Spring <le> <al> <el> <il>

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Free Decodable Reader with Prefixes | Spring

Practice Words

Two-syllable words ending in stable final syllables -le, -al, -el, or -il.

little petals squirrel festival
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A girl looks out from a yellow house doorway while colorful birds fly around a large green tree against a bright yellow spring sky.

Spring has just begun. There are little birds that have just hatched out of their eggs. They make a lot of noise to tell their parents that they are hungry.

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Many colorful birds including yellow, blue, red, and black ones perch and fly among the green leaves and white flowers of a large tree.

There are so many kinds of birds. They each have their own call and pattern in their feathers. They have their own habits as well.

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A mother in a yellow sari with orange patterns shows off her new dress to her daughter in a red polka dot dress inside their home.

Her mum likes to make a new dress for spring. It makes her feel fresh and happy. They also did a big spring clean of the house.

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An elderly grandfather with glasses teaches a young girl how to plant seedlings in the garden while a blue bird watches from above.

Plants must be put in the ground at the right time of the year. Her grandad shows her which plants do well in the spring. There are bright petals on the spring flowers that they planted last year.

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Grandfather and granddaughter look at a growing plant together in the garden surrounded by green bushes as a blue bird flies overhead.

The sun is still quite mild in the spring. The plants will not suffer from the frost, but they also will not wilt in the head of the summer sun while they are still young.

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A girl in a red dress reaches for a black cat in the yard while grandfather holds a watering can, with a squirrel peeking from behind a tree.

The cat got out of the door! He is after a squirrel. She grabs her cat so that he will not hurt the wildlife.

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A girl sits under a tree looking up at many green parrots with red beaks perched among the branches and new spring leaves.

These green parrots flock to this tree to eat the new shoots and seeds. The birds will fly far and spread the seeds all over the land.

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A boy pours orange colored liquid into a large metal container while a girl in a red skirt holds a basket of orange vegetables for Holi preparations.

They take different parts of plants to make inks for Holi. They pick colours that will come out really bright.

Page 9
A large Indian family celebrates Holi together outdoors, splashing colored water and powder on each other with bowls of colorful powders nearby.

It is time for the festival to begin! We will heal any rifts with friends and family as we laugh and play.

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