The enormous turnip

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1. We went on a _______________________ ride on Saturday.

2. An __________________________can do flips.

3. This turnip has a_________________________ smell.

4. Did you see the _________________ dog run from the room?

5. My cup has a ____________________ down the side of it.

6. Some people ___________________________ their gum.

7. We have to ________________________ for our trip.

1. counted ___________ ______

2. singing ___________ ______

3. friendly ___________ ______

4. smoothly ___________ ______

5. jumping ___________ ______

6. careful ___________ ______

7. nicely ___________ ______

8. return ________ _____

1. mouse ____

2. appreciate ____

3. circle ____

4. enormous ____

5. teamwork ____

6. once ____

7. create ____

8. directions ____

smack horseback black acrobat strong pack crack

Divide the word into two parts. Syllables 1,2,3,4

count ed 1

Name ______________________________ The Enormous Turnip

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1. We _____________________ we saw a cat. (thought, through)

2. Did you buy a ____________________ ? (clock, climb)

3. The ________________________ are here. (growing, grown-ups)

4. We were__________________ what to do. (told, team)

5. The story could be a ___________________ story. (read, real)

6. This week�s story takes place in________________. (Robert, Russia)

7. The Enormous Turnip is a ______________. (folktale, reality fiction)

1. carried ________________

2. piled ________________

3. cried ________________

4. rewrite _______________

5. chewing ________________

6. walker ________________

7. copied ________________

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. ___________________

Root Words ABC ORDER

__worry

__woman

__team

1 sentence

__sweet

__strong

__ window

__ tomato

sentence


carry

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1. Mom and Dad c .

2. at the beach ___

3. Jill�s puppy ___

4. Joe�s coat ___

5. Kim and I ___

6. a penny ___

7. Grandmother ___

1. Mr. Shultz 3 .

2. outside _____

3. at midnight _____

4. Mr. Tommy _____

5. at our desks _____

6. lunchtime _____

7. Pembroke _____

8. today _____

I wrote my name .

________ I answered the questions.

1 . The papers were handed out.

________ I listened to the directions.

______ Then I went home.

_______ I went to the store to get groceries.

1 . I made a grocery list, first.

_______ I paid for the groceries and left.

Match pronouns to the nouns: Use the letters.

1. Where 2. When 3. WhoWrite the numbers.

SEQUENCING 1,2,3,4Put each section in order

a. She

b. We

c. They

d. His

e. Her

f. It

g. There

h. We

Name ________________________________The Enormous Turnip

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1. _________ ___________ not like to eat bugs. (I�d)

2. ________ _________ go to the parade tomorrow. (Let�s)

3. Please ________ _______ go without me! (don�t)

4. You ________ ________ eaten all your lunch. (haven�t)

5. ______ ______ going on a field trip. (I�m)

6. I ______ ______ go into the swimming pool alone! (won�t)

7. We are leaving at ______ _____ __________. (o�clock)

1. children ____ 1. ____________________________....

2. feet ____

3. glass ____

4. clock ____

5. boxes ____

6. student ____

7. mice ____

8. grass ____

2. _________________

3. _________________

4. _________________

5. _________________

6. _________________

7. _________________

8. _________________

ABC ORDER One = 1More than 1= M

__grow

__gate

__goat

__girl

__dome

__dust

_1_den

__dot

Contractions: Write the 2 words in the blanks of the clock not would am


I would

M den

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1. We are not the same! ___________________________

2. She drew the pictures.____________________________

3. A crowd of people. _______________________________

4. It goes up into outer space. ________________________

5. It has a lot of value. ______________________________

6. Tugged with all your might. __________________________

7. He writes the story. _______________________________

1. battle _______ - _______

2. dresser _______ - _______

3. cotton _______ - _______

4. happy _______ - _______

5. dessert _______ - _______

6. apples _______ - _______

7. better _______ - _______

8. pizza _______ - _______

1. vegetable ____

2. spoiled ____

3. not shiny ____

4. spotted ____

5. raced ____

6. amazing ____

7. get bigger ____

8. enormous ____

Match word meaning.DIVIDE: VC - CV

bat tle a. saw

b. ruined

c. grow

d. huge

e. turnip

f. dull

g. exciting

h. run


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1

1

1. trade _____

2. rust _____

3. dust _____

4. short _____

5. cat _____

1._______________________

2._______________________

3._______________________

4._______________________

5._______________________

6. rope _____

7. state _____

8. for _____

9. lost _____

10.pond _____

6._______________________

7._______________________

8._______________________

9._______________________

10. _____________________

Match the meaning to the word. 1._____enormous

2._____granddaughter

3._____grew

4._____turnip

5._____strong

6._____planted

A. put in the ground to grow

B. a kind of vegetable root

C. became bigger

D. very large

E. powerful

F. a daughter of one�s son or daughter

Name _____________________________ The Enormous Turnip

Sounds L �long, S � short, R - r-control

Teach and Test

2

2

1. six _____

2. yard _____

3. blocks _____

4. click _____

5. whale _____

1.______________________

2._______________________

3._______________________

4._______________________

5._______________________

6. hurt _____

7. sea _____

8. old _____

9. code _____

10.neck _____

6. ______________________

7. ______________________

8. ______________________

9. ______________________

10. _____________________

enormous granddaughter mouse plant strong turnip

1.The lady�s _______________________ helped her plant.

