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Have a friend give you each type of word to fill in the blanks. Then read the story aloud!
Pecos Bill once traveled to _______________ to help build an ____________ __________. People came from miles around to see this _________________ cowboy in person.
Bill picked up a huge stack of _________________ and some _________________ and got right to work. Widowmaker, his horse, carried ___________________ __________________ .
At lunchtime, Pecos Bill poured _________________ and black pepper on his chili. Suddenly, he felt a sneeze coming on, so everyone began to ___________! Pecos Bill sneezed so hard that ________________ ended up in _________________________. Houses rolled like tumbleweeds, and a large _________________ landed in a ______________ .
It took Pecos Bill more than a year to ___________ everything back to where it belonged.
Standards Link: Grammar: Use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly in writing; understand the meaning of words from context clues.
Widowmaker was no ordinary horse. Instead of apples or carrots, he used to chomp on this unusual treat that Pecos Bill gave him. Cross out every other apple to reveal it.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Lots of cowboys know how to make a lasso out of a rope. But Pecos Bill invented the first lasso and he did not use a rope. Lasso every other letter to see what he used.
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