The Kid and a Pig

Early Reader No. 8

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © Fantastic Phonics.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com
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Single Syllable Words

Short Vowel : ‘i’ as in ‘pig’ | ‘i’ as in ‘kid’

Beginning Blend : ‘sl’ as in ‘slid’ (explain the sound)

Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

Try These New Words

kid lid slid big pig

hit sat and The A
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The kid.
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The pig.
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The lid.
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The kid and the pig.

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The kid and the pig

sat in the lid.
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The kid and the pig

hid in the lid.
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The lid slid and slid.

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The kid and the pig

hit a big hill.
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Extra Words

did dig fig jig rig

Comprehension
1. What are the animals in this story?
2. How many animals are there?
3. Where did they hide?
4. What did the lid do?
5. What did the lid hit?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

kid, pig, lid, slid

A ___ and a ___.

The ___ slid and ____.