A New Flower
Learning Goals
In this chapter, you will learn to:
- Print the alphabet in lower case letters
- Hear, read, and write words with a short /o/ and a short /u/
- Copy short sentences
- Read common sight words in a paragraph
- Answer questions about a story
- State an opinion about a reading
- End a sentence with a period or question mark
Talk About It
- Do you have any grandparents? What will you always remember about them?
Picture Dictionary |
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Use the pictures to help you figure out the words. |
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| grandma | plane | flowers |
| garden | club | know |
| long | time | home |
| smile |
Practice reading these words without the pictures. |
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| time | garden | smile | home | club |
| flowers | long | know | plane | grandma |
Word Skills
Word Patterns
The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. The letter o makes an /o/ sound like in octopus.
Match each word to a picture.
| log | mop | dot | jog | hot |
| cot | cop | pot | top | box |
| 1. ____________ | 2. ____________ | 3. ____________ |
| 4. ____________ | 5. ____________ | 6. ____________ |
| 7. ____________ | 8. ____________ | 9. ____________ |
| 10. ____________ |
Word Patterns
The letter u says /u/ like in up.
Match each word to a picture.
| sun | mud | rug | mug | pup |
| bug | cup | gum | nut |
| 11. ____________ | 12. ____________ | 13. ____________ |
| 14. ____________ | 15. ____________ | 16. ____________ |
| 17. ____________ | 18.____________ | 19. ____________ |
Pick the word that matches the picture. |
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| 20. | mup | mop | |
| 21. | bug | bog | |
| 22. | gum | gom | |
| 23. | jog | jug | |
| 24. | cop | cup | |
| 25. | bux | box |
Read these sentences. Practice writing the words. Begin with an upper case letter. |
| The mug is hot. |
| Is this gum on the rug? |
| Can you mop up the mud? |
| The pup had a nap on the cot. |
| The cop sat on the log. |
You will see these words in the story. They all have the /o/ sound like octopus.
| lot | not | on |
You will see these words in the story. They all have the /u/ sound like up.
| clubs | but | hunt |
Use Your Reading Skills
Listen to A New Flower. Then read A New Flower in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.
Check Your Understanding
1. Who goes on a plane for the first time?
________________ goes on a plane for the first time.
2. What does the grandma see that she has never seen before?
The grandma sees a ________________.
3. What three things do men do back home?
Back home, men ________________, ________________, and ________________.
4. What makes Dave different from the men back home?
Dave is different from the men back home because he knows about ________________.
5. Do you think the grandma likes Dave? Why or why not? Discuss with a classmate.
Writing
Below are all the letters of the alphabet. They are in upper case. Write each letter in lower case. The first one is done for you.
| A ___a___ | B _______ | C _______ | D _______ |
| E _______ | F _______ | G _______ | H _______ |
| I _______ |