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Dish Night at Kofi's House

Read a short story about washing dishes and practice reading words with the endings -s, -ed and -ing.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.3.f

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students read words with the endings -s, -ed, and -ing in a story.
  • Students find the base word in words with endings.
  • Students use time clues to choose words with -ed or -ing.

How to use

Read the story aloud together, then have students reread it on their own. Point out one -ed word and one -ing word before they start the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.3.f

Read words that have inflectional endings, such as -s, -ed, and -ing.

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Dish Night at Kofi's House

Read words with -s, -ed and -ing.

Read the story

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

Dish Night

1It is dish night at Kofi's house. After dinner, Grandpa fills the sink with warm water and soap. Kofi and his big sister, Ama, stand next to him.

2Ama is washing the plates. Kofi is drying the cups with a soft towel. Bubbles float up and pop. One bubble lands on Kofi's nose, and he sneezes!

3Last week, Kofi rushed. He splashed water all over the floor, and Grandpa cleaned it up. Tonight, Kofi takes his time.

4At the end, Ama counts the forks. "Ten forks, six cups, and four bowls!" she says. Grandpa thanks Kofi and Ama and turns off the light.

1.
Read paragraph 2. What is Ama doing?
  • A. drying the cups
  • B. washing the plates
  • C. filling the sink
  • D. counting the bowls
2.
Read paragraph 3. What did Kofi do last week?
  • A. He filled the sink with soap.
  • B. He counted all the cups.
  • C. He cleaned up the floor.
  • D. He splashed water on the floor.
3.
Read paragraph 2. Write the word that finishes the sentence.

Kofi is   the cups with a soft towel.

4.
Read paragraph 4. Which word tells what Ama does with the forks?
  • A. counts
  • B. cooks
  • C. covers
  • D. cleans

Look at the endings

Look at the end of each word. -s can mean more than one, or it can be on an action word. -ed tells about something that already happened. -ing tells about something that is happening now.

5.
Look at the bold word. Does the -s mean more than one, or is the bold word an action word?
ten forksGrandpa fills the sinka bubble landssix cupsfour bowlsAma counts
More than oneAction word
6.
Read each sentence. Does the bold word tell about something that already happened, or something that is happening now?
The dog barked.The baby is sleeping.We are singing.Mom mixed the soup.I kicked the ball.Dad is reading.
Already happenedHappening now
7.
Write the base word. The base word is the word without its ending.

splashed →  
turns →  
going →  

8.
Which word is the base word wash with an ending?
  • A. wished
  • B. watched
  • C. washed
  • D. mashed

Finish the sentences

Read each sentence. Look for clues that tell when it happens.

9.
Use each word from the word bank one time to finish the sentences.
Word bank: boats · floated · floating

Right now, my red boat is   in the tub.
I have two toy  .
Yesterday, my blue boat   to the end of the tub.

10.
Add -ing to the word in ( ). Write the new word.

Grandpa is (sweep)   the floor.
Ama is (fold)   the towels.

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