First step in

Reading for
Kindergarten
and
Grade One

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 Lesson # 1

Medial Letter Aa
at an ag ap ad ack
bat can bag cap bad back

cat fan lag lap dad pack

fat man nag map mad rack

hat pan rag nap pad tack

mat ran tag rap sad sack

rat van wag gap lad

sat tan tap

pat ban

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 Let’s Read

a fat rat

a red cap

fed the cat

a rat on a mat

ham on the pan

nap on the lap

pad in the bag

sack in the van

hat on the cat

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 Let’s Read

a cat on a mat

a wet rag

a fan in the bag

tag on the bag

sat on the mat

a red ball

man in the well

Fat cat sat on the mat

Fat rat ran in the hall

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 Let’s Answer
1. The cat is on the mat.
Where is the cat? _______

2. The lad has a cap.

Who has a cap? _________

3. The ham is on the pan.

What is on the pan? _______
4. Nan has a red fan.
Who has a red fan? _______
5. The bag has a tag.
The bag has a? _______
6. Jan yells at Dan.
Who yells at Dan? _______
7. Sam has a red hen.
Who has a red hen? _______
8. The ball falls in the well.
Where does the ball falls? _______

9. Jack has ten pens.

Who has ten pens? _______
10. The bat is in the den.
Where is the bat? __________
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 Lesson # 2

Medial Letter Ee
et en ed ell eck eb
bet den bed bell neck Web

get hen red fell peck

pet Jen led sell deck

met pen ted yell

net men fed tell

set ten wed well

wet Ben

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 Let’s Read

ten men

a red pen

met Ben

a wet net

men on a bed

a bell on the bed

a net on the well

sell the pen

a red net
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 Let’s Read

a red hen

a wet peg

men in a jet

fed the hen

a red egg

sell the egg

ten pens

pen on the bed

egg in the net

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 Let’s Answer
1. The web is on the well.
What is on the well? _______

2. The hen fell into the well.

Who fell into the well? _______

3. Ted sells red pen.

Who sells red pen? _______
4. Jed fed his pets.
Who fed his pets? _______
5. The men are on the bed.
Where are the men? _______
6. Ben has a bed.
Who has a bed? _______
7. The net is wet.
What is wet? _______
8. Pet has a red pen.
Who has a red pen? _______

9. The bell is on the well.

Where is the bell? _______
10. The red pen is on the bed.
Where is the red pen? __________
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 Lesson # 3

Medial Letter Ii
it id in ip ig ill
Bit Bid Tin Tip Big Gill

Fit Zid Fin Sip Wig Pill

Hit Hid Bin Dip Fig Bill

Kit Kid Kin Lip Pig Mill

Pit Rid Pin Zip Jig Fill

Sit Lid Sin Hip Dig kill

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 Let’s Read

a big kid

hid the pill

hid in the pit

hit the man

a big pig

tip of the pit

tip of the hills

a wet bib

men in the hill

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 Let’s Read

fit the wig

sit on the hill

kicks the tin can

sit on the bed

pig in the hill

wig in the bag

a big bat

hit in the rib

Six pigs
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 Let’s Answer
1. Zid has a pet.
Who has pet? _______

2. The kid hid in the pit.

Who hid in the pit? _______

3. Tina has a bib.

Who has a bib? _______
4. Sam kicks the tin can.
Who kicks the tin can? _______
5. The pig bit his kit.
Who bit his kit? _______
6. Bill hid the pill.
Who hid he pill? _______
7. The kid sat at the top of the pit.
Who sat on the top of the pit? _______
8. He dips the tin into the pit.
Where did he dip the tin? _______

9. He hit the six pigs in the pit

How many pigs are in the pit? _______
10. Six kids sit on the hill.
Where did the six kids sit? __________
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 Lesson # 4

Medial Letter Oo
ot op og od ox ock
Pot Top Hog God Box Cock

Cot Mop Log Rod Fox Dock

Dot Cop Fog Pod Ox Rock

Hot Hop Dog Nod Sock

Lot Pop Jog Cod Lock

Not Clock

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 Let’s Read

the lid of the pot

a log on the hill

a rock on the hill

a bad cop

top on the bed

a pad on the box

a hot pan

a big doll

a dog in the bed

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 Let’s Read

a hot pot

a dog on the cot

a big top

six cops

ten fox

a fat cop

bell on the bag

socks on the bed

a big hop
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 Let’s Answer
1. The pot is hot.
What is hot? _______

2. The dog is on the cot.

Where is the dog? _______

3. The doll is in the box.

Where is the doll? _______
4. Dad has a rod.
Who has a rod? _______
5. The top is on the cot.
Where is the top? _______
6. Jill has a doll.
Who has a doll? _______
7. The top is on the bag.
Where is the top? _______
8. The pan is hot.
What is hot? _______

9. The log is on the hill.

Where is the log? _______
10. The six tops are on my lap.
Where are the six tops? __________
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 Lesson # 5

Medial Letter Uu
ug un ut ub up uck
Bug Fun Cut Cub Cup Suck

Rug Sun Hut Tub Pup Duck

Tug Gun Nut Rub Up Tuck

Jug Bun Luck

Mug Nun Truck

Hug

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 Let’s Read

A jug and a cop

A nun in the bus

Duck on the tub

Six ducks

A bun in the bag

A cop and a gun

Ten ducks

Duck in the mill

A cub and a bug

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 Let’s Read

a bug in a log

fun in the hill

a big bug

a big hut

a rug mop

met a cop

cup in the bag

a hot sun

gun in the bag

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 Let’s Answer
1. The bug is on the rod.
Where is the bug? _______

2. Ben runs to the bus.

Who runs to the bus? _______

3. The duck is in the tub.

Where is the duck? _______
4. The cop has a gun.
Who has a gun? _______
5. Bob is a cop.
Who is a cop? _______
6. The cop has a gun.
Who has a gun? _______
7. The tub has six ducks.
Where are the six ducks? _______
8. The hut is on the hill.
Where is the hut? _______

9. The bus has ten nuns.

How many nuns are in the bus? _______
10. The bag has a gun.
Where is the gun? __________
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