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ENGLISH (For slow learners in English)
Prepared By:
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INDEX
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Contents
S.No
Page No
1
English Alphabet
1-2
2
Sounds of vowels and consonants
3
3
Words starting with ba, ca, da, ..
4-7
4
Words starting with be, de, fe, ..
8-11
5
Words starting with bi, di, fi, ..
12-15
6
Words starting with bo, co, do, ..
16-19
7
Words starting with bu, cu, du, ..
20-23
8
Vowel chart – consolidated
24
9
Word chart – consolidated
25
10
Words ending with same consonant sounds
26-35
11
Three steps in reading
36-38
12
Daily table for word reading (Three sounds)
39-43
13
Odd man out
14
Comparison of consonant sounds
45-46
15
Comparison of vowel sounds
47-48
16
Words starting with vowel sounds
49-50
17
Words starting with consonant sounds
51-52
18
Words ending with two consonant sounds
53-55
19
Daily table for word reading (more than 3 sounds)
56-61
20
Modification of vowel sounds
62-63
21
Words having “ee” sounds
64-65
22
Words having “ea” sounds
66-67
23
Words having “oo” sounds
68
24
Words having “ou” sounds
69
25
Words having “oa” sounds
70
26
Words having “ai” sounds
71
27
Words having “au” sounds
72
28
Modification of “g” into “j”
73
29
List of lengthy words for evaluation
74
44
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ALPHABET - CAPITAL LETTERS A
B
C
H N
D
I O
J P
U
E K
Q
V
W
F L
R X
G M
S Y
T Z
ALPHABET - SMALL LETTERS a
b h
n
c i
o u
d j
p v
e k
q
f l
m
r
w
x
g
s y
t z
ALPHABET Aa
Bb
Cc
Hh
Ii
Jj
Oo
Pp
Qq
Vv
Ww
Dd Kk
Ee
Mm
Nn
Rr Ss
Tt
Uu
Xx Yy
Zz
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Ll
Ff Gg
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Read the ALPHABET in the correct order:
A
F M
X
W B
J G
K
Z
E O
L Q
S
R I P N
H
U Y
C
D V
T
Read the BOLD letters:
g well fun pen zip belt kitchen pencil ant ba
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visit boys man gift bench duster desk
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Vowels and sounds
a e i o u
– -
G C B A
- an, add, ass - egg, end,
- in, if, it, ink - ox, on, or, of - up, us
Consonants and sounds
b-l
l- p
w-q
c-d
m-m
y–n
d-h
n- u
ch - f
f - @l
p- l
sh - x
g-d
r-o
th - j
h-y
s-v
ck – d
j-w
t-h
ng - e
k-d
v-q
x – dv
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Say the sounds of letters in the boxes below:
bat, cat, hat, ………
ba
ca
da
fa
ga
ha
ja
ka
la
ma
na
pa
ra
sa
ta
va
wa
ya
za
cha
sha
tha
va
za
ba
ra
sha
ca
sa
cha
ga
ja
ta
da
na
tha
ya
la
fa
pa
ka
wa
ma
ha
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Let Us Read:
ba t
ca t
da d
ba d
ca p
da m
ba n
ca n
da b
ba g
ca b
fa t
ha t
la p
fa n
ha d
la d
fa x
ha m
la m
ma d
pa n
ra t
ta p
ma n
pa t
ra m
ta g
ma p
pa d
ra n
ta x
ma t
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Read the words aloud:
cat
bat ban
rag
ba
bag
cab
ca
bad
can
rat
mat
ra
ran
map
ma mad
ram
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cap
man
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Read the words aloud:
pat
dad
pa
da
pad
fax
pan
dab
dam
fat
tap
fa
ta fan
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tag
tax
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Say the sounds of letters in the boxes below:
bell, pen, hen, ………
G
be
ce
de
fe
ge
he
je
ke
le
me
ne
pe
re
se
te
ve
we
ye
ze
che
