The Empty Pot

Phonics and Fluency

em

em per

em per or

emperor

b

bur

burst

burst

per

per fume

perfume

suc

suc ces

suc ces sor

successor

spr

sprou

sprout

sprout

s

soi

soil

soil

flow

flow er

flower

b

b oy

boy

ship

shipped

shipped

is sue

is sued

issued

tend

tend ed

tended

trans

trans fer

trans ferred

transferred

I

I’ve

I’ve I

have

did

did n’t

didn’t

did not

won’t

won’t

will not

you

you’re

you’re

you are

The Emperor was old and looked for a successor.

He issued a proclamation that made Ping a king!

The boy tended his plant every day.

It’s a flower seed that won’t blossom.

emperor burst shipped sprout flower successor tended transferred soil

Find the words that mean:•break open •begin to grow

•took care of

•the person who comes next

•dirt or earth