This document provides instructions for reading words and sentences aloud that focus on different phonetic concepts and sounds. It includes a series of word lists focusing on specific sounds like short vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, and long vowel sounds. It also includes short stories that incorporate words from the lists to practice reading aloud. The stories have titles like "The Brave Sailor", "Neal the Seal", and "The Boastful Gander".

1. Give the sound of each vowel. Read the words in
each box. Start from top to bottom, then go from
left to right.
a e i o u
1. bag beg big box bug
2. bad bed bid boy bud
3. pat pet pit pot put
4. pan pen pin fox fun
5. lag leg lip log lux
6. mad Med mid mod mud
7. ham hem him hot hut
8. tan ten tin ton tug
9. man men miss moss mug
10. fat fet fit fog fun
Read the following phrases.
❖men in the tent
❖a cap on a cop
❖pigs in a pit

2. ❖the boy has a net
Words with sh
shell shot shed ship
shut shock shin shot
shall shark shop shop
hush rush dash wish
hash wash dish fish
mash hush cash dish
sash dash hush fish
wish cash bush wish

3. rash mash rush dish
Read the following
sentences:
1.The fish is on the
dish.
2.Sharon has a
yellow sash.
3.The shells are on

4. the shelf.
4.The
men
are
in a
rush.
5.Shelly went to the
shop.
The Little Fish

5. Hush was a little fish.
He was a happy little fish.
One day, Hush saw a big
ship.
He went to the big ship.
He saw some pretty
shells. He saw some little
squids.
Then hush saw a big

6. shrimp.
The shrimp was
very still.
Hush was
happy.
He bit the
shrimp.
Up, up he went!
Words with ch
chat Chop chin chest
chit check chill chess
chip chick chum Chuck

7. rich munch hunch bench
inch bunch punch quench
pinch lunch much ouch
1.Chuck will chop the fish.
2.The rich man will pay in
cash.
3.Chita had a bunch of
bananas for lunch.

8. Chat and the
Fish
Chat, the cat,
went to the
beach.
She saw a big
ship.
She saw some shells.
Then she saw a fat fish.
“ I wish I could get that
fish,” she said.
She ran to catch the

9. fish.
But the fish hid in a
shell.
Chat was sad.
Words with L Blends
black blush clap clock
block blot cluck clip

10. blank bless click clam
flap flat sled slap
flag flit slum sled
flip fled slam slid
glad plan cling blow
glass plus fling flow
glum plug sling flush
Read the following
sentences.
1.Glenn wants to get the

11. flag.
2.Glenda will pull the flag.
3.Clem will plant clam.
4.The boys are glad.
5.The clock is on the shelf.
6.Gracia
has a
blank
slip.
7.Blessie has a red clip.
8. The clock is black.
9. The water flow on the
floor.

12. 10. Flor will blow the
horn.
Glenn’s Pet
Glenn has a pet cat.
It is a black cat.
He calls his cat
Clap.Clap is a bad

13. cat.
He digs
the
plants.
He
gets
Glenn’s club. He
lets it roll down the
cliff.
Glenn gets mad.

14. Words with r blends
crab brag trash trim
crab brat truck trip
crib brush tray trick
crow fresh Cris drip
crop Fred Troy drop
crash grass from draw
drum grow pray dress
bring grip drag drink
cram gram frog drill

15. Bricks in a Truck
Bruce had a green toy
truck.
Fred had brown and red
bricks.
Bruce and Fred played
together.
They put the bricks in a

16. truck.
Bruce pulled his truck.
Fred pushed it.
They ran
fast.
Then,
there was
a crash!
“Ouch!”
Bruce and Fred fell flat on
the dirty trash.
Words with s blends
skin smell stop spank

17. skip smug snap spin
skid smash snag spot
stock swift swim switch
stick swing swam swift
stiff swing swat swell
smell step smash stuff
spell spits spank stem
spill stop sniff stick
Read the following

18. sentences.
1. Fred will spin the
top.
2. Greg can spell
“swim”.
3. “Stop! Stop!”
shouted the cop.

19. 4. Frank can smell
that stuff.
5. Spot can fetch the
stick for Clem.
Words with ai
rain main sail paid
pail pain wail stain
paid brain tail paint
maid train raid saint
laid grain maid mail
bait chain main jail
Words with ay

20. gay pay Fay gray
day May bay Kay
tray pray sway slay
ray way hay play
clay say lay spray
astray nay Jay stray
Read the following sentences.
1.“Ouch! I am in pain.
2. The cat bit the rat’s
tail.
3. Our maid can bake a
cake.
4. Those ships sail in the
sea.
5.He paid twenty pesos
for a pair of socks.

