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Level 2 · Two letters, one sound · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot.

  1. 1. Where were the dishes?

    • bath
    • bed
    • sink

  2. 2. Who helps Dad?

    • Jin
    • baby
    • dog

  3. 3. What does Jin rub the dishes with?

    • suds
    • towel
    • broom
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot.

  1. 1. How many dishes are in the sink?

    • ten
    • two
    • six

  2. 2. Where did Jin put suds?

    • the cat
    • Dad's chin
    • Dad's hat
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. 1Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. 2Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. 3Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. 4Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. 5Jin and Dad giggle a lot.

  1. 1. How do you know Jin and Dad had fun?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot.

  1. 1. What did Jin do to help?

  2. 2. What did Jin put on Dad's chin?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot.
  • Suds on Dad's chin
  • Jin rubs the dishes
  • Six dishes in the sink

Tell a grown-up the story in your own words: first, next, last.

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6. Draw the story

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

Suds on Dad's Chin

  1. Dad has six dishes in the sink.
  2. Jin helps him with the dishes.
  3. Jin rubs them with lots of suds.
  4. Then Jin puts suds on Dad's chin!
  5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot.

Draw Dad with a big blob of suds on his chin.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Suds on Dad's Chin · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: dishes, chin, then, with · tricky words: the, of, puts

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! The dishes were in the sink.
  2. Yes — Jin helps Dad with the dishes.
  3. Yes! Jin rubs the dishes with lots of suds.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — there are six dishes in the sink.
  2. Yes! Jin put suds on Dad's chin.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Jin and Dad giggle a lot, so they had fun.

4. Short answers (any wording that shows they understood is fine)

  1. Jin rubs the dishes with lots of suds.
  2. Suds.

5. Put it in order

1. Six dishes in the sink · 2. Jin rubs the dishes · 3. Suds on Dad's chin

There is no score. If an answer is not the one, read the sentence together and ask the question again.