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Brick and Mortar Words

Brick words carry the main ideas—often nouns, action verbs, and describing words. Mortar words connect ideas and show how words fit together—often words such as the, and, in, to, and was. Read each sentence for its whole meaning, then notice both kinds of words.

Read the park report

At sunrise, Wyatt and Malik followed a narrow trail through the national park. A huge eagle circled above the rocky canyon. Suddenly, a sharp whistle echoed from the lookout tower. The hikers hurried toward the sound and found a ranger helping a lost child. Malik offered his water bottle, while Wyatt pointed out the trail marker. Soon, the child smiled and walked safely back to the visitor center.

1.In the park report, what does the brick-and-mortar idea help a reader do?
  • Notice important meaning words and the smaller words that connect them
  • Skip every short word while reading
  • Look for words about building materials
2.In “A huge eagle circled above the rocky canyon,” write three brick words that tell the main information.
3.In “The hikers hurried toward the sound,” name two mortar words that connect or support the main words.
4.Match each word from the report with its likely job in the sentence.
  • ranger
  • and
  • hurried
  • the
  • mortar word: joins ideas
  • mortar word: helps introduce a noun
  • brick word: tells an important action
  • brick word: names an important person
5.Fill in the blanks: Brick words carry much of a sentence’s ; mortar words help the words and ideas.
6.If a reader notices only mortar words in “A sharp whistle echoed from the lookout tower,” the reader may miss what happened and where.
TrueFalse
7.Which set of words gives the clearest picture of the important event: “Suddenly, a sharp whistle echoed from the lookout tower”?
  • suddenly, a, from, the
  • sharp, whistle, echoed, lookout, tower
  • a, from, the, tower
8.Why should readers pay attention to both brick and mortar words instead of ignoring one kind? Use an example from the park report.
9.Write one sentence about a national park visit with at least three brick words and three mortar words. Then list three brick words and three mortar words from your sentence.

2 printable pages

  • Brick and Mortar Words, page 1 of 2: Read the park report

    Page 1

  • Brick and Mortar Words, page 2 of 2: 5. Fill in the blanks: Brick words carry much of a sentence’s ; mortar words help

    Page 2

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