Watermelon day book unit

Name _______________________________ Study Guide for Watermelon Day

Write the correct word in the blank. beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled

1. The baby bird hid _______________________ its mother�s wings.

2. The waters of the lake _______________________ in the sun.

3. She was safe and __________________________ in her bed.

4. We ________________________ in the dirt to weed the garden.

5. Will you iron the _____________________________ dress?

6. In the __________________________, each member of the team ran very fast.

1. This selection is like a true story because __________________ ________________________________________2. When Jesse first finds her watermelon, how big is it? ___________ ________________________________________3. Pappy says that Jesse�s watermelon will be �just right for a Watermelon Day.� What does he mean?

________________________________________________________________________________4. What season is it when Jesse finds her watermelon? _____________________________________________________5. At first, the watermelon makes a dull sound like ______________ _______________________________________

6. In this story, what does the author mean by �a dark green rind�? (Page 2,Wm day)

________________________________________________________________________________7. How hot does the weather get that summer? _____________ ______________________________________8. Watermelons grow well ___________________________ ________________________________________9. Why does Pappy put the watermelon in the lake �beneath the deep blue shade� of the willow tree?

________________________________________ ________________________________________10. On Watermelon Day, what is one thing that happens while the watermelon

floats? ___________________________________11. The watermelon was cold enough to eat when �the sun began to sink.� What

time of day was that? ____________________________ ________________________________________12. In the story, Craaack!!!, Splittt!, and Poppp!!! are sounds made by

________________________________________13. Jesse feels that �the day stretched like a lazy ol� cat.� What does she mean?

________________________________________ ________________________________________14. During Watermelon Day, what does Jesse keep asking Pappy?

________________________________________

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Name ________________________________ Watermelon Day Voc.1

Watermelon bobbling cousins patch Jessie�s fist Yep melons relay right fuzzy peach

1. Jesse found the _______________ in the corner of the patch.

2. It was not as big as her__________________________.

3. It was bigger than the other _______________ still hiding beneath their _______________ leaves.

4. _______________, it�ll be a big one, just_______________ for a �Watermelon Day.�

5. There would be _______________, big and small and Mama�s _______________ ice cream.

6. They would be _______________ races, and apple _______________.

7. Finally, we would have the biggest watermelon from the _______________. 8. Thinking about it made _______________ mouth water

Base words Untied - tie

Dividevc-cle = (an-kle, sin-gle, sta-ble) v-c =(ro-bot) vc-= (cab-in)

1.watered ___________________

2.patted ___________________

3.unknown ___________________

4.sparkled ___________________

5.skipped ___________________

6.tangling ___________________

7.unironed __________________

8. answered ___________________

9. carried ___________________

10. replacing ___________________

1. tangled __________-________

2. shimmer __________-________

3. sparkles __________-________

4. wrinkles __________-________

5. spider __________-________

6. clover __________-________

7. lemon __________-________

8. dejected _____-______-_____

9. important_____-______-_____

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Name ________________________________ Watermelon Day Voc.2

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1. I lost my ____________________________watch in the park.

2. We saw the buzzards ____________________________over the road.

3. The queen ____________________________the boy for his bravery.

4. Don�t swallow the seeds, ____________________________them out.

5. All your work is right ____________________________this math sheet.

6. This ____________________________is striped and is very large.

7. The water ____________________________and sparkled in the sun.

8. That boy _______________________his face to look like the monkey�s face.

Syllables 1, 2, 3, 4 Words can mean more than one thing: Match

wood bat prune fly flag1. willow ______

2. patted ______

3. shimmery ______

4. nutrition ______

5. banjo ______

6. greenhouse ______

7. vegetables ______

8. germination _____

9. pollination _____

10. coat _____

1. timber ____________

2. cut ____________

3. insect ____________

4. banner ____________

5. lumber ____________

6. move in air ____________

7. flying animal ___________

8. trim ___________

9. club ___________

10. fruit ___________

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Name ________________________________ Watermelon Day Voc. 3

tangled skipped Willow gnats weeping balloon banjo against

1. He stretched the _________________________ until it popped.

2. We were so busy, we _________________________ snack today.

3. Don�t lean _________________________ that window.

4. This tree is called a Weeping _________________________.

5. The little girl is _________________________ because she is lost.

6. My grandfather can play the _________________________

7. The sand _________________________ were biting us at the beach.

8. The wind _________________________ her long, curly hair.

Match: Means the almost same animal small insect metal tangle jelly sun

Compound words

1. knot ______________

2. flea ______________

3. deer ______________

4. jam ______________

5. lead ______________

6. wee ______________

7. star ______________

8. can ______________

9. little ______________.

10. solar ______________

1. post______________

2. sweat______________

3. nut______________

4. oat______________

5. water______________

6. play______________

7. frost______________

8. blood_____________

9. day ______________

10. sun______________

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1. The little melon was round and ________________ in the sand.