2.The ___________________ pulled on the giant turnip.

3.The ____________ man pulled it out of the ground.

4.The _______________________turnip fed the whole village.

5.It is time to __________________the new seeds.

6.The seeds came from a giant ____________________.



Teach and Test

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3

1. first _____

2. fresh _____

3. mumps _____

4. heel _____

5. page _____

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

4. ________________________

5. __________________________

6. true _____

7. ant _____

8. car _____

9. piece _____

10.job _____

6. _________________________

7. _________________________

8. _________________________

9. _________________________

10. ________________________

Meanings: enormous granddaughter planted grew strong turnip

1. The old woman and her ____________________________ worked hard.

2. Her garden had an ___________________________ turnip.

3. They ____________________________ different kinds of seeds.

4. The flower seeds _______________________ tall.

5. The ___________________________ grew and grew.

6. The old woman wasn�t as__________________________ as the old man.



Teach and Test

4

4

1.old _____

2.used _____

3.cross _____

4.earth _____

5.tie _____

1. ______________________

2. _____________________

3. ______________________

4. ______________________

5. ______________________

6. trot _____

7. north _____

8. cold _____

9. dog _____

10. east _____

6.______________________

7.______________________

8.______________________

9.______________________

10._____________________

Meanings: strong enormous granddaughter turnips planted grew

1.The cat _________________ enormous.

2. I _____________________________ a garden last summer.

3.They have a _______________________________________.

4.I don�t like to eat ________________________________.

5.Who _______________________ that tree?

6.The opposite of _____________________ is weak.



Teach and Test

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1. black _____

2. pay _____

3. those _____

4. shark _____

5. rose _____

1.______________________

2.______________________

3.______________________

4.______________________

5.______________________

6. fire _____

7. stuck _____

8. tent _____

9. shirt _____

10. west _____

6._______________________

7.____________________________

8._______________________ 9._____________________________

10.______________________

Reading Words: Strong Planted Turnip Enormous Granddaughter

1.___________________________ is the opposite of tiny.

2.___________________________ is the opposite of weak.

3.___________________________ is the opposite of dig up.

4.___________________________ is the opposite of grandson.

5.___________________________ is the same as vegetable.


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

Teach and Test

Name: ______________________Date: _______________ Grammar Test �The Enormous Turnip� Skill � Nouns Skill Reminder:

� A noun names a person, place, thing, or animal.

Directions: Write the noun from each group of words on the blank.

1. crow, flying, up ____________________________

2. planted, field, dry ____________________________

3. wide, fence, old ____________________________

4. smiled, noisy, tractor __________________________

5. once, pulled, farmer __________________________

Directions: Write the noun in each sentence on the blank.

1. That man works hard. __________________________

2. Look at his hands. _____________________________

3. The shovel is heavy. ___________________________

4. Where is the horse? ___________________________

5. Ride in the wagon. ____________________________

6. His wife is waiting. ___________________________

7. A sandwich would taste good. ____________________

Name_____________________________ The Enormous TurnipVocabulary Review

Directions: Match the definition to the word, and write the letter on the line.

1. grew ____ A. very, very big

2. turnip ____ B. got bigger

3. enormous ___ C. put something in the ground so it would grow

4. strong ____ D. a round vegetable that grows under the

ground and may be white or yellow

5. granddaughter ___ E. full of power; not weak

6. planted ___ F. the daughter of a person�s son or daughter

Directions: Circle the correct word and write it on the line.

7. The old woman called her _______________.

A. strong B. turnip C. granddaughter

8. Once upon a time an old man ________________ a turnip.

A. planted B. enormous C. strong

9. He told the turnip, �Grow, grow, little turnip, grow __________.�

A. strong B. planted C. enormous

10. The turnip ________________ up sweet and strong.

A. planted B. granddaughter C. grew

11. The turnip was ________________

A. granddaughter B. enormous C. planted

12. Up came the ________________ at last.

A. grew B. strong C. turnip

Name _______________________ Voc. for The Enormous Turnip

______________________________Vocabulary words for: The Enormous Turnip

granddaughter, planted, grew, strong, enormous, turnip

Here are Mrs. Smith and her granddaughter, Millie. They live next door to me.

