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

Read the story.

Frog and Dog

Dog sees a box. Frog is in the box!

"Can you hop out of the box?" asks Dog.

"No," says Frog. "The box is too big and long!"

Dog spots a stick. She plops the stick in the box. Now, Frog can hop out!

What does Dog put in the box?

a frog

a stick

a paw

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question

Read the story.

Pop's Clock

Oh no! Pop drops his clock.

Dot spots Pop's clock. She gets the clock for Pop.

Dot says, "No more tick tock for that clock!"

Pop says, "We can stop at the shop. They can fix the clock!"

Where will Pop and Dot go?

to the pond

to the shop

to the spot

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 o is a vowel. When o comes before a consonant, o does not say its name. Instead, it makes a short o sound (/ŏ/), like in pot or ox.

pot

solution

The story says, "We can stop at the shop." This tells you where Pop and Dot will go.

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