she
the
se
be
ke
we
ve
ze
pe
re
she
ge
fe
che
ce
ne
te
le
je
the
ye
de
he
me
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Let Us Read:
be ll
de ll
well
be n
de n
wet
be t
de ck
web
be g be d he ll
le g
me n
fed
he n
le t
me t
fen
less
mess
fe ll
pe t
re d
se ll
tell
pe g
re x
se t
te n
pen
reck
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Read the words aloud:
beg bet
be
ben
bed let leg
le less
pen
pe pet
peg
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led
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Read the words aloud:
den
de dell
deck
well
we web red
re reck
rex
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wet
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Say the sounds of letters in the boxes below:
big, hill, nib, ………
C
bi
ci
di
fi
gi
hi
ji
ki
li
mi
ni
pi
ri
si
ti
vi
wi
yi
zi
chi
shi
thi
ri
pi
ki
wi
vi
zi
bi
shi
yi
ci
si
shi
gi
mi
ti
di
ni
thi
fi
li
hi
ji
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Let Us Read:
bi g
di m
fi ll
hi ll
bi ll
di p
fi g
hi p
bi d
di g
fi n
hi t
bi n
di n
fi sh
hi m
bi t
dick
fi t
li p
mi d
ni b
pi g
li t
mi x
ni l
pi ll
li d
miss
ni p
pi n
nick
pi t
li ck si n
ti p
wi ll
si p
ti t
wi n
si m
ti ck
wi t
si t
ti ll
si ck
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Read the words aloud:
bill big
fit
bi
dig bin
dip
di
bid
did
fin
hip
fi
fill
his
fig
hi hit
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din
hill
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Read the words aloud:
lid lit
pit
li
till lip
tip
ti
lick
tit
pig
sip
pi
pill
pin
sit
si sin
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tin
sim
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Say the sounds of letters in the boxes below:
boy, dog, pot, ………
B
bo
co
do
fo
go
ho
jo
ko
lo
mo
no
po
ro
so
to
vo
wo
yo
zo
cho
sho
tho
ho
po
ko
go
vo
tho
yo
ro
sho
co
so
cho
wo
jo
to
do
no
zo
bo
lo
fo
mo
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Let Us Read:
bo y
co p
do t
bo ss
co n
do g
bo x
co t
do n
co ck
do ck
fo x
go t
ho t
fo r
go d
ho p ho g
jo b
lo t
mo p
jo y
lo g
mo ss
lo ss
mo b
lo ck
mo ck
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Read the words aloud:
cot com
co
cop
cock don doll
do dog
mop mock
mo
mob
moss
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dock
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Read the words aloud:
box
bo boss
boy
hot
ho hog
hop
lot
lo loss
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lock
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Say the sounds of letters in the boxes below:
bus, cup, hut, ………
A
bu
cu
du
fu
gu
hu
ju
ku
lu
mu
nu
pu
ru
su
tu
vu
wu
yu
zu
chu
shu
thu
fu
pu
ku
wu
vu
zu
bu
ru
shu
cu
su
chu
gu
ju
yu
du
nu
thu
mu
lu
tu
hu
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Let Us Read: bu s
bu g
cu b
du b
bu t
bu d
cu t
du ll
bu n
bu ck
cu p
du ck
cu r
du x
bu y fu n
gu n
hu t
ju g
fu ss
gu m
hu m
ju t
fu r
gu ll
hu g
gu t
hu sh
lu g
mu g
mu m
nu ll
lu ck
mu d
mu tt
nu n
mu ch
mu ff
ru n
su n
su p
ru g
su b
su ck
ru t
su d
su ch
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Read the words aloud:
bus bun
bu
bud
but
cut cur
cu
cub
cup dull dub
du dux
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duck
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Read the words aloud:
gun gull
gu
gum
gut hut hush
hu hug
