![This story teaches the PQs for SILENT LETTERS, the ways letters look when they don't say anything. Clicking on the red words will show you how we make letters look when they are silent. The PQ hint button next to each paragraph will tell you which letter or letters in the word are silent. Remember, GRAY LETTERS NEVER SAY ANY SOUND.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
The School Play
Episode 2: Choices
![Home sweet home.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HOUSE.jpeg)
![In the word 'home', the letter 'E' is Silent. In the word 'asked', the letter 'E' is Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Jacob got home from school and Jacob’s dad asked about school today. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/x-read-160x120-1.png)
![Making friends.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BOYS.png)
![In the word 'friends', the letters 'I' and 'E' are Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Jacob told Dad about Mr. Young. Jacob: “What if I am just no good at making friends.”
![Practice makes perfect.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/images.jpeg)
![In the word 'you', the letters 'Y' and 'O' are Silent. In the word 'pancakes', the letter 'E' is Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Jacob’s Dad: “Were you good at making pancakes before you practiced?” Jacob: “No.”
![In the word 'takes', the letter 'E' is Silent. In the word 'be', the letter 'E' is Silent. In the word 'make', the letter 'E' is Silent. In the word 'meet', the second letter 'E' is Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Jacob’s Dad: “It takes practice to be good at anything. Mr. Young was right. You make new friends when you meet more people and spend more time with them.”
![Spending time with people brings us together!](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/schoolkids-300x95.jpg)
![In the word 'play', the letter 'Y' is Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
So now Jacob’s question was which after-school activity to choose. They talked about soccer and chorus and a school play.
![The Wizard of Oz!](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wizard-205x300.png)
![In the word 'right', the letters 'G' and 'H' are Silent.
Remember, Gray letters are ALWAYS Silent.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
The Wizard of Oz. Jacob knew right away, that was what Jacob wanted to do. The Wizard of Oz was Jacob’s favorite.
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1. Jacob was worried that:
a) he might be no good at making friends
b) that he might not like any of the kids at school
c) that the other kids would make fun of him
2. Jacob’s dad reminded him that in order to be good at something you had to:
a) be lucky
b) practice
c) give up
3. To make friends you need to:
a) spend more time by yourself
b) text more people
c) meet more people and spend time with them
4. Why did Jacob choose to do the school play?
a) he loved to act
b) The Wizard of Oz was his favorite story
c) he did not have any other choices
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