DIGRPAHS

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Shelly, the Shark sh- Words
Shelly, the shark, ship sharp
loves the beach. shelly shop
She swims by the shed shiny
shore smiling with shell shadow
her shiny, sharp teeth. shark shallow
She swims by a ship Questions:
hoping to make a new 1. What is the name of the
friend, but the people shark?
shout out, “Shark! 2. Where does Shelly like to
swim?
Shark!” over again.
3. What do the people shout
Shelly is just a big, shy out when they see Shelly?
fish having fun in the 4. What is a synonym for
shallow water. shout? [whisper, yell, sing]
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My Puppy, Flash -sh Words
My new puppy, Flash, fish rush
loves to take a bath. dish brush
I wash him as he wish leash
goes splash splash. flash crash
Then, I dry him off and trash fresh
brush and brush and Questions:
brush him. He smells so 1. What is my new puppy’s
fresh, when I am done. name?
I put him on a leash and 2. After I dry him, what do I
do?
take him for a walk.
3. What do I put on him for a
I cherish my new walk?
puppy, Flash. 4. What is a synonym for
cherish? [dislike, old, love]
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The Tooth fairy -th Words
One day, Beth woke Beth path
up with a toothache. teeth both
She went to the south fifth
dentist, and he asked with mouth
her to open her mouth. tooth worth
Dr. Smith pulled her Questions:
tooth and told her 1. What did Beth wake up
to put it underneath with?
her pillow. 2. What did the dentist ask
Beth to open?
The tooth fairy came
3. Who visited Beth the
and left a coin worth night she lost her tooth?
twenty-five cents. 4. What is a synonym for
worth? [value, under, left]
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The Three Kittens th- Words
Theo, Thelma, and Thad that there
are three little kittens. the then
They like to jump, play, think thin
and run around the they these
kitchen. Theo is thirsty, three thirsty
so he stops to get a Questions:
drink. Thelma and 1. What are the names of the
Thad keep jumping three kittens?
and playing. 2. Why does Theo stop to get
a drink?
They think they are
3. The kittens think they are
children, but they are what?
just three little kittens.

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Chip, the Chipmunk ch- Words
Chip, the chipmunk, chip chest
came down the cherry what chill
tree. He chased the chap check
children who had chin chase
a bag of cheese. chip cherry
The children gave the Questions:
bag to Chip, and he took 1. What did Chip go down?
off with the cheese. 2. Who did Chip, the
He chewed and chewed Chipmunk, chase?
3. What did the children give
and chewed until he ate
Chip?
up the bag of cheese. 4. What is a synonym for
chew? [munch, threw,
chase]
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Pumpkin Patch -ch Words
Mrs. Rich’s class went inch bench
to the pumpkin patch rich patch
to look for a bunch of punch lunch
pumpkins. watch peach
When they were done, hatch beach
the children sat down Questions:
on a bench to eat 1. Where did Mrs. Rich’s class
their lunch. go?
Mrs. Rich gave each 2. Why did Mrs. Rich’s class
go the the pumpkin patch?
child a sandwich, a
3. What did Mrs. Rich give
peach, and a cherry each child for lunch?
punch. 4. What is a synonym for
look? [hide, search, find]
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What am I? wh- Words
What am I? I am black when who
and white. I live in the whale what
ocean, where there are whiff white
miles of water in which where whip
to swim. When I was why which
born, I was very large. Questions:
Now, I am huge and 1. What colours am I?
strong. I can whip up 2. What do I make when I
out of the waters and whip out of the water?
3. Who am I?
make a big splash.
4. What is a synonym for
Who am I? What am I? whip? [swim, dance, leap]
Well, I am Wally; Wally,
the whale.
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Spring Time -ng Words
I sing, you sung, we all sing long
sang a song about wing sang
spring. Spring time is song swing
here; a time for cheer. sting stung
Spring brings joy and spring thing
smiles. Questions:
The flowers have 1. What season did
sprung. Butterflies we all sing about?
spread their wings, 2. What happens in the
Spring to the flowers?
and children go to
3. What do butterflies
the park and swing. spread?
Spring time is here! 4. What is a synonym for
sprung? [bloom, leave, fall]
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Kickball -ck Words
Nick kicks the ball and nick trick
starts to run. “Run tick stick
quick, Nick!” said coach pick rick
Rick. Nick looks back and sick slick
says, “Okay Coach.” kick click
He turns to get back Questions:
on track in getting to 1. Who kicked the ball?
first base. When Nick 2. What did Coach Rick say
got to first, he pulled to Nick after he kicked
the ball?
up his thick socks and
3. What did Nick pull up
smiled. Coach said, when he got to first?
“You made it Nick!” 4. What is a synonym for
thick? [sturdy, light, thin]
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Elephant Ride -ph- Words
Ralph and his nephew, phone ralph
Phil, went to the zoo. nephew gopher
First, Phil wanted to elephant photo
see the amphibians. [frogs] sphere phase
Next, Phil wanted to ride graph dolphin
an elephant. Up, up, up, Questions:
he climbed on top. 1. Who went on a trip to the
The elephant took Phil zoo?
for a ride. Ralph got out 2. What did Phil want to see
first at the zoo?
his phone and took a
3. What did Phil get to ride?
photo. Ralph is going to 4. What is a synonym for
make a pamphlet of pamphlet? [poem, story,
their day at the zoo. small booklet]
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Mr. Wright’s Socks wr- Words
“Mr. Wright, your socks write wrap
are wrinkled,” said the wrist wrestle
class. Mr. Wright bends wrong wright
down and takes his wreath wrote
hands and wrists and wriggle wreck
pulls up his socks.
Questions:
Down his socks fall again.
1. What did the class
Mr. Wright wrestles with say to Mr. Wright?
his socks. The class 2. What did Mr. Wright class
wrapped a gift for Mr. do for him?
Wright. It’s a pair of new 3. What was r. Wright’s gift?
socks. Mr. Wright smiles 4. What is a synonym for
and wriggles over his wriggles? [stand, wiggle,
new socks. dance]
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The Knight kn- Words
Knights are very brave. knight knob
A knight would guard the know knife
castle where the king knee knot
and queen lived. knuckle knit
They had a knack on how knock knack
to put their armor on. Questions:
Their armor and shield 1. Who guarded the castle?
was to protect their 2. What did knights have a
body, knees, and knack for?
3. What did their armour
knuckles. Knights even
protect?
had their own horse. 4. What is a synonym for
I want to be a knight! knack? [gift, leave, skill]