rush rut
ru
run
rum
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hum
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Vowel chart
a
e
i
o
u
b c d f g h
ba ca da fa ga ha
be ce de fe ge he
bi ci di fi gi hi
bo co do fo go ho
bu cu du fu gu hu
j
ja
je
ji
jo
ju
k l m n
ka la ma na
ke le me ne
ki li mi ni
ko lo mo no
ku lu mu nu
p
pa
pe
pi
po
pu
r s t v w
ra sa ta va wa
re se te ve we
ri si ti vi wi
ro so to vo wo
ru su tu vu wu
y
ya
ye
yi
yo
yu
z
za
ze
zi
zo
zu
ch
cha
che
chi
cho
chu
sh
sha
she
shi
sho
shu
th
tha
the
thi
tho
thu
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Read the words with correct pronunciation:
a
e
i
o
u
bag
bed
bill
boy
bus
cap
cell
city
cot
cup
dam
den
dip
dog
duck
fan
fen
fish
for
fun
gad
get
gill
god
gum
hat
hen
hip
hop
hut
jam
jet
jig
job
jug
lap
leg
lip
lock
luck
man
met
mix
mock
mug
nap
neck
nib
not
nut
pad
pen
pig
pot
pup
ran
red
rib
rob
run
sat
set
sit
sob
sun
tax
ten
tin
toy
tub
chap
chess
chin
chop
chum
shad
shell
ship
shop
shut
than
then
thin
---
thud
For the teacher: Make sure that the students read the words with
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Say the sounds from the star:
va
ca
la
ma
cha
fa
ra
la
na
sa
ga
pa
ha ja
da wa
sha
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ba
za
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Let us read:
bat
cat
gap
hap
fat
hat
lap
map
mat
pat
nap
sap
rat
chat
tap
ban
can
bad
dad
fan
man
had
lad
pan
ran
mad
pad
tan
van
sad
cab lab dab tab
bag tag rag wag
dam jam sam
lam ram ham
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Say the sounds from the star:
he
ke
fe
le
de
ne
ce
re te
we
ze he se je pe
me
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Let us read: get
net
yet
let
set
pet
met
wet
jet
mess
neck
less
deck
chess
check
bed
fed
beg
red
wed
leg
led
shed
peg
ben
den
bell
cell
fen
hen
dell
hell
men
ten
sell
tell
pen
yen
well
shell
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Say the sounds from the star:
si li di ni ti fi pi ri
ti
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Let us read: big
dig
dim
him
fig
pig
rim
sim
rig
wig
vim
hip
nip
bit
lit
rip
tip
kit
wit
dip
zip
fit
pit
lip
ship
sit
chit
sip
chip
hit
shit
fix
six
mix
fish
dish
wish
din
win
bin
fin
tin
chin
pin
sin
thin
rib
nib
fib
sib
bid
did
rid
lid
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Say the sounds from the star:
bo va
do
wo
go
so jo mo lo ho no fo po
co ro
vo to
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Let us read: god
boss
dock
rod
moss
lock
nod
loss
rock
pod
toss
mock
dog
boy
log
joy
hog
toy
cop
hop
pot
lot
mop
pop
cot
dot
top
shop
hot
got
chop
not job
box
rob
fox
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Say the sounds from the star:
du
shu
chu
bu
cu
tu
gu
vu
fu
ru
ju
su
hu
nu
mu
pu lu
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lu
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Let us read: bun
fun
cub
hub
gun
nun
tub
sub
run
sun
rub
pub
shun
dub
bus
puss
fuss
thus
bum
hum
sum
gum
pup
puff
rush
cup
buff
hush
but
nut
gut
rut
hut
mutt
jut
shut
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Read the following words using the three steps:
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1. Split the word by spelling up to the vowel letter. 2. Pronounce the sounds of each part of the word separately. 3. Read the word as a whole.
