Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Vocabulary Word Search Find the words. e l e a w f u l e l l c t u b s l f h n s n b m o t b i g o b r k m o l p o x p h c p z x m t s c s i l h m t g f b e t u i b e a t e q e a i h i s b r n s o e h a y g b t g a g r c s h t r e s c a r c e w d i m e o t l r a m o g f j x t k n l c w s e n n a j i j w m i z j k m p d t h s r b z h t j v b i a t l u o h r f k k b t v b n i w s f m e s u g f b j m p g q s k p i p x n o l f m awful feast north scarce tight crumb fib ramshackle shocking tinsel dump mistletoe reason slithered unpleasant 1 ©2003abcteach.com Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Comprehension reindeer feast dressed noise Grinch fib toward dump singing store sleigh things grew stockings Christmas north ramshackle whole awful before horn Everyone chimney listen Use the words in the text box to complete the story summary. The Grinch lived just _________________________ of Who-ville, and 1. did not like Christmas. He hated the _________________________ 2. Christmas season. It was the day __________________________ 3. Christmas and the Grinch wanted to stop Christmas from coming. He didn’t want to hear the __________________________ 4. the girls and boys would make in Who-ville on Christmas. The Grinch couldn’t stand the _________________________ the Whos 5. would have on Christmas Day. The Grinch got a wonderful, ______________________________ idea. The Grinch _____________ 6. 7. like Santa. He made his dog a________________________________ 8. and tied a big ________________________ on his head. He got 9. a ____________________________________ sleigh and some bags. 10. He went ____________________________________ the homes in 11. Who-ville. _______________________ was asleep in Who-ville. 12. 2 ©2003abcteach.com Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Comprehension: Use the words from the text box to complete the story summary. The Grinch went down the ____________________________ and 13. into the first house. He took the ___________________________ 14. first. He took all the presents and the food for the feast. He was stuffing the __________________________ tree up the chimney 15. when little Cindy Lou Who walked in. He told Cindy Lou Who a ___________________________ about fixing the Christmas tree. 16. The Grinch took all the Christmas ______________________ from 17. all the other houses in Who-ville. He took the _________________ 18. filled with the Christmas things to the top of Mount Crumpit. He was going to ________________________ the sleigh off the 19. mountain. The Grinch thought he would____________________ 20. to see if he could hear the people in Who-ville crying. He listened and heard them _____________________________. The 21. The Grinch found out that Christmas doesn’t come from a ___________________________________. His heart ________________ 22. 23. and he took all the Christmas things back to them. The _______________________ carved the roast-beast at the feast. 24. 3 ©2003abcteach.com Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Sequencing Use the numbers 1-10 to place the following events in order as they happened in the story. ________________________ The Grinch dressed up as Santa Claus. ________________________ The Grinch carved the roast-beast. ________________________ The Grinch heard the people singing. ________________________ The Grinch saw Cindy Lou Who. ________________________ The Grinch tried to push the sleigh off Mount Crumpit. ________________________ The Grinch had an idea on how to stop Christmas. ________________________ The Grinch dressed Max like a reindeer. ________________________ The Grinch took the Christmas things back to Who-ville. _____________________________ The Grinch was unhappy because Christmas was coming. ______________________ The Grinch went to Who-ville to take all the Christmas things from the people. 4 ©2003abcteach.com Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Writing Activity Write the about the topic in the text box. Please write neatly and use correct punctuation and capitalization. The Grinch changed after he heard the people of Who-ville singing. Why do you think he changed, and what kind of person do you think he was after he heard them singing? