The Very Hungry Caterpillar Worksheets

by Eric Carle

Reading Level J · Lexile AD460L · ATOS 2.9

A tiny and very hungry caterpillar pops out of his egg one Sunday morning and starts looking for food. Day by day he eats through more and more fruit, one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, all the way to five oranges on Friday, but he is still hungry. Then Saturday brings a giant feast and a stomachache. Eric Carle's counting and days-of-the-week classic, with real holes in the pages for little fingers to poke through.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include tiny, hungry, caterpillar, through, pickle, slice, salami, stomachache, built, cocoon, nibbled, beautiful.

Sample questions

What pops out of the egg on Sunday morning?
What does the caterpillar eat through on Monday?
How many strawberries does the caterpillar eat through on Thursday?

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