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A Weekend with Clover the Guinea Pig

Grade 1 sentence practice: read about a class guinea pig, tell end marks from commas and find the first word of each sentence.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.1.a

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1 Common Core standard
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9 questions
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Details

Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find the first word of each sentence, even when other words have capital letters.
Students tell end marks from commas and match each end mark to its job.

How to use

Read the story together and have students tap each end mark as they read. Then let them answer the questions on their own or with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.1.a

Recognize the features of a sentence, such as its first word, its capital letter, and its end punctuation.

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A Weekend with Clover the Guinea Pig

Tell where each sentence begins and ends.

Read the story

Read the story. Look for the capital letter at the start and the end mark at the end of each sentence.

Clover Comes Home

1Our class has a guinea pig named Clover. This weekend, Clover is at my house! She lives in a big cage. I give her hay, carrots, and peppers. Clover squeaks when she sees food.

2On Sunday, Mom and I clean the cage. Where is Clover? She hides in her little wooden house. Mom puts fresh hay on the floor. Then Clover runs out and sniffs it. Clover is so happy!

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