Horse Rider

Horse Rider

"Can I ride my horse, Mommy?" Sara asked her mom. Sara loved to ride her horse. She rode her horse almost every Saturday. "Okay, honey, get ready to go," her mom said. Sara was happy. She went into her bedroom. She put her pink socks on. She put her pink sneakers on. She grabbed her pink hat. She went to the front door. "I'm going to wait in the car," she told her mom. "Okay, I'll be there in a minute," her mom said. Sara opened the car door. She sat down in the front seat. She put on her hat. She was excited.

 

1. Do you know how to ............... a horse?
2. She was ............... because she was going to ride her horse.
3. ............... is a pretty color. Many girls wear ............... clothes.
4. People ride ...............s. People don't ride cows or pigs.
5. Did she ............... her hat with her hand?
6. Please ............... for me. I'm not ready yet.
7. A horse ............... rides horses.
8. People wear ...............s for walking and running. They are comfortable shoes.
9. Wait a ................ I'll be there in a ................
10. She put her ...............s on. Then she put her shoes on.
11. My house has three ...............s and two bathrooms.
12. ............... your shoes on. Then ............... your hat on.
13. Are you ............... to go? B. Yes, I'm ................ Let's go.
14. A ............... keeps your head warm.
15. Most houses have a ............... door and a back door.

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A Funny Story

A Funny Story

Barbara likes funny stories. She likes to hear funny stories. She likes to tell funny stories. She told her mom a funny story. When she finished, she waited for her mom to laugh. "Mom, why aren't you laughing? That was a funny story," Barbara said. "Oh, I'm sorry," her mom said. "Sometimes you think something is funny, but someone else thinks it isn't funny." So, Barbara's mom did not laugh at Barbara's story. Barbara told the same story to her younger sister. Her younger sister laughed at the story.

1. When I ............... telling you this story, you will laugh.
2. Tell your story to ............... else.
3. My sister is two years ...............er than I am.
4. I'm ................ I won't do that again.
5. Don't ............... for me. Go without me.
6. I ............... that's funny. What do you ...............?
7. ............... you feel good; ............... you feel bad.
8. I have the ............... last name as my dad.
9. That wasn't ................ I didn't laugh.
10. Do you have anything ............... to say?
11. Did you ever hear a funny ...............?
12. A funny story makes us ................

 

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Clean Hands

Clean Hands

Elizabeth washes her hands every day. She likes to wash her hands. She washes her hands with soap and water. She uses soap and water to wash her hands. She uses warm water and soap. She washes her hands for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds she stops washing her hands. She turns off the water. She dries her hands on a clean towel. Every few hours she turns on the water and washes her hands. Elizabeth has very clean hands. She does not have many germs on her hands. Germs cannot live on her clean hands.

1.            ...............s are very small. We cannot see them.

2.            Can germs live on ............... hands?

3.            After you ............... your hands, dry them.

4.            She washes her hands for 30 ...............s.

5.            Don't ............... washing until your hands are clean.

6.            ............... water cleans better than cold water.

7.            You have two feet and two ...............s.

8.            Will a paper ............... dry your hands?

9.            ............... a towel to dry your hands.

10.         Use water and ............... to wash your hands.

11.         You drink ............... and wash with ................

 

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The Farm

The Farm

Daniel wanted to visit a farm. He asked his parents to take him to a farm. His teacher told him about the animals on a farm. There are lots of animals on a farm. Daniel wanted to see the animals. He wanted to see the cows. He wanted to see the chickens. He wanted to see the pigs. He wanted to pet the animals. He wanted to feed the animals. He loved animals. He wanted to live on a farm. He wanted to live with cows and chickens and pigs. They would be his friends. He didn't have any friends in school.

1.     Kids like to ___ cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are ___s.

2.     Teachers work at a ___. Students go to ___.

3.     Students listen to their ___.

4.     People ___ their family and friends at Christmas time.

5.     A farm has cows, pigs, and other ___s.

6.     We get milk from ___s.

7.     ___ the animals so they will not be hungry.

8.     Eggs come from ___s.

9.     You have two ___s. One ___ is your mom, and one ___ is your dad.

10.  A ___ is short and fat. Ham comes from ___s.

11.  A ___er has pigs and cows on his ___.

12.  Kids like to ___ cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are ___s.

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Add Numbers

Add Numbers

Maria was learning to add numbers. She liked to add numbers. It was easy to add numbers. She could add one and one. She knew that one and one are two. She knew that two and two are four. She knew that three and three are six. But that was it. She didn't know what four and four are. She asked her mom. Her mom told her that four and four are eight. "Oh, now I know," Maria said. "I am four years old now. In four more years, I will be eight." Maria was a fast learner. She wasn't a slow learner.

