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Two Greedy Bears

(Part 1 of booklet)

Name: ________________________

Color: _______________________

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Vocabulary

greedy thirsty cub burst

ache equal argue growl

patience appetite crumb divide

Directions: Put the words in alphabetical (ABC) order. After that,

write definitions for these words and write the part of speech:

Alphabetical

(ABC) Order

Definition Part of

Speech

1. ___________ __________________________________

2. ___________ __________________________________

3. ___________ __________________________________

4. ___________ __________________________________

5. ___________ __________________________________

6. ___________ __________________________________

7. ___________ __________________________________

8. ___________ __________________________________

9. ___________ __________________________________

10. ___________ __________________________________

11. ___________ __________________________________

12. ___________ __________________________________

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Vocabulary practice

greedy thirsty cub burst

stomach ache equal argue growl

patience appetite crumb divide

Directions: Write the vocabulary word that best matches the

picture.

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Comprehension Questions

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the title of the story?

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2. Why did the bear cubs get a stomach ache?

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3. Why did the bear cubs argue about the cheese?

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4. What did the fox make sure to do when she broke the

cheese in two?

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5. What were left at the end of the story?

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6. What do you think the lesson of the story is?

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Word count cinquain

Diamante

Diamante poem (diamond poem) is a poem that makes a shape of a

diamond.

Line 1: One noun for Topic A

Line 2: Two adjectives that describe Topic A

Line 3: Three “-ing” verbs that describe Topic A

Line 4: Two nouns about Topic A and two nouns about Topic B

Line 5: Three “-ing” verbs that describe Topic B

Line 6: Two adjectives that describe Topic B

Line 7: One noun for Topic B

_______________

noun

____greedy________ _______________

adjective adjective

_______________ _______________ _______________

verb (ing) verb (ing) verb (ing)

_____________ ______________ ______________ _____________

noun noun noun noun

_______________ _______________ _______________

verb (ing) verb (ing) verb (ing)

____giving_________ _______________

adjective adjective

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noun

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Shape Poem

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Exercise for your brain

Can you figure the answers out?

1. There are four days which start with the letter “t”. Two of

them are Tuesday and Thursday. What are the other two?

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2. Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the

second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth

was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?

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3. As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives.

Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats.

Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,

How many were there going to St. Ives?

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4. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two

letters to it?

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5. What occurs twice in a week, once in a year but never in a

day?

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6. You have a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain. You must

cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the

fox with the chicken, he will eat it. If you leave the chicken

with the grain, he will eat it. How can you get all three across

safely?

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Comparative

and

Superlative

Adjectives (Part 2 of booklet)

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Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things.

Superlative adjectives are used to compare many things.

Directions: Draw a picture to match the words.

happy happier happiest

small smaller smallest

wet wetter wettest

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Syllables

Syllables are the beats in a word. Each vowel sound is one

beat.

The number of syllables in a word depends on its sound

not its spelling. For example, ‘dog’ is a one-syllable word

and ‘spider’ is a two-syllable word.

Find words in the story with one, two and three syllables.

One syllable Two syllables Three syllables

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One-Syllable Adjective

For one syllable adjective, add ‘er’ for comparative and

‘est’ for superlative.

tall taller tallest

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

old

long

smaller

fastest

stronger

cool

colder

cleanest

dark

lighter

softer

thickest

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One-Syllable Adjective

Ending with “e”

For one syllable adjective ending with an “e”, add ‘r’ for

comparative and ‘st’ for superlative.

large larger largest

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

wise

huge

stranger

closest

safe

braver

rudest

cute

nice

wide

finest

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One Syllable Adjective

Ending with a Single (one) Vowel and Single (one)

Consonant

Color the vowels orange and the color the consonants

green.

ⓐⓑⓒⓓⓔⓕⓖⓗⓘⓙⓚⓛⓜⓝⓞⓟⓠⓡⓢⓣⓤⓥⓦⓧⓨⓩ

For one syllable adjective ending with a single consonant

and single vowel before it, double the last consonant and

then add ‘er’ for comparative and ‘est’ for superlative.

big bigger biggest

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

thin

fat

sad

slimmer

hottest

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Two Syllable Adjectives

For a two syllable adjective that does not end with “y”,

add ‘more’ in front of the adjective for comparative and

‘most’ in front of the adjective for superlative.

handsome more handsome most handsome

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

peaceful

most careful

thoughtful

complete

more graceful

most dreadful

famous

more honest

joyful

most active

boring

useless

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Two Syllable Adjectives Ending with –y

For a two syllable adjective ending with “y”, change the

“y” to “i", and then add ‘er’ for comparative and ‘est’ for

superlative.

lazy lazier laziest

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

bumpy

heavy

iciest

tiny

heavier

loveliest

prettier

friendly

noisiest

happy

naughty

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Three or More Syllables Adjective

If the adjective is a three or more syllable adjective, add

‘more’ in front of the adjective for comparative and

‘most’ in front of the adjective for superlative.

important more important most important

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

generous

intelligent

more interesting

most popular

expensive

more beautiful

adventurous

more believable

necessary

most harmonious

comfortable

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Two Syllable Adjectives That Follow Two Rules

There are adjectives that follow two different rules.

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

clever cleverer cleverest

clever more clever most cleverest

gentle

gentle

friendly

friendly

quiet

quiet

simple

simple

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Irregular Adjective

There are irregular adjectives that do not follow any of the

rules.

Directions: Fill in the chart with the correct form of the

adjective.

Positive Form Comparative

Form Superlative Form

good better

bad worse

little less

many more