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LESSON 1
A as it sounds in Cat (short sound of a)
LESSON 2
I as it sounds in pig (short sound of i)
Ib id ig in ip it ix im
Bib bid dig bin dip bit fix dim
Fib did gig din hip fit mix him
Jib hid fig fin lip hit pix rim
Nib kid jig kin nip kit six sim
Rib lid pig pin pip nit tim
Gib mid rig sin rip pit
Rid wig tin sip sit
Win tip wit
LESSON 3
O as it sounds in pot (short sound of o)
Ob od og op ot
Bob cod bog hop cot
Cob God cog lop got
Fob hod fog mop hot
Mob nod hog pop not
Rob pod jog top pot
Sob rod log rot
LESSON 4
U as it sounds in sun (short sound of u)
Ub ud ug um un up ut
Cub bud bug bum bun cup but
Hub cud dug gum dun pup cut
Nub mud hug hum fun sup gut
Pub jug mum nun hut
Rub lug rum pun jut
Tub mug sum sun nut
Pug tut
rug
tug
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LESSON 5
E as it sounds in hen (short sound of e)
Ed eg en ep et et ex em
Bed beg den pep bet set rex hem
Fed keg hen rep get vet sex jem
Led leg ken jet wet vex rem
Red peg men let net
Wed pen met pet
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NOTE: Before beginning Lesson 6, go back and review Lessons I-V. In this review, proceed
down the column of each lesson first. Then move across the columns. After you have done
this, begin Lesson 6, which introduces vowel combination. From lesson 6 forward, the
procedure should be the same: down the columns first then across the columns.
Lesson 6 ee as (it sounds in feet)
Deed leek feel deen beet deep beer
Feed meek heel seen feet keep deer
Heed peek keel teen meet peep jeer
Reed reek peel seep leer
Seed seek reel weep peer
Weed week seer
Lesson 7 oo as (it sounds in moon)
Lesson 9
ay as (it sounds in day) ai as (it sounds in rain)
bay lay laid bail cain bait
day may maid fail fain gait
gay pay paid hail gain wait
hay ray raid jail lain
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Lesson 10
aw as (it sounds in saw) au as (it sounds in Paul)
haw paw dawn haul
jaw raw lawn maul
law saw pawn Paul
fawn Saul
oa as (it sounds in boat)
load soak coal loam loan boat
road goal roam coat
toad goat
moat
Lesson 11
ow as (it sounds in cow) ou as (it sounds in loud)
bow down cowl bout pout loud
cow gown howl gout rout
how jowl lout
sow
vow
wow
Lesson 12
oy (as in boy) oi (as in coin) ew (as in new)
boy boil coin dew
coy coil join few
joy foil loin hew
toy soil new
Lesson 13
Note: Lessons 13 through 20 show that the final e changes the preceding vowel sound
from the short to the long sound. Tell the child that it does this, and teach him the different
pronunciations exemplified in the lessons. Tell him, also that the final e is not pronounced, that
it is silent.
