Busy Hen (CCVC CCVCC CCCVCC CCCVC)

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "A Busy Mother Hen" by Phuangthana Phetsavong and Aphisith Souphavongtay. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with CCVC Patterns | Busy Hen

Practice Words

Complex single-syllable patterns with consonants qu, x, z, w, 's' plurals pronounced /z/, and the 'floss' rule for doubling final consonants.

eggs sits gets pop kids
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Proud brown hen with wings spread sitting on nest with five eggs in cozy barn

Hen has eggs.

Page 2
Content hen sitting on eggs by window with pink striped curtains and flower vase

Hen sits and sits.

Page 3
Close-up of brown hen face with big white eyes, yellow beak, and red comb on peach background

Oh! Hen gets a tap.

Page 4
Excited hen watching eggs bouncing out of nest as one large egg shows cracks

Tap! Tap! Pop!

Page 5
Happy hen chasing five fluffy yellow chicks running from nest with broken eggshells

Hen is a mom!

Page 6
Hen with net chasing chicks over farm hills toward carnival with cow, pig, and running boy

Hen and her kids walk.

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