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Buzz and Fuzz
Fluency Quick Check — student copy · Digraphs — -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz
Name: ________________ Date: __________
Buzz the bee loves to fly and sip nectar from flowers. Fuzz the dog likes to nap in the warm sun. But Bee's buzzing wakes Fuzz from his nap. Fuzz is cranky. Can Bee help?
Buzz is a bug. Fuzz is a dog.
Buzz bops and hops on the grass. Buzz skims and zips.
Fuzz will nap in the grass. “Buzz, I want you to pass.”
“I must not pass, Fuzz! It is not your grass! I will sip and sit on the grass if I want!”
Buzz sips from the plants. Fuzz huffs.
Fuzz did not want Buzz to hum next to him. “Buzz, stop your hum!”
“Fuzz, you are gruff. Sniff the plant.”
Fuzz gets up. He has a sniff.
Sniff, sniff. Yum!
Buzz and Fuzz went off to sip and sniff the plants. Buzz is glad!
Teacher scoring (104 words)
Errors: ______ · Time: ______ sec · Accuracy: ______% · WCPM: ______
Prosody (circle): 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Stop the timer where the passage words end, but let the reader finish the page for a natural stop.
Buzz and Fuzz
Comprehension Quiz — student copy
Name: ________________ Date: __________
1. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. grase
B. gras
C. grass
D. grss
2. How many sounds are in the word "sniff"?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
3. Choose the word that best completes this sentence: "I do not _____ you to hum!"
A. want
B. your
C. you
D. are
4. Which character is a dog?
A. Gruzz
B. Buzz
C. Fuzz
D. Nuzz
5. What happened after Fuzz sniffed the plant?
A. He growled at Buzz.
B. He and Buzz sniffed more plants.
C. He sneezed.
D. None of the above are correct.
6. How would you describe Fuzz at the beginning of the story?
A. happy
B. busy
C. sleepy
D. funny
Answer key: 1-C · 2-D · 3-A · 4-C · 5-B · 6-C · Laprea Education / Developing Decoders