a as (it sounds in man and mane)
fad dam ban cap bat
mad man gap fat
nap hat
Adding a final e to each of the above words, we get:
fade dame bane cape bate
made mane gape fate
nape hate
Lesson 14
a as it sounds in mane (long sound of a)
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Lesson 15
i (as it sounds in pin and pine)
bid din pip bit
hid fin rip hit
rid pin kit
Adding a final e to each of the above words, we get:
bide dine pipe bite
hide fine ripe hite
ride pine kite
Lesson 16
a as it sounds in pine (long sound of i)
life bike bile dime dine dire bite
wife dike file lime fine fire kite
hike mile time line hire mite
like Nile sine mire site
Mike pile wine sire
rile vine tire
tile nine wire
vile
wile
Lesson 17
o (as it sounds in not and note)
lob cod hop dot
rob nod lop not
rod mop rot
Adding a final e to each of the above words, we get:
lobe code hope dote
robe node lope note
rode mope rote
Lesson 18
a as it sounds in note (long sound of o)
joke dole come cope dote cove
poke hole home dope mote hove
mole tome hope note
pole lope vote
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role rope
tole
Lesson 19
u (as it sounds in cub and cube)
cub dud cut
rub jut
tub
Adding a final e to each of the above words, we get:
cube dude cute
rube jute
tube
Lesson 20
u as it sounds in tube (long sound of u)
cube dude duke mule fume dune cute
rube nude rule June jute
tube rude lute
Lesson 21
sh (as it sounds in fish)
cash dish josh gush
dash fish hush
mash wish mush
hash rush
lash
rash
sash
Lesson 22
ck (as it sounds in duck)
back beck hick cock buck
lack deck lick dock duck
Mack neck nick hock luck
pack peck pick lock muck
rack sick mock puck
sack tick rock suck
tack wick sock tuck
Lesson 23
ch as it sounds in rich tch as it sounds in match
rich much beech batch latch ditch
such leech catch match hitch
hatch patch witch
Lesson 24
ff as it sounds in muff ft as it sounds in gift
biff buff daft deft gift
miff cuff raft left lift
tiff huff rift
muff sift
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Lesson 25
mp as it sounds in jump ll as it sounds in bell
camp limp bump bell bill Jill cull
damp dump dell dill pill hull
lamp hump fell fill rill lull
ramp jump sell gill sill dull
lump tell hill
Lesson 26
lk as it sounds in bulk lt as it sounds in belt
bilk bulk belt gilt
milk hulk felt hilt
silk sulk melt jilt
pelt lilt
welt silt
tilt
Lesson 27
nd as it sounds in hand
band bend bond fund bound
hand lend fond found
land mend pond hound
sand rend mound
send round
tend sound
end
wend
Lesson 28
ng as it sounds in sang nk as it sounds in bank
bang bong bung bank bunk
fang hung dank dunk
gang lung lank junk
hang rung rank punk
rang sung sank sunk
sang tank
tang
Lesson 29
nt as it sounds in hunt
pant bent dint bunt faint daunt joint
rant dent hint hunt paint gaunt point
lent lint punt taint haunt
sent runt jaunt
tent taunt
went vaunt
Lesson 30
sp as it sounds in gasp ss as it sounds in kiss
gasp lisp bass kiss cuss
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ch as it sounds in chin
chap chin chop chub check cheap
chat chip chum cheep cheat
chit
Lesson 34
qu as it sounds in queen wh as it sounds in whip
quid queen quail when whim
quill queer whet whip
quip
quit
quiz
Lesson 35
th as it sounds in that
than then this thus the
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Lesson 36
bl as it sounds in blot br as it sounds in brim
bled bliss blob brag bred brig
bleak blot brace
bleat bleed block brat
blow breed broil
Lesson 37
cl as it sounds in clam cr as it sounds in crab
clad clip clod crab crib creed
clam clog crag creek
clan clot cram creel
clap crass creep
class
Lesson 38
fl as it sounds in flag fr as it sounds in free
flag fled flip free frill freak
flap flit
flat flew fleet fray frail
flog
flop
Lesson 39
gl as it sounds in glad
glad glen glib glum gleam glee
glass glims glue
Lesson 40
gr as it sounds in grass
grad grid grog grab greed groan grain
gram grill Greek great
grim green
grin greet
grip
grit
Lesson 41
pl as it sounds in play pr as it sounds in pray
plat plod plug pram prig prod
plot plum prim prom
play plead plow pray
Lesson 42
sc as it sounds in scan sk as it sounds in skin
scab scale scone skid skin skate
scan scope skiff skip
scoop skill
skim skull sky
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Lesson 43
sl as it sounds in sled
