I Want THAT House! (Suffix)

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Life Decodable Reader with Common Suffixes

Practice Words

Two-syllable words with common suffixes such as -ness, -ment, -er, -ful, -less, and -ly.

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On the left side of the image, a young child stands on the ground looking up at a tall wooden house raised high on stilts with a ladder leading up to its entrance. The child carries a basket filled with fruit on their back. The scene is set outdoors during the daytime, with a green tree beside the stilted house, rolling green fields, and misty mountains in the background. The right side of the image is open sky and landscape, left clear for text.

Have you ever looked upward at a house on tall stilts? This child carries a heavy basket, looking up at the wooden home above. A ladder leads safely to the door. Living this high keeps people safe from dogs that wander by at night.

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On the right side of the image, a woman stands smiling behind the counter of a small roadside shop attached to her home, interacting with a customer who leans in closely to see her goods. A child sits on the shop's front porch near plates of freshly cooked food on a low table, while another child stands nearby eyeing the food. An older man sits on the ground to the far right beside a pile of green produce. The shop has various items displayed on tables out front and goods hanging from the awning, set outdoors on a clear day with trees faintly visible in the background. The left side of the image is open sky and bare ground, left clear for text.

Some people live right where they work. This woman runs a small shop from her home. A buyer leans closer to see her goods, while children sit nearby, watching plates of freshly cooked food. An older man rests calmly beside a pile of green produce. The woman smiles warmly and hands a ripe treat to a thankful child.

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On the left side of the image, a large raised communal home with a wraparound porch and front staircase sits on an open lot with rolling green hills in the background. Beneath and around the elevated house, several children are racing and playing together with happy, lively expressions and cheerful laughter, while two adults stand nearby — one sitting on a bench and another standing, watching over the kids closely. A small pet curls up sleeping calmly on the ground in the lower center, and a green bush with a planter sits beside the front steps. The right ~40% of the image is open sky and plain background.

Some people choose to share one big home. Children race and play beneath the raised house, sounding lively and cheerful. Two adults watch over them closely. Even a small pet sleeps calmly on the ground nearby. Sharing chores and looking after each other makes childhood feel safe and warm.

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On the right side of the image, a woman stands proudly smiling behind a wooden fruit stand loaded with bananas, watermelons, pineapples, and other fresh produce stacked brightly in the sun, set up outside a storefront with a red awning and blue-shuttered windows. A man stands facing her across the stand, reaching for some fruit. In the lower right corner, a young boy on a bicycle looks up toward the stand, one hand raised in a wave as he rides by. The left side of the image is open background, left clear for text.

Some people like to live closer to town. This woman proudly runs a stand, with fresh food stacked brightly in the sun. A buyer reaches forward for a snack while a boy on a bike waves as he rides by. The cheerful woman always has plenty for the whole town.

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On the left side of the image, a tall apartment building is shown at an angle, with multiple floors of stacked units visible. In an upper-floor apartment, seen through a large window, a woman sits at a sewing machine while a child stands closely beside her, both looking engaged. Clothes hang on a rack behind them, and a fashion poster brightens the wall inside the room. Potted plants sit on a lower ledge near the ground floor. The right ~40% of the image is plain white/light background, left clear for text.

In a big city, some people live in smaller homes stacked inside a tall building. At one window, a woman sits at her sewing machine while a child stands close beside her, watching closely. Clothes hang on a rack behind them and a fashion poster shines brightly on the wall. She must use every corner to make her cozy home fit in one small room.

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On the right side of the image, a two-story house is shown with an open garage built right underneath. Inside the garage, a man crouches beside a large motorcycle, carefully fixing it with tools hung neatly on the walls. In front of the garage, a young child cheerfully rolls a tire along the ground with a happy expression, while a small dog sits nearby watching. The scene is set outdoors on a clear, bright day in a quiet neighborhood setting. The left side of the image is open background, left clear for text.

Some houses have a garage right under the home. Inside, a worker crouches beside a big bike, fixing it with tools hung neatly on the walls. Outside, a child quickly rolls a tire along the ground while a small dog watches. Keeping a big bike in top shape takes hard work.

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On the left side of the image, a wooden houseboat with a shingled roof and a front porch floats on calm turquoise-green water. Three children are on the wooden deck — one stands near the railing at the front holding a fishing net over the railing, another sits calmly at the edge of the porch, and a third stands near potted plants at the far side of the deck, all appearing content and relaxed. A small rowboat bobs alongside the houseboat, ready if they need supplies from shore. The scene is outdoors in bright daylight with open peaceful water stretching across the right side of the image. Small fish are visible near the surface of the water.

Some people live on houseboats that float on peaceful water. Three children enjoy the wooden deck. One holds a fishing net over the railing, a second sits calmly at the side, and a third stands near potted plants. A small boat bobs close by, ready to bring supplies from shore. The cheerful children watch little fish dart swiftly below the deck.

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On the right side of the image, a teacher stands smiling in front of a chalkboard, holding a pointer toward three pinned photographs showing different styles of homes from around the world. She faces a group of young students seated at wooden desks in a bright classroom; several children are eagerly raising their hands, ready to share what they have learned, while others look attentively toward the board. The left side of the image is plain light background, leaving space for text.

'And that,' said the teacher, tapping the board with her pointer, 'is why every home is just right for someone.' One boy stared closely at the row on the board. 'Which home would you pick?' the teacher asked. Every eager hand shot swiftly upward.

Page 9
On the left side of the image, five pinned photograph-style illustrations are arranged against a warm golden-yellow background, showing different types of homes: a tall house perched high on stilts (top), a raised wooden communal home and a houseboat floating on water (middle row), and a rustic cabin with a porch and a small storefront with a fruit stand (bottom row). The photos are slightly tilted and held with small clips, giving the feel of snapshots pinned to a bulletin board. The right ~40% of the image is plain golden-yellow background with no detail.

If you could choose any of these homes, which would you pick? A tall house on stilts? A houseboat on the water? A cozy cabin or a cheerful little shop? Each home fits its own way of living. Finding your home one day is half the fun. There are so many lively spots to live.

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