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Comparing picture words

• Picture words may be used to compare two or more name words.
• To compare two name words, simply add -er at the end of the picture word. The word than helps it.
  • Example: The elephant is bigger than a zebra.
• To compare three or more man words, simply add -est at he end of the picture word. Words like among, of all, and ever are a few helping words.
  • Example: The giraffe is the tallest animal among all the other animals in the zoo.

Picture Words

1. Words like nice, big, small and sweet are picture words. They are also called describing words because these describe persons,places,things and animals.
2. The picture word is in the positive form when we simply describe what we see without comparing what we describe with any other person,place, thing or animal.

The S blends

The s blends are:

• sp- spider
• sn- snail
• st- stairs
• sw- swim
• sc- scarecrow

Picture Words

Picture words are words that describe. These describe persons, places, animals, and things. These picture words tell something about the kind, color, shape or number of a name word.

The L-Blends

These L-blends are

• fl- flower
• cl- clock
• pl- plant
• sl- slide
• gl- glad

Is it red or blue?
Does it look like you?
Is it short or tall?
Does it bounce like a ball?
Is it round or square?
Does it have any hair?
Is it shaped like a bike?
Can you find it on a hike?
Mmmm! What does a wish look like?

-Robin E. Brooks

Notes #3

Words that show actions are called action words.

Notes #2

Grammar Notes:

• She is used in place of a girl’s name.
• he is used in place of a boy’s name.
• They is used in place of two or more persons.
• We is used in place of oneself and another person or other persons.
• It is used in place of an object.

Pronunciation Drills:

SET A: thanks, thin, thick, thing, third, thumb
SET B: bath, wealth, breath, health, teeth, cloth

Language Arts #1

1. I is used for the one who is talking.
2. You is used for the one who is listening.
3. We is used when talking about oneself and others.
4. We, I and You are personal pronouns.

Pronunciation drills:

1. she, shell, shoe, share
2. fish, dish, cash, wash