tab tadtag tack tax tam tantank tap task taketale tame tape taste teartar tart Ted text tell ten tend tense tenttenth test tea teak teal team teen tear tease tick till tilt Tim tintip
tie tidetyke tile time type tight tire ties Todd togtall talk Tom top tosstot toe toad toll told tone toast toes tooktoo tool tomb tune toot tooth toy tour tubtough tug tuck ton tutturn
Task A: Word Level
Repeat or read each of these words.
T: Initial – Single Syllable
tabby tablet tadpole taffy tagalong tackle taxitalent Tammy tambourine tangerine tangle tanker tap dance tassel tatter tattle tattoo table taken take out tailor tamer taper tasty target teddy bear Texas telephone teller television temper temple tender tennis terrace terrible terrific termite teacup
teenager teeny teaspoon teacher tickle timber Tinkerbell Tinman tinsel tiptoe tissue tidy tiger tiny tired tightrope toddle talker taller Thomas tossed toenail total tuba today together tulip tomorrow tuna tonight toothbrush toy shop tornado Toronto towel tower tugboat tomato tunnel turkey T: Initial – Multisyllable
at bratfat cat pat chat datefate gate late waitart dart cart part start fault halt malt salt jet met pet set wetbeat feet heat neat cheat
hit quitlit sit height kite light might tight got hotlot rot boat float coatwrote foot put soot boot flute hoot toot butcut nut what cute mute
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.T: Final – Single Syllable
midnight skylight Snow White starlight tonight forgot robot slipknot snapshot rowboat
grapefruit parachute pollute snowsuit swimsuit about lookout haircut parrot peanut
T: Final – Multisyllable decorate
create astronaut market pocket triplet upset wallet parakeet baby-sit
exit minute orbit rabbit delight dynamite flashlight good night highlight campsite
T: Medial actor alligator attic baton battery beater beautiful better bottle butter calculator cattle city clutter computer daughter downtown duty eighty elevator excited fantastic flyswatter gentle gymnastic heater hospital imitate irritate kitten
later letter lettuce litter little manatee meeting mitten motorcycle nasty nineteen notice pattern petal piñata potato quarter quitter rattle refrigerator Saturday sister sitting tasty
thermometer tomato vegetable water writer yesterday
dab daddam damp Dan dance dayDale Dane date Davedaze dare dark darn dartdawn Deb dead deaf deck dell den dent deskdebt death deed deal deem dean deep deer diddig dill dim din dipdisk
dish ditch die died dike dial dimedine dire dice divedodge dog dock doll Dondot doe dome don’t do dude duke duel doomdune door dorm down dub dud dug duck dulldumb done dust dove doesdirt
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.D: Initial – Single Syllable D: Initial – Multisyllable daffodil
dagger Dalmatian damage dandy dandelion dangle dazzle daily danger dainty daytime David daisy darkness darling Dairy Queen® daughter decorate deli dentist desert decay declare decoy delay delicious delight depart decide describe detective detour dessert desire different dictionary dimple dinner dingo
direct dishwasher divide divorce dizzy Disney® dietdiamond dynamite dining room dinosaur diaper doghouse doctor dollar dolphin dollhouse donkey donate doughnut Dopey doodad doodle duplex dutyduring doorway downpour downstairs downtown duckling dumbbell Dumbo dumpling dump truck dungeon dusty duchess double doubles
add baddad fad mad pad sadband aide jade fademade paid played raid wadehard bald called bed bread fed head led redsaid wed bead deed greed
heed needreed seed bid did hidlid hide lied rideside spied tied wide oddmowed owed rowed sewed towed bold good could would food bud mud blood feud
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.D: Final – Single Syllable
D: Final – Multisyllable afraid
homemade lemonade parade Roller Blade® boulevard ahead started happened guaranteed
married eyelid liquid beside inside outside unkind surprised explode railroad
unload
neighborhood childhood fast food include seafood award cardboard cupboard reword
around diamond island refund second buzzard custard lizard mustard third D: Medial
adding adult Band-Aid® bedtime birthday body border bulldozer calendar Canada cardinal cheddar cheerleader cider
