Word Safari Worksheet
Early Reading Quest Level 1 Phonics
Word Safari Adventure
Sound blending, sight words, and decodable word building
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Sound Blending Trail
Touch each sound dot, blend the letters, and write the full word.
c • a • t
s • u • n
f • o • x
b • u • g
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Sight Word Explorer
Read the target words, then circle them in each sentence.
Sight Words:
the see can big on
A. I can see the big cat run. Find 4 words
B. The quick bug sat on the mat. Find 3 words
C. Can you see the big sun in the sky? Find 4 words
3
Rhyme Match & Mystery Unscramble
Read the clue and write the unscrambled rhyming word.
Rhymes with CAT
You wear this on your head to block the hot sun.
Letters: [ h - t - a ]
Rhymes with PIG
Not small at all! An elephant is very ______.
Letters: [ g - b - i ]
Rhymes with RUN
It shines bright and warm up in the daytime sky.
Letters: [ n - u - s ]
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Part 2
Safari Story & Comprehension Quest
Focus: Decoding • Fluency • Meaning
Sam the Fox and the Red Rock
Decodable Story
Sam is a quick red fox. Sam has a small green cap and a map.
He can run, run, run to the top of the big hill. The warm sun is up.
At the top, Sam sees a big bug. The bug sits still on a flat red rock.
Sam taps the rock with a twig. Hop, hop! The bug jumps into the soft grass.
Sam grins big. Sam is glad to have a fun bug pal on the hill!
Fluency Tracker: Read 3 times and color a star each time!
Read 1 Read 2 Read 3
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Story Detective Questions
Use clues from the story to answer each question.
1. Who is Sam, and where does he run?
2. What was sitting on the flat red rock?
A wet green frog
A big bug
A little brown bird
3. What does the bug do when Sam taps the rock?
5
Draw and Label the Story
Draw Sam and the bug on the hill. Label at least 2 things (e.g., fox, bug, rock, sun).
Student illustration area
Labels: 1. __________________ 2. __________________
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