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

Read the story.

Bill's Skill

Jim puts on his mitt. He picks up a ball. The ball fits in his mitt.

Bill grips his bat.

Then Jim flings the ball. The ball spins and spins.

Bill swings and hits the ball.

The ball zips to the brick wall!

"You have a lot of skill, Bill," says Jim.

Where does Bill hit the ball?

to the wall

to the fans

to Jim

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Read the story.

Bill's Skill

Jim puts on his mitt. He picks up a ball. The ball fits in his mitt.

Bill grips his bat.

Then Jim flings the ball. The ball spins and spins.

Bill swings and hits the ball.

The ball zips to the brick wall!

"You have a lot of skill, Bill," says Jim.

Where does Bill hit the ball?

to the fans

to Jim

to the wall

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 i is a vowel. When i comes before a consonant, i does not say its name. Instead, it makes a short i sound (/ǐ/), like in pig or in.

pig

solution

The story says, "Bill swings and hits the ball! The ball zips to the brick wall!" This tells you where Bill hits the ball.

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