Now we will read the story One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Jane Chapman. Be sure to listen for the words that sound similar to each other. If you are unsure of a word, you can click on it to learn the definition.
Do you remember what words are called that sound similar? They have different beginning sounds, but the same end sounds.
Do you remember what words are called that sound similar? They have different beginning sounds, but the same end sounds.
One Duck Stuck
By: Phyllis Root
Illustrated by: Jane Chapman
Down by the marsh, by the sleepy, slimy marsh, one duck gets stuck in the muck, down by the deep green marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Two fish, tails going swish, swim to the duck. Splish, splish. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the much down by the squishy, fishy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Three moose munching on spruce plod to the duck. Clomp, clomp. No luck.
The duck stays stuck in the muck down by the swampy, chompy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Four crickets chirping in the thickets leap to the duck. Pleep, pleep. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the pricky, sticky marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Five frogs hopping on logs jump to the duck. Plop, plop. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the creaky, croaky marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Six skunks climbing over trunks crawl to the duck. Plunk, plunk. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the soggy, loggy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Seven snails making slippery trails slide to the duck. Sloosh, sloosh. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the slippy, sloppy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Eight opossums nibbling on blossoms crawl to the duck. Slosh, slosh. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the reedy, weedy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can! Nine snakes leaving little wakes slither to the duck. Slink, slink. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the messy, mossy marsh.
Help! Help Who can help?
We can! We can! Ten dragonflies zooming through the skies whir to the duck. Zing, zing. No luck.
The duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by the muggy, buggy marsh.
Help! Help! Who can help?
We can! We can!
Splish, clomp, pleep, plop, plunk, sloosh, slosh, slink, zing.
They all help the duck who got stuck in the muck.
Spluck!
"Thanks!" said the duck who got stuck in the muck down by the deep green marsh.
In the space below, write down some of the rhyming words that you
found in this story.
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