Colorado crocodile crowded dandelion divider Friday goldfish headache Idaho idea indeed indoors judo ladder ladybug laundry
leader louder meadow medicine middle model Monday muddy Nevada paddle poodle powder president pudding puddle radio radish reader riddle rider saddle shadow somebody speedy spider sudden today Tuesday wedding yesterday
nab nagknack Nan nap gnat naynail name nape Nateknave Ned neck next Nellnest net knee need kneel near niece neat knees nick nip nit knife Nile
nine nicenight gnaw knob nod knock gnarl knot no knoll gnome known nope note nosenew noon noose newt news noise nor now nounnumb none nut nerdnurse
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.N: Initial – Single Syllable
N: Initial – Multisyllable
never network needle needlepoint kneecap neon nearly neither nibble nickel nickname naive nylon nineteen nightfall nightgown nightly knocking knowledge knothole
novel nausea noble nobody know-how notice November nowhere neutral nutrition pneumonia newspaper Nebraska knuckle number nostalgia nutcracker nutty nothing nursery
Ann ban Dan Janfan can man pan rantan
van gain canelane main pane rain sanevein wane
Ben den hen menpen ten when yen beandean
Jean keen leanmean teen in bin dinfin kin napkin
knapsack natural national neighbor nail file nation native Nathan navy
nasal narrow nephew negative neglect necklace nectar nectarine necktie Netherlands
N: Final – Single Syllable
pecan monotone overgrown trombone xylophone afternoon harpoon cartoon raccoon downtown
bacon attention collision fire station home run ribbon unison skeleton wagon Washington
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.N: Final – Single Syllable, continued pin
tinwin fine line pine signon Don John fawngone lawn bone Joan phone cone lone moan tone
zone dune June moon tune coin joinbun done fun gunnone pun run sun tonwon earn burn learn N: Final – Multisyllable
began Japan cake pan frying pan suntan Superman airplane complain contain explain hurricane remain flatten garden listen seven chicken women children between
jelly bean evergreen gasoline Halloween magazine puffin begin napkin violin safety pin gelatin moccasin vitamin deadline define porcupine recline baton log on marathon
N: Medial anatomy animal another anybanner beginner bonnet bonus bunny canal canary canoe channel chimney cinnamon denim dinner dinosaur doughnut final finish funny general generation honey honor honorable inner tube Jenny kennel
lawn mower lemonade liner manner manually many mineral minute money monopoly nanny owner peanut penny pineapple poison ivy pony prisoner rainbow runner serenade sooner sunny teenager tennis tiny
unhappiness universe volcano winner
lad laugh lag lack lamb lamp landlap last lash latch lay lake lame lane lacelate large lark law lawn led left leg lendlent length lens less let lead leaf league leaklean leap lease least leash leaves
lid liftlick limb Lynn link lintlip lisp list litlie life like lime linelight live loft log lock long lop lost lotlow load loaf lone loaves look loom loop loose lose loud luck lunch lovelearn
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.L: Initial – Single Syllable L: Initial – Multisyllable laboratory
ladder laughter landing landlord landmark language Latin lavender label labor ladybug ladle layer lacy laces lately later lazy laser larger largest laundry lawyer legend ledger lecture lemon lemonade leopard lesson letter lettuce leather level leader legion legal leaking leaning
leapfrog LisaLibby liberty lifted licorice liquid lily limit listen little litter liver living lizard library lifeguard life jacket linebacker lion
license lightning lobster locker llama loafer lonely lonesome lower looking lookout loser louder lagoon lasagna lucky luxury lullaby lovely learned
gal palbale dale jail fail galehail mail pail railsail snail tail trail whale bell dell fell sell smell tell well deal feelheel meal peel real seal wheel bill Jill fillkill mill pill sill still will
file milepile while all ball dollfall hall call mallPaul stall tall wall goalhole coal mole pole roll soul toll fool coolpool rule school stool tool wool boil coil soilhowl dull gull girl curlpearl
