IXL | Read short e stories | 1st grade language arts

Read the story.

Tess

Tess sees Jed. He has a big blue shell. Tess wants one too!

She bends down and digs in the sand. Tess finds a little pink shell.

Then she sees a red shell! Tess likes her big red shell.

What shell does Tess like?

the little blue shell

the big red shell

the little pink shell

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question

Read the story.

The Web

Look! I see a big web. It is next to my desk. A bug with red legs sits in the web.

"Help me, Rex!" I say. Rex gets the bug with a net. Then he sets it on a green stem.

Rex is the best!

What does Rex use to get the bug?

a net

a green jar

his hands

key idea

When a vowel comes before a consonant, the vowel usually does not say its name. It makes a short vowel sound instead.

The letter e is a vowel. When e comes before a consonant, e does not say its name. Instead, it makes a short e sound (/ĕ/), like in net or elf.

net

elf

solution

The story says, "Rex gets the bug with a net." This tells you what Rex uses to get the bug.

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