The Butterfly Garden (Silent e)

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Free Decodable Reader with Silent E Words | The Butterfly Garden

Practice Words

Single-syllable words where a silent 'e' makes the preceding vowel long (/eɪ/, /iː/, /aɪ/, /əʊ/, /juː/).

likes some side makes make
Page 1
A young girl crouches sadly watching yellow butterflies near a muddy puddle while construction trucks work in the background destroying habitat.

Diya likes butterflies. She helps them if they get in a bad spot.

Page 2
A sad girl stands alone watching a striped caterpillar while her classmates and teacher walk away toward a school sign in the background.

She is shy in class. They are at the park.

Page 3
A vibrant garden scene with colorful butterflies including orange, blue, and yellow varieties visiting pink, purple, and red flowers among green leaves.

The park has a lot of butterflies. The plants make the butterflies come.

Page 4
Four school children in red plaid uniforms stand among tropical plants with yellow flowers, one girl raising her hand enthusiastically.

Diya wants to tell the class some facts.

Page 5
Many yellow grass butterflies gather around a muddy puddle to drink water, with tall green and yellow foliage in the background.

Butterflies have six legs and four wings.

Page 6
A teacher in purple hijab guides excited school children through a colorful butterfly garden filled with flowers and various butterflies flying around.

Miss is glad. Diya does not talk a lot in class.

Page 7
A teacher in purple hijab stands with four school children in red plaid uniforms near a stone wall, spotting butterflies on tropical leaves.

She tells them more. Caterpillars come from eggs. They turn into butterflies.

Page 8
The butterfly life cycle showing a caterpillar on a branch, chrysalises hanging, butterflies emerging, and an orange butterfly flying free.

The caterpillar eats a lot. It makes a pod and turns into a butterfly.

Page 9
Two girls in red plaid uniforms lie on the grass holding hands, surrounded by colorful butterflies and pink flowers in a garden from above.

Diya makes a pal. The girls do their work side by side.

Page 10
A swarm of brown and white spotted butterflies flies through a turquoise sky with white clouds, appearing to migrate together.

Diya and Liz spot all of the types of butterflies.

Page 11
School children in red plaid uniforms look up in wonder at a beautiful green swallowtail butterfly flying above them among tropical leaves.

Diya gets top marks for her work.

Page 12
A girl with curly hair and a purple flower watches butterflies among lush green leaves and red flowers, with a yellow butterfly on her hand.

The butterflies were a big help.

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