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Candle Day: Reading Words That End in -le

Decode long words that end in a consonant and le, such as maple and puddle, then read them in a story about making a candle.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.3.c

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students divide words that end in a consonant and le into syllables.
  • Students use the first syllable to decide if its vowel is short or long.
  • Students decode multisyllable and compound words in a story.

How to use

Go over the tip with two example words, then have students say each word in parts as they work. Read the story together before the story questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.3.c

Decode multisyllable words.

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Candle Day: Reading Words That End in -le

Split long words into syllables, then read them in a story.

Words that end in -le

Read the tip. Say each word in parts before you answer.

Tip: Many long words end with a consonant and the letters le. That consonant and le make the last syllable: rat-tle, ca-ble. Look at the syllable before it. If that syllable ends with a consonant, its vowel is usually short (rat-tle). If it ends with a vowel, the vowel is usually long (ca-ble).
1.
Split each word into syllables in your head. Is the vowel in the first syllable short or long? Sort the words.
maplepebblebubbletitlecradlekettlenibblestable
Short vowel first (rat-tle)Long vowel first (ca-ble)
2.
Read each word in syllables. Match it to its clue.
  1. nee-dle
  2. pad-dle
  3. bee-tle
  4. bot-tle
  5. pick-le
  1. A. a bug with a hard, shiny back
  2. B. a container with a narrow neck for drinks
  3. C. a thin, sharp tool used for sewing
  4. D. a sour snack made from a cucumber
  5. E. a tool you push through water to move a canoe
3.
Which word has 3 syllables?
  • A. jungle
  • B. scribble
  • C. crumble
  • D. untangle

Read the story

Read the story. Break long words into syllables if you need to. Then answer the questions.

Candle Day with Aunt Bea

1Aunt Bea set a box of supplies on the kitchen table. Inside were a bag of wax, a little glass jar, and a long white wick. "Today we will make a candle," she told Jada. Jada had never made anything like it before, but it sounded simple and fun.

2First, Aunt Bea melted the wax in a pot on the stove. "Hot wax can burn, so I will do this part," she said. Jada watched the hard white chips turn into a clear, shiny puddle. Then Aunt Bea let her add a few drops of maple scent.

3Next, Jada pressed the end of the wick to the bottom of the jar, right in the middle. Then Aunt Bea poured the warm wax around it. The wick began to wobble and lean to one side. Jada tied the top of the wick to a pencil and laid the pencil across the jar. Now the wick stood up straight.

4Then came the hardest part of their candle experiment: waiting. The wax needed a whole afternoon to cool and harden. Aunt Bea set the jar on the windowsill, and Jada checked it again and again. Little by little, the wax turned from clear to creamy white.

5That evening, Aunt Bea trimmed the wick and lit the candle. A tiny flame flickered, and the kitchen began to smell like maple syrup. Jada smiled in the warm candlelight. "It is perfect," she said with a giggle. "Can we make another one tomorrow?"

4.
Read paragraph 1. Find the word that ends in a consonant and le and has a long vowel in its first syllable. Write the word.

Word:  

5.
In paragraph 5, the word candlelight is made of two smaller words. Write the two words.

candlelight =   +  

6.
In paragraph 3, the wick began to wobble. Which choice splits wobble into syllables the right way?
  • A. wo-bble
  • B. wobb-le
  • C. wob-ble
  • D. w-obble
7.
Read paragraph 4. How many syllables are in the word experiment?
  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 5
  • D. 6
8.
These words are from the story. Is each one a compound word made of two smaller words, or a word that ends in a consonant and le? Sort the words.
insidemiddlepuddleafternoonwindowsillgiggleanythingsimple
Compound word (sun-set)Ends in a consonant + le (tur-tle)
9.
In paragraph 3, why did Jada tie the wick to a pencil?
  • A. to keep the wick standing up straight
  • B. to make the candle smell like maple
  • C. to help the wax cool and harden faster
  • D. to draw a line on the side of the jar
10.
Choose a word from the story that ends in a consonant and le (not table). Write it in syllables with a dash between the parts. Is the vowel in the first syllable short or long? Tell how you know.

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