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Brick and Mortar Words

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Brick and Mortar Words

Brick words carry the main meaning: nouns, action verbs, and describing words. Mortar words connect ideas and show relationships: words such as the, in, and, to, and because. Read the mini-story, then use its words to solve the challenges.

The Rooftop Garden Mystery

At sunrise, Elijah hurried to the rooftop garden. A tiny trail of soil crossed the tiles and ended beside a blue watering can. She lifted it and found a folded note: “Look under the tallest sunflower.” Behind the sunflower, Elijah discovered a packet of seeds. She smiled and planted them in a sunny corner.

1.In the mini-story, choose the group made up entirely of brick words.
  • sunrise, hurried, rooftop
  • to, beside, and
  • the, a, in
  • she, it, them
2.Find three mortar words in this sentence from the story: “A tiny trail of soil crossed the tiles.” Write them in order.
3.Sort each word into brick or mortar: garden, because, planted, under, tallest, and.
  • garden
  • because
  • planted
  • under
  • tallest
  • and
  • Brick
  • Mortar
  • Brick
  • Brick
  • Mortar
  • Mortar
4.Choose the mortar words that best complete the sentence: “Elijah looked _____ the can _____ found a note _____ the sunflower.”
  • under; and; behind
  • blue; hurried; tiny
  • seeds; soil; tiles
  • smiled; planted; lifted
5.Replace the brick words in this sentence with different words while keeping its mortar words: “The curious fox leaped over the fence.”
6.The words below have lost their spaces. Add spaces to make a sentence, then underline or list its brick words: “MAYAPLANTEDSEEDSINASUNNYCORNER”
7.Read the brick-word-only version: “Elijah hurried rooftop garden sunrise tiny trail soil tiles blue can folded note tallest sunflower packet seeds sunny corner.” What is missing, and why is the full story easier to understand?
8.Which mortar word shows the reason Elijah went to the rooftop garden? “Elijah hurried to the rooftop garden because she wanted to water the plants.”
9.Write an original sentence about a garden using at least three brick words and three mortar words. Then label the brick words and mortar words you used.

2 printable pages

  • Brick and Mortar Words, page 1 of 2: The Rooftop Garden Mystery

    Page 1

  • Brick and Mortar Words, page 2 of 2: 4. Choose the mortar words that best complete the sentence: “Elijah looked _____ the can…

    Page 2

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