READING

LESSONS
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 Lesson 1
a as it sounds in cat
ab ad ag am an ap at
cab lad bag dam man cap sat
nab had rag jam can map cat
tab fad wag ham pan tap vat
yam fan lap hat

Phrases:
A cap on the mat
A fat cat
Sat on the can
A fan in the bag
Has a bat

Sentences:
The rat is in the pan.
The bat is on the van.
The jam has a tag.
I pat the fat cat.
The lad is sad.

Story:
Ana has a cap. It is in the bag. The bad rat is in the cap. Oh! The
rat is in the bag. Ana is sad.

1. Who has a cap?

2. Where is the cap?
3. What is in the cap?
 Lesson 2
i as it sounds in pig
ib id ig in ip it ix
bib mid gig fin zip pit mix
nib did pig tin lip kit fix
rib kid wig win hip fit six

Phrases:
Mix the jam
Tin in the pit
Fin of the fish

Sentences:
The fat pig is in the pen.
Betty feed the kittens on the mat.
Jim has a big hip.
Jill is sick.
Penny fixes the zipper.

Story:
Vic has a pig. It is big and fat. It lives in the pen. The pig has six
piglets. Vic feed them every day.

1. Who has a pig?

2. Where does the pig live?
3. How many piglets does it have?
4. What does he do to his pig and piglets every day?
 Lesson 3
o as it sounds in pot
ob od og op ot
mob pod log hop not
sob God fog top pot
cob rod jog mop got

Phrases:
A hot rod
A bog pot
A red top
Get the cob
A long cot

Sentences:
The pot is on the cot.
It is a big pot.
The cob is in the box.
Bob gets the mop.
Von sobs on the lap.

Story:
Mommy had plenty of cobs. She got them from the market.
The cobs were not good to eat. She gave the cobs to her hogs. The
hogs became very fat.

1. Who had a plenty of cobs?

2. Where did she get the cobs?
3. What did she give to her hogs?
4. When did the hogs become fat?
 Lesson 4
u as it sounds in sun
ub ud ug um un up ut
rub bud dug hum sun pup cut
hub cud mug gum bun sup nut
tub mud hug yum gun cup hut

Phrases:
Run to a hut
A cup in a can
Cut a bun
Sit on a tub
Gat a cup

Sentences:
San can hum.
Run Bob, run. Run to the hut.
Med and Sed hug.
Peg feeds a pup.

Story:

Pup is Ned’s pet. Pup is a dog. He runs to a hut. He cannot

get in. He is mad.

1. Who is Ned’s pet?

2. What is Pup?
3. Where does it run?
4. Who is mad?
 Lesson 5
e as it sounds in hen
ed eg em en et
bed leg hem den jet
red beg gem Ken set
Ned Meg Fem ten wet

Phrases:
A red bag
A red hen
Ten men
Tap Ned
A pen on the bed

Sentences:
Ted has a red cap.
Peg has a pen.
Med has a red bag.
Ben sits on a bed.
Red Hen has ten eggs in the nest.

Story:
Med has a pet hen. Her name is Jet. Her color is red. Med
feeds Jet very well.

1. Who has a pet hen?

2. What is the name of the hen?
3. What is its color?
4. Who feeds Jet very well?
 Lesson 6
ee as it sound in feet
eed eel eem een eep eer eet
feed heel seem been keep peer meet
seed peel deem teen deep jeer feet
weed reel teem keen weep deer beet

Phrases:
Three seeds
A jeep
Big feet
Feed the pig

Sentences:
A deer has lots of horns.
Kim keeps her pen in her bag.
The seed of the mango is big.
I feel hot.
The boy pulls the weed s in the garden.

Poem:
A Seed Peeps
“Hello! Says the sun
up in the sky.
To the seed as it peeps
To see what it is like
Up on top its deep seat.

1. What does the sun say to the seed?

2. Where’s the sun?
3. What peeps?
4. What is talked about in the poem?
 Lesson 7
oo as it sound in moon
ood ook ool oom oon oop oor oot
food hook cool doom moon loop poor boot
good cook pool boom soon hoop moor root
wood book tool room noon coop boor foot

Phrases:
A red hood
A big foot
Food for the poor
A cool room
A tool box

Sentences:
I can cook.
I see the moon.
Run to the room.
Toots is in the pool.
He is a good boy.