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.L: Final – Single Syllable L: Final – Multisyllable
L: Medial canal corral pen pal ginger ale motel automobile oatmeal unreal April until
reptile sandpile baseball baby doll roll call North Pole tadpole high school jewel cereal
Alaska alarm alike allergy alligator allowance ambulance ballerina balloon belong bowling broccoli buffalo calendar carefully chocolate cooler daily dandelion delicious dollar electricity elevator eleven envelope family finally follow foolish gallop
gasoline goalie gently happily helicopter holiday hollow island jealous jelly July molasses monopoly only pillow polar bear police polite quickly really swallow telephone ugly umbrella valentine vanilla violet watermelon willow yellow
BL black blank blast blade blame blend bleach blimp blink blind block blond blot blow bloat blue bloom blouse bluff blush FL flag flap flash flame flair flaw fled fleck fleaflip
flies flop floss float fluflute floor flour flood fluff
GL glad gland glance glass glade glare glaze glen glee gleam glimpse glide glob gloss globe gloat glue gloom glum glove KL clap class clay claim claw clef clerk clean clear cliff click climb clock cloth clothes cluecloud clown club clump
PL plan plant play plain place plate pledge plea plead please plink plied plod plop plot plowplug pluck plum plus
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.L-Blends: Initial – Single Syllable L-Blends: Initial – Multisyllable BL
blackberry blanket blazer bleachers blinker blizzard blockbuster blossom bluebird blue ribbon FL
flashlight flavoring flexible flipper flier floppy floating fluid flounder flamingo GL gladness glasses glacier glimmer glitter glider glowing gloomy glorious glossary
KL classroom clarinet clever cleaner clinic climate closet clover cloudy clutter PL planet planetarium plastic platform playful playground place mat plateful plenty pleasant pleaded pleasing pliers plotting Pluto plugging plumber plunger plushy plural
BL ablebubble crumble double dribble gobble horrible marble pebble table FL armful awful baffle beautiful careful cheerful colorful doubtful dreadful faithful frightful graceful helpful muffle ruffle thoughtful useful waffle wishful wonderful
GL bagel beagle bugle gargle giggle juggle legal struggle waggle wiggle KL ankle buckle circle knuckle local nickel rascal tackle tickle wrinkle PL couple dimple example maple people pineapple purple sample topple triple
Task A: Word Level
, continued Repeat or read each of these words.L-Blends: Final – Multisyllable L-Blends: Medial BL
abloom bubbling cobbler doubly dribbling gobbler goblin nibbling nosebleed oblong problem public publicity rambler sublet tablet trembling tumbling warbler wobbly FL butterfly cornflakes firefly flip-flops ice floe muffler reflector roughly snowflake sunflower
GL
baseball glove eyeglasses hourglass igloo juggler juice glass neglect piglet unglue wriggly KL ball club booklet dishcloth duckling eclipse likely necklace quickly sparkler ticklish PL airplane applause complain eggplant explosion hopeless multiply simply stapler stoplight
Initial
1. Go team!
2. Too bad!
3. Tie a bow.
4. Don’t be tardy.
5. Talk to me.
6. Tick-tock 7. Take two.
8. Tony the Tiger 9. It’s teatime.
10. Take two teaspoons.
11. Turn off the TV.
12. The teller gave me ten dollars.
13. Today is Tuesday.
14. There’s a tollbooth before the tunnel.
15. Tinkerbell is tiny.
16. Terry was tardy today.
17. Tina lives in Texas.
18. Taylor Terrace is all torn up.
19. Teach me to tap dance.
20. We tied our game of tic-tac-toe.
Final
1. Look out!
2. You’re it!
3. Cut it out!
4. Hold on tight!
5. Don’t cheat.
6. I ate a doughnut.
7. Kate is cute.
8. Wait for the green light.
9. The kite is wet.
10. That suit is wet.
11. The rat is fat.
12. The fruit is sweet.
13. Quit rocking the boat.
14. Hit the ball over the net.
15. We might get a cat.
16. I want to complete the report.
17. Just get out!
18. The pilot shut the gate.
19. My foot is caught in my boot.
20. Don’t fight about it.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
Repeat or read each phrase and sentence containing the T sound.
