Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Words to Know High-Frequency Words
Circle the best answer to each question.
1. What word goes with far? near high
2. What word goes with plot? always stories
3. What word goes with when? different once
4. What word goes with just right? enough near
5. What word goes with low? high happy
6. What word goes with sad? once happy
7. What word goes with never? high always
8. What word goes with same? different stories
High-Frequency Words 153 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? er est Phonics: Adding -er, -est Adding - , - (change y to i ) (change y to i )
Read the words. Circle the word that does not belong. 1. fancy fancier fanciest fi nd
2. happy happier hand happiest
3. silly sillier silliest still
4. funny far funnier funniest
5. jolly jollier jolliest joke
6. messy miss messier messiest
Phonics 154 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? er est Phonics: Adding -er, -est Adding - , - (change y to i ) (change y to i )
Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
1. My glue is . sticky stickier
2. That chick is the of all. fl uffy fl uffi est
3. This cupcake is . yummy yummiest
4. My hat is the of all. fancier fanciest
5. Her bird makes the sounds. sillier silliest
6. Luke tells jokes. funny funnier
Phonics 155 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Spelling Words Ending Spelling: Words Ending in -er, -est in -er, -est Spelling Words Sort the words. Write the correct Spelling Words in each column. hard harder Words with -er Words with -est hardest fast faster fastest slow slower slowest sooner
Base words
Spelling 156 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Question or Grammar: Kinds of Sentences Exclamation?
Draw a line from each question to the question mark (?). Draw a line from each exclamation to the exclamation point (!).
1. I love to sing ? !
2. Do you play drums ? !
3. Sam wrote a great song ? !
4. Can you cook ? !
5. Mark makes the best snacks ? !
6. May I have one ? !
Grammar 157 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Write Sentences with Writing: Write to Respond Because
Finish these sentences that tell your opinion about learning something new.
Topic Sentence
Learning to is . hard easy
Detail Sentence
One reason is
.
Detail Sentence
Another reason is
.
Writing 158 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers For Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Syllable -le Phonics: Syllable -le
Circle the word that names the picture.
1. 2.
bottle bubble handle candle 3. 4.
paddle apple circle cattle 5. 6.
bumble beetle poodle puzzle
Phonics 159 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Comprehension: Text and Text and Graphic Graphic Features Features
Use the chart to tell about the features in What Can You Do? and their purposes.
Feature Purpose
Comprehension 160 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Spelling: Words ending in Spelling Words Ending -er, -est
in -er, -est Spelling Words Add -er to each base word. Then write the new Spelling Word on the line. hard harder hardest 1. hard fast faster 2. fast fastest slow slower 3. slow slowest sooner 4. soon
Add -est to each base word. Then write the Spelling Word on the line.
5. hard
6. fast
7. slow
Spelling 161 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Three Kinds Grammar: Kinds of Sentences of Sentences
Write each sentence correctly.
1. Carly can knit (statement)
2. will she make a scarf for me (question)
3. my friend loves to run (exclamation)
4. he runs in the park every day (statement)
5. what can you do (question)
Grammar 162 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Planning My Sentences Writing: Write to Respond
Write your opinion. Then write reasons that tell why.
My Opinion
First Reason
Second Reason
Writing 163 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers For Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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What Can You Do? Words with Endings Spelling: Words with -er and -est -er and -est
Write the Spelling Word that completes each sentence.
fast faster fastest
1. The bus goes .
2. The truck goes than the bus.
3. The car goes the .
slow slower slowest
4. The bug is .
5. The worm is than the bug.
6. The turtle is the of all.
Spelling 164 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Spiral Review Grammar
Choose the correct words from the word box to finish each sentence.
Mark I me
1. and act in a play.
I Tammy Me
2. and write stories.
Me I Ricky
3. and are friends.
I Me Sue
4. and like to slide.
Grammar 165 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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First Pass Lesson 27 PRACTICE BOOK Name
What Can You Do? Grammar in Writing Grammar: Kinds of Sentences
A statement ends with a period. A question ends with a question mark. An exclamation ends with an exclamation point. All sentences begin with capital letters. Revise each sentence. Change it to the kind shown in ( ). Example: Glen can read. (question) Can Glen read?
1. Is skating fun? (statement)
2. I like to ride my bike. (exclamation)
3. Chuck likes to act. (question)
4. Vicky writes the best stories! (statement)
Grammar 166 Grade 1, Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us! © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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