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Zip Line Day: Two-Part Words

Grade 1 phonics: read a zip line story, then read compound words and split two-syllable words like helmet and sunset into parts.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.3.e

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 9 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students read compound words by joining two small words.
  • Students split two-syllable words between two middle consonants to read them.
  • Students read two-syllable words in a short story.

How to use

Read the story together and clap the parts of hilltop and helmet. Then have students answer on their own, reading each word part by part before reading it whole.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.3.e

Decode two-syllable words that follow basic patterns by breaking them into syllables.

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Zip Line Day: Two-Part Words

Read compound words and split two-syllable words.

Read the story

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

Zip Line Day

1Pam and her little brother Max go to a zip line park on a hilltop. A helper hands them each a helmet. Pam puts on her helmet and zips up her jacket.

2Max looks down from the top and gets upset. "That line is too high!" he says. Pam grabs his hand. "Then let's try the small one first," she says.

3Zip! Max zooms past the pine trees and lands on a soft mat. He grins at Pam. "That was so much fun!" he yells.

4Pam and Max ride the zip lines until sunset. Then they sit on a blanket and eat cupcakes from Pam's backpack.

1.
Read paragraph 1. Where is the zip line park?
  • A. in a city
  • B. on a hilltop
  • C. by a river
  • D. at a school
2.
Read paragraph 2. Why does Max get upset?
  • A. He lost his helmet.
  • B. He wants to go home.
  • C. The zip line is too high.
  • D. His jacket is too small.
3.
Read paragraph 4. What do Pam and Max eat at the end of the day?
  • A. pancakes
  • B. popcorn
  • C. peanuts
  • D. cupcakes

Two small words

A compound word is made of two small words. Read each small word. Then read them together: hill + top = hilltop.

4.
Circle the words from the story that are made of two small words.

sunsethelmetcupcakesbackpackjacketuntilhilltopblanket

5.
Put the two small words together. Write the new word.

sand + box =  
gold + fish =  
bath + tub =  
pop + corn =  

6.
Match each compound word to what it means.
  1. hilltop
  2. backpack
  3. sunset
  4. cupcake
  1. A. a bag you carry on your back
  2. B. a small cake baked in a cup
  3. C. the top of a hill
  4. D. the time when the sun goes down

Split and read

Some two-syllable words have two consonants in the middle. Split the word between them: hel | met. Read each part, then read the whole word.

7.
Split each word between the two middle consonants. Write each part.

helmet =   |  
upset =   |  
blanket =   |  
until =   |  

8.
Which word finishes this sentence from the story? Pam zips up her ___.
  • A. jacket
  • B. rocket
  • C. racket
  • D. ticket
9.
Which word is not made of two small words?
  • A. doghouse
  • B. rainbow
  • C. picnic
  • D. starfish

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