Fire Fighter!
Name
teach + er = teacher
child + ish = childish
sail + or = sailor
Add -er, -or, or -ish to each word to make a word from the box.
Write the new word on the line.
actor
foolish
selfish
visit
helper
singer
visitor
fool
1.
2.
sing
act
3.
self
4.
help
5.
6.
slow + ly = slowly
cheer + ful = cheerful
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Add -ly or -ful to each word to make a new word.
Write the new word on the line.
Add -ly
Add -ful
joy
week
7.
quick
9.
8.
hope
1 0.
Home Activity Your child wrote words with the suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -ish, and -or. Help your child write
sentences, using the words from this page. Ask your child to read each sentence and circle the -ly, -ful, -er,
-ish, or -or suffix in each lesson word.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish the sentence.
Write the word on the line.
building burning masks
quickly roar station tightly
1. A call comes to the fire
is on fire!
3. The firefighters move
.
4. They grab their boots and
.
5. The truck races to the
home.
6. You can hear the siren
.
7. They hold on
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2. A
.
to the hoses.
Home Activity Your child used lesson vocabulary words to complete sentences. Ask your child to use
the vocabulary words to make up sentences about the jobs that firefighters do. Work together to write the
sentences, and encourage your child to illustrate them.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Read the story. Write the answer to each question.
House Rabbits
House rabbits are the best pets. Rabbits are good pets for
someone who lives in an apartment building because they are
quiet. They have fur on the bottom of their feet, so neighbors won’t
hear them hopping around. Rabbits are clean animals. Just like
cats, rabbits keep their fur clean by grooming. Their long ears are
beautiful. A rabbit looks very cute when it pulls down an ear and licks
it. Like all pets, rabbits require special care, but they are worth it.
1. What does this story try to make you believe?
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2. What fact tells you that rabbits are quiet animals?
3. The writer says that rabbits have beautiful ears. Is this a fact or
an opinion? How do you know?
Home Activity Your child read a persuasive piece of writing and answered questions about it. Have your
child write a few sentences about the kind of animal he or she feels is the best pet. The sentences should
give facts about why the animal is a good pet.
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Name
Writing • Narrative Nonfiction
A Bus Ride with Mr. Dee
Mr. Dee is our bus driver. Beep! Beep! Beep! Better move
fast! Mr. Dee is waiting, and he can’t wait long. He has a
schedule to keep.
Mr. Dee says hello and whistles as he drives. He follows the
route and picks up all my friends. We’re just minutes away
from school when we hear a siren blaring and see flashing
lights. There is a car stopped sideways in the middle of the
road. No one is hurt, but traffic is stopped.
Mr. Dee thinks fast and makes a quick turn. He gets us to
school safely and on time.
Key Features of Narrative Nonfiction
•It usually tells about events in the order
they happened.
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• It tells a story about real people or events.
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Name
Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Spelling Words
cheerful
visitor
slowly
weekly
teacher
helper
hardly
graceful
yearly
quickly
fighter
sailor
Write a list word that means the same as each phrase.
someone who teaches
every 365 days someone who helps
2.
1.
someone who fights
someone who sailsfull of happiness
5.
4.
3.
6.
Write list words that mean the same as the underlined words.
7. We meet every seven days.
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8. We have a guest.
9. The turtle moves with little speed.
10. I barely had time to finish.
11. She walks rapidly.
12. The dancer is not awkward.
Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, and -or. Point to a word. Ask your
child to identify the suffix and spell the word.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Read the sentence and the question.
Fill in the blank to correctly answer the question.
1. Sentence: The fire engine moved quickly down the street.
Question: How did the fire engine move?
Answer: It moved in a
way.
2. Sentence: The firefighters went carefully into the building.
Question: How did the firefighters go into the building?
Answer: They went in a
way.
3. Sentence: People watched closely as they put out the fire.
Question: How did the people watch?
way.
4. Sentence: Everyone happily left when the fire was out.
Question: How did everyone leave?
Answer: They left in a
way.
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Answer: They watched in a
Home Activity Your child read and identified words with the suffix -ly. Have your child circle the word in
each sentence with the suffix -ly and then define the word.
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Name
Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns. The
words he, she, it, we, you, and they are pronouns.
Carlos is a vet. He helps animals.
He takes the place of the noun Carlos.
Keesha and Paul are zookeepers. They also help animals.