21. 6. Daddy and Jimmy are
both male.
7.The sick old woman
was very pale.
8. Grandma told us an
old tale.
9. The horse has a long
mane.
The Brave Sailor

22. Dave was a sailor.
He sailed in his ship all
day.
One day, a storm came.

23. It rained all day.
The wind blew hard.
His ship tossed with the
waves.
Up and down he went.
But Dave was not
afraid.
The big waves pushed
Dave away from the
ship.
The ship sank to the

24. bottom of the sea.
Sadly, Dave swam in
the sea.
When day came, the

25. storm was gone.
Dave felt the pain all
over his body.
He felt he was sinking
slowly.
Suddenly, there was a
splash!
And lo! Dave was on

26. top of the water.
He was sitting on top
of something.
He looked at it.
He was on top of a big
whale!

27. “You saved me, friend.
Thank you,” Dave said.
He swam away and
waved at the big
whale.
He was safe at last.
Words with ie
pie vine lime hive
tie ride mine bite
tire bike side like
pipe kite mice pine
time rice wine fine

28. hide like dive line
wide smile polite five
ride shine alive fire
life swine arrive hire
Words with y
fry fly ply my
dry try sky by
cry why cry fly
dry shy shy try
my sky spy why
by spy dry sky
Read the following sentences.
1.There are five slices of pie
on this side.
2.There is ice in the glass of
wine.

29. 3.Mike hides behind the
vines.
4.Ike likes his new bike.
5.Dad bites his pipe.
6.The white mice ate rice.
7.The plane
will fly up
in the sky.
8.Why did
Mom bake
a pie?
9.Mike will
try to fly
his kite.
The Wise Little Fly

30. A little fly was looking
for food.
He saw a pine tree by
the lake.
“I will catch some bugs
there,” said the fly.
The little fly had

31. stepped into a white
spider’s web.
It was too late to get
out.
“Let’s have lunch,” said
the white spider.
The little fly had to think

32. fast.
“Oh,
my
friends are out there.
Can I invite them, too?
asked the fly.
“Very well, invite your
friends to come to my
house.”
The spider helped the fly

33. get his feet
out of the
sticky web.
“Thank you,
Spider, and goodbye,”
said the fly as he flew
away.
Words with ee
bee peep freeze cheese
see tree street green
fee free sneeze screen
pee feet queer breeze
tee fleet queen been
wee meet sleep seen
deer greet teeth keen

34. deep sweet sleet jeep
keep swee
p
geese seem
Words with ea
tea neat dream hear
pea seat stream lean
sea beach eat mean
meat cream beat rear
seal teach dean seam
peak speak fear team
Read the following
sentences.
1.The queen bee is sleepy.
2.Pete will help sweep the
leaves.
3.Jean will freeze the meat.

35. 4.Pete will eat ice cream.
5.Three bees are on a leaf
up in the tree.
6.The teacher will read
about the beast.
7.The
breeze
will
make
you
sneeze.
8.Rolly sat on the front seat.
9.Did you hear the queen
scream?

36. 10. The seal can squeak.
Neal the Seal
Neal
is a
seal.
He
can
stretch on the beach.
He eats the little fresh
fish.

37. But Neal is sad.
“Why do you weep?”
asked Peachy, the
starfish.
“I can’t sleep,” says
Neal.“I am seasick.”
“I dream of the deep
green sea.”
“
Swim with me to the
green sea,” says Peachy,
the starfish.
“Then you will never feel
sad.”

38. “Thank you,” says Neal.
Off they swim into the
deep green sea.
Neal is happy at last.

39. The long O Sound
bone home bore Coke
mole lone Rome stroke
pole rode Pope store
pope hope close woke
rope phone broke poke
tone cope choke dome
sole hole spoke mode
robe stole hone node
cone rose joke wove
Words with oa
road boat soak roast
soap load croak road
coat float cloak coat
toad coach coast soap

40. toast Boast throat loaf
loaf goat bloat goat
1. Come and hear the funny
jokes.
2. The Pope’s home is in
Rome.
3. I hope not to lose this
note.
4. The man with a robe
rode a horse.
5. The flag pole has a rope.

