第15章 Lesson 14 My Wobbly Tooth

My bottom tooth came out yesterday. It had been wobbly for a long time. My grandpa told me to wobble it everyday, to help it come out.

Everyday my tooth got looser and looser. I wanted it to come out, so the Tooth Fairy would visit me.

Yesterday, Grandpa and I had an apple for a snack. When I bit into the apple—guess what—my tooth came out.

I put my tooth under my pillow last night. When I woke up this morning, I found a quarter there.

I. Word List

wobbly: loose

Tooth Fairy: in legend, a fairy who leaves money in exchange for a child's tooth which is left under his or her pillow

quarter: twenty-five cents

II. True or False—Write T (true) or F (false) for each sentence.

___ 1. Everyday the writer's bottom tooth came out.

___ 2. The writer ate an apple pie for a snack.

___ 3. The writer wobbled the tooth with a toe.

___ 4. The writer wanted Grandpa to visit him.

___ 5. The writer found a quarter under his pillow.

III. Words that rhyme—Find words in the story that rhyme with these words.

1. rhyme—t _ _ _

2. pack—s _ _ _ _

3. willow—p _ _ _ _ _

4. right—n _ _ _ _

5. pound—f _ _ _ _

IV. Fill in the missing words.

1. He wanted his __________ to come out.

2. He bit into an ____________.

3. There was a ___________ under his pillow.

4. His tooth was __________ for a long time.

5. Many children want the _______________ to visit them.