Big Book List Grade 1/2

Title High Parts of speech Interest Words Puntuation Contractions Spelling Frequency Patterns Words 15 Pigs on a Their/ Past tense, print text Pirate vocab, ? “” ! I’ll, who’s s Pirate Ship there, type, speech dreadful another, bubbles, irregular came, too, past tense began fight/fought, drink/drank A Dark, Dark Once Upon A Repetitive text Passage, curtain, Capital for beginning ar, oo Tale Time, on, changes moor sentences there, was, in Arthur Was, very, Past tense Practised Full stops th, ing but, the, he, Except Commas of, end, day, Budgerigar that, all, out, Ordinary his, be, an A Rumble Were, there, Rhyming words, Rumble, grumble, “” …. ! Don’t, there’s, gr, e, And A began, did, plural s, ed – past rattle, roar, cure, what’s -ose, ee, Grumble could, now, tense sash, shades, ed been polka dot, busy

Alligator Alley said, got, Past tense Alliteration Quotation marks Don’t, didn’t, st, sn for, went Plurals Exclamation marks what’s, there’s Commas

Bella Lost her Always, but, ‘s, ly Descriptive Synonyms – hello, Qestion mark, ea, o, Moo when, tried, language – hi, good day comma, ost, or, came, my, Scratching sounds quotation oa, ou what, was, marks some, please

Beware of the Of, the, to, Suffixes – ing, ed br, at, Cat they, said, aw and, it, has, that

Brave Mouse Anything, Change of text size, Cupboard, . ! , “” … I’m, wouldn’t br, where, when speech bubbles, especially, brave, -ook, /c/ squeaks – squeaking gobble, afraid, – squeaked, rhyming words, suffixes - s / ed /ing

Can’t You Once, tried past tense, Glow,, groaned, “” Couldn’t, can’t, b, -ar, Sleep Little antonyms, twinkly I’m, I’ve, isn’t, ight, Bear homophones, didn’t -est, ea superlatives -big/bigger/biggest, tiny/tinnier/tinniest

Eggs, Eggs, Your, looked, Pronouns – their, Knitting, pompoms, Mr. Mrs. Full stops, Don’t, won’t bl, cl, kn, Eggs just, said, your, his position vocab – in, commas, quotation ed, sp, their, those, on, under marks ick, est have, made Elizabeth What, She, ‘s, speech Fizz, bubble, Hyphen, Exclamation She’s, couldn’t, double through, bubbles, rhyming sudden mark wasn’t, letters – could, would, words, repetitive text wouldn’t, we’d ss, ou, about, some, ick, itch, ir

Farmer Duck Their, there, Present tense – ing Animal names and ! “” , … th, ay, Then, sounds uck, ack, through, goes ar, ee

Food Fit For There, that, Present tense – ing, Huge, Apostrophes, Can’t f, scr, A King but, from, plurals, synonyms – gigantic, enormous, abbreviations sh, ee, everyone, huge/gigantic/enorm Shook, shivered, oo, short next, another, ous, quivered, e, eet, o, who, mow, Shook/shivered/quiv Muttered, stuttered, ing- saw, enough ered, mumbled king,ring Muttered/stuttered/m , ed umbled Antonyms – head/feet

Greedy Goat Know, would, Rhyming words, Animal names, “” ? Who’s, there’s, ee, oa, could, said, regular and irregular ways animal what’s, won’t, ea, g off, with, your past tense – walk/move/sound don’t, I’m, I’ll ed/smelt, repetitive language pattern, inferring

Hetty Went, got, Plural s, ed Horrible, racket, … “” , ! text type Can’t, don’t h, tt, gg, Hackett’s make oink, gobble, hiss ee, oo, Farm -en, -ig, -uck

Hullabaloo At Had, at, the, Compound words Hullabaloo, . ! ‘’’’, Let’s, can’t oo, z, h, The Zoo so, all, over, another, asleep, horrible, fax, sn, ed, what, was rhyming words – flopped, squeaked, -ing hullabaloo/zoo, squawked, urgent wing, bopped/flopped, king, plural s, past tense sing, ‘ed’, will – future bring, tense, was – past thing tense

I Want My Began, down, Rhyming words, - Corner, town, “” ! ? I’ll, she’s, can’t, -ake, Mom want, Jake, snake, shake, mum/mom, wasn’t -own, whatever, irregular past tense – mummy, ladder, -ight, ed, where wake/woke, wonder, other double come/came, words for said – letters, go/gone, hissed, yelled, d, m, n thing/thought, cried, shouted, cry/cried, sobbed Ed – endings I Wish I Had A About, asked, Alliteration, monster ! , . I’m, aren’t, he’s air, sh, Monster how adjectives ig

Interruptions I, your, Rhyming words, Giant, fairy, troll, Capital letters for There’s -in, -eg. i under, in, on, picture support – meanie, bunyip, names, , by finding story ghost characters in illos, inferring, running sentences

It Didn’t Very, after, Past tense, Colours ellipses Didn’t ight Frighten Me my, only, off, Animal names itch but Repetitive text

Kakadu Jack Put, went, Repetitive text, past Squawked, perfect, “” ! Let’s ack, m bought, next, tense beautiful, then, first, marvellous, last glorious, fabulous

Lazy Duck Around, as, Plurals, speech Different words for “” ! , . I’m, we’ll, it’s, d, uck, watched, on bubbles, he, they walk – waddled, you’ve, you’re at, ch, prowled, scratched. ed Days of the week

Little Goat’s Just, little, Plural s Animal names, Ellispses It’s, you’ll, oa, g, Coat like, any, curly, beautiful Quotation marks, don’t, I’ll rhyming when, my, exclamation, words, because commas, capital oo, er letters, (sentence/names)

