🧱 Part 1: Identifying Brick and Mortar Words

Remember: Brick words are the main content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) that carry the meaning. Mortar words are the connecting words (the, and, but, to, in) that hold sentences together.

1. Circle the BRICK WORDS in this sentence from Ms. Green's story:

The mysterious shed behind the school contained old books and dusty treasures.

2. In the same sentence above, how many mortar words can you count?

3

5

7

9

3. Which of these are BRICK WORDS? Check all that apply:

students

the

discovered

and

ancient

of

🔗 Part 2: Building Strong Sentences

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate MORTAR WORDS to complete this sentence:

Ms. Green _____ her students explored _____ mysterious shed _____ found amazing artifacts _____ old maps.

5. Rewrite this sentence using different BRICK WORDS but keeping the same mortar words:

Original: The brave students opened the creaky door.

6. Create your own sentence about the story using at least 3 brick words and 3 mortar words. Then label each word type below your sentence:

💭 Part 3: Understanding Word Relationships

7. Why do we need both brick words AND mortar words in sentences? Explain in 2-3 sentences:

8. What would happen if we only used brick words? Try writing this sentence using ONLY brick words:

"The curious children carefully examined the old treasure map."

9. How did understanding brick and mortar words help Ms. Green's students better comprehend the story? Give one example:

Brick and Mortar Words

Brick and Mortar Words

🧱 Part 1: Identifying Brick and Mortar Words

🔗 Part 2: Building Strong Sentences

💭 Part 3: Understanding Word Relationships

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