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Big Bill
The big man sits in his big rig. 8
The big man is Big Bill. 14
Big Bill will dig. Big Bill will pick. 22
Is it time to pick and dig? 29
It is. It is six. 34
What can Big Bill pick? 39
Big Bill can pick a fat fig. 46
Did Big Bill pick a fat fig? He did. 55
What can Big Bill dig? 60
Big Bill can dig a fat yam. 67
Did Big Bill dig a fat yam? He did. 76
Big Bill
1. What does the big man sit in?
o a fig
o a yam
o a rig
2. What does Big Bill pick?
o a fig
o a yam
o a rig
3. Big Bill can dig a _________.
o big rig
o fat yam
o fat fig
Write five short i words from the story.
Short i Words
Name: __________________________ Fluency #3 Short o
Stick Bugs
Can you spot a bug on this stick? 8
It is a trick! The stick is a bug! 17
Stick bugs look like sticks and stems. 24
Stick bugs will snack on grass. 30
Stick bugs will drop skin off. 36
This lets stick bugs get big. 42
Stick bugs can hiss. 46
Stick bugs can spit glop at bugs. 53
If stick bug glop hits a bug, the bug can not see. 65
Plus, stick bug glop smells bad! 71
Stick bugs can snap off legs to get away. 80
Stick Bugs
1. What do stick bugs spit?
o skin
o glop
o stems
2. How does a stick bug get away?
o The stick bug will hiss.
o The skin drops off.
o The legs can snap off.
3. What does the glop do to a bug?
o The bug can not see.
o The bug’s skin drops off.
o The bug’s legs snap off.
Write 6 S-blend words from the story.
sk sm sn sp st
Name: __________________________ Fluency #10 End Blends
Skunks
Skunks are as big as pet cats. 7
Skunks can nest by ponds. 12
Skunks can dig dens in the damp sand. 20
Skunks nest in the dens. 25
Some skunks nest in logs and stumps. 32
Skunks eat plants and nuts. 37
Skunks rest in the sun. 42
Skunks hunt at dusk. 46
Skunks hunt bugs and duck eggs. 52
Some skunks even hunt frogs! 57
Skunks can run and jump. But skunks are not fast. 67
Skunks can blast a mist. Skunk mist stinks! 75
Skunks
1. Where do skunks dig dens?
o in a nest
o in logs and stumps
o in the damp sand
2. What do skunks hunt?
o bugs and duck eggs
o plants and nuts
o pet cats
3. What do skunks blast?
o a dusk
o a nest
o a mist
Write 10 words from the story.
Short a Short e Short i Short o Short u
Name: __________________________ Fluency #11 Long a: a_e
Rose’s Scones
Rose Nome was at home in bed. Rose woke up at 11
nine. Rose groped for her big red robe and put it on. 23
Rose smiled. Time for lime scones and grape jam! 32
Rose gaped at her big stone stove. Rose dove past 42
the wide stone sink. Rose poked her nose inside the 52
stove and sniffed. Rose froze. 57
At last, Rose spoke: “WHO stole my lime scones?!” 66
Rose saw a note on the stove. Rose read the note: 77
Rose, 78
We owe you ten lime scones. 84
Please send grape jam! 88
- Gram and Gramp Nome 92
Rose’s Scones
1. What did Rose grope for?
o her big red robe
o her big stone stove
o her grape jam
2. Rosa froze because ________________.
o her Gram left ten lime scones
o her Gram and Gramp wrote a note
o her lime scones were missing
3. What do Gram and Gramp want Rosa to send?
o lime scones
o grape jam
o big stones
Write 10 words from the story.
Long o
Name: __________________________ Fluency #14 Long u: u_e
I Like June
My name is Luke. I like June. It is hot in June. I like it 15
when it is hot. I can sit on the grass. I can swim in the 30
lake. I can play on a sand dune. 38
I like June. I play with my cute dog. His name is 50
Duke. I think Duke likes June, too! 57
I like June. Mom, Dad, and I play in a band. My dad 70
plays the flute. My mom plays the lute. And I sing a 82
tune. I sing a tune to June. 89
I like June. I like June a lot. 97
I Like June
1. What does Dad play in the band?
o a lute
o a drum
o a flute
2. What is the dog’s name?
o Duke
o June
o Luke
3. Why does Luke like June?
o He can bike to the dune.
o He can swim in the lake.
o He can play in the mud.
Write 10 words from the story.
Long u
Name: __________________________ Fluency #15 Final E
Jade Stone
Jade stone has been used for centuries. Jade is a 10
prized stone in China. It is like gold in the West. 21
Brave Chinese men dug in unsafe mines, or big pits, 31
to find jade stones. Jade is green like grass. Men in 42
China got big slabs of jade stone in mines and cut bits 54
to make fine jewelry. Men made glazed jade tubes 63
and flat jade disks that had holes on top as art. Men in 76
China used jade stone in vase making as well. 85
Chinese culture still takes pride in its jade. Jade is a 96
fine stone. 98
Jade Stone
1. What is jade?
o a big pit in China
o a gold from the West
o a prized stone from China
2. What color is jade?
o red like fire trucks
o green like grass
o black like rocks
3. Where do you get jade?
o from the West
o from tubes
o from unsafe mines
Write 10 words from the story.
Long a Long e Long i Long o Long u