I Think I Can Help! (juyv)

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Free Decodable Reader with Short u Sound | I Think I Can Help!

Practice Words

Single-syllable words featuring the short vowel /ʌ/ (u) and less common consonants j, v, and y.

must hurt put vast
Page 1
A small brown bird with a red beak perches on a branch among tall African acacia trees with golden umbrella-shaped canopies.

The bird is new.

Page 2
African savanna animals lined up: a green crocodile, black and white zebra, tall golden giraffe with a bird nearby, and a dark gray rhinoceros.

It must find a pal.

Page 3
A grumpy gray rhinoceros snorts angrily with puffs of air, flies buzzing around its back and swishing tail.

I am mad!

Page 4
A small brown oxpecker bird with a red beak stands on the rhinoceros's back, looking at the rhino who appears curious and interested.

I can help!

Page 5
A large green crocodile with its mouth wide open showing sharp teeth, with a single tear drop coming from its yellow eye.

I am hurt!

Page 6
The small brown oxpecker bird stands bravely inside the crocodile's open mouth on its lower jaw, surrounded by pointed teeth.

I can help!

Page 7
A tall giraffe sticks out its long purple tongue while African acacia trees stand in the background.

I am put out.

Page 8
The brown oxpecker bird perches on the giraffe's head between its horns, while the giraffe sticks out its tongue, with acacia trees nearby.

I can help!

Page 9
A zebra with black and white stripes stands alone in tall golden savanna grass, looking alert with one eye visible.

I must eat.

Page 10
The brown oxpecker bird rides on a happy zebra's back as it walks through tall golden grass on the African savanna.

I can help!

Page 11
Close-up of zebra legs and a crocodile's scaly tail, with the small oxpecker bird standing between them near the rhino's legs.

A vast lot of pals! I must...

Page 12
All the African animals gather happily together: rhino, zebra, giraffe, crocodile, and the singing oxpecker bird with musical notes floating above.

Can we help?

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