READING EXERCISES IN ENGLISH TO GO LESSON 2: Short a

WITH THE FULLER LESSONS ab ad ag am an ap at

cab bad bag dam ban cap bat
LESSON I: E AS IN HEN dab cad fag jam dan gap cat
jab fad hag sam man map fat
ed eg en ep et ex nab had jag ram pan nap hat
bed beg den pep bet rex tab lad lag ran pap mat
fed keg hen rep get sex mad nag van rap pat
led leg ken jet vex pad sag tan sap rat
red peg men let tex sad tag tap sat
pen met vat
ten net
ben pet a fat hen for the pet cat
set ran to the den sat on the red mat
wet led the man a pen in the bag
a sad lad men in the van
A hen, a hen! A pen, a pen! ham in the pan tag on a bag
A red hen! A red pen!
A red, red hen! It is for Ken, for Ken, for Ken. 1. The Cat
It is Ben’s pet. The red pen is for Ken? The fat cat is on the mat.
The red hat is on the mat.
1. What is this? The fat cat sat on the hat.
1. What is Ben’s pet? 2. What color is the pen? Oh, what a cat!
2. What color is the hen? 3. For whom is the pen?
Questions:
1. Where is the fat cat? 3. Who sat on the red hat?
A Rhyme Story: Ben and Ken A. on the bed A. the cat
B. on the mat B. the mat
Ben and ken are in the den. C. on the vat C. the bat
A den, a den. The den is for Ben and Ken.
What are in the den? Ben fed the hen. 2. Where is the red hat?
Ten men, the hens and ten pens. Ken fed the hen. A. on the van
Who is in the den? Ben and ken fed the hen. B. on the vat
In the den, in the den is Ken. It is a red hen. C. on the mat

3. The Rat
Questions: Questions: The rat is in the hat. Questions:
1. What are in the den? 1. Who are in the den? The cat is on the mat. 1. Who is in the hat?
2. Who is in the den? 2. What else is in the den? Bad cat sat on the hat. 2. Who is on the mat?
3. Where are the ten men? 3. Who fed the hen? Rat is mad. 3. Who sat on the hat?
4. Where are the ten hens? 4. What color is the hen? 4. Who is mad?
5. Where are the ten pens? 5. Where is the hen?
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LESSON 3: o as in pot LESSON 5: u as in sun

cot cop dog nod son ox un ub ug up ut um us

dot hop fog pod ton fox bun sub bug cup but hum bus
got mop hog rod box fun rub dug pup cut sum
hot top jog God gun tub hug hut
jot pop nun jug
lot run mug
not sun rug
pot tug
rot a hot pan get the mop 1. Read the phrases:
naps on the cat in the pot jam on the bun hug Mom
sat on the log a fat hog gum in the box mud on the rug
run to the bus a fat pup
Questions: dug a pit the hot sun
Nat has a top. Who has a top?
The top is red. What color is the top? a. Ted! Ted! c. Get a cup for Dad.
The top is in the box. Where is the top? Run to the bus! Get a mug for Mom.
Where is your bag? Get a jug for bob.
Tom is in the cot. Where is Tom? b. The pup is on the rug.
The dog hops on the cot. What hops on the cot? The pup is full of mud.
Tom is mad. Who is mad? Mom will be mad.

LESSON 4: Sound i as in pig LESSON 6: e as in me

ib id ig in ip it ix
bib bid big bin dip bit fix be we he me she
fib did dig din hip fit mix
lib hid gig fin lip hit pix 1. be me can we be
nib kid fig kin nip kit six be a cat can he be
rib lid jig pin pip lit be a fat cat can she be
mid pig sin rip nit
rid rig tin sip pit Can I be rat?
wig win tip sit Can I be a fat rat?
wit Can I be a fat rat or a cat?

