Got to Go! (V CV CCV)

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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 Open Syllables | Got to Go!

Practice Words

Open syllables with long vowels (/eɪ/, /iː/, /əʊ/) and words where 'y' serves as the final vowel.

no go to fly
Page 1
White birds with blue face markings fly away from tree branches as hands with nets try to catch them from below.

Oh no! Nets! Got to go, birds!

Page 2
Tim pecks at berries in a tree while his flock plays in a pond below, with hunters holding nets visible in the distant background.

Tim wants to stop for fun.

Page 3
Tim watches from below among red flowers as his flock flies away with a whoosh sound effect and motion lines.

No Tim! Got to go!

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

Tim stops. He spots a lot of bugs.

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

He does not spot his pals. Oh no!

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

He must drink.

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

He must eat.

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

Tim can go for a long fly now. Do not stop!

Page 9
Tim flies through the starry night discovering insects over a flower field while his flock watches from below, with a firefly glowing nearby.

Do not stop for the big bug. Do not stop for the…

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

Star bugs! Oh no!

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

The nets! Got to go, Tim!

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.

Fly fast. Do not stop!

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

His pals! Tim did not spot them.

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

He is back in his flock.

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