ba ni sh
ca n ce r
be te l
ce n su s
bi t ch
ci vi l
bo ta ny
co me dy
bu c ke t
cu t te r
da n ce r
fa mi ly
de bi t
fe n de r
di s cu s
fi ni sh
do c ke t
fo re s t
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Read the following words using the three steps:
ha bi t
ja c ke t
he l me t
je l ly
hi l ly
ji f fy
ho ne s t
jo l ly
hu n ge r
ju m p
la n d
ma g ne t
le s se n
me n to r
li mi t
mi l ch
lo c ke t
mo de l
lu n g s
mu n ch
na s ty
pa d dy
ne ve r
pe n ci l
ni m bu s
pi t ch
no r th
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Read the following words using the three steps:
ra b bi t
sa ti n
re mi t
se le c t
ri ve r
si s te r
ro c ke t
so i l
ru b be r
su f fe r
ta n k
cha m p
te x t
che ri sh
ti mi d
chi cke n
to pi c
cho p pe r
tu n ne l
chu r ch
tha n k
sha t te r
thi c ke t
she l f
the f t
shi f t
tho r n
sho r t
thu m b
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Read the following words in three simple steps: 1
back
belly
bicker
bob
buff
band
bedeck
bilk
body
bulb
bang
belt
birch
boil
bulk
Date:…………………………………
2 banish
signature:………………………………………
bench
bitch
bomb
bump
bash
bend
city
boyish
bunch
cabin
berth
civet
boxing
bund
Date:…………………………………
3 cadet
signature:………………………………………
best
civic
botany
burn
camel
betel
dish
comb
bust
camera
cent
ding
comedy
butt
Date:…………………………………
4 damp
signature:………………………………………
cess
dint
copy
cuff
dash
check
disc
coil
cull
family
chef
ditch
cord
culm
Date:…………………………………
5 fatal
signature:………………………………………
cherish
fixity
corm
cult
famish
cherry
fifth
corn
curb
gaby
chest
fifty
cork
curd
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read the following words in three simple steps: 6
gad
debit
filch
dock
curl
gang
deft
filth
dolt
curt
garish
devil
finish
foil
cusp
Date:…………………………………
7 gash
signature:…………………………………
demit
fist
fond
duct
habit
dent
gilt
form
dumb
canal
depth
hilt
foyer
dunce
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
8 carat
desk
hind
honest
dummy
carry
devil
hint
horn
dung
fancy
fend
hitch
join
dusk
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
9 happy
feral
hither
lord
funky
harry
fetch
kilt
lorry
furl
jack
helix
king
loyal
fuzz
Date:…………………………………
10 jazz
signature:…………………………………
help
link
locket
fuzzy
hash
lilt
lick
loft
funk
hatch
lily
lift
long
gully
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
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Read the following words in three simple steps: 11 has
hemp
limb
model
gush
lamina
herd
limit
modus
gust
lamp
hest
link
moil
gulf
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
12 lamb
jelly
lint
monk
gulp
lanky
jerk
list
nomad
hunch
lash
jest
lisp
novel
hunt
Date:…………………………………
13 navel
signature:………………………………………
jetty
livid
notch
hurl
paddy
kemp
living
policy
hurry
panel
kerb
milk
Date:…………………………………
14 panic
hush signature:………………………………………
left
miller
polish
husk
radish
legs
mimic
pomp
husky
rally
lend
mink
pond
jump
Date:…………………………………
15 rapid
signature:………………………………………
lens
mint
royal
junk
rarity
leper
mirth
soil
lucky
raven
lest
milch
sorry
lull
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read the following words in three simple steps: 16 latch
level
pinch
sort
lump
land
levity
pink
song
lung
lavish
levy
pint
sod
lurch
Date:…………………………………
17 lack
signature:…………………………………
medal
pish
soft
lurk
pant
melt
pitch
sock
lust
parry
mend
rift
toft
lunch
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
18 ravish
mercy
rill
toil
muff
patch
merit
ring
torch
muggy
rank
metal
rink
tonic
munch
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
19 satin
neck
river
toper
murk
salad
nest
rivet
tomb
murky
salary
next
silk
Date:…………………………………
20 sandy
signature:…………………………………
pedal
sill
topic
musk
sand
pelt
silt
torch
must
sanity
penny
silk
vomit
mutt
Date:…………………………………
signature:…………………………………
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Read the following words in three simple steps: 21 tact
perch
sing
tuff
sump
tally
peril
sink
tuft
surf
tank
perish
sixer
turk
witty
Date:…………………………………
22 tatty
signature:………………………………………
perk
sick
rest
null
taxi
pert
sift
retina
numb
wader
pest
sixty
self
tuck
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
23 wand
petal
tilt
runt
turf
wasp
refer
ting
rung
turk
waxy
relent
tint
rusk
turn
Date:…………………………………
24 waxen
signature:………………………………………
relish
tipsy
punish
tusk
rely
thing
puppy
tut
remit
think
rust
pulp
Date:…………………………………
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signature:………………………………………
tenet
vigil
rut
pump
seven
test
visit
sub
pun
weft
text
vivid
suds
punch
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read and circle the odd man out: 1.
