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Backstage at the Puppet Show
Read a puppet show story and practice breaking two-syllable words like rabbit, basket, and button into parts to read them.
Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRF.1.3.e
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students split two-syllable words between two consonants to read them.
- Students blend two syllables together to read a whole word.
- Students read two-syllable words in a short story.
How to use
Model the split on the example word, then have students read the story and try the questions alone. Reread the finished words aloud together, clapping each syllable.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Decode two-syllable words that follow basic patterns by breaking them into syllables.
Preview
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Backstage at the Puppet Show
Split two-syllable words to read them.

Read the story
Read the story. Then answer the questions.
Backstage at the Puppet Show
1Mina and Jack put on a puppet show. They set a basket on a bench. Inside are a rabbit puppet and a kitten puppet. The rabbit has a red ribbon.
2Jack fixes a button on the kitten's vest. Mina pins a napkin on the rabbit as a cape. Then they sit and wait. The show will start at sunset.
3At sunset, the crowd sits on the grass. The rabbit hops and the kitten jumps. Mina and Jack bow when the show ends.
- A. a puppy and a kitten
- B. a rabbit and a kitten
- C. a rabbit and a hamster
- A. a ribbon
- B. a napkin
- C. a button
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