Six pins, six pins Questions:

are in the tins. Where are the six pins? Activity 1: Who is he? What can it be?
Six tins, six tins Where are the six tins? He is a man. It can be a net.
are in the pit. Who hid the pins? He is a big man. It can be big net on a mat.
The kid hid the pins Who hid the tins? He is a fat and big man.
in the tin.
The kid hid the tins
in the pit. 3 4
LESSON 7: ee as in feet 1. He feels weak on his seat. 6. She is neat.
ee eed eef eek eel eep eet 2. I beat the bat. 7. The team won.
bee deed beef leek feel deep beet 3. It means a lot. 8. Who is in the sea?
see feed reef meek heel heep feet 4. You leap with joy. 9. He is weak and lean.
fee heed reek reel jeep meet 5. Tim can read. 10. I lead the team.
wee meed week peel keep
need seek peep LESSON 9: ie as in chief
reed weep
seed Words: thief chief grief relief brief
weed
Phrases: a bad thief in the brief
keep the toy peel for me keep the beef the chief thief what a relief
a seed to see see the weed
feel the bee a big deer a big jeep Sentences: 1. The cop got the thief. 3. It was a relief.
big weed feel sad peel the seed 2. Bob is the chief. 4. She is in grief.
a meek boy weep and weep feed the cat
see a beef meet the bee LESSON 10: a as in gate
seem a need into a reel
bake bade bale date cave came cape
1. The seed sleeps. 6. It is a seed. cake fade dale fate gave fame gape
2. We see the bee. 7. What can a bee see? fake made male hate save lame tape
3. We peep in the jeep. 8. The seed needs the sun. lake wade gale gate pave game nape
4. I feel my pet. 9. We need the sun. make pale late wave name
5. Keep the fan. rake daze sale mate same pane
sake gaze tale rate tame wane
LESSON 8: ea as in meat take maze vale
wake raze wale base
ea ead eak eal ean eam eap eat yale case
pea bead beak deal bean beam heap beat
sea lead leak heal jean ream leap heat bake a cake
tea read peak meal lean seam reap meat wade in the lake hate the chief
weak peal mean team neat make a big rake hate the male cat
zeal seat came for the rake a fake jade
real seen in the lane late for the lake
seal rake the cane save the tape
gave a big cane
see the tea real beef win the team
we read feel sad beat the bat 1. Jane bakes a big cake. 5. He came to take the rake.
ten beads see the bead eat the meat 2. She gave the big cake to Ben. 6. Who made the big cane?
a weak boy mean a lot of the sea 3. Ben is late for the date. 7. The jade she gave is fake.
heal in a week 4. Ruben wades in the lake.

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Gale baked a cake. 1. Who baked a cake? 1. It is a rainy day. 4. She paid the maid.
The cake was big. 2. Was it a big cake? 2. The maid is in pain. 5. The mad man is in jail.
The cat came and ate the cake. 3. Who came? 3. You wait for the pail. 6. See the rain in the lake.
Gale hated the cat. 4. What did the cat do wit the cake?
5. What did Gale feel about the cat? A lady came with a pail. 1. Who came with a pail?
LESSON 11: ay as in day She put the pail in the lane. 2. What did she have?
The big rain fell. 3. Where did she put the pail?
day hay pay bay may Into the pail it came. 4. What came into the pail?
away gay nay say The lady gave the pail to the maid. 5. What did the lady do with the
pail?
a day in a bay this is the bay gave away the bay
pay for the hay pave the way may pay for the meat LESSON 13: ou as in loud
the sun’s rays a way to say it take it away
came to the bay came to pay gaze at the boy loud mouse louse pout
house rouse out
1. It’s a gay day in the bay. 6. He came to pay for the rake.
2. This is the big bay. 7. This is the way to the bay. house of the mouse pout at the maid
3. Ben gave away the hay. 8. Big waves came to the bay. a dirty house mouse the lad
4. Take away the cake. 9. Take your cake to the bay. out of the house
5. Gale and Ben gaze at the boy.
A Gay Day a loud note about the house
What a gay day! House mouse Hear it
The sun’s rays are on the bay.
They made the bay gay.
A lady came and gazed at the bay. LESSON 14: oy
What a gay, gay day for me! coy joy toy Boy Roy