1.     Can you ___ four and four? B. Yes, I can. Four and four are eight.

2.     ___ is your name?

3.     Eight is a bigger ___ than four.

4.     A student is a ___. Are you a fast ___?

5.     You talk too fast; please ___ down.

6.     She isn't a slow learner; she is a ___ learner.

7.     I am eight ___s old.

8.     Do you ___ how much two and two are?

9.     Don't wait; do it right ___.

10.  I ___ cats, but I don't ___ dogs.

11.  What did you ___ in school today?

 

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Row Your Boat

Row Your Boat

Brenda sang a song. She sang the song while she walked to school. The name of the song was "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Brenda liked to sing this song. It was her favorite song to sing. She sang it every day while she walked to school. Sometimes she sang it with her best friend. Sometimes her best friend walked to school with Brenda. Then they both sang the song together. Brenda liked the song because it was easy to remember the words. "Row, row, row your boat" are easy words to remember.

1.    ___ your boat down the stream.

2.    She can ___ many songs.

3.    The ___s for the song are easy to remember.

4.    The two friends played ___, walked ___, and sang ___.

5.    My ___ color is blue. My ___ food is candy.

6.    ___; don't run.

7.    I will not forget you. I will ___ you

8.    I will cook dinner. ___ I will eat.

9.    Can you sing this ___?

10. Is this hard or ___ to do?

11. Can you row a ___?

 

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Hungry Birds

Hungry Birds

The baby birds sat in the nest. There were two baby birds. They were in the nest. The nest was in the tree. The baby birds were waiting for mama bird. They were hungry. When would mama bird be back? Then they saw mama bird. She landed on the nest. She had two worms in her mouth. She gave one worm to each baby bird. The worms were delicious. The baby birds ate the worms very fast. Then they opened their mouths. They wanted another worm. Mama bird flew away. She went to get more worms.

1.  The ___ made a nest in the tree.

2.  ___ down or stand up.

3.  I'm ___. When will we eat?

4.  He eats ___, but his sister eats slow.

5.  Birds and fish eat ___s. People don't eat ___s.

6.  Candy is ___. A carrot is not ___. Mama bird feeds ___ bird.

7.  Mama bird feeds ___ bird.

8.  Birds and squirrels live in ___s.

9.  The baby birds are in the ___ in the tree.

10.  You use your ___ to talk and eat.

 

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Bug in a Bottle

Bug in a Bottle

Charles found a glass bottle. He found the glass bottle in his back yard. It was a pretty glass bottle. It was dark green. He looked inside the dark green bottle. He couldn't see anything. He shook the bottle. Something came out of the bottle. It landed on the ground. It was a bug. Charles picked up the bug. He looked at it. The bug looked at Charles. Charles put the bottle back on the ground. He put the bug on the ground, next to the bottle. The bug crawled back into the bottle.

1.     A ___ is an insect. ___s crawl on the ground.

2.     Some bugs are not ugly; they are ___.

3.     Airplanes take off and ___ at airports. Green___. Ice___.

4.     Bottles are made of ___ or plastic or. ___ bottles can break.

5.     It gets ___ at night. Turn on the lights.

6.     It's cold outside, but it's warm ___ your home.

7.     Water comes in plastic ___s.

8.     Trees grow out of the ___.

9.     Did he ___ the bottle with his hands?

10.  The bug was on the ground. He ___ed it up.

11.  Babies do not walk. They ___. Bugs ___ on the ground.

12.  Grass is ___. Christmas colors are red and ___.

 

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His New Book

His New Book

Louis got a new book. The book was about animals. Louis loved animals. The book had lots of pictures. It had pictures of dogs and cats. It had pictures of cows and pigs. It had pictures of chickens and rabbits. It had pictures of squirrels and birds. Louis looked at the pictures on the first page. Then he turned the page. He looked at the pictures on the second page. Then he turned the page again. The book had 30 pages in it. Louis looked at all the pictures on all the pages.

1.     ___s bark at cats.

2.     A tree is not an ___. A pig is an ___.

3.     A ___ gives milk.

4.     A ___ is fat.

5.     A ___ has long ears.

6.     The book had pictures on all the ___s.

7.     A ___ lives in a tree. A ___ eats nuts.

8.     ___s fly in the sky.

9.     ___s do not like dogs.

10.  ___ tastes good.

11.  The book had pretty ___s of animals.

 

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Red Berry

Red Berry

Mary ate a blueberry. She loved blueberries. Then she ate a blackberry. She loved blackberries. Then she ate a strawberry. She loved strawberries. Mary was confused. A blueberry is blue, so you call it a blueberry. A blackberry is black, so you call it a blackberry. A strawberry is red. So, why don't you call it a redberry? Mary asked her mom. Her mom didn't know. She asked her dad. Her dad didn't know. She asked her little brother. "Because a red berry is a cherry!" her brother said.

