Got to Go! <wh>

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "Hurry Up, Bello!" by Jackson and Jackson. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with wh Words | Got to Go!

Practice Words

Words with the 'wh' digraph, making either the /w/ sound or /h/ sound.

what where why
Page 1
White birds with blue face markings fly away from tree branches as hands with nets try to catch them from below.

What is this? Men want to get the birds with nets.

Page 2
Tim eats berries in a tree while his flock swims and plays in a pond below, with hunters holding nets visible near a distant tree.

Tim does not heed what his pals tell him. He wants to play.

Page 3
Tim stops among red flowers to watch a butterfly while his flock flies away above with a whoosh sound effect and motion lines.

Why, Tim? It is time to fly. It is not time to look at a bug.

Page 4
A four-panel comic shows Tim chasing colorful butterflies through flowers by day, then singing on a branch at night with music notes floating around.

Tim has found a spot with a lot of bugs! Where is he?

Page 5
Tim flies alone over a field of red flowers and butterflies under a dark cloudy sky while another bird watches from below.

Oh no, Tim is lost! His pals are gone. What will he do?

Page 6
Tim drinks water from a pond beside a tree, making gulping sounds shown as text, with lily pads floating nearby.

Tim lands by a stream. He has a big drink.

Page 7
Tim stands on a grassy hill eating an earthworm with an enthusiastic expression and sound effect text above.

Tim finds a worm to have as a snack. It will help him fly for a long time.

Page 8
Tim flies diagonally across the scene from day to night, passing butterflies and flowers while another bird watches with surprise.

He sets off. He sees cool bugs and wants to stop, but he does not.

Page 9
Tim flies through the starry night sky over a flower field with fireflies, spotting insects while his flock watches from below.

Tim is doing his best not to look at things. But what is that?

Page 10
Tim watches fireflies at night among flowers while a hunter shines a flashlight beam that catches him by surprise in a two-panel scene.

The sky is full of fire bugs! But oh no! Where did that light come from?

Page 11
Tim screams and flies upward to escape crossing flashlight beams from hunters with nets among fireflies in the starry night sky.

The men with nets are back! Can Tim make it back up into the sky?

Page 12
Four panels show Tim flying through the night past the crescent moon, with the final panel showing sunrise and Tim making tired kruyuk sounds.

Tim gets up in the air. He gets too high for the nets to catch him.

Page 13
Tim flies fast with eyes closed, shown in multiple poses with motion blur lines, trying not to get distracted.

Tim has his eyes shut so that he will not stop. But what did he miss?

Page 14
Tim happily reunites with his flock of white birds with blue markings, all flying together in a group.

His flock! Tim will make sure that he does not get lost next time.

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