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 5 ©2003abcteach.com Name___________________________________ Date______________ How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Answers to How the Grinch Stole Christmas Page 1: no answers needed Pages 2-3: 1. north 2. whole 3. before 4. noise 5. feast 6. awful 7. dressed 8. reindeer 9. horn 10. ramshackle 11. toward 12. Everyone 13. chimney 14. stockings 15. Christmas 16. fib 17. things 18. sleigh 19. dump 20. listen 21. singing 22. store 23. grew 24. Grinch Page 4: 3, 10, 9, 6, 7, 2, 4, 8, 1, 5 Page 5: Writing Activity 6 ©2003abcteach.com HOWTHE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS by Dr.SeUss EveryWho Down in Who-ville Liked Christmasa lot... But the Grinch, Who lived just North of Who-ville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated christmas! The whole christmas seasonl Now, pleasedon't ask why. No one quite knows the reason' It could be that his headwasn't screwedon quite right' It could be, perhaps,that his shoeswere too tight' But I think that the most likely reasonof all May have beenthat his heart was two sizestoo small' But, Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on ChristmasEve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At thgwarm ligtrted windows below in their town' For he knew every Who down in Who-ville beneath Was busy now, hanginga mistleoewreath' "And they're hangingtheir stockings!" he snarledwith a sneer. "Tomorrow is Christmas!It's practicallyhere!" Then he growled, with his grinch fingers nervouslydrumming, "I MUST find a way to keep Ckistmas from coming!" For, tomorrow, he knew'.. ...All the Who girls andboYs would wake up bright and early. They'd rush for their toysl And thenl oh, the noisel oh, the noise!Noise! Noisel Noisel That'sone thing he hated!The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! Then the Whos, young and old, would sit dolr'n to a feast' And they'd feast! And they'd feastl And they'dFEAST! FEAST! FEASTTFEASTI They wÄuld start on Who-pudding" and rare Who-roast-beast Wf*cfr was somethingthe Grinch couldn't standin the leastl And THEN They'd do somethinghe liked least of all! Eveb Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Wouid standclose together, with Christmasbells ringing. They'd standhand-in-hand. And the whos would start singing! They'd sing! And theY'dsing! AND they'd SING! SING! SING! SINGI And the more the Grinch thought of the who-christmas-sing The more the Grinch thought, "I rnust stop this whole thing! "Why for fifty-three yearsI've put up with it now! I MUST stop Christmasfrom coming! . But HOW?" Then he got an idea! An aufül idea! TI{E GRINCH GOT AWONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEAI "I know just what to do!" The Grinch Laughed in his throat. And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat. And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a greatGrinchy trickl "With this coat and this hat, I'11look just like SaintNick!" "A11Ineed is a reindeer..." The Grinch looked around. But sincereindeer are scarce,there was noneto be found. Did that stop the old Grinch...? No! The Grinch simply said, "If I can'tfind a reindeer,I'11makeone insteadl" So he calledhis dog Max. Then he took somered thread And he tied a big horn on top of his head. TTIEN He loadedsome bags And someold emptysacks On a ramshaklesleigh And he hitched up old Max. Then the Grinch said,"GiddYaP!" And the sleigh starteddown Toward the homeswhere the Whos Lay a-snoozein their town. Äl their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the air. All the Whos were all dreamingsweet dreamswithout care When he cameto the first house in the square. "This is stop number one," The old Grinchy Claushissed And he climbedto the roo{ empty bags in his fist. Then he slid down the chimney.A rather tight pinch. But if Santacould do it, then so could the Grinch' He got stuck only once, for a moment or two. Then he stuck his head out of the fireplaceflue Where the little Who stockingsall hung in a row. "Thesestockings," he grinned,"are the first thingsto go!" Then he slitheredand slunk, with a smile most unpleasant, Around the w-holeroom, and he took every present! Pop guns!And bicycles!Roller skates!Drums! Checkerboards! Tricycles I Popcorn!And plums! And he stuffed them in bags.Then the Grinch, very nimbly, Stuffed all the bags, one by one, up the chimney! Thenhe slunkto the icebox.He took the Whos'feast! He took the Who-pudding!He took the roastbeast! He cleanedout that icebox as quick as a flash. Why, that Grinch eventook their last can of Who-hash! Then he stuffed all the food up the chimneywith glee. "And NOW!" grinnedthe Grinch, "I will stuffup the tree!" And the Grinch grabbedthe tree, and he startedto shove When he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.