Mrs. Smith has an enormous garden that covers almost her whole backyard. Last year, she grew vegetables, such as beans and carrots. She also planted many flowers in the soil.

Millie waters the garden and picks the vegetables. Mrs. Smith pulls weeds. She is strong enough to pull weeds out of the ground by herself.

The other day, Mrs. Smith brought my family tomatoes, beans, and one giant turnip. I like living next door to Mrs. Smith. (91 Words)

I like helping Grandma in her garden. I like it when she says, �Good job, Granddaughter.�

Once we planted an apple tree. The tree grew fast. Its branches were thin, but they were strong. Soon I saw big, red apples in the tree.

Another time I helped Grandma dig up something really big.

It was enormous. I asked Grandma if it was a potato. She told me it was a turnip. (71 Words) Total of the whole page is (164 Words)

Name __________________________ The Enormous Turnip Multiple Choice Spelling Test

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. blaik blayk black blake2. prack pake payk pack3. cack crack crayk crak4. snak smake snack snayk5. horseback horsebak hoseback hoerseback6. rockett rokett rocket rockyet7. fock flonk flok flock8. lok lock loyk leck9. clock clok clocke cloke10. spock shok shock shouk

11. The _____________________ lifted off from Cape Canaveral.

12. My favorite shirt is ____________________ and white.

13. My mom ____________________ a picnic lunch for the park.

14. I was __________________ to see the cow jump over the moon.

15. The horse had a ____________________ of carrots and grain.

16. He was late because his ___________________ was broken.

17. ________________________ the gate after you go out.

18. A ____________________ of geese flew south for the winter.

19. Do you see the ____________________ in the windshield?

20. ____________________ riding is Bob�s favorite sport.

Name _______________________________________ Spelling Crossword

The Enormous Turnip Word Box

C B O A P P R E C I A T E C R

V N U Z R A G O E L O C K H O

S M A C K C R B L A C K O O C

S H O C K K O Z T J A Z C R KR K E L T U W I C I N N G S ES I S F I E K F R C D O W E T

U A G L A S T L A L E Y M B P

M S H B N O F O C O B K Q A E

A C R O B A T C K C Z T O C NM O U S E R U K K K O I T K X

1. I saw a ___________________ cat.

2. Do you have a ___________________ of gum?

3. The ___________________ ran up the clock.

4. There is a ___________________ in the sidewalk.

5. How much did that plant___________________?

6. I always have a ___________________ after school.

7. The ___________________ did several flips.

8. ___________________ riding is hard for me.

9. I ___________________ your help.

10. NASA sent a ___________________ into space.

11. Static electricity gave me a ___________________.

acrobatappreciate black clock crack flock grow horseback last lock mouse pack rocket shock smack

Name:_____________________________________ Study Guide �The Enormous Turnip�

Vocabulary Words:enormous granddaughter grew planted strong turnip

1. The wind was so _________________ it blew the tall tree over.

2. This box is a surprise for my ______________________.

3. I grew a _________________ in my garden.

4. The little seed _________________ into a big tree.

5. We _________________ some flowers in the garden.

6. The balloon got bigger and bigger until it was _______________.

Comprehension:

1. This story takes place __________________________.

last week in the future last year a long time ago

2. �The Enormous Turnip� is most like a ___________________

_______________________.

3. Where does the turnip grow? _______________________

4. The old man tells the turnip to grow sweet. In this story sweet

means to ____________________________________.

5. The old man also tells the little turnip to grow ___________

_________________________________.

6. Who first tries to pull up the turnip? ________________

7. The old man calls first to the ___________________.

8. Whom does the granddaughter ask for help? _______________.

9. The last to help pull is the _____________________.

10. �The Enormous Turnip� is about _________________ _____________________________________________.

11.What lesson does this story teach? _____________

___________________________________________

12. Why does the writer keep saying some parts again and again?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

13. Is this story real or make-believe? ________________

Tell why? _______________________________________

14. List the people and animals who try to pull up the turnip.

Name them in the order that they begin pulling.

1. _____________________ 4. _____________________

2. _____________________ 5. _____________________

3. _____________________ 6. _____________________

Name _______________________________________

Name __________________________________ Dictionary Skills Date: ______________________ The Enormous Turnip

1. enormous: page ____________

(Guide Words) _________________, ___________________

____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________.

2. turnip: page _______________ (Guide Words) _________________, ___________________

____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________.

3. plant: __________________

(Guide Words) _________________, ___________________

___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

4. strong: _____________________

(Guide Words) _________________, __________________

_____________________________________________________

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1. how much did the turnip weigh

2. the pull old man could up not it

3. what a big turnip it was

4. that is a funy storey

5. a rabit cood eat a turnip

6. would a dear eatt a turnip

7. the turnip grew all summer

8. the old man neded some help

9. the at last came up turnip

10.how hapy the old man was

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