Medial
1. Button up.
2. Hi, sweetie pie!
3. See you later.
4. Where’s our waiter?
5. The kittens wore mittens.
6. Here kitty kitty.
7. Rain goes pitter-patter.
8. This photo is better.
9. The butterfly is prettier.
10. The butter melted.
11. We’re invited to a party on Saturday.
12. It’s automatic.
13. My teeth chatter in the winter.
14. Jupiter is in outer space.
15. I put my sweater in the suitcase.
16. The potatoes are salty.
17. Does fifteen come after fourteen?
18. Peter plays Little League football.
19. The actors practice in the theater.
20. You’re invited to a recital on Saturday.
Mixed
1. Did you tip the waiter?
2. The quarterback made a touchdown.
3. Untangle the telephone cord.
4. Tom is a tattletale.
5. The roots of the plant need water.
6. I ate a tuna melt.
7. Are you certain it is today?
8. The temperature is seventy-eight.
9. Terry twirls a baton.
10. I set the timer for ten o’clock.
11. The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.
12. Ted teases his little sister.
13. The tiny ant ate the doughnut.
14. Turn off your lights when you come out of the tunnel.
15. Button your coat from top to bottom.
16. Get on the teeter-totter.
17. Peanut butter contains a lot of fat.
18. My favorite toy is Mister Potato Head®. 19. Don’t eat the rotten tomatoes.
20. The toddler is too short to touch the counter.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each sentence containing the T sound.Initial
1. Dear me!
2. Sit down!
3. Let’s dance.
4. What’s for dinner?
5. I double dare you.
6. Don’t slam the door.
7. Our dog is dirty.
8. It’s during the day.
9. The dungeon is dark.
10. The deer is a doe.
11. What is the due date?
12. Diana works downtown.
13. The doll costs ten dollars.
14. Wipe off the dirt and dust.
15. How many dots are on the dice?
16. Dive into the deep water.
17. Put the dishes in the dining room.
18. I’ll take a dozen doughnuts.
19. This detour is a dead end!
20. Donald Duck likes Daisy Duck.
Final
1. I’m glad.
2. Try hard.
3. Let’s hide!
4. Go ahead.
5. You look sad.
6. Fred is mad.
7. Send me a card.
8. Find your friend.
9. This food tastes good.
10. I heard a loud thud.
11. I got a bad grade.
12. I had some bread.
13. Bend up the end.
14. Help me unload this cord of wood.
15. Say a kind word.
16. Do you need a ride home?
17. We spotted a red bird.
18. Did you unload the wood?
19. Brad banged his head on the bunkbed.
20. I need a friend to hold my hand.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each sentence containing the D sound.Medial