Story:
Doods is in the swimming pool.
The pool is big and cool.
It is near the room.

1. Who is in the pool?

2. What is big and cool?
3. Where is the pool?
4. What is the pool filled with?
 Lesson 8
ea as it sound in neat
ead eak eal eam ean eap eat
lead weak seal ream dean heap meat
bead leak real team bean leap heat
read beak zeal beam lean reap neat

Phrases:
A hot meat
The seal
A lean pig
Heat of the sun
Leak in the roof

Sentences:
Jean is neat.
The man is weak.
I read a book.
The bird has a big beak.
The bead is in the bag.

Story:
Jean is a neat girl. She wears a clean dress. Her dress has
beads on it.
1. Who is a neat girl?
2. What does Jean wear?
3. What are on her dress?
 Lesson 9
ay as it sound in day ai as it sounds in rain
hay say aid ail ain ait
bay lay maid sail fain bait
day pay laid tail rain gait
gay nay paid nail vain wait
jay ray

Phrases:
A big pail
Get a bait
Tail of a pig
Wait for the rain
Lay on the bed

Sentences:
The cow eats hay.
The boys are gay.
The bay is big and cool.
Lay the book on the table.
The rays of the sun are good for us.

Story:
Jay has a big nail.
The nail is in the pail.
The pail is on the hay.

1. Who has a big nail?

2. What is in the pail?
3. Where is the pail?
4. What word rhymes with nail?
 Lesson 10
aw as it sound in saw au as it sounds in Paul
law jaw dawn Paul
jaw raw lawn maul
haw paw fawn haul

oa as it sounds in boat
coal load goat
goal road boat
foal toad moat

Phrases:
A big saw
A long road
Paul’s hat
The cat’s paw
The red coat

Sentences:
Paul has a big jaw.
The coal is black.
The goat gives milk.
Saul left at dawn.
The man has a big saw.

Story:
Kitty is a cat. It has a long paws. She sees a red coat. The coat
is for Saul. Kitty lies on it.

1. What is Kitty?
2. What is the color of the coat?
3. Whose coat is it?
4. Where does Kitty lie?
 Lesson 11
ow as it sounds in cow ou as it sounds in loud
bow down owl bout
cow gown howl gout
wow town cowl hout

Phrases:
The dogs howl
The red cowl
To bow
On a cow

Sentences:
Go down the tree.
Judy wears a nice gown.
The nun takes her vow.
Kokoy sees a cow.

Story:
Led wears a red gown. She will go to town. She will ride in a
car.

1. Who has a red gown?

2. Where will she go?
3. Is it fun to ride in a car? Why?
 Lesson 12
oy as it sounds in boy oi as it sounds in coin
boy soy soil coin
toy Doy foil loin
joy Roy boil join

ew as it sounds in dew
few
dew
new
Phrases:
Boil the eggs
Dew on the leaf
Few coins
A boy
A new jeep

Sentences:
Boil the eggs in the kettle.
The coin is in the bag.
Roy and Joy join their hands.
The meat is in the foil.
The boy has a ball.

Story:
Roy is a boy. He buys a new toy. It is a gun. He pays some
coins for the toy. Roy plays with it. The gun falls on the soil.

1. Who is the boy?

2. What does he buy?
3. Where does the gun fall?
4. Is it fun to play with the gun? Why?
 Lesson 13
a as it sounds in man a as it sounds in mane
man ban mane bane
pan van pane vane
dam fad dame fade
mad cap made cape
gap nap gape nape
bat fat bate fate
Hat hate

Phrases:
A blue hat
A fat man
Cape on the shoulder
A big bat
Dress made by mother

Sentences:
That is the fad in dancing.
The girl made the fan.
The man takes a nap.
The pretty dame is writing.

Story:
The fat man has a hat. He gave it to the dame. The dame lost
it. The fat man hated the dame.

1. Who has a hat?

2. To whom did he gave the hat?
3. What happened to the hat?
4. Is a dame a boy?
 Lesson 14
a as it sounds in mane
fade bake Kate dame case date save
jade lake pale game vase hate wave
wade rake vale name base mate gave

Phrases:
A jade ring
Cake on the table
Girl’s name
Fake date
Wave on the lake

Sentences:
The flower vase is red.
It is a male’s name.
I see a gate.
The pretty dame reads.
She saves money.

