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The Lost Shell: Decodable Reader (Stage 5)

Free printable decodable reading passage, "The Lost Shell", strictly limited to the phonics taught by Stage 5: Longer blends and digraphs together (splash, lunch, string). It is fully decodable for early readers, with large print and simple comprehension questions. Print as a PDF.

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Decodable Reader: The Lost Shell

Read the story out loud, sounding out each word. Then answer the questions together. A grown-up can read the questions aloud.

For the grown-up: Decodable reader, Stage 5: Longer blends and digraphs together (splash, lunch, string). Every word can be sounded out using only the phonics taught up to this stage: three-consonant blends (str, spl, scr, thr, shr) and words that combine a blend with a digraph (crunch, blast, fresh), consolidating everything so far. The only exceptions are the permitted heart words (learned by sight): the, a, i, to, of, was, he, she, we, me, be, go, no, so, do, you, my, by, are, they, said, put, her, here, there, come, some, one, all, into, for, friend.

Trent had the best shell. It was on a shelf by his bed. Then the shell was not on the shelf. Trent felt cross. He went to check next to the bed. He got a lamp to help. The shell was in the dust, next to a sock. Trent got the shell back on the shelf. He felt glad and went to rest.

  1. 1.
    Where did Trent keep his shell?
  2. 2.
    How did Trent feel when the shell was gone?
  3. 3.
    Where did he find the shell?
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