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Splitting Long Words About Manatees

Read a short article about manatees and decode long words by splitting them into syllables, building words and checking syllable splits.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.3.c

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

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What students practice

Students divide multisyllable words between two consonants or after a long vowel.
Students build and read long words from their syllables.
Students decode multisyllable words in an informational article.

How to use

Read the article aloud once, then model splitting one long word before students work on their own. Let them say each word in parts as they answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.3.c

Decode multisyllable words.

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Splitting Long Words About Manatees

Break long words into syllables to read them.

Read the article

Read the article. Break long words into syllables if you need to.

Meet the Manatee

1Have you ever heard of a sea cow? That is a nickname for the manatee. A manatee is an enormous, gentle animal that lives in warm, shallow water near coasts and in rivers. Even though it lives in water, a manatee is not a fish. It is a mammal, just like a dog or a person.

2Because it is a mammal, a manatee must breathe air. It can rest underwater for a long time, but then it swims up to the surface. It pokes its nose out of the water, takes a breath, and sinks back down.

3A manatee has a long, round body, two front flippers, and a wide, flat tail. It moves its tail up and down to push itself forward. It uses its flippers to steer and to hold its food. Manatees usually swim slowly, and they seldom hurry.

4Manatees are plant eaters. They munch on sea grass and other water plants for much of the day. Stiff whiskers around the mouth help a manatee feel its dinner.

5A baby manatee is called a calf. It stays close to its mother and drinks her milk. In winter, many manatees travel to warmer water and gather together. Fast boats can be a problem for these slow swimmers, so many places ask boaters to go slowly where manatees live.

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