The Giant Wants to Play (Suffix)

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "Senggutru and the Giant" by Gufront Vedian. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with ES Plurals | The Giant Wants to Play

Practice Words

Two-syllable words with common suffixes such as -ness, -ment, -er, -ful, -less, and -ly.

scared touches softly sorry broke sadly wanted crying monster
Page 1
A giant with wild curly hair crawls out of a dark cave opening, looking surprised with hands on the ground.

This is Sen, and he is a boy. Well, a giant boy! Sen lives in a big cave and does not go out much. But today, Sen wants to see the world.

Page 2
Three children hide among large green leaves and bushes, peeking out curiously with smiles on their faces.

Sen climbs out of the cave and sees something. A group of kids are watching him! 'Hey, hello there!' Sen says. But they run off, back to their house.

Page 3
A boy in brown clothes waves happily while sitting on a wooden tricycle near a traditional house with tiled roof.

Sen follows, and is sorry for scaring them. 'I just want to play,' he says, as softly as he can. He sees that the children have bikes! 'What are they?' he asks, eyes wide.

Page 4
A happy giant with curly hair lies on the grass playing gently with a tiny girl, holding a wheel nearby.

The kids are scared by the giant. The giant lifts a big hand and tries to touch one of their bikes! Sen's hand is so strong that as soon as he touches it, the bike breaks. 'Oh no! It wants to eat us! Run!' says Kem, one of the kids.

Page 5
A frightened boy runs away as another child flees to a traditional house, with a broken tricycle on the ground.

Kem and the others run back to the house as fast as they can. Kem takes his broken bike with him. 'Wait! Don't go, I just want to play!' shouts Sen. But his shout is so loud, it shakes the roof.

Page 6
Close-up of a giant's face with tears streaming down rosy cheeks, looking sad with curly brown hair and leaves.

Sen does not know what to do or say. He just wanted to play, but they ran away from him. And, he broke one of their bikes! Sen starts to cry, and his tears fall like rain.

Page 7
A sad boy in yellow clothes sits holding a broken wheel, looking worried near a blue curtain.

Kem sees that Sen is in the woods near the house. He looks so sad, and he is crying. 'He is not a monster,' Kem says. 'I think he is a boy, just like me. A giant boy!'

Page 8
A small boy in brown clothes approaches a giant hiding behind trees in a lush tropical forest with banana plants.

Kem calls out to the giant boy, as friendly as he can. 'Hey there, I'm Kem! What's your name?' he asks. 'I am Sen,' he says, looking at Kem sadly. 'I am sorry for breaking your bike,' says Sen.

Page 9
Close-up of a happy giant's face with wild curly brown hair spread out, laughing joyfully with rosy cheeks.

"Don't worry about it!' says Kem. 'Would you like to play with me and my friends?' This is what Sen wanted to hear! 'I would love to,' Sen shouts!

Page 10
A friendly giant with curly hair shares a feast with village children on rocks, eating fruit and food together happily.

Sen takes them back to the giant cave. 'Wow, there is so much food here!' Kem says. 'Have as much as you like,' says Sen. 'You are my friends now, and I am so glad I found you!'

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