Story:
Cherry sees her friend. She is at the gate. Her friend’s name is
Mate. Cherry bakes a cake for her. Mate gives Cherry a jade ring
from Cuba.

1. Who sees her friend?

2. Where is she?
3. What does Cherry do for Mate?
4. Are Cherry and Mate good friends? Why?
 Lesson 15
I as it sounds in pin I as it sounds in pine
Pin pip pine pipe
Din rip dine ripe
Fin bit fine kite
Bid sit bide nite
Hid kit hide bite
Rid nit ride site

Phrases:
Dine with Divina
rides on a bike
A white kite
a pine tree
Bids goodbye

Sentences:
The girl bids goodbye.
Kristine rides on a bike.
The kite is flying.
The pine tree is tall.
Cherry dines with a friend.

Story:
Richard has a kite. Its color is white. He hides it under the
pine tree.

1. Who has a kite?

2. What is its color?
3. Where does he hide it?
4. Is it good to hide the kite under the tree?
 Lesson 16
I as it sound in pine (long sound—i)
Ice ide ife ike ile ime ine ipe
Mice ride life bike mile time mine wipe
Dice hide wife like file lime wine ripe
Rice side Mike tile dime nine

Ire ite ive

Tire kite dive
Wire bite hive
Fire white live
Phrases:
Five kites
Mice and dice
Rides on a bike
A flat tire
A big fire

Sentences:
Mike like to ride on a bike.
I eat rice and fish.
The Boy Scout likes to hike up the hill.
Bees live in a hive.
The girl wipes the table.

Story:
Ike and Mickey are mice. They are wise mice. They like
cheese and rice. They hide beside the tire.

1. Who are the mice?

2. What kind of mice are they?
3. What do they like?
4. Where do they hide?
 Lesson 17
O as it sounds in not Add a final e,
as it sounds in note
Lob lobe
Rob robe
Cod code
Nod node
Rod rode
Hop hope
Mop mope
Rot rote
Dot dote
Not note

Phrases:
Get a mop
Pot on a table
A new robe
Top under the cot
Trace the dots

Sentences:
Roy has a new top.
The top is on the cot.
They play jumping rope.
Mat and Joy water the rose.
Father wears his new robe.

Story:
Roy is a good boy.
He has a top.
It is on the cot.
1. Who is a good boy?
2. What is his toy?
3. Where is the top?
4. Is it proper to put the top on the cot? Why?
 Lesson 18
O as it sounds in note
Ode ole one ope ose ote
Code hole bone hope rose note
Mode dole cone rope nose vote
Rode mole zone dope hose rote

Phrases:
Hole in the box
Rose in a vase
Bone and fish
Mole on the face
Holding a hose

Sentences:
Father gives Mother a rose.
The dog likes bone.
Willy waters the plants with a hose.
The cone is on the tray.
The man has a mole on his face.

Story:
Rosie plants rose in her garden.
She can’t water it with hose. The hose has a hole.

1. Who is the girl in the story?

2. What does she plant?
3. Where does she plant the rose?
4. Does she use a hose to water the rose? Why?
 Lesson 19 & 20
U as it sound in cub u as it sound in cube
cub cube pure
tub tube tune
cur cure mute
sur sure muse
jut jute duke

Phrases:
ice cubes cute girls
a jute bag long test tube
tune in the radio

Sentences:
There are some ice cubes in the glass.
The doctor cures the sick.
The muse is on the stage.
Be sure to drink clean water.
The bride wears a pure white gown.

Story:
Jun has a pet mule. Its name is Duke. He gives him some
sugar cubes when he is sick. Sugar cubes help Duke cure his
sickness.

Questions:
1. What has a pet mule?
2. What does Jun give Duke when he is sick?
3. Will the sugar cubes cure his sickness?
4. If you were Jun, will you do the same thing? Why?
 Lesson 21
Sh as it sounds in fish
ash cash fish hush
mash dash dish push
sash wash wish bush

Phrases:
ashes on the ground push bag
mash potatoes on the bush
wash the dishes
large fish

Sentences:
There are ashes on the ground.
I love eating mash potatoes.
She was asked to wash the dishes.
The boy pushes the button.

