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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.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. Mud gets on the hen!
  5. The hen runs to the pond to wash.

  1. 1. What naps in the mud?

    • pig
    • cow
    • dog

  2. 2. Who does the mud get on?

    • duck
    • cat
    • hen

  3. 3. Where does the hen run?

    • nest
    • pond
    • barn
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. Mud gets on the hen!
  5. The hen runs to the pond to wash.

  1. 1. What is the mud like?

    • thin
    • thick
    • dry

  2. 2. What does the hen do by the mud?

    • sings
    • naps
    • pecks
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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.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. 1A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. 2A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. 3The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. 4Mud gets on the hen!
  5. 5The hen runs to the pond to wash.

  1. 1. Why did mud get on the hen?

    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.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. Mud gets on the hen!
  5. The hen runs to the pond to wash.

  1. 1. Why does the hen run to the pond?

  2. 2. What did the pig do when it got up?

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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.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. Mud gets on the hen!
  5. The hen runs to the pond to wash.
  • Mud gets on the hen
  • A pig naps in mud
  • The hen runs to the pond

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.

The Pig's Big Wiggle

  1. A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. A hen pecks by the mud.
  3. The pig gets up with a big wiggle.
  4. Mud gets on the hen!
  5. The hen runs to the pond to wash.

Draw the pig doing a big, muddy wiggle.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

The Pig's Big Wiggle · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: thick, pecks, with · tricky words: the, to, wash

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! A big pig naps in the thick mud.
  2. Yes — mud gets on the hen.
  3. Yes! The hen runs to the pond.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — the mud is thick.
  2. Yes! The hen pecks by the mud.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. The pig got up with a big wiggle, so the mud went on the hen.

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

  1. To wash the mud off.
  2. It did a big wiggle.

5. Put it in order

1. A pig naps in mud · 2. Mud gets on the hen · 3. The hen runs to the pond

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