They takes the place of the nouns Keesha and Paul.
Write the pronoun that can take the place of the underlined word
or words. Use he, she, it, we, or they.
1. Len Smith has a sick dog.
2. Len and I will take the pet to the vet.
3. People are waiting for the doctor.
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4. Gina Jones helps the vet.
5. “Put the dog on the table,” said Gina.
6. Carlos Lopez helped the dog.
Say sentences using the pronouns you wrote.
Home Activity Your child learned about pronouns. Together look for names of story characters in books.
Ask your child to replace each name with the pronoun he, she, it, we, or they.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Story Chart
Title
Community Worker
Beginning
End of Story
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Middle
Home Activity Your child is learning to write stories, poems, brief reports, nonfiction paragraphs, letters,
and other products this year. Ask what your child is writing this week
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Fire Fighter!
Name
You will be presenting a dramatization answering the Question of the Week,
Why should we be responsible for doing a good job? Use the following
steps to help you plan your dramatization.
Step 1 What did you learn that interests you most about why we should be
responsible for doing a good job? Write the information you would most like
to share with the class. Create a group with 3–4 other students who would
like to share the same information.
I want the class to know
.
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Step 2- As a group, create a situation to show what you think is most
interesting about why we should be responsible for doing a good job.
Where does the situation take place? What people, or characters, are
involved? What is the problem? What do the characters do?
The setting is
.
The characters are
.
The problem is
.
The characters’ actions are
.
Step 3 Choose a character. Think about what he or she might say in the
situation your group created.
My character is
My character says,
.
”
“
.
Step 4 Present the situation to the class.
Home Activity Your child learned how to create a dramatization based on research results. Together find and
read a newspaper, magazine, or Internet article. Plan and present a dramatization of the events in the article.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Spelling Words
cheerful
visitor
slowly
weekly
teacher
helper
hardly
graceful
yearly
quickly
fighter
sailor
Read about Tracy’s job. Circle three spelling
mistakes. Write the words correctly. Then write
the last sentence using correct grammar.
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
beautiful
through
I am the music helpar. We have music class
weekly. I help the teecher pass out song
sheets and instruments. I put things away
when we are threw. I works quickly.
1.
2.
3.
Circle the word that is spelled correctly.
5. I can get ready _____.
quickly
6. Who was your _____?
visiter
7. The _____ cleaned the deck. sailor
8. It _____ ever snows there.
hardly
9. We saw a _____ plane.
fightor
10. This is a _____ room.
cheerfull
quickle
visitor
sailer
hardlie
fighter
cheerful
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4.
Home Activity Ask your child to name the three words they find the most difficult. Have your child divide
each word and spell the base word and the suffix separately.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Read the story. Follow the directions.
Camel Safari
Jaisalmer, India is a magical place. Jaisalmer is an old city in
the Thar Desert. It has many beautiful houses, called havelis,
made of sandstone. Many years ago, I went on a camel safari near
Jaisalmer. We rode camels into the desert. During the day the sun
was hot, but when we camped at night it was cold. We cooked
dinner over a campfire. We slept wrapped in blankets under the
stars. Riding a camel wasn’t very comfortable, but the desert was
amazing. It was best in the late afternoon. Then the setting sun
turned the sky pink and the sand gold. Anyone who went on a
camel safari there would agree that it was unforgettable!
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1. What are two facts from the story?
2. What are two opinions from the story?
Home Activity Your child read a memoir and identified some facts and opinions in it. Have your child write
his or her own paragraph about an unforgettable experience. Help them include some facts and some
opinions.
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Fire Fighter!
Name
Mark the letter of the pronoun that can take the place of the
underlined word or words.
1. What do Carla and Denny want to be?
A he

B she
C they
2. Carla wants to be a teacher.
A He

B She
C You
3. Denny wants to be a pilot.
A He

B She
C We
4. The job would be fun and exciting.
A You

B It
C They
5. Juan and I want to write books.
A You

B She

C We
6. Paul, Beth, and Ryan are not sure.
A They

B You
C He
Say a sentence with a pronoun.
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Pronouns
Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on pronouns. Ask your child to write sentences about
one or more people and then to replace their names with the pronouns he, she, it, we, you, or they.
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