Story:
Shiela goes to the market. She uses cash when she buys fish.
She prepares mash potato with the fish. After she eats she washes
the dishes.

Questions:
1. Who goes to the market?
2. What does shiela buy?
3. What does she use when she buy fish?
4. What does shiela do after eating?
 Lesson 22
nd as it sounds in hand
Band mend pond found
Land tend bond round
Sand mend fond sound
fund

Phrases:
heard the sound
watch the band
a round ball
a pound of meat
found a coin

Sentences:
Lulu finds a round coin. (Who find the round coin?)
Father owns a parcel of land. (What does Father own?)
Xerex mends the fence. (Who mends the fence?)
Sandy is bound for Quezon. (Where is Sandy bound for?)
She lends me her bag. (What does she lend me?)

Story:
Father tends a parcel of land. It has fence around it. A pond is
at the end of the land. Father takes care of the fish in the pond. He
bends to see them swim.

1. Who tends a parcel of land?

2. Where is the pond?
3. Where is the fish?
4. What does Father do with the fish?
5. Is it good to take care of the fish in a pond? Why?
6. If you were Father would you take care of the fish in the pool?
 Lesson 23 & 24
ng as it sounds in sang nk as in bank
gang sing long rung tank drunk
sang wing gong hung sank junk
bang ring dong lung bank sunk
tang

Phrases:
a loud bang
sang a song
rang the bell
sank in the water
hang the dress

Sentences:
Dad drank a glass of milk.
Lito is in the bank.
Ben sang the song well.
It is a big tank.
The ship sank in the water.

Story:
Sixto was sleeping. He heard a loud bang. He ran to the
door. He saw a gang of boys. They sang “Happy Birthday”

1. Who was sleeping

2. What did he hear?
3. What did he see?
4. Whose birthday was it?
5. If you were Sixto, how would you fell?
6. It it were your birthday, would you feel the same?
 Lesson 25
nt as it sounds in hunt
ant bent faint joint
want lent paint point
hunt sent
went
tent
rent

Phrases:
want an atis
went to the zoo
room for rent
paint the wall
sent a note

Sentences:
The ant lives in an anthill.
The boy scouts stay in a tent.
Mila sent me a letter.
She will buy a can of paint.
I want to have a new dress.

Story:
Mother went to the market. She bought a can of paint.
“Oh, it’s too heavy,” she said.
She bent and put the paint on the ground.

1. Where did Mother go?

2. What did she buy?
3. Why did she put the paint on the ground?
4. If you saw Mother carrying something, what would you do?
5. What would you tell her?
6. What kind of child are you?
 Lesson 26 & 27
sp as it sounds in gasp
gasp rasp lisp wisp

Ss as in bass sk as in mask
mass kiss mask desk husk
lass miss task musk
pass ask tusk
bass

Phrases:
a pretty lass
pass the rice
a mask on the face
a kiss for the baby
a coconut husk

Sentences:
I miss you. I will kiss you.
The boys ask and ask. The boy gasp and gasp.
Put the pen on the desk. Put the pen on the husk.

Story:
My teacher is Miss Rocess. She is a pretty lass. She goes to
mass before classes. Her task is to teach well. She asks us to keep
our desks clean.

1. Who is the teacher?

2. What is her task?
3. When does she go to mass?
4. Do yoy hear mass before classes?
5. What does she ask us to keep clean?
6. Is it good to hear a mass? Why?
 Lesson 28 & 29
ct as in fact st as in nest ld as in gold
fact nest cold
tact first gold
pact west mold

lb as it bulb lm as in film lp as in gulp

bulb film gulp
calm pulp
palm

Phrases:
Mercury bulb
Mold on the bread
A gold ring
Mole on the palm
Egg in the nest

Sentences:
I found a bracelet made of gold.
He was first in the race.
It is bad to eat bread with mold.
There are birdings in the nest.
The baby has mole on the palm.

Story:
Mother lost a gold ring. Alexix found it near the bird’s nest.
He told her about it.

