DECODABLE BOOK 15
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Contents Quint and the Squids 1 Digraph /kw/qu Which Animal Is It? 9 Digraph /hw/wh Whack! Wham! 17 Digraph /hw/wh
by Janet Doe illustrated by Manya Stojic 1
2 Quint and his dad looked at the squids. I can see six small squids, Dad, said Quint. I can see one big squid, said Quint s dad.
That must be lunch. The squids are getting fi sh, said Quint s dad. 3
That squid has ten long arms! gasped Quint. Yes, squids can grab fi sh with them, said Quint s dad. 4
Look at the squids swim. Squids are quick! said Quint. 5
That squid is red. That squid is not, said Quint. Yes, said Quint s dad. Squids can do that. 6
Is that liquid from the squid? asked Quint. It is dark. 7
8 It is the squid s ink, said Quint s dad. Now we cannot see the squids at all.
by Tami Morton illustrated by Roz Fulcher 9
10 Use the hints and think. Which animal is it?
It is small. It can hop. When it is in water, it can swim. Which animal is it? 11
12 It is a frog. It lives in a pond.
It is big. It can grunt. When it is hot, it sits in the mud. Which animal is it? 13
14 It is a pig. It lives in a pen on a farm.
It runs fast. It can whiz past in a fl ash. When it is happy, it jumps and licks. Which animal is it? 15
16 It is a whippet. A whippet is a dog. Where do you think this whippet lives?
by Tami Morton illustrated by Matt Novak 17
18 Will and Pam sat. What can we do? asked Will.
Pam got a big ball. Let s kick this ball, said Pam. Yes, that is fun! said Will. 19
20 Will and Pam kicked the ball back and forth. Let s kick it in that net, said Pam. I will stop it when you kick it, said Will.
Whack! Wham! Pam kicked the ball hard. It zipped past Will and hit the net. 21
22 Whack! Wham! Pam kept kicking that ball in the net.
Pam! yelled Will. You are a whiz at soccer! Thanks, said Pam. Now you kick. 23
24 Whack! Will kicked the ball. It landed in a basket on the porch. You are a whiz at basketball! yelled Pam.
Quint and the Squids Word Count: 115 High-Frequency Words Decodable Words* are all fi s h liquid small be and gasped long squid do arms getting lunch squid s from asked grab must squids look at has not swim looked big his quick ten now can I Quint that one cannot ink Quint s them said dad is red with see dark it six yes the we *Words with /kw/qu appear in boldface type.
Which Animal Is It? Word Count: 109 High-Frequency Words Decodable Words* animal a hints past when do and hop pen which happy big hot pig whippet lives can in pond whiz the dog is runs use farm it sits water fast jumps small where fl a s h licks swim you frog mud think grunt on this *Words with /hw/wh appear in boldface type.
Whack! Wham! Word Count: 118 High-Frequency Words Decodable Words* are do now said the we what you Story Word soccer a and asked at back ball basket basketball big can forth fun got hard hit I in is it kept kick kicked kicking landed let s net on Pam past porch sat stop thanks that this whack wham when whiz will Will yelled yes zipped *Words with /hw/wh appear in boldface type.
by Tami Morton by Janet Doe illustrated by Manya Stojic by Tami Morton illustrated by Matt Novak illustrated by Roz Fulcher Digraph /kw/qu Digraph /hw/wh Ë xhskbpdy641008zv*:+:!:+:!