slab sled slid slab slug slay slain
slag slim slog slum
slam slip slop slur
slam slot
Lesson 44
sm as it sounds in smile sn as it sounds in snap
smack smell smile snag snip snob
smash smoke snap sniff snod
smog smug snub snoop snake
smock smut smote snug
snuff
Lesson 45
sp as it sounds in spell
spas sped spill spud speak speed spook
span spell spin spun spear speech spoof
spat speck spit spool
Lesson 46
st as it sounds in stop sw as it sounds in swim
stab stem still swag swell swim
staff step stiff swam
stag
stop stub sway sweep swoon
Lesson 47
tr as it sounds in train tw as it sounds in twin
tram tress trill twig tweed twain
trap train trim twin tweet
tree truss trip twill
trait twit
Lesson 48
ar as it sounds in Bar or as it sounds in for; Ore as it sounds
in more
bar for bore pore
car nor core sore
far fore tore
par gore wore
tar lore
Lesson 49
er as in her ir as in fir ur as in our
her fir our
per sir fur
Lesson 50
rb as it sounds in herb rd as it sounds in bird
barb herb curb bard herd bird
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Lesson 51
rk as it sounds in bank
bark jerk dirk cork lurk
dark fork murk
hark pork Turk
mark
park
Lesson 52
Sounds of rl, rm, rp, rn
Girl curl farm term form carp burp
hurl harm born harp
barn fern burn corn morn
darn turn horn torn
lorn worn
Lesson 53
are as in bare air as in hair ear as in pear
bare mare fair bear
care pare hair pear
dare rare lair tear
fare tare pair wear
hare ware
Lesson 54
ere as in here ear as in dear eer as in beer
here dear beer leer veer
mere fear peer jeer seer
gear
hear
lear
Lesson 55
th as it sounds in thin thr as it sounds in three
thin thank thud thrash thresh three
think thug
thirst thrift thrush threat
third thrill throb throne
thick thorn thaw thrall thrust thrice
Lesson 56
ing as in sing ind as in find all as in ball
bing ping bind ball pall wall
ding ring find call gall
king sing mind fall hall
wing wind mall tall
Lesson 57
ce as in face ci as in cigar cy as in lacy
face dice cigar acid lacy fancy
lace lice city lucid
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Lesson 58
y as it sounds in my ie as it sounds in chief ie as it sounds in
pie
cry pry try niece chief die fief
dry shy thy piece brief hie lien
fly sky why wield grief lie mien
fry sly wry pie pier
ply spy tie
Lesson 59
ea as it sounds in head ould as it sounds in could
dead bread steady could wouldshould
head dread ready
lead stead beady alm as in palm oll as in roll
read tread balm calm roll poll
alk as in talk palm toll
balk talk walk
Lesson 60
oe as in hoe o as in go e as in he
doe roe go no be she
foe toe ho so he
hoe lo me
Lesson 61
ow as in low ive as in give ight as in fight
low show slow give fight right
now blow snow live light sight
row flow glow might tight
sow grow
Lesson 62
eigh as in weight aught as in caught ought as in bought
weigh weight naught ought sought
sleigh eight caught bought brought
fraught fought
Lesson 63
th as it sounds in bath and thin
bath thin birth mouth
math thing mirth south
path thank girth
wr as it sounds in wrap
wrap wren writ write wrote wring wrong
wrath wreck wrist wry
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wrest
Lesson 64
kn as it sounds in knife gn as it sounds in gnat
knap knee gnat gnaw gnome
kneel knob gnash
knife knit knot
knight knock
knew
know knout
Lesson 65
ge as it sounds in page dge as it sounds in bedge
cage sage hedge dodge budge
page wage ledge lodge fudge
rage age wedge judge
badge ridge nudge
Lesson 66
ph as in photo wor as in word war as in ward
photo phone word worth war warm
work worn wand warp
warm
Lesson 67
scr as it sounds in scrap
scrage scream scrim scroll scrub screen
scram screak scrip scruff screech
scrap scrum
spr as it sounds in sprat
sprag spray spree sprit
sprat sprain sprig sprint spring
Lesson 68
str as it sounds in street
strain stray strike string strip stream strive stroke
strait stripe stride strungstreak street strode
stroll stress stretch strong
Lesson 69
Words ending in le and ly
cabble riddle cobble badly brightly
dabble niddle gobble madly lightly
gabble nipple hobble sadly sightly
battle tripple coddle gladly rightly
cattle giggle toddle tightly
rattle jiggle
tattle wiggle
Lesson 70
Note: This and the next three lessons deal chiefly with combined consonants. If the child has
difficulty with these words, go back and review previous lessons.