1. Who lost a gold ring?

2. Who found a gold ring?
3. Where did he find it?
4. If you found a gold ring, what would you do?
5. If you found something that was lost, what would you do?
6. If you lost something and it was returned to you, what would
you say?
 Lesson 30 & 31
Sh as it sound in shin ch as it sounds in chin
Shell shin shore check chick church
ship short chess chip
sheet show cheat chart
shop chop chair

Phrases:
A sheet of paper
A box of cheese
Shells on the sand
A sheep in the yard
Ship on the shore

Sentences:
The ship is on the shore.
I have a sheet of paper.
The family goes to church every Sunday.
Cheese comes from milk.
Chito works in the barber shop.

Story:
Sherryl and Cherry are sisters. Sherry is shorter that Cherry.
They live near the sea. “Lets go to the seashore, “says Cherry. “Yes,
let’s get some shell.” says Sherryl. They pick up big and small shells.
They like to play with the shells. They bring some shells at home.

1. Who are sisters?

2. Who is taller?
3. Where do they live?
4. Where do they like to go?
5. What do they do with the shells?
6. What else do they do with the shells?
 Lesson 32 & 33
Qu as it sounds in queen wh as in whip
Quid queen quail what where wheel
Quill queer why when whip
Quip white
Quit
Quiz

Th as it sounds in that
Than them this the
That then

Phrases:
Beautiful queen a large quill
A big wheel whip the mad dog
A small quail

Sentences:
I saw them.
That is the moon.
This is a ball.
Mango is bigger than guava.

Story:
The beautiful queen has a quail. Her quail lays white egg. The
egg is smaller than the egg it laid a week ago. She put it in the
wheel and whip it.

1. Who has a quail?

2. What color is the quail’s egg?
3. Where does the queen put the egg?
 Lesson 34
Cl as it sound in clam cr as it sound in crab
clad clip clot crab crick creed
clam click clop crag crib creek
clap clinch clog cram crimp creel
class cling clove crack cringe creep
crisp creese
Phrases:
A baby’s crib a small creek
A big clove a small clam
A small clip

Sentences:
He likes to eat a big crab.
A silent person is like a clam.
The baby sleeps in a crib.
Please clap your hands softly.
Give me a clove of garlic.

Story:
A crab and a clam live in a creek. The clam always hides in
the mud. Do you know that the crab always creeps to the land?

1. Where do the crab and the clam live?

2. What does the clam always do?
3. What does the crab always do?
4. Would you like to be a clam? A crab? Why?
5. Is the mud dirty?
 Lesson 35
Fl as it sounds in flag fr as is sounds in free
flag fleck flip free fray
flap fledge flit freeze frame
flop flew flick freight fruit
flock flee fly french frog
flog fleet fresh fry

Phrases:
a picture frame a flock of birds
our country’s flag two fresh fruits
flip a coin

Sentences:
The picture frame was broken.
The boys raise the flag every morning.
Jeff and Fred flip the coin.
A flock of birds flies together.
The fruits are fresh.

Story:
Our country is free. It has its own flag. The flag is our
country’s symbol. Let it flap up in the flagpole. Don’t let it flop to
the ground.

1. What was the symbol of our country?

2. What is free?
3. What does it have?
4. When do we raise our flag?
5. When do we lower our flag?
6. How can we show our respect to the flag?
 Lesson 36
gl as it sounds in glad
glad glim globe glow glee
glass glove gloom glue
gland

Phrases:
glad to meet you use the glue
water in the glass a boxer’s gloves
the round globe

Sentences:
Von felt glad when he saw Welt.
Glenn drinks a glass of milk every day.
Do not read with glim light.
The doctors use gloves in the operating room.
Glenn uses Elmer’s Glue for paste.

Story:
Gladys and Glo went to Miss Castro’s room. They were glad
to see some pupils working. They saw a glass, a glove, a bottle of
glue and a pair of gloves on the table.

1. Where did Gladys and Glo go?

2. What things did they see in the room?
3. What were some pupils doing?
4. How did Gladys and Glo feel?
 Lesson 37
gr as it sounds in grass
grab green grow gray groo
grass greet grove grade
ground grocery great
grain

Phrases:
window grill a grade one pupil
the tall grass grab the stick
green leaf

Sentences:
The talahib is a tall grass.
The grade 1 pupils are happy.
The pupils greet their teacher.
The window grill is made of steel.
Jose Rizal is a great Filipino hero.