can,
fan,
don,
van
2. bat,
fat,
pat,
hit
3. lip,
zip,
map,
chip
4. till,
hell,
fell,
bell
5. shut,
hit,
but,
nut
6.
red,
wed,
fed,
bud
7.
god,
rid,
lid,
bid
8.
log,
dog,
tag,
hog
9.
pen,
van,
hen,
ten
10.
run,
gun,
sun,
van
11.
boss,
less,
toss,
loss
12.
can,
fan,
van,
don
13.
cop,
top,
lip,
hop
14.
dim,
hum,
vim,
him
15.
hut,
not,
got,
pot
16.
beg,
peg,
dog,
leg
17.
piss,
mess,
hiss,
kiss
18.
gull,
hull,
well,
null
19.
mud,
lad,
had,
pad
20.
rub,
hub,
cub,
job
For the teacher: Please check them whether they read and circle the
words according to the sounds. www.tnmanavan.blogspot.com
Read the set of words correctly: dip
-
tip
drip
-
trip
fond
-
pond
fun
-
fun
gulf
-
gulp
lamb
-
lamp
rang
-
rank
rent
-
rend
think
-
cutter -
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drug
-
truck
fed
-
bed
punk
-
funk
kill
-
hill
lash nib
-
lass nip
slab
-
slap
tap
-
tab
wed
-
wet
wick
-
wig
thing gutter
For the teacher: Ask the students to read the words with the correct
consonant sound. www.tnmanavan.blogspot.com
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Read the set of words correctly: bang beck
-
bank beg
bill
-
pill
bitch
-
pitch
brick
-
prick
bug
-
buck
bun
-
fun
cab
-
cap
dell
-
tell
den
-
ten
felt
-
belt
best
-
fest
blank
-
plank
box
-
pox
pulp
-
bulb
bump
-
pump
catch
-
hatch
crab
-
grab
For the teacher: Ask the students to read the words with the correct
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Mind the vowel and read the words correctly: fat
nap
-
nip
man
-
men
sap
-
sip
ran
-
run
dad
-
did
-
fit
mat -
met
chat -
chit
map -
mop
lap
-
lip
had
-
hid
pad
-
pod
lad
-
lid
sin
-
sun
dam -
dim
For the teacher: Ask the students to read the sets of words
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Mind the vowel and read the words correctly: cat
-
cot
-
cut
sat
-
set
-
sit
hap
-
hip
-
hop
tap
-
tip
-
top
pan
-
pen
-
pin
tan
-
ten
-
tin
mad
-
mid
-
mud
sam
-
sim
-
sum
ham
-
him
-
hum
bat
-
bet
-
bit
-
but
hat
-
hit
-
hot
-
hut
pat
-
pet
-
pit
-
pot
bag
-
beg
-
big
-
bug
fan
-
fen
-
fin
-
fun
bad
-
bed
-
bid
-
bud
For the teacher: Ask the students to read the sets of words
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Let us read: absent
album
abject
angry
access
anger
accent
ascetic
accident
aspect
amber
assets
ambition
attic
eccentric
elicit
ecliptic
empty
edict
eminent
edition
enact
effect
enhance
efficient
epic
eject
erect
elastic
enrich
election
establish
For the teacher: Ask the students to read the words in the three steps
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Let us read: if
inception
interest
ill
incident
infect
inject
index
invent
immense
infest
inflict
imminent
inland
itch
impact
inset
inspection
impel
insult
influx
object
officer
organic
obsess offer
O
udder ugly ulcer uncoil
u
olive
O
oil
obstinacy
ostrich
under
until
unfit unjust unlock
u
uphill upper upset
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Let us read blast
branch
bless
brevity
blink
bring
blot
broth
blunt
brush class
crab
clerk
crest
clink
crisp
clock
crop
clutch
crush
flag
frank
flesh
fresh
fling
frill
flock
frog
flush
frump glad
grand
glen
grim
glitter
gross
gloss
grub
glut For the teacher: Read a few words for sample and then ask them to
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Let us read: drag
plastic
drench
plenty
drink
plinth
drop
plot
drum
pluck
track
slab
trend
slender
trick
slip
tropic
slot
truck
slut
smack
snap
smell
snip
smith
snuff
smut sketch
practice
skip
predict
skill
print
skull
profit
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Let us read some new words:
best nest pest
rump hump
test
hest
chest
sump
bump
west
lest
rest
pump
dump
bent
sent
cent
pent
