Kim's Wood Fort
Kim wanted to construct a big fort. She had a plan for the tall structure.
Kim put wooden blocks in a pile. She set the blocks up high. It looked so strong.
But then Gus the dog ran into the room. Gus ran too fast.
He did not mean to wreck the fort, but he was running right at it. He bumped the wood base!
The blocks fell with a loud crash. "Oh no, look at that destruction!" said Kim.
Kim was sad to see the mess. "I will not give up," she said. "I can reconstruct it."
Kim went back to work. She made the base wider this time. The structure grew tall again.
Gus slept on his rug. The new fort was the best one yet!
Circle every word built from the root -struct- (meaning 'build'). What clues tell you whether something is being built, taken apart, or blocked?
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Reader Details
Phonics Skill
Latin Root: -struct- (build)
Grade Level
3rd
Phase
Phase 6
Worksheets
Latin Root: -struct- (build) Worksheets
Target Words
construct
instruct
structure
destruct
obstruct
reconstruct
destruction
instruction
instructor
constructive
infrastructure
restructure
Sight Words
the
a
and
to
was
is
it
she
he
they
said
have
with
you
are
of
for
her
there
one