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Endi
ng Exampl
es Endi
ng Exampl
es Endi
ng Exampl
es

T act
ed P j
umped L cal
led

want
ed K as
ked N r
ained

GH l
aughed G begged

D ended SH was
hed V l
oved

needed CH wat
ched S us
ed

SS pas
sed Z amazed

C f
orced B gr
abbed

X fized M cl
aimed

Exerci
se:
Li
stentothef
oll
owi
ngs
ent
encesands
ortt
hever
bsaccor
dingt
othe-
edpr
onunci
ati
ons
:

Iwas
hedt
hedi
sheswhi
leIwat
chedhow heact
edandj
umped.

Hewant
edt
olaughandl
aughed;heneededr
ainandi
trai
ned.Hewasamazed.

Wecal
ledandas
kedf
ori
nfor
mat
ionbutt
heyendedt
hecal
lbef
oreweor
der
ed.

Theyus
edbi
gwor
dst
heyl
oved.Ibeggedt
hem t
ost
op,t
heyl
aughed.

It
alkedt
ohi
m andheans
wer
eds
lowl
y.Hecl
osedhi
seyesandcont
inueds
leepi
ng.

Shel
ear
nedt
hel
ess
onandwar
nedot
her
stobecar
efulnearwetpai
nt.

I
tsoundedhar
dandIhopedi
twoul
dwor
k,butIf
ail
ed.

Theywor
kedal
lmor
ningandpl
ayedal
laf
ter
noon.Theys
tar
tedwat
chi
ngamovi
ebutdeci
dedt
o
sl
eep.
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ons
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