1.    .............. did she drink? Because she was thirsty

2.    A strawberry is red. A .............. is blue.

3.    I don't understand. I am ..............d.

4.    Your eyes are .............. like a ..............berry.

5.    A blueberry is blue. A .............. is black. A strawberry is red.

6.    I like apple pie and .............. pie.

7.    A blackberry is black. A .............. is red. A blueberry is blue.

8.    Why did she eat? .............. she was hungry.

9.    Her mom didn't .............. the answer.

10. Did she love to .............. blueberries?

11. She had a big brother and a .............. brother.

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The Jumper

The Jumper

Johnny jumped over the dog. The dog was lying on the ground. Johnny jumped over it. The dog saw Johnny jump over it. The dog got up. The dog got up and barked at Johnny. Johnny laughed. He laughed while the dog barked. Johnny ran over to the fence. The dog chased him to the fence. Johnny jumped over the fence. He turned around and looked at the dog. The dog stopped at the fence. The dog could not jump over the fence. Johnny said, "Jump, jump!" The dog barked, but did not jump.

1.  Did the .............. bark at the cat?

2.  He ..............ed around to look at the dog.

3.  You're funny. You make me ...............

4.  Some dogs like to .............. cars.

5.  Did he .............. over to the fence or did he walk over to it?

6.  The dog was lying outside on the ...............

7.  He ..............ed up and down.

8.  Did the dog .............. on the ground?

9.  Did the dog .............. loudly?

10.      He jumped over the ...............

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A Long Life

A Long Life

Nancy wants to live a long time. She wants to live for one hundred years. She is five years old now. She wants to live 95 more years. Then she will be 100. Her father is 30 years old. He wants to live a long time, too. He wants to live for one hundred years. He wants to live for 70 more years. "Daddy, we will grow old together, okay?" Nancy said to her father. "Yes, honey, we will grow old together," he said to Nancy. Then Nancy smiled. She gave her daddy a big hug.

1.  Do you want to .............. for a long time? Where do you ..............?

2.  He is one .............. years old. Last year he was 99 years old.

3.  Will we .............. old together?

4.  Give me a big ...............

5.  Do you have a mother and a ..............?

6.  Did she ..............? Does she have a pretty ..............?

7.  Did she .............. her daddy a hug?

8.  He wants to live for 70 .............. years.

9.  She smiled. .............. she gave her daddy a hug.

10.      My father and I will grow old ...............

11.      Bees make sweet ............... Yes, .............. = Yes, dear.

 

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Barking Dog

Barking Dog

Bobby woke up because he heard a dog. He heard a dog barking outside his window. Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking. Bobby got out of bed. He got out of bed and walked to the window. He looked out the window. He saw a big brown dog. It was barking very loud. Bobby opened his window. He looked at the barking dog. "Why are you barking so loud?" he asked the dog. The dog looked at Bobby. Then it stopped barking.

1.  Did the dog .............. him up from his sleep?

2.  He ..............ed to his car.

3.  He got out of bed .............. he heard the dog barking.

4.  It's cold ............... Stay warm INSIDE the house.

5.  Why are you barking so ..............? Your .............. barking woke me up.

6.  It was hot. He ..............ed the window.

7.  Did he .............. a dog barking outside?

8.  Was he sleeping in ..............? Did he get out of ..............?

9.  Why did the dog .............. so loud?

10.      What did he .............. when he looked out the window?

11.      Did he look out the ..............? What did he see?

12.      He ..............ed out the window. He saw a brown dog.

13.      Did the dog .............. barking?

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Red Rubber Ball

Red Rubber Ball

Fred had a red rubber ball. He kicked the ball. It flew through the air. He picked it up. He threw it against a wall. The ball came back to Fred. He kicked it with his foot again. The ball flew over the wall. He picked it up again. He bounced it on the street. The ball bounced up and down. Then it stopped bouncing up and down. It didn't move. Fred's dog barked at the ball. Fred kicked the ball. His dog ran after the ball.

 

1.     He had a red .............. ball. A car has four .............. tires.

2.     He drives his car on the ...............

3.     The dog ..............ed at the ball. A dog ..............s, and people talk.

4.     .............. me the ball, and I will catch it.

5.     Did the ball .............. through the air? Birds .............. over the street.

6.     He ..............d to another town.

7.     The ball ..............d up and down.

8.     He ..............ed the ball with his foot. You cannot .............. a ball with your hand.

9.     A car ..............s when it has no gas.

10.  Did the dog .............. after the ball?

11.  A rubber .............. rolls and bounces.

12.  He kicked the ball with his left ............... Your left shoe is on your left ...............

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