2. She ________________ beside it and put her ear against it dark green rind.

3. It made a thick, dull sound like Pappy�s boots when he _______________ them.

4. But her melon had the sweetest ________________ of all.

5. As the summer grew longer, Jesse�s watermelon got ________________.

6. The days were so hot she had to wear shoes so her feet wouldn�t ___________.

7. It was so hot the air ________________ up like an unironed shirt.

8. She waited until she thought her watermelon would ____________ from waiting.

Add re un to make a word Opposite

1. check ___________________

2. safe ____________________

3. plant____________________

4. even_____________________

5. happy____________________

6. write____________________

7. selfish___________________

8. wise____________________

9. fit_____________________

10. play ____________________

1. girl _______________

2. right______________

3. hard______________

4. clean______________

5. back______________

6. true______________

7. lose_______________

8. often _____________

9. toward ____________

10. much_____________

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front

little

seldom

find

away

dirty

boy

left

false

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1. One morning edge the _________________ were coming.

2. Pappy looked at the __________ and said �this looks like Watermelon Day.�

3. The watermelon was full of cool summer _________________.

4. Pappy cut the ropelike vines with his_________________.

5. He set it in the cold, cold water where it floated on the _______________.

6. It will take most of the day to _________________ the watermelon.

7. It floated while mama dished out _________________ ice cream.

8. It floated through a game of _____________ and several ___________ races.

Base Words Circle the exact noun:

1. unwillingly ____________________

2. sunniest ____________________

3. announcers ____________________

4. funniest ____________________

5. surprisingly ____________________

6. reddened ____________________

7. hardening ____________________

8. unlocked ____________________

9. uncompleted ___________________

1. bird parrot

2. friend person

3. place cage

4. seeds food

5. house building

6. man Mr. Barns

7. school place

8. Ford car

9. food hotdog

Name _______________________________ Spelling Review

Watermelon Day Word Box

1. I heard someone ____________________ on the door.

2.She ____________________ her math facts.

3.The ____________________wore shiny armor.

4.The dog went the ____________________ way.

5. I ____________________ words on paper.

6.The ____________________ shows me where to go.

7.My ____________________ is next to my hand.

8.The ____________________ finished another book.

9.The wheels on the __________________ were broken.

10. The new planet was ____________________.

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Watermelon Day Word Search

Name ____________________________DOL �Watermelon Day�

1. we swum every saturday at bills pond Monday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. come to unCle boBs house for thanksgiving

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. the store open on the first wednesday in january Tuesday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. we talkes about the picnic on the fourth of july

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. may we go to washiNgton on monday Wednesday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. did you visited mrs lee in california in july

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. are memorial day in may or june Thursday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. me and dad will goes to utah on saturday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. will veterans day be on monday or tuesday Friday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. you ll flies to oregon on friday

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name________________________________Vocabulary Test Watermelon Day

Directions: Fill in the letter of the definition that fits each vocabulary word.

1. beneath

2. knelt

3. relay race

4. shimmered

5. snug

6 wrinkled

A. shone

B. had many small folds

C. got down on knees

D. under

E. tight or cozy

F. a running contest in which team members take turns

running

Directions: Circle the word that best completes each sentence and write it on the line.

7. The watermelons were still hiding _________________ their mama�s fuzzy leaves. A. snug B. shimmered C. beneath

8. _________________ and apple-bobbing were done on �A Watermelon Day.�

A. Wrinkled B. Relay races C. Knelt

9. The small watermelon was round and _________________ in the sand.

A. snug B. beneath C. knelt

10. Jesse _________________ beside her watermelon.

A. beneath B. knelt C. wrinkled

11. It was such a hot day the air _________________ up like an unironed shirt.

A. relay race B. nearby C. wrinkled

12. The lake _________________as the sun went down.

A. shimmered B. orchard C. beneath

Directions / Explanation for the next few pages….

Phonics Part Explanation for L, S, R, VD, DPT

L means long vowel

S means short vowel

R means r-control (ar/, er/, ir/, or/, ur/)

VD means vowel digraphs (oo/ in moon, oo/ in book etc)

DPT means diphthong (ow/ in cow, ou/ in loud, oi/ in oil, oy/ in boy, etc.)

Teach and Test

Have students cover the words. Call them out 1 at a time and have them write them down. Use as a practice spelling test.

1 Name_____________________________ Watermelon Day

Match Vowel Sounds Sounds: L =long, S =shortR = r-control

1. whole _________________________

2. fly _________________________

3. trade _________________________

4. chick _________________________

5. short _________________________

fork

stay

show

slide

slid

6. tune ______

7. train ______

8. fork ______

9. eight ______

10. those ______

Teach and Test:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

7. ____________________

8. ____________________

9. ____________________

10. ____________________

Voc. Words: beneath, knelt, relay race, shimmered, snug, wrinkled

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

4. ___________________

5. ___________________

- had many small folds

- shone

- got down on knees

- tight or cozy

- a running contest in which team

members take turns running


Sounds: L =long, S =short R = r-control Write the silent letters.