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The Lamb and the -mb Words
Honeycomb lamb crumb
comb numb
One day, I saw a lamb
limb tomb
standing by a tree.
climb jamb
There on a limb was a
thumb womb
large honeycomb with
a lot of bees around it. Questions:
I knew not to climb the 1. What did I see
tree, because there standing by a tree?
2. What was on a limb of a
was one bee the size of
tree?
my thumb. The lamb and 3. One bee was the size of
I got away from the what?
bees and the honeycomb 4. What is a synonym for
before we got stung. limb? [branch, trunk, root]
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The Quiz -qu Words
Ms. Quinn, our quiz quote
teacher, gave us a quiz. quiet quit
We had to be very quiver quarter
quiet. She gave us queen quest
some questions, and Quinn quilt
we had to answer them. Questions:
Sometimes, I quiver 1. What did Ms. Quinn give
before a quiz, but I the class?
think of what Ms. Quinn 2. Sometimes before a quiz
what would I do?
taught me, “to do my
3. What did I learn about
best.” Now, I don’t taking a quiz?
quiver when it’s time 4. What is a synonym for
to take a quiz. quiver? [laugh, cry, shake]
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The Princess Frog -ss Words
There once was a pass chess
princess named Tess. glass across
She liked to wear a kiss dress
dress and glass slippers. grass boss
One day, she went down miss princess
to a pond. She picked up Questions:
a frog and gave it a kiss. 1. What did Tess like to
She was hoping the frog wear as the princess?
would turn into a prince, 2. What did the princess
but instead Tess turned give the frog?
3. What did Tess turn into?
into a frog. She hopped
4. What is a synonym for
across the pond and is across? [under, over, one
now the princess frog. side to another ]
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Winter Vacation -dge Words
Our dad drove us to a ski- lodge edge
lodge in his Dodge truck. It dodge ledge
was pretty over the ridge ridge nudge
fridge pledge
of the mountain. We met
badge smudge
a judge who made good
fudge. He always kept Questions:
some in the fridge. On the 1. Where did our dad drive us
to in his Dodge truck?
way home, we stopped at 2. What did the judge make
a bridge and took that was good?
pictures close to a ledge 3. Where did we take
pictures?
to remember our winter
4. What is a synonym for
vacation at the ski lodge. ledge? [cliff, stream, pond]
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