Lesson 71
Stiff cash quack quick
Scoop smash shack chick
Bluff trash black thick
Fluff thrash clack brick
Gruff flesh flack click
Scuff fresh slack slick
Snuff thresh crack stick
Stuff thrush smack trick
Scruff brush snack shock
Dash crush track block
Brash flush check clock
Crash plush fleck crock
Clash slush speck frock
Flash blush wreck smock
Slash lack stock
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Lesson 72
Shade share crate quay
Blade blame grate shay
Grade flare prate bray
Spade scare skate clay
Trade snare slate dray
Shake spare spate flay
Brake stare state fray
Flake grace shave play
Slake place brave pray
Stake trace crave slay
Shale blame grave stay
Whale flame slave sway
Scale frame hate tray
Stale shape mate spray
Shame drape rate stray
Lesson 75
Note: These words contain the short sound of the vowel. The consonant before the word
endings used in this lesson is not doubled, however, because the word already has two
consonants preceding the word ending.
Sand sanding sanded sander
Tint tinting tinted tinter
Bank banking banked banker
Mask masking masked masker
Film filming filmed filmer
Jest jesting jested jester
Kiss kissing kissed kisser
Gasp gasping gasped gasper
Sand sandy Film filmy
Risk risky
Lesson 77
Note: With the long sound of the vowel (the a in fade, for example the consonant before the
ending ing is not doubled, and the silent e is dropped.)
fade fading bide biding hope hoping
hate hating hide hiding dote doting
mate mating ride riding tube tubing
cane caning dine dining
pane paning fine fining
gape gaping bite biting
tape taping pipe piping
Lesson 78
Note: With the following words, help the child to recognize when the consonant before ing is
doubled and when it is not.
Lesson 79
Lesson 80
Lesson 81
Two-syllable words beginning with vowel sounds.
impair induce induct insert intense
impart intent indulge inside intent
improve intense infect insight intern
impede incense infer insist into
impose incite infest inspect intone
impel incline infirm inspire intrude
implant include inflame instead intrust
imply increase inflate instill invade
implore incur inform instruct invent
impound indeed insane insure invite
impress indent inscribe intact invoke
Lesson 82
Two-syllable words beginning with vowel sounds.
oblong oppose outfield outrage overrule
obscure optics outfit outside overseas
obsess option outflank outward overseer
obstruct orchard outgo overbear oversight
obtain ordain outgrow overgrow overshoe
offend ordeal outing overhand overtake
offer order outlast overhead overtone
offset organ outlaw overlap overturn
offshore outcome outline overlay overweight
often outcry outlive overlook overwhelm
oilcloth outcrop outlook overhang overwork
observe outer output override
Lesson 83
Two-syllable words beginning with vowel sounds.
unarm unknown untrue undergrowth upgrade
unbend unclash unwell underhand uphill
unborn unlike unwrap undermine uphold
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Lesson 87
Lesson 88
Plurals
cab cabs lad lads bag bags ball balls
web webs bed beds leg legs bell bells
babe babes jade jades bale bales
robe robes code codes dole doles
hen hens fang fangs bar bars pane panes
can cans lung lungs fur furs pine pines
day days cow cows law laws boy boys
ray rays vow vows paw paws toy toys
cry cries sky skies lie lies foe foes
fly flies spy spies pie pies hoe hoes
tie ties toe toes
dam dams cave caves
hen hens hive hives show shows
game gamespew pews crow crows
home homes row rows
Lesson 89
Plurals
Lesson 91
Lesson 92
Three and four-syllable words with common prefixes
Lesson 93
Three and four-syllable words with common prefixes
advancement excursion adoption obstruction
announcement explosion attraction depletion
annulment expression exemption description
appointment impression exertion detraction
arrangement inclusion extortion transaction
attachment intuition extraction construction
endorsement obsession induction contention
enlistment decision infection contraction
exploration depression inflation convention
admiration observation inclination consolation
inspiration consultation
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