I
The girl
Va
likes to sing.
wn
You
To
Some birds like to sing.
ng
1.
a di
2.
Re
3.
1b7-2
Advanced Start – Writing & Dictation
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
Make five more sentences using the words in the table below.
The first one is done for you.
He a doctor.
I a cook.
My sister can be a teacher.
r
You a painter.
ve
Nancy a singer.
ou
nc
I can be a teacher.
1.
Va
wn
2.
To
ng
3.
a di
4.
Re
5.
1b7-3
Advanced Start – Writing & Dictation
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
Choose the correct word and rewrite each sentence.
1. Tom ______ a doctor. ( see / sees )
r
ve
2. My sisters ______ be teachers. ( can / cans )
ou
nc
Va
3. The boy ______ to be a painter. ( want / wants )
wn
To
ng
4. The pigs ______ in the mud. ( play / plays )
a di
Re
5. I ______ to be a singer. ( want / wants )
1b7-4
Advanced Start – Writing & Dictation
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
Unscramble and rewrite each sentence. Don’t forget to put a
period (.) at the end.
1. painter can a be You
r
ve
ou
2. want I to be teacher a
nc
Va
wn
3. boy The the house paints
To
ng
Put spaces between the words and rewrite each sentence.
di
4. Shecanbeasinger.
a
Re
5. Mysistercanbeateacher.
1b7-5
Advanced Start – Writing & Dictation
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
Choose the correct word and rewrite each sentence.
1. The painter _____ a picture. ( draws / can )
r
ve
ou
2. A teacher _____ to school. ( wants / goes )
nc
Va
3. My uncle wants to _____ a doctor. ( be / cook )
wn
To
ng
4. My _____ cuts the grass. ( dad /want)
a di
Re
5. She _____ be a singer. ( mom / can )
1b7-6
Advanced Start – Writing & Dictation
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
1b6 Context Clue Name Date LG-R-RS-1b
► Choose the best word for each blank.
1. Did you buy a ______ for Mother’s 8. ______ like to eat green grass.
Day? a. Fish
a. mouse b. Trees
b. money c. Cows
c. gift
r
9. The school bus came to a ______.
ve
2. Tom ______ when he sees a funny a. ride
movie. b. stop
a. cries c. driver
ou
b. sits
c. laughs 10. A parrot can live to be sixty
______ old.
nc
3. Judy ______ her face with water. a. years
a. showers b. cents
b. takes c. meters
c. washes
4. Tom drinks a ______ of milk every
Va
11. Christmas ______ were under the
tree.
day. a. papers
wn
a. bowl b. gifts
b. cup c. stars
c. jug
To
12. My ______ is Ted.
5. Judy ______ get dressed for a. moon
school. b. grass
a. will c. name
ng
b. wear
c. put 13. ______ are animals raised on
farms.
di
6. Tom waits ______ for the school a. Cows
bus. b. Lions
a. on c. Apples
a
b. outside
Re
c. under 14. At the bus ______, people waited
on line.
7. Sarah is the ______ of the girl. a. stop
a. boy b. road
b. house c. box
c. name
15. My younger sister took piano
lessons for six ______.
a. men
b. years
c. buses
1b6-1
The Learning Gate – Reading Skill
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
16. My mom______ when she
watches something funny.
a. cries
b. angry
c. laughs
17. He spilled a ______ of water on
the table.
a. bucket
b. cup
r
c. pen
ve
18. My dad ______ the dishes, and I
dry them.
ou
a. breaks
b. covers
c. washes
nc
19. Many people were in the line
______ the theater.
a. of
b. outside
c. before
Va
wn
20. I ______ come to church on
Sunday.
a. are
To
b. will
c. was
ng
a di
Re
1b6-2
The Learning Gate – Reading Skill
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
1b7 Context Clue Name Date LG-R-RS-1b
► Choose the best word for each blank.
1. Tom likes to ______ snowmen. 8. Judy’s grandma loves to ______
a. make stories to Judy.
b. plant a. sell
c. fast b. sing
c. tell
r
2. Children are ______ when it snows.
ve
a. old 9. The bird wakes Judy with a ______.
b. happy a. talk
c. build b. jump
ou
c. song
3. The piano lesson is not ______ yet.
a. begins 10. Judy takes ______ of her bird.
nc
b. good a. care
c. over b. well
c. home
4. My grandpa likes ______ tea.
a. drink
Va
11. I need a pair of scissors to ______
a shape.
b. hot
c. take a. eat
wn
b. make
5. ______ do you open the door? c. see
a. Which
To
b. Who 12. I was ______ to see my friend.
c. How a. playing
b. happy
6. He is playing ______ the cards. c. kind
ng
a. hard
b. with 13. I don’t know ______ to speak
c. cold Korean.
di
a. what
7. Judy and Tom went ______ during b. very
the summer. c. how
a
a. tennis
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b. swimming 14. The computer game was ______.
c. football a. eating
b. smelly
c. over
15. The summers are very ______ in
Texas.
a. new
b. old
c. hot
1b7-1
The Learning Gate – Reading Skill
Date: / Class _______ Homework ______
16. Cut the bread ______ a knife.
a. on
b. with
c. in
17. I always ______ my sister what to do.
a. tell
b. see
c. buy
r
18. Did you go ______ at the beach?
ve
a. hearing
b. swimming
c. studying
ou
19. The ______ that the boy
sang was very hard to hear.
nc
a. song
b. book
c. piano
20. Nurses ______ for people.
a. teach
Va
b. plant
wn
c. care
To
ng
a di
Re
1b7-2
The Learning Gate – Reading Skill