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