lent
tent
dent
went
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Let us read some new words:
hind
bond
pond
band
bund
wind
bend
hand
sand
land
sank
send
husk
dusk musk left
cost
toft
tusk
rusk
lank
loft
mend
wend
bank
tank
tend
rend
wand
fank
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bust
dust
lust
must
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gust
rust
hunt
fact
wink
punt
pact
think
sunt
tact
sink
lift
belt
hunk
gift
felt
dunk
shift
melt
bunk
rift
pelt
funk
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Read the words of your own: 1
balance
bereft
bidder
boiling
buffer
ballast
bestir
bidding
bombard
buffet
banker
better
bitter
bombastic bugger
barrel
ceramic
cinder
bomber
Date:…………………………………
2 basket
bumper
signature:………………………………………
celebrity citizen
boycott
bumpkin
batten
central
civilian
botanist
burglar
batter
cervix
dissect
botany
bursar
cactus
cervical
diction
coiner
burner
Date:…………………………………
3 calendar
signature:………………………………………
cession
dignity
commerce burning
debris
diminish
compact
burnish
capsicum deliver
disaster
combat
butter
captivity delivery
disband
combing
culprit
capital
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
4 caravan
denial
discus
coffin
culvert
cadaver
dental
dismiss
coffer
cumber
cabbing
desert
discuss
cornet
cunning
cabinet
derision
dispel
common
cupping
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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dervish
dispirit
cottar
custard
cannon
desist
dissent
complex
cutlet
cataract
destiny
distant
concord
cutter
catcher
destroy
distend
confident duffer
Date:…………………………………
6 candid
signature:………………………………………
federal
distil
conflict
duster
canister
fencing
distinct
constant
funnel
canker
fender
district
contact
furlong
cannery
fervent
dividend
context
Date:…………………………………
7 damsel
signature:………………………………………
festival
differ
contest
dancing
hellish
divinity
continent funeral
dapper
hermit
division
contract
dagger
herself
figment
Date:…………………………………
8 battery
furnish function gullet
signature:………………………………………
jester
finger
contrast
gumption
casket
kennel
gibber
convent
gunner
fabian
lessen
gimlet
convex
gutter
faction
letter
hinder
compact
hundred
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read the words of your own: 9 fantastic lexicon
kidnap
company
hungry
fashion
medalist kinship
complex
hunter
fatality
medical
concave
husband
fatten
medicine liberal
concept
humbug
kitchen
Date:…………………………………
10 gaffer
signature:………………………………………
member
limpet
concert
jumper
gallant
mental
limpid
corner
junket
gander
mending
linger
cornet
justice
hamlet
mercer
linnet
corset
lumber
Date:…………………………………
11 hamper
signature:………………………………………
merry
lintel
cortex
murder
hammer
neglect
litter
cosset
murmur
hamlet
netting
linker
cotter
musket
hamper
pedant
linnet
cortex
muster
Date:…………………………………
12 hammer
signature:………………………………………
merry
lintel
cosset
murder
neglect
litter
cotter
murmur
handicap netting
linker
dollar
musket
hanger
missing
dolmen
muster
handbill
Date:…………………………………
pedant
signature:………………………………………
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Read the words of your own: 13 hanker
pedestal
minister
forbid
mutter
hapless
pellet
mission
forever
nugget
happen
pelvis
miller
formal
number
happiness pencil
millet
format
nunnery
Date:…………………………………
14 jasmine
signature:………………………………………
pending
midden
former
nutmeg
fabric
pepper
midland
fossil
tumbler
jaggery
peptic
misfit
honest
turning
lantern
perfect
nimbus
horizon
turnip
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
15 hasten
perfidy
nipper
hospital
public
hatred
perhaps
pigment
hostel
publican
magnet
permit
picnic
jobber
publish
risky
longing
puffin
