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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "If the Lights Went Out" by Avan Fathurrahman and Rizqia Sadida. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Science Decodable Reader with nk Blend | Off!

Practice Words

Words containing the 'nk' blend, making the /ŋk/ sound.

blink think sink wink
Page 1
A joyful crowd waves Indonesian flags at a fountain monument with dramatic light beams radiating across the sky.

Lights can bring us a lot of joy. We love to see the lights blink.

Page 2
A bustling nighttime town with colorful lit buildings, market stalls, food vendors, and vehicles on winding streets.

Lights in homes wink in the night. They let us do things when it is dark.

Page 3
Three-panel comic showing a boy eating dinner, yawning and stretching, then sleeping in bed at night in blue tones.

What would it be like if the lights just blinked out one day?

Page 4
Blue-tinted aerial view of a neighborhood with family at dinner, children playing with cats, and neighbors chatting on rooftops.

I do not think that we could not play most games or read books at night.

Page 5
A busy daytime city street scene with buildings, traffic, pedestrians crossing, and a ferris wheel visible in the distance.

Lights mean that we can all use the roads in a safe way.

Page 6
Aerial view of a busy intersection with colorful buses, cars, motorcycles, pedestrians crossing, and city buildings.

If the lights went off, there would be bangs and fights all over town.

Page 7
A lively night fair with a glowing ferris wheel, carousel with children riding horses, food stalls, and starry sky.

Lights can be fun as well! We can go on rides and see the sights.

Page 8
A monochrome blue-tinted amusement park scene with a sad boy on a ferris wheel, carousel, and families with balloons below.

If the lights go out, there can be no rides. My heart would sink.

Page 9
A red and white striped lighthouse shines its beam across dark waters as a ferry and small rowboat pass by at night.

Lights can keep us safe. This ship needs light to see where to go.

Page 10
A frightened fisherman in a small rowboat rides a large wave as a ferry passes by in stormy dark waters near a lighthouse.

With no lights, the ship would not know when it had to stop.

Page 11
A colorful nighttime cityscape with a train, busy streets, ferris wheel, lighthouse, and buildings glowing with lights.

When you start to think, you will see that we use lights a lot.

Page 12
Four happy children play with glow sticks and colorful lights at a nighttime celebration with studio lights in the background.

We can learn about lights so that they never have to go out.

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