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| a | finish | 1 | to turn over and over | |
| b | mittens | 2 | to make by putting things together | |
| c | help | 3 | glass that you can see out of | |
| d | neighbour | 4 | to add something attractive | |
| e | bucket | 5 | a person who lives beside you | |
| f | yard | 6 | a container with a handle | |
| g | roll | 7 | to make a job easier for another person | |
| h | decorate | 8 | an area of land around a house | |
| i | build | 9 | warm coverings for your hands | |
| j | window | 10 | to complete or come to the end of an activity |
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Grammar note |
| A noun is a person, place or thing
(example: father, Hawaii, car). A verb is an action word (example: run, sing, jump). |
Which words in the vocabulary list above are nouns? Which words are verbs?
| nouns: | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | |||||
| verbs: | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |
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Note |
| The verbs in the vocabulary list above are in
the present tense (now or every day). Example: I help my mother do the dishes. Some of the verbs in the story are in the past tense (before now). Example: I helped my mother do the dishes yesterday. |
Look for the verbs below in the story. How do you write them in the past tense?
| present | past | |
| help | helped | |
| roll | __________ | |
| build | __________ | |
| decorate | __________ | |
| finish | __________ |
B. Do you understand how to use the words from the story? Fill in the blanks:
1. Naoko _______________ Jack fix his snowman.
- helped
- decorate
- build
- yard
2. Jack _______________ his snowman with a carrot.
- rolled
- help
- decorated
- bucket
3. Jack and Naoko are new _______________.
- mittens
- yard
- neighbours
- finished
4. Naoko's snowman is in her _______________.
- window
- bucket
- yard
- built
5. The children _______________ the snow into a ball.
- rolled
- yard
- decorate
- mittens
C. Do you understand what the story is about? Answer the comprehension questions:
1. What time of year is it in this story?
- winter
- summer
- spring
- fall
2. Who tells Naoko she can play outside?
- her mother
- Jack
- her father
- the snowman
3. Who are Jack and Naoko?
- They are best friends.
- They are new neighbours.
- They are brother and sister.
- They are mother and father.
4. What was the problem with Jack's snowman?
- It lost its nose.
- It was too cold.
- It had no hat.
- Its head fell off.
5. What does Jack share with Naoko?
- his window
- a carrot
- his mittens
- his pine cones