Story:
Graham goes to market. He buys one kilo of meat. He roasts
it on the grill. Kitty, the cat, grabs the meat on the grill. The meat
falls on the grass.

1. Who goes the market?

2. What does Graham buy?
3. Where does he roast the meat?
4. Who grabs the meat?
5. Where does the meat fall?
 Lesson 38 & 39
Pl as it sounds in play pr as it sounds in pray
Plant plod plug pram prig praise
Plate plot plum prank prim prom
play plow plead pray pride prep

Phrases:
pray the rosary dig a plot
play with Ruth a plug
plow the field

Sentences:
Karen and Riza plead to their mother to let them go.
The janitor finishes his works with pride.
I pray to the Lord to help me.
Zita is prim and pretty.
Vina prays the rosary every night.

Story:
Precy is a pretty prep. She is prim and clean. She goes to
school every day. She plays with other children in school. She is
kind them. The teacher praises her.
Mother loves Precy very much. She prepares snacks for Precy.
She gives her chocolate Pretzel.
Precy loves her mother, too. She helps her a home. She prays
with Mother at night. Precy kisses her before going to bed.

1. Who goes to school every day?

2. What can you say about the prep?
3. Whom does she play with?
4. What does she do with the children?
5. Who praises her?
6. What does her mother prepare for her?
7. Who gives her Pretzel?
8. Who loves the child very much?
 Lesson 40
sc as it sounds in scan sk as it sounds in sky
scan scope scone skid skin skate
scab scoop school skiff skip skull
scale skill skim sky

Phrases:
small school skip with a rope
ugly skull blue sky

Sentences:
My sister scoops the ice cream.
The scone is on the plate.
The kite is flying high in sky.
Saldi is happy playing with his pair of skates.
The car skids on the road.

Story:
We go to the park to play. We look up the sky. The kite
is flying high. We play happily. The girls skip and skip. The boys
play with their pair of skates.
The girl in green wants to play with us. She is so frail to
play with us. We give her a scoop of ice cream.
“Thank you,” she says.

Arrange the events in order as they happen in the story. Number

the events 1—4.
_______We play happily.
_______We see a girl in green.
_______We go to the park.
_______We give the girl a scoop of ice cream.
 Lesson 41
sl as it sounds in sled
slab sled slim slipper slum
slam sleep slip sling slot
slacks slit slide
slap

Phrases:
to sleep a pair of slippers
to slide slap twice
a slingshot

Sentences:
Mother bought a pair of slippers.
The girls played on the slide.
The carabao pulled a sled.
They lived in a slum area.
Gina has sound sleep last night.

Story:
One Saturday morning Mother and Ted went to the farm.
The farm was a near a slum area. Mother and Ted wore their pairs
of slippers in going to the farm. Ted brought his slingshot.
Ted saw a carabao pulling a sled. He saw some birds in the
sky. Ted got his slingshot and shot the birds. When Mother saw
him, she felt sad. She told Ted not to shoot the birds. “Birds are
our friends,” mother said.

1. Who went to the farm?

2. When did Mother and Ted go to the farm?
3. What did Ted bring with him?
4. What did he do with the birds?
5. How did Mother feel when she saw Ted shot the birds?
6. How can you show kindness to animals?
7. What is the story about?
 Lesson 42
sm as it sounds in smile sn as it sounds in snap
small smell smock snag snow snood
smart smile smoke snap snob snake
smash smug snip sniff

Phrases:
A round snood dark smoke
A long snake white snow
A sweet smile

Sentences:
Mother is wearing a snood on her hair.
The snake is a harmful animal.
Stella greets me with a smile.
The ball is small.
The big fire has a dark smoke.

Story:
1. It’s Sunday morning. Mother wears her new dress. She also
wears a pretty snood on her hair. Her children give her a big cake.
Mother is very happy. It is a big day for her.
A. It’s Mother’s birthday B. It’s a big cake

2. Mila is smart. She smiles sweetly. She is not a snob girl. She
makes other people happy. She has many friends.
A. Mila has few friends B. Mila is popular

3. There were many people outside. They were watching the

dark smoke in the sky. They heard a loud sound of the fire truck
on the street.
A. There was a big flood B. There was a big fire