Phonics Tales Mouse in The House

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Mouse in
My House! by Violet Findley
illustrated by Richard Torrey
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88463-1
ISBN-10: 0-439-88463-2
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Mouse in
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Phonics Tales: Mouse in My House (ou) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

by Violet Findley
Illustrated by Richard Torrey
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Designed by Maria Lilja

ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88463-1 • ISBN-10: 0-439-88463-2
Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc.
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First printing, November 2006

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Squeak!
Squeak!
Phonics Fact
The story you are about to read is full of
ou words. This pair of vowels is called a
diphthong. That means the o and the u
work together to make a smooth sound
that glides from one vowel sound to the
next, as in the words found, mouse, and
loud. What other ou words can you find
in this story? Look at the pictures, too!
This is a story about the day I found a mouse

in my house. It all started with a loud
squeaking sound.
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EEEEEEEK!

Phonics Fact
Sometimes the ou sound
appears in the second
syllable of a word, as in
around. Be on the lookout
for more ou words like this!
When I looked around, I saw a mouse

on the counter.
“EEEEEEEEK!” I shouted. “Out of my
house, Mouse!”
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OUCH!
But that mouse bounded onto the ground and

bounced off my shoe. “OUCH!” I shouted.
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Next, the mouse knocked over a ive-pound

bag of flour. Then, he scurried about, leaving
clouds of flour all around!
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“Out of my house, Mouse!” I shouted.

But that mouse bounded onto a mountain
of clothes and curled up on my best blouse!
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“Out of my house, Mouse!” I shouted.

But the mouse bounded onto a round table.
He pounced on my Sour Gummy Worms and
ate about a thousand! (I counted.)
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Then, that lousy mouse bounded out of the

room. I was outraged! Where did he go?
I scouted around for hours.
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Well, I never found that mouse so I plopped

on the couch to pout.
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The mouse!
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And guess who was lounging beside me?
When I looked at the mouse, he was

trembling. Why, that mouse was not lousy
at all! He was just scared.
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Squeak,
squeak!
“I’m sorry I was a grouch,” I said loudly.

Then that mouse bounded onto my hand.
“Squeak, squeak!” went his tiny mouth.
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I am proud to say that the mouse and I are

now pals. In fact, he lives with me in my house.
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And that mouse never bothers me an

ounce. Except when he devours my
Sour Gummy Worms!
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OU Riddles
Listen to the riddles. Then match each
riddle with the right ou word from the box.
Word Box
loud sour mouse mouth out

house shout found hour mountain
1 This tiny, furry animal loves cheese.
2 It is the opposite of quiet.
3 Lemons taste this way.
4 Another word for a home.
5 It is the same amount of time as 60 minutes.
6 It is the opposite of lost.
7 This means almost the same thing as yell.
8 You use this part of your body to eat and talk.
9 It is the opposite of in.
10 This is the word for a very, very tall hill.

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Answers: 1. mouse 2. loud 3. sour 4. house 5. hour 6. found 7. shout 8. mouth 9. out 10. mountain
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OU Cheer
Hooray for o-u, the best pair around!
Let’s holler o-u words all over town!
There’s house and mouse and scout and found.

There’s out and pout and round and ground.
There’s count and south and mouth and cloud.
There’s bounce and ounce and trout and proud.
O-u, o-u, give a great cheer,
For the loudest sound you ever will hear!
Make a list of
other ou words.
Then use them
OU in your cheer.
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Phonics Tales: Mouse in My House (ou) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Designed by Maria Lilja

First printing, November 2006

This is a story about the day I found a mouse

Phonics Tales: Mouse in My House (ou) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

When I looked around, I saw a mouse

But that mouse bounded onto the ground and

Next, the mouse knocked over a ive-pound

“Out of my house, Mouse!” I shouted.

“Out of my house, Mouse!” I shouted.

Then, that lousy mouse bounded out of the

Well, I never found that mouse so I plopped

When I looked at the mouse, he was

“I’m sorry I was a grouch,” I said loudly.

I am proud to say that the mouse and I are

And that mouse never bothers me an

Phonics Tales: Mouse in My House (ou) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

1 This tiny, furry animal loves cheese.

2 It is the opposite of quiet.

3 Lemons taste this way.

4 Another word for a home.

5 It is the same amount of time as 60 minutes.

6 It is the opposite of lost.

7 This means almost the same thing as yell.

8 You use this part of your body to eat and talk.

9 It is the opposite of in.

10 This is the word for a very, very tall hill.

Let’s holler o-u words all over town!

There’s house and mouse and scout and found.

There’s out and pout and round and ground.

There’s count and south and mouth and cloud.

There’s bounce and ounce and trout and proud.

O-u, o-u, give a great cheer,

For the loudest sound you ever will hear!

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