1. What kind of a day was it? 4. What did she gaze at? coy Roy Doy’s toy that coy Roy
2. What made the day gay? 5. What do you think did the lady boy’s joy the boy’s joy under Doy’s toy
3. Who came to the bay? feel?
Coy Roy, get that toy and enjoy.
LESSON 12: ai as in rain Questions:
rain bail mail laid 1. What word tells about Roy? 3. What will roy feel? Why?
pain fail sail maid 2. What will Roy get? 4. Draw a picture to show/illustrate the poem.
gain hail tail paid
jail wail pail LESSON 15: oi
oil soil coin join
a maid with a pail the tail of the cat boil coil foil loin
wait for the rain paid the maid
is in pain the pale maid join the game dig the soil
wait for the maid the maid in pain lots of coins
see the rain wait for the pail put in a foil oil in the pen
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 1. The boys will join the game. 4. Put the boiled eggs in a foil. What to buy The guy will say
2. Keep the coin in the bag. 5. Give her a coil of fire. Where to buy Buy a dye
3. Dig the soil and put the seed.
LESSON 18: i as in pie
Coins, coins! 1. What does the speaker look for?
Where are those coins? 2. Where are the coins? die tie lie pie
Coins under. 3. What do you think the speaker felt
Coins above. when he found the coin? they lie why we die buy the pie
Coins all over. 4. Get some coin and demonstrate what where to tie by the pie what I die for
the poem says.
LESSON 16: i as in nine 1. The guy ate the pie. 4. The guy may bie the tie.
2. Who am I to die? 5. Who ate the pie?
hide bike dine dime bite dive 3. How did she die?
ride dike fine lime cite five
side hike line time mite hive How they die? What they die
tide Iike mine ripe nite live Its not a lie. They ate the pie.
wide like vine rite fire
mike wine kite hire LESSON 19: u as in tube
wife nile wire
life tile cute cure cube use tune mule huge
mute lure tube fuse
like to ride like to hike on the site duke sure muse
the wide side dine and wine pile of tile
fine wine behind the dike at the time a cute mute use the cube sing the tune
hike a mile a mute led a big mule
1. I like to ride on the bike. in a big tube cure the old man
2. They dive into the wide side of the dike.
3. The fine wire is behind the file of wire. 1. The big big mule is in the van. 4. She is a cute girl.
4. She and I like to hike outside. 2. I’m sure he can cure me. 5. The tube of ice is in the pan.
5. That dime is mine. 3. Ted can use the red tube.
I like to ride.
I like to bike.
I like to hike on a fine day.

LESSON 17: y as in my Lesson 20: ew as in few

my by why buy bye guy
dye my kite buy a dye the guy paid by Mom dew new few news stew
pew
1. My kite can fly high in the sky. 1. Paul reads the news loud. 3. The cat sat on the pews.
2. I like to buy dye. 2. The hen cats the stew. 4. The goat eats the pie and the stew.
3. That is the guy where we buy the dye.
4. Why did the guy buy the dye?
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Lesson 21: oo as in moon oo as in book
moon roof room book took 1. The hen and the cock peck in the yard. 3. She tucked the sick girl in bed.
noon hoof boom look nook 2. Did you lock the back door? 4. The ship is on deck.
soon root doom hook 5. They sat on the rock and watched the ducks.
boot hoot foot
Lesson 24: Initial consonant clusters
a deep pool not in the moon the red nood
use the tools in a nook look for the book br as in bring
fool the men at noon took the boot
brat broom brain brake
Lesson 22: sh as in fish ch as in rich tch as in match bred broil brass brand
brink brisk brook brawl
ash sash rich bunch batch watch brush brine brag brown
bash wash much bench catch ditch
cash dish such punch hatch witch brush and broom brats and brawl brag to his pals
dash fish beach munch latch pitch brink of the brook broil the fish brake of the car
mash wish ranch lunch match hitch
hush gush cr as in crib
lush hush
mash rush crab cream crawl crude creek
crop cram
a fish dish told the batch dash to the ditch crib crate crook croon crash
a red sash to hush boil the egg and creep
hatch in the bench a patch in the sash
mash it wish for cash
dr as in drum
1. I had broiled fish for lunch. 2. They sat on the bench.
3. The witch fell into the ditch. 4. Did all the eggs hatch? drain drug drank droop
5. Mash the boiled egg and put it in the dish. dream drat drink draw
drop drab drift
Lesson 23: ck as in duck drip drag draft

back beck kick cock buck fr as in frog

lack deck lick dock duck
pack neck pick lock luck fret free from frail Fred
rack peck sick mock puck fresh freed frown frank
sack tick rock suck
tack wick sock

take a pick pick the lock at the back

kick the sack tuck the sack in the pack
lock the door a duck in the pond
a sick cook sat on the rack 11 12