Scavenger Hunt
2.1
Names
Scavenger Hunt Write a number beside each statement. You will use some numbers more than once. 1.
You would find facts about the life of a person in this kind of book. ________
2.
This kind of book would tell you many facts about things that happened in the past. ________
3.
If you wanted to find out about animal habitats, you would look in this kind of book. ________
4.
You would find mostly maps in this book. ________
5.
This is generally printed every day and has articles about the news and sports. ________
6.
You would find a book about Martin Luther King Jr. here. ______
7.
This might be printed weekly or monthly and has articles about different topics. ________
8.
If you were looking for the location of a country or city, you would look here. ________
9.
If you wanted to know about the life cycle of a honeybee, you would look here. ________
10.
If you wanted to know which team won yesterday’s baseball game, you would look here. ________ Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
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2.2
Name
Sound Comparison Do the bolded letters stand for the same sound? Write yes or no.
1.
trophy
funny
_______________________________
2.
knock
kettle
_______________________________
3.
sphere
spear
_______________________________
4.
when
witch
_______________________________
5.
traffic
orphan
_______________________________
6.
nickel
knot
_______________________________
7.
phone
pane
_______________________________
8.
graph
group
_______________________________
9.
write
when
_______________________________
right
_______________________________
10. wrong
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Fill in the Blanks Use the best word from the box to complete each sentence.
gopher
trophy
graph
paragraph
write
wrap
wrist
wren
knee
knife
1.
Would you help me ___________________ the gift for Dad?
2.
I won a ___________________ at the spelling bee.
3.
A ___________________ is a small animal that lives in underground holes.
4.
Could I use the ___________________ to cut the cake?
5.
Will you __________________ a thank you note to Grandma?
6.
He broke his _________________ when he fell while skating.
7.
Our teacher wants us to write a __________________ about the War of 1812.
8.
In math, we are learning to read a bar ___________________.
9.
A small ___________________ flew by the window.
10. Did you scrape your ___________________ when your leg got caught in the rosebush? 12
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2.3
Name
Practice ‘ph’ Use the words in the word box and the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.
phone
dolphin
alphabet
sphere
orphan
gopher
graph
photo
asphalt
hyphen
Across
3. A bar ________ 5. A cell ________ 7. A child whose parents are no longer alive 8. Your ABCs 9. Round ball 10. Little tiny line between words (e.g., Smith-Jones) Down
1. Small burrowing animal 2. Another word for a picture taken with a camera 4. Another word for pavement 6. Mammal that swims in the sea 14
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2.3 Continued
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Names
Scavenger Hunt Write a number beside each statement. You will use some numbers more than once. 1.
You would find facts about the life of a person in this kind of book. ________
2.
This kind of book would tell you many facts about things that happened in the past. ________
3.
If you wanted to find out about animal habitats, you would look in this kind of book. ________
4.
You would find mostly maps in this book. ________
5.
This is generally printed every day and has articles about the news and sports. ________
6.
You would find a book about Martin Luther King Jr. here. ______
7.
This might be printed weekly or monthly and has articles about different topics. ________
8.
If you were looking for the location of a country or city, you would look here. ________
9.
If you wanted to know about the life cycle of a honeybee, you would look here. ________
10.
If you wanted to know which team won yesterday’s baseball game, you would look here. ________ Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
2.2
Name
Sound Comparison Do the bolded letters stand for the same sound? Write yes or no.
1.
trophy
funny
_______________________________
2.
knock
kettle
_______________________________
3.
sphere
spear
_______________________________
4.
when
witch
_______________________________
5.
traffic
orphan
_______________________________
6.
nickel
knot
_______________________________
7.
phone
pane
_______________________________
8.
graph
group
_______________________________
9.
write
when
_______________________________
right
_______________________________
10. wrong
Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Fill in the Blanks Use the best word from the box to complete each sentence.
gopher
trophy
graph
paragraph
write
wrap
wrist
wren
knee
knife
1.
Would you help me ___________________ the gift for Dad?
2.
I won a ___________________ at the spelling bee.
3.
A ___________________ is a small animal that lives in underground holes.
4.
Could I use the ___________________ to cut the cake?
5.
Will you __________________ a thank you note to Grandma?
6.
He broke his _________________ when he fell while skating.
7.
Our teacher wants us to write a __________________ about the War of 1812.
8.
In math, we are learning to read a bar ___________________.
9.
A small ___________________ flew by the window.
10. Did you scrape your ___________________ when your leg got caught in the rosebush? 12
Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
2.3
Name
Practice ‘ph’ Use the words in the word box and the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.
phone
dolphin
alphabet
sphere
orphan
gopher
graph
photo
asphalt
hyphen
Across
3. A bar ________ 5. A cell ________ 7. A child whose parents are no longer alive 8. Your ABCs 9. Round ball 10. Little tiny line between words (e.g., Smith-Jones) Down
1. Small burrowing animal 2. Another word for a picture taken with a camera 4. Another word for pavement 6. Mammal that swims in the sea 14
Unit 6 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
2.3 Continued
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