1. first ______

2. fresh ______

3. mumps ______

4. heel______

5. worn ______

6. knit ______

7. gnome ______ ______

8. sign ______

9. know _______ ______

10. write _______ ______

Teach and Test:

1.____________________

2____________________

3. ____________________

4.____________________

5.____________________

6.____________________

7.____________________

8.____________________

9.____________________

10.____________________

Reading Voc. snug, relay race, wrinkled, shimmered, knelt, beneath,

1. ________________ - sh at the beginning of the word

2. 1)________________- two words that have silent letters

2) ________________

3. ________________- the ea stands for the long e sound

4. ________________- sn is at the beginning of the word

5. 1)________________- two words have the long a sound

2) ________________


Sounds: L =long,

S =short R = r-control Add ending to word: Rules: drop the silent e/; change the y to an i/; cvc double the c/

1. blocks ____

2. shape ____

3. stern ____

4. spark ____

5. flock ____

6. (take) + ing ___________________________

7. (big) + est ___________________________

8. (happy) + er ___________________________

9. (lucky) + ly ___________________________

10. (trot) + ed __________________________

Teach and Test:

1.____________________

2.____________________

3.____________________

4.____________________

5 .____________________

6.____________________

7.____________________

8.____________________

9.____________________

10.____________________

Reading Voc. snug, relay race, wrinkled, shimmered, knelt, beneath,

1. Grandmother sat _____________________ the oak tree.

2. Mom _____________________ to tie my shoe.

3. My shirt was _____________________ after I sat on it.

4. My class ran a _____________________ during field day.

5. The water _____________________ and sparkled in the sun.


Sounds: L =long,

S =short R = r-controlDivide into syllables

1. curled____

2. toast ____

3. spade ____

4. club ____

5. thumb ___

6. (napkin) ____________ ____________

7. (wanted) ____________ ____________

8. (jumping) ____________ ____________

9. (candid) ____________ ____________

10. (thimble) ____________ ____________

Teach and Test:

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ___________________________

4. ____________________________

5. ____________________________

6. ____________________________

7. ____________________________

8. ____________________________

9. ____________________________

10. __________________________

Reading Words: snug, relay race, wrinkled, shimmered, knelt, beneath,

1. ________________ - to get down on ones knees

2. ________________ - under something

3. ________________ - races in which members of a team take turns

4. ________________ - shone with a soft sparkle

5. ________________ - became less smooth


Sounds: L = long, S = short R = r-control

X out the word that doesn�t have the same vowel sound as the other two.

1. patch _____

2. geese ____

3. earth ____

4. shut ____

5. curb ____

6. a. spare

7. a. fire

8. a. car

9. a. cheer

10. a. clear

b. hair

b. deer

b. park

b. early

b. deer

c. fear

c. entire

c. hear

c. dear

c. heard

Teach and Test:

1.____________________

2.____________________

3.____________________

4.____________________

5.____________________

6.____________________

7.____________________

8.____________________

9.____________________

10.____________________

Reading Words: relay race, beneath, shimmered, knelt, snug, wrinkled,

1. The clothes ________________ in the hot dryer.

2. The children were ________________ in their warm beds.

3. The moon light ________________ on the lake.

4. In the ___________ ______________, each child had to run around the

tree.

5. We found the cat ________________ the sofa.

Name __________________________ Watermelon Days

Multiple Choice Spelling Review Directions: 1. Look at each answer choice and circle the one that is spelled correctly. 2. Then use the words in the sentences below. 1. noock knoke knock nocke2. knoo noo knewe knew3. poketnife pocketnife poketknife pocketknife4. wrong rong wronge rung5. rwite write rightt writgh6. snig sien sign signne7. nats pnats gnats knats8. riste wrist rist wriste9. unnown unknown unoun unkown10. riter ritter writer writter

11. My favorite _____________________ is Dr. Seuss.

12. The sand____________________ are awful tonight.

13. My brother lost his Boy Scout __________________ in the lake.

14. Goldilocks did not __________________ on the Bears� door.

15. The children will ____________________ a story about a frog.

16. The stranger's name was___________________ to the children.

17. When the boy fell, he broke his ____________________.

18. He hung a new ____________________ above the door.

19. My dad turned the ____________________ way and got lost.

20. Bob ____________________ how to do his math last night.

Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________ Grammar Test � �Watermelon Day�

Skill � Abbreviations Skill Reminder:

� The names of the months are proper nouns. � The names of the months begin with a capital letter.

Directions: Circle the correct abbreviation for each word.

1. March Mr. Mar. Mon.

2. Thursday Thurs. Thsdy. Tues.

3. Saturday St. Satur. Sat.

4. Friday Fr. Feb. Fri.

5. August Ave. Apr. Aug.

Directions: Write each abbreviation correctly on the blank.

6. mar 14 __________________ 7. wed ______________________

8. oct 10 __________________ 9. sept 2 _____________________

Directions: Write each holiday correctly.

10. may day ______________________________________________

11. thanksgiving ____________________________________________

12. election day _________________________________________

13. father�s day _________________________________________

14. new year�s day ___________________________________________

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Watermelon day book unit