Venice: The Sinking City (ELL)

Authors: Decodables+
Topics: Natural Disasters
Publisher: Decodables+
Category: Secular
ISBN: EOY2HI0000038ELL,
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 13,
Synopsis: What happens when a city sinks? Venice, Italy, is a city with a long history of working with water, but more recently, it has had to deal with flooding because its city is sinking. Read more to learn how Venice is trying to stay afloat! In this article, you will review when the letter ""c"" says a soft /s/ sound when combined with the letters e, i, or y. You will also practice when the letter ""g"" says a /j/ sound when combined with the letters e, i, or y.
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