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Nia and the Dripping Faucet

Read a story about fixing a dripping faucet, then use context to choose look-alike words, catch misread words and fix them.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.4.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use context to choose between words that look almost the same.
Students notice a misread word that does not make sense and reread to fix it.
Students use clues in nearby sentences to confirm what a word means.

How to use

Have students read the story once on their own. Before they answer, model how you stop, reread and check a word that does not make sense.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.4.c

Use context to confirm or fix word recognition and understanding, rereading as needed.

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Nia and the Dripping Faucet

Reread and use clues to check that every word makes sense.

Read the story

Read the story. If a word does not look right or make sense, stop and reread the sentence.

Saturday with Mr. Okafor

1Mr. Okafor takes care of the tall brick building where Nia lives. He fixes broken lights, sweeps the halls, and keeps the old elevator running. On Saturday morning, Nia knocked on his door. "Can I be your helper today?" she asked. Mr. Okafor smiled and handed her a flashlight.

2Their first stop was apartment 4B. Mrs. Lin had taped a note to her door. It said, "My kitchen faucet will not stop dripping." Nia could hear the drops before she even saw the sink. Plink, plink, plink!

3Mr. Okafor turned off the water under the sink. Then he used a wrench to take the faucet handle apart. Nia held the flashlight steady so he could see. Inside was a tiny rubber ring. "This is called a washer," he said. "It is old and cracked, so water sneaks past it." He put in a new washer and put the handle back together. Nia turned the water on and then off. Not one drop fell.

4Next, they rode the elevator to the roof. A strong breeze tugged at Nia's jacket. Mr. Okafor checked the drain to be sure no leaves were blocking it. "When it storms, the water needs a clear path off the roof," he said.

5At lunch, Nia told her mom about her morning. "I learned that a washer is not only a machine for clothes," she said. "It is also a little ring that stops leaks!"

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