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DECODABLE • 45

The Nice Mice

Written by Robert Charles • Illustrated by John Kastner

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The Nice Mice


A Reading A–Z Decodable Book • Word Count: 179

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ELEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK
New phonic element VCe long vowel / /
Words with new phonic element bike, dime, dine, fine, five, life, like, lime,
Mike, miles, nine, pile, quite, ride, ripe,
side, smile, Spike, time
Reviewed phonic elements initial blends; VCe long /ā/;
VCe long /ō/
Story words drink, mice, money, nice, rice
New high-frequency words always, every
Special considerations plural ending -s
The Nice Mice
Decodable Book 45
© Learning A–Z
Written by Robert Charles
Illustrated by John Kastner
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Illustrated by John Kastner
Written by Robert Charles
A Reading A–Z Decodable Book • Word Count: 179
The Nice Mice
Mike and Spike are quite nice mice.
They are always side by side.
They like to smile.
The Nice Mice • VCe Long Vowel / ī/ 3

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They want to ride on bikes and dine.
They want to have a nice time.
Mike and Spike hope to take a trip.
Mike asks, “Do you have money
for the trip?
We will ride bikes and dine.”
The Nice Mice • VCe Long Vowel / ī/ 5

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by the slope of a hill.
They grab limes
Mike and Spike get jobs now.
They go up and down the hill every day.
They get a dime for every ripe lime.
The Nice Mice • VCe Long Vowel / ī/ 7

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They do the job from nine to five.
They get a lot of ripe limes.
They do a fine job.
They put the limes in a pile.
Then they cut the limes in the pile.
They make a drink with the limes.
They get money for this fine drink.
The Nice Mice • VCe Long Vowel / ī/ 9

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It is time to take a trip.
lots of money.
Mike and Spike make
Mike and Spike ride bikes.
They bike nine miles every day.
They dine on fine rice.
The Nice Mice • VCe Long Vowel / ī/ 11

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It makes them smile.
Life is quite nice for the mice.

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