Max and the Again, can, 3rd person dialogue Animal names Quotation, Can’t, I’m m, ee, Cloud going, some, exclamation ai, ou but, see, then, said, were, before

Monkey’s through, for, plural s, rhyming found, jungle, exclamation, don’t op, m ou Shoes have, them, words – me, he, tree, screeching, quotation, comma, this, those /news, bruise , ‘s, hopping, dancing, ellipses, text style repetitive text stomping, bruise change

Mrs. O’Malley Went, want, Ing – present tense, Humongous, dilly- Exclamation, Can’t, won’t sn, ap, w In Alligator will, just, was, plural s, compound dally, ferocious, quotation, comma, Alley their, could, words – everywhere, fierce, jaws ellispes know, else, somewhere are

Noisy Monkey often, was, Past tense Other words for Quotation marks I’m, I’ll, It’s, are With, until He, his said Exclamation marks You’re hear a Once Upon a Much, off, too Rhyming words, Yawn, tricycle - ? We’ve, o Time plurals-es, nursery rhyme content, ‘s Over In the Where, over, Past/present tense, Animal names and Sentence word s, ea, Meadow in, an, and, pronouns, rhyming sounds, ee, ay, g said words counting & m - beg, mid, final,

Possum Once upon a Ed endings, Australian animals, ! “” Wasn’t, -ink, -all, Magic time, pronouns – I, she, food and States, couldn’t, don’t, -at, ss, because, rhyming words – shrink, invisible, we’ll, they’d, ee, ed which, quite fat/that, small/all, squashed, slide, let’s, it’s been/seen miserable, precious

Run-away Once, made, Irregular past tense – Lickity-split, Quotation marks, Couldn’t, an, am Damper that, said eat/ate, keep/kept, Australian Animals, text type didn’t, I’m do/did, repetitive delicious text, compound words

The Animal Never, today, Past tense ‘ed’, Nearby, since, Comma, fullstops Don’t, won’t ea, an, Wishes through, prefix ‘un’, suffix – suddenly ee, un, were, these, less, ful, ed else, have, ‘ly’, ‘s want, like

The Bear Who Who, friends, Speech bubbles special Exclamation mark Wouldn’t, ear, are, Wouldn’t made, make, won’t, I’ll, I’d, ock, ice, Share this, you, can’t, where’s, m about, all we’ve

The Bell On Could, next, Irregular past tense,- Under, above, “” ! It’s, -ill the Cat said, would mouse/mice, colours meet/met

The Cat and Make, too, Adverbs please Commas, quotation I’ll, wouldn’t o, er, ai the Monkey’s thought, Pronouns always marks, Tail some, off, ‘s so only, said, past tense tired then, the unhappy able content repetitive text

The Fun Bus With, said, Past tense Double letters e.g. Exclamation, There’s eat, dr, just, got, that, Mr/Mrs Terrible, fuss commas, quotation Won’t cl, st off, have, marks went

The Giant’s Want, that, Compound words – Stuck, yummy, Ellipses, commas, You’re, I’m at, g Ice Cream the, some doorway, repetitive tough, stuff capitals for beginning text, speech bubbles, of sentences, plural s, change of text past tense, rhyming style/font words – stuff/tough The King’s Would, so, Past tense –ed, Huffed, puffed, . “” ! , … Haven’t, can’t, c, -op, Cake went, and rhyming words, waggled, squirted, that’s ed said plurals ‘s’, text type changes

The Sometimes, Past tense-ed Industrious, … “” I’ll -ight, ed Lighthouse once, each, Adverbs-ly concocting, Keepers down varmint, ingenious, Lunch days of the week, other words for said-mused, chuckled, agreed

The Midnight Out, of, Compound words, Wrinkled commas oa, oo, Feast came, into, adjectives, past gloom ou same, they, tense then Rhyming words

The Other Little, could, 3rd person dialogue Dragon, animal “” ? -ill Side saw, what, names, slowly, until, know, colours, afraid off, asked

The Runaway Really, stop, Irregular past tense, Wife, husband, ! , text type change Let’s, you’ll, zz, oo, ll Pizza catch, after, delicious, take- I’m but, into away, nursery rhyme characters and language, splat, yum

The Swamp Off, with, Plural s, compound Swamp, hawk, Exclamation, What’s, let’s, h, ay, at, Eggs came, see, words - yourself, squawk, swoop, quotation, comma, don’t aw, sw, before into, away swirl ellispes s

The With, me, Hole in page, Descriptive . ! , . What’s, it’s, I’m ou, ow, Underground down, where, repetitive text language – ack Dance along non-fiction read scratching sounds aloud

Three Friends Friend, Ed- past tense, Waddling, ice floes “” ? … Let’s, we’re w, ed Together should, present participle – around, next, play/playing, together repetitive phrasing

What’s Under too, want, Adjectives, past Once, while Commas, quotation What’s, it’s, ar, Your Hood, with, used, tense, question/ marks didn’t, you’re double Orson? use, came statement letters – pp, ll, rr Where’s My Where, Rhyming words, text Gigantic … ! “” What’s, you’re, dd, ea,t Teddy somewhere, type changes, past I’ll there tense

Willy and Everyone, Ing – present tense, Sneered, Semi-colon, ellipses, I’m, wasn’t, double Hugh no-one, were, tomorrow, asked quotation marks they’re, I’ve, letters – went he’d ll, ee Yum! Yuck! What, want, Rhyming words, Spiders, worms, “” ? ! That’s, don’t y, would, does alliteration, speech delicious, bats, double bubbles, adjectives fleas, frog, toad, letters – ants mm zz nn , w