magnetic section Date:…………………………………
16 majestic
signature:………………………………………
perplex
ringlet
lorry
pulpit
magazine persist
rivalry
modern
pumpkin
mallet
pervert
silver
modest
puppet
mammal
petition
simian
modesty
purser
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read the words of your own: 17 manikin
relent
signal
monition
rubber
reckless
similar
novelty
rudder
maximum rectify
sinister
organs
russet
matter
sister
politic
subject
manner
rector
Date:…………………………………
18 lateral lattice
signature:………………………………………
render
signet
rendition tilting
robber
subsist
robbery
subvert
lavender rental
tiller
rotten
success
panther
timber
royalty
sudden
relevant
Date:…………………………………
19 paragon
signature:………………………………………
resist
tinder
solemn
suckling
parallel
restive
tinsel
solvent
suffer
passive
restrict
tippet
solicit
suffix
rabbit
revert
tiptop
solitary
summer
Date:…………………………………
20 sacred
signature:………………………………………
segment
visitant
solstice
summit
sandal
select
titter
sordid
supper
sanitary
selection victim
soften
sumpter
sapling
sediment viscid
torpid
sunset
Date:…………………………………
signature:………………………………………
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Read the words of your own: 21 satanic
selfish
willing
torpor
suppress
satisfy
seller
winner
torrid
surtax
pattern
seminary winning
totter
suspect
toilet
suspend
tamarind sentence winter Date:…………………………………
22 tamper
signature:………………………………………
sentinel
witness
tolerant
suspicion
tandem
septic
tomcat
suspense
tanker
serpent
tonsil
success
tanner
servant
vomitive
vulcan
Date:…………………………………
23 tavern
signature:………………………………………
service
wedding
wettish
tennis
vacancy
several
welder
yelling
tenses
vaccine
telling
welfare
yester
tension
Date:…………………………………
24 temper
signature:………………………………………
welkin
testify
tempest
western
tenant
testify
testify
webbing
Date:…………………………………
terminal
signature:………………………………………
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Sound modifications in vowel sounds due to the presence of “e” at the end: a)
In “a” , the sound /æ/ will change into /ei/
babe
fame
rate
cake
bale
game
safe
take
cane
hale
sane
make
cape
lane
save
fake
hate
mane
tale
lake
face
nape
tape
bake
fade
pale
wave
wake
b) In “i” , the sound /I/ will change into /ai/
ice
dine
hive
tide
bite
dive
lie
tie
cite
file
life
tile
dice
fine
like
time
die
hide
line
vice
dike
hike
live
wipe
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In “o” , the sound / :/ will change into /ə /
bole
core
joke
pole
bone
dose
line
pose
bore
hoe
mole
rope
code
hole
more
sole
coke
home
node
woe
cone
hope
nose
tone
cope
hose
note
vote
d) In “u” , the sound / / will change into /ju:/
e)
cue
due
mute
sure
cube
fume
pure
tube
cure
fuse
rue
cute
muse
sue
If the letters “l, r, s” come after “a”, the sound /æ/ will change into / :/
ball
salt
jar
part
call
talk
bark
park
tall
car
hard
ward
wall
bar
garlic
task
fall
war
march
was
hall
tar
mark
cast
half
far
parcel
pass
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Let us learn some new sounds: EE - D bee been beef beet beech lee leech fleet sleep peep peel peek speech
deed deem deep deem deepen teen teeth teem steel fee feel feed feet
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keel keen keep keeper keeping nee need needy knee heel heed meet meek
reed
free
green
reel
tree
three
reef see
seep
seedling
seed
seem
seeming
seek
seen
seeing
wee
week
sweet
weed
weep
sweep
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bee
heel
peep
fee
feel
deep
see
keel
keep
thee
reel
jeep
deed
weed
feed
need
seed
reed
meet
been
seek
feet
keen
week
sheet
teen
meek
tree
seep
deem
free
weep
seem
Some exceptions: If a word ends with “r”, the prior vowel sound /i:/ will change into /I / .
