The Word is

Story Brief #7

Is helps us say what something is like.

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Build the meaning, brick by brick.

⚡ The twist

Two words can look alike but mean opposite things.

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

Is helps us say what something is like. It is spelled i, s, and it sounds like iz. Listen: The sun is hot.

What you'll learn · 2 of 3

The cat is soft. My hat is red. Each time, is links a thing to what it is like.

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

Look out the window with your grown-up and make is sentences: The sky is blue!

Key points

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Point to the word is.

2 of 3

Which sounds right: The sun ___ hot.

3 of 3

The cat is soft. What does the sentence tell us?

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