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Vocabulary Word Search

Find the words. e l e a w f u l e l l c t u b s l f h n s n b m o t b i g o b r k m o l p o x p h c p z x m t s c s i l h m t g f b e t u i b e a t e q e a i h i s b r n s o e h a y g b t g a g r c s h t r e s c a r c e w d i m e o t l r a m o g f j x t k n l c w s e n n a j i j w m i z j k m p d t h s r b z h t j v b i a t l u o h r f k k b t v b n i w s f m e s u g f b j m p g q s k p i p x n o l f m

awful feast north scarce tight crumb fib ramshackle shocking tinsel dump mistletoe reason slithered unpleasant

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Comprehension reindeer feast dressed noise Grinch fib toward dump singing store sleigh things grew stockings Christmas north ramshackle whole awful before horn Everyone chimney listen

Use the words in the text box to complete the story summary.

The Grinch lived just _________________________ of Who-ville, and 1.

did not like Christmas. He hated the _________________________ 2.

Christmas season. It was the day __________________________ 3.

Christmas and the Grinch wanted to stop Christmas from

coming. He didn’t want to hear the __________________________ 4.

the girls and boys would make in Who-ville on Christmas. The

Grinch couldn’t stand the _________________________ the Whos 5.

would have on Christmas Day. The Grinch got a wonderful,

______________________________ idea. The Grinch _____________ 6. 7.

like Santa. He made his dog a________________________________ 8.

and tied a big ________________________ on his head. He got 9.

a ____________________________________ sleigh and some bags. 10.

He went ____________________________________ the homes in 11.

Who-ville. _______________________ was asleep in Who-ville. 12.

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Comprehension: Use the words from the text box to complete the story summary. The Grinch went down the ____________________________ and 13.

into the first house. He took the ___________________________ 14.

first. He took all the presents and the food for the feast. He was

stuffing the __________________________ tree up the chimney 15.

when little Cindy Lou Who walked in. He told Cindy Lou Who a

___________________________ about fixing the Christmas tree. 16.

The Grinch took all the Christmas ______________________ from 17.

all the other houses in Who-ville. He took the _________________ 18.

filled with the Christmas things to the top of Mount Crumpit. He

was going to ________________________ the sleigh off the 19.

mountain. The Grinch thought he would____________________ 20.

to see if he could hear the people in Who-ville crying. He

listened and heard them _____________________________. The 21.

The Grinch found out that Christmas doesn’t come from a

___________________________________. His heart ________________ 22. 23.

and he took all the Christmas things back to them. The

_______________________ carved the roast-beast at the feast. 24.

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Sequencing

Use the numbers 1-10 to place the following events in order as they happened in the story. ________________________ The Grinch dressed up as Santa Claus. ________________________ The Grinch carved the roast-beast. ________________________ The Grinch heard the people singing. ________________________ The Grinch saw Cindy Lou Who. ________________________ The Grinch tried to push the sleigh off

Mount Crumpit. ________________________ The Grinch had an idea on how to stop Christmas. ________________________ The Grinch dressed Max like a reindeer. ________________________ The Grinch took the Christmas things back to Who-ville. _____________________________ The Grinch was unhappy because

Christmas was coming. ______________________ The Grinch went to Who-ville to take all the

Christmas things from the people.

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Writing Activity

Write the about the topic in the text box. Please write neatly and use correct punctuation and capitalization.

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The Grinch changed after he heard the people of Who-ville singing. Why do you think he changed, and what kind of person do you think he was after he heard them singing?

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Answers to How the Grinch Stole Christmas Page 1: no answers needed Pages 2-3: 1. north

2. whole 3. before 4. noise 5. feast 6. awful 7. dressed 8. reindeer 9. horn 10. ramshackle 11. toward 12. Everyone 13. chimney 14. stockings 15. Christmas 16. fib 17. things 18. sleigh 19. dump 20. listen 21. singing 22. store 23. grew 24. Grinch

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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASby Dr. SeUss

Every WhoDown in Who-villeLiked Christmas a lot...

But the Grinch,Who lived just North of Who-ville,Did NOT!

The Grinch hated christmas! The whole christmas seasonl

Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason'

It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right'

It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight'

But I think that the most likely reason of all

May have been that his heart was two sizes too small'

But,Whatever the reason,His heart or his shoes,He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos,

Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown

At thgwarm ligtrted windows below in their town'

For he knew every Who down in Who-ville beneath

Was busy now, hanging a mistleoe wreath'

"And they're hanging their stockings!" he snarled with a sneer.

"Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!"

Then he growled, with his grinch fingers nervously drumming,

"I MUST find a way to keep Ckistmas from coming!"

For, tomorrow, he knew'..