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leer
deer
peer
jeer
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Let us learn some new sounds: EA – D each
beat
beach
eager
bead
beast
easy
beak
beaker
east
beam
beaver
eat
bean
leaf
pea
tea
leap
peal
teak
lean
peak
teach
leak
peach
teacher
lead
peahen
team
least
peacock
steal
read
meal
sea
reap
meat
seal
reach
mean
seat
reader
meaning
seam
feat
heap
wean
feast
heat
weal
heal
weak
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pea tea sea
bead lead read
beak peak teak
beat heat meat feat neat peat
each peach beach teach leach reach
heal peal peal seal zeal meal
peat beat teat cheat
heap leap reap cheap
bean dean mean lean
Some exceptions: If a word ends with “r”, the prior vowel sound /i:/ will change into /I /
fear hear rear near
bear dear tear year
dead
head
search
deaf
health
feather
death
heaven
meadow
earth
heavy
leather
feather
jealous
ready
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Let us learn some new sounds: OO - F boom
hood
food
boon
hoof
fool
boot
hook
foolish
booth
hoot
footing
mood
rood
room
loom
moon
roof
root
loop
moot
rook
roost
loot
soon
cool
toot
woo
soot
coop
tooth
woof
noon
hood
Room
moon
mood
Boom
boon
wood
Loom
soon
food
Doom
foot
soot
Hoot
root
boot
Loot
Some exceptions: took
book
wool
poor
cook
foot
wood
door
look
good
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OU - J[ about
bounce
aloud
bound
couch
count
mount
council
counter
mouse
out
mouth
counsel foul
loud
pouch
found
louse
pounce
fountain
lout
pound
round
hound
sound
rouse
house
south
found
round
hound
sound
bound
pound
Some exceptions: coupon
youth
rough
mourn
soup
country
touch
pour
tour
cousin
young
soul
courier
double
boulder
sour
wound
nourish
court
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Let us learn some new sounds: OA
- K
board
load
coach
boast
loaf
coat
boat
loan
coal
boar
loath
coax
foal
moan
hoard
toad
moat
hoax
toast
goal
soap
road
roach
goad
soak
roam
roar
goat
soar
roan
roast
foam
loan
coal
moan
foal
roan
goal
boar
boat
hoar
coat
soar
goat
roar
moat
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Let us learn some new sounds: AI - Gn aid
daily
pail
ail
dainty
paid
aim
dairy
pain
ailment
daisy
paint
bail
gain
lain
bait
gait
laid
fail
maid
wail
faith
mail
wait
fain
main
waist
faint
maintain
waiter
rail
raid
rainy
rain
railing
raisin
ail
jail
hail
tail
bail
pail
fail
sail
wail
rail
nail
mail
wait
paid
main
bait
raid
vain
gait
laid
pain
maid
rain
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Some exceptions: If a word ends with “r”,
the prior vowel sound /ai/ will change into /I /
air
pair
fair
chair
hair
hair
lair
fairy
Let us learn some new sounds: AU - B auction
augment
authentic
audit
aunt
author
audition
aural
autumn
cauldron
paucity
daughter
pauper
daunt
cause caution fault
pause gaudy
haul
gaunt
haunt
jaundice
launch
naughty
jaunty
laundry
nautical
fauna
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If a word ends with “e”, the letter “g” will sound as “j”. age
baggage
cabbage
arrange
bandage
cage
average
blockage
challenge
avenge
bridge
change
badge
bulge
charge
coinage
edge
enrage
college
elegy
estrange
damage
emerge
exchange
discharge
engage
forge
dodge
enlarge
fringe
garage
huge
lodge
garbage
infringe
luggage
gorge
judge
lunge
hedge
large
manage
heritage
ledge
marriage
page
revenge
sledge
passage
ridge
sponge
pledge
sage
stage
porridge
salvage
storage
rage
salvage
strange
range
shortage
strategy
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accomplishment
clarification
administration
classification
adulteration
combination
amplification
complimentary
anniversary
concentration
anticipation
confederation
appointment
constellation
astonishment
conversation
difference
organization
discrimination
performance
establishment
presentation
extermination
recrimination
fabrication
representative
fermentation
responsibility
investigation
signification
mathematics
transformation
multiplication
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