41. 6. The
goat
met a
toad.
7. The
boat
floats
in the
lake.
8. The coach had a sore
throat.
9. Don’t soak the soap in
the soup.
10The truck is on the road.
Words with oo
good hook loose pool

42. food Look roof room
hood took cook tooth
tool nook shoot wood
stool moon booth wool
poor soon doom spoon
soon spoon fool goon
noon school hoof loose
book goose loom brook
Words with oe
Joe foes
toes tomatoes
doe potatoes
roe volcanoes
woe mosquitoes
Read the sentences

43. below.
1. The good cook
served good food at
noon.
2. They sat on a
wooden stool in that
room.
3. I read good books in
school.
4. The goose took a

44. bath
in the
cool
brook.
5. We
looked for the tools
for fixing the floor.
The Boastful Gander
Gootsie was a good
looking gander. His
clean, white feathers

45. shone like silver in the
sun. Gootsie was a
boastful gander. He
loved to show off and to
boast of his good looks.
One noontime, Gootsie
and the other geese

46. waddled and floated in
the pond.
Gootsie teased and
joked the other geese.
The other geese hizzed

47. noisily.
Gootsie hizzed and
sneezed. Soon he had a
sore throat. Gootsie

48. hizzed with his croaky
voice. The other geese
laughed at him.Gootsie
felt sorry for himself.
A toad popped out of
the pond.
He sat on a big stone.
He raised his toe and
said, “God made us
different from one
another. He gave each
one a gift. But nobody is

49. perfect.”
Gootsie was never
proud
again,
even
when
his sore
throat
was gone. All the other
geese remembered what
the toad said.
The Sound of Long U

50. mule Cure mute prune
cube pure due tube
duke Sure hue huge
flute Muse glue duke
tube Use sue cube
huge acute blue mule
cute amuse acute tune
tune cube true muse
June luke sniff pure

51. Joe and His Mule
Joe has worked at the
circus for many years.He
was an animal trainer.
Now, he was old. His
doctor has told him to

52. rest.
But
Joe
wanted to
take Duke, the mule. Joe
and Duke had worked

53. together for many years.
They amused many
children. They had fun in
the circus.
Joe told his boss, Mr
Stone, “I want to buy
Duke, Mr. Stone,” said
Joe. “No, Duke is not for
sale,” said Mr. Stone. Joe
was sad. That night he

54. packed
his things. He went to
the cage where Duke
slept.
Suddenly,
the light
was on!
Joe was
surprised.
Mr. Stone and all his
circus
friends were there.

55. Duke was there, too.
On his back was a
big sign! It read, “ To
Joe, the man who loved
duke”.
Mr. Stone had given
Duke to Joe as a present.

56. The Sound of ng
king Dong lung willing
sing Bong song yelling
wing Gang gong helping
ring Bang swing bowing
Ding Dong KingKong looking
ping Pong Ping pong asking
Read the following:
1.The king can sing.
2.Ging will ring the
bell.
3. Ching is swinging

57. Why the King
Couldn’t Sing
King Ging was a
rich king. But he
was a selfish king.
King
Ging
has a

58. wishing ring. He
could wish
everything from
the ring, but not
one thing.His wi
shing ring
couldn’t make him
sing.King Ging was

59. not happy.
One day, a
blue
bird
came
singing. “A selfish
king cannot sing.
Only a good king
can sing.”

60. “I will give
away anything, if
only I could sing,”
said the King.
King Ging
became a good
king. Now he can
sing and sing.

61. The Sound of nk
ink dunk link tank
sink bunk rink bunk
wink pink stink pink
tank junk kinky junk
bank tank Dinky tank
skunk sank chunks sank
Read the following:

62. 1.Pinky gets two
pink roses from
the guys who
wink at her.
2. The silver sink
is full of black
ink.
3.The piggy bank
sank under the
sea.
4.A gray tank is in

63. the
river
bank.
5.A skunks smells
like a rotten
junk.
The Sound of ck
pick lock quick quick

64. sick sock quack cock
lick duck black sack
tick back Dick kick
tock suck Nick check
clock chick Erick block
Read the following:
1. The cat lick the
dish.
2. Dick kicks the
can of milk.
3. Ricky picks up
the pink socks.

65. 4. Nick will lock
the chapel.
5. They will fetch
Chuck and
Chinky.
6. The clock says
“tick-tock”.
7. Rick checks his

66. Math exam.
Read thefollowing:
1. A tube of paste
2. A cute mule
3. something huge
4. some ice cubes
5. Dave can hum a
sweet tune.
6. The kitten is
very cute.
7. Mom needs
some ice cubes.

67. 8. School begins in
June