...All the Who girls and boYswould wake up bright and early. They'd rush for their toysl

And thenl oh, the noisel oh, the noise! Noise! Noisel Noisel

That's one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!

Then the Whos, young and old, would sit dolr'n to a feast'

And they'd feast! And they'd feastlAnd they'd FEAST! FEAST! FEASTT FEASTI

They wÄuld start on Who-pudding" and rare Who-roast-beast

Wf*cfr was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the leastl

And THENThey'd do something he liked least of all!

Eveb Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,

Wouid stand close together, with Christmas bells ringing.

They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the whos would start singing!

They'd sing! And theY'd sing!AND they'd SING! SING! SING! SINGI

And the more the Grinch thought of the who-christmas-sing

The more the Grinch thought, "I rnust stop this whole thing!"Why for fifty-three years I've put up with it now!I MUST stop Christmas from coming!. But HOW?"

Then he got an idea!An aufül idea!TI{E GRINCHGOT AWONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEAI

"I know just what to do!" The Grinch Laughed in his throat.And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat.And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a great Grinchy trickl

"With this coat and this hat, I'11 look just like Saint Nick!"

"A11I need is a reindeer..."The Grinch looked around.But since reindeer are scarce, there was none to be found.

Did that stop the old Grinch...?No! The Grinch simply said,"If I can't find a reindeer,I'11make one insteadl"So he called his dog Max. Then he took some red thread

And he tied a big horn on top of his head.

TTIENHe loaded some bagsAnd some old empty sacksOn a ramshakle sleighAnd he hitched up old Max.

Then the Grinch said, "GiddYaP!"And the sleigh started downToward the homes where the WhosLay a-snooze in their town.

Äl their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the air.All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without care

When he came to the first house in the square."This is stop number one," The old Grinchy Claus hissed

And he climbed to the roo{ empty bags in his fist.

Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch.

But if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch'He got stuck only once, for a moment or two.Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue

Where the little Who stockings all hung in a row.

"These stockings," he grinned, "are the first things to go!"

Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unpleasant,Around the w-hole room, and he took every present!

Pop guns! And bicycles! Roller skates! Drums!

Checkerboards ! Tricycles I Popcorn! And plums !And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, very nimbly,

Stuffed all the bags, one by one, up the chimney!

Then he slunk to the icebox. He took the Whos'feast!He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast!He cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash.Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash!

Then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee.

"And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will stuffup the tree!"

And the Grinch grabbed the tree, and he started to shoveWhen he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.He turned around fast, and he saw a small WholLittle Cindy-Lou Who, who was not more than two'

The Grinch had been caught by this little Who daughterWho'd got out of bed for a cup of cold water.She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why,

"Why are you taking our Christmas tree? WIIY?"

But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slickHe thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick!

"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied,

"There's a light on this tree that won't light on one side.

"So I'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear.

"I'11 fix it up there. Then I'll bring it back here'"

And his fib fooled the child. Then he patted her head

And he got her a drink and he sent he to bed.And when Cindy-Lou Who went to bed with her cup,

F{E w-ent to the chimney and stuffed the tree up!

Then the last thing he tookWas the log for their fire.Then he went up the chimney himself, the old liar.

On their walls he left nothing but hooks, and some wire.

And the one speck of foodThe he left in the houseWas a crumb that was even too small for a mouse.

ThenHe did the same thingTo the other Whos'houses

Leaving crumbsMuch too smallFor the other Whos' mouses!

It was quarter Past dawn...All the Whos, still a-bedAll the Whos, still a-snoozeWhen he packed uP his sled,

Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappingslThe tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappingsl

Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mount Crumpit,He rode to the tiptop to dumP itl

"Pooh-pooh to the Whos!" he was grinch-ishJy humming.

"They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming!

"They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!

"Their mouths will hang open a minute or t\'vo

"The all the Whos down in Who-ville will all cry BOO-HOO!"

"That's a noise," grinned the Grinclq"That I simply must hear!"So he paused. And the Grinch put a hand to his ear.And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.It started in low. Then it started to grow...

But the sound wasn't sadlWhy, this sound sounded merry!It couldn't be so!But it WAS merry! VERYI

He stared down at Who-ville!The Grinch popped his eYes!Then he shooklWhat he saw lvas a shocking surprisel

Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,

Was singing! Without any presents at alllHe HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming!

IT CAME!Somehow or other, it came just the same!

And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,

Stood puzzlngand puzzling: "How could it be so?

It came without ribbons! It came without tags!

"It came without packages, boxes or bagsl"And he puzzled three hours,

'till his puzzler was sore'

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store'

"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

And what happened then...?Well...in Who-ville they saYThat the Grinch's small heartGrew three sizes that daY!And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight,

He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light

And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast!

And he...

HE HIMSELF...IThe Grinch carved the roast beastl

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