1. I’m ready.
2. You’re kidding!
3. Talk louder.
4. You’re my buddy.
5. Hey, diddle-diddle 6. Cock-a-doodle-doo 7. Today is Friday.
8. Nobody is hiding.
9. The puddle is muddy.
10. Is everybody ready?
11. Corduroy is a teddy bear.
12. Rudolph is a reindeer.
13. Put the folders in order.
14. The poodle barks loudly.
15. The cheerleaders want a touchdown.
16. Are you holding the ladder?
17. Try threading this needle.
18. Where’s the candle holder?
19. I’m sending Andy a birthday gift.
20. Randy is older than Alexander.
Mixed
1. Slide down the hill.
2. Who moved the radio?
3. Did they ride to the playground?
4. Close the door when you go outside.
5. Daisy lived in England.
6. Eddie poured the lemonade.
7. I’m glad I found the brake pedal.
8. I’m afraid I don’t understand.
9. Deal the card on the top of the deck.
10. It rained during the parade.
11. David sailed to India.
12. It’s cold in Canada during December.
13. We need more bread and mustard for the sandwiches.
14. Disney World is in Orlando, Florida.
15. Hide behind the bedroom door.
16. Dan had a good idea.
17. Suddenly a woodpecker flew out from under the deck.
18. Don’t dip your dirty hand in the food!
19. The duck landed in the middle of the pond.
20. Did Dad ride the train today?
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each phrase and sentence containing the D sound.Initial 1. Why not?
2. I don’t know.
3. You’re next!
4. Stop making noise.
5. What’s your name?
6. Knock-knock 7. It’s now or never.
8. Not now!
9. I’ve never had nachos.
10. Your nails look neat.
11. It’s nice to nap.
12. Give me those knitting needles.
13. The nurse is near.
14. Nellie’s picture is in the newspaper.
15. It’s nearly new.
16. Nobody lives next door.
17. Tie a knot in the necktie.
18. Did you notice my new necklace?
19. Ned is not my neighbor.
20. No news is good news.
Final 1. It’s fun!
2. Can you run?
3. Are you done?
4. Let’s watch a cartoon.
5. My crayon broke.
6. Put down the phone.
7. The sun will shine.
8. The rain is gone.
9. The sun will shine again.
10. Turn on the fan.
11. The man is alone.
12. Dan is fourteen.
13. Superman can fly.
14. Stop at the Seven-Eleven®. 15. The airplane began to spin.
16. Explain the plan again.
17. There’s a raccoon on our lawn.
18. Run, run, run as fast as you can!
19. The fire engine can return to the station.
20. The little engine said, “I think I can, I think I can.”
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each phrase and sentence containing the N sound.Medial
1. A bunny hops.
2. Change the channel.
3. Just a minute!
4. I’m finished.
5. Do a cannonball!
6. I see a rainbow.
7. Eat your dinner.
8. Let’s play Monopoly®. 9. Barney is a dinosaur.
10. Benita is the winner!
11. Anna is a teenager.
12. May I have another lemonade?
13. The lightning is frightening.
14. What animal eats bananas?
15. We kept running into rainstorms.
16. A canary landed by the window.
17. Janet danced until midnight.
18. The dry cleaner is around the corner.
19. Put another candle in the center.
20. China has many panda bears.
Mixed
1. Did you sign up for a tennis lesson?
2. When did the carnival begin?
3. Close the window when you are done.
4. Many pioneers were born in log cabins.
5. Pinocchio was a wooden puppet with a long nose.
6. The rain ruined the clean laundry.
7. Sound the horn when the van gets here.
8. Stan was born in Honolulu.
9. The midnight train will pull into town soon.
10. John can play the saxophone and the violin.
11. Pennies and nickels are kinds of coins.
12. I’ll have a cinnamon muffin with nuts on it.
13. The runner crossed the finish line and fell down.
14. We can spend the night on top of the mountain.
15. The funny clown ran around the tent.
16. Jan is nine but Tina is ten.
17. No one needs a lawnmower at the North Pole.
18. Can I sit between Ann and Steven?
19. I put a green ribbon on my key chain so I’ll know it is mine.
20. Peter Pan and Wendy went to Never Never Land.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each sentence containing the N sound.Initial
1. Let go!
2. I love to get letters.
3. Lean to the left.
4. Lock the door.
5. Let me in.
6. Leave a message.
7. Do you like licorice?
8. Rake the leaves.
9. I lost my locket.
10. Loop the loop.
11. I’ve learned my lesson.
12. Leo is a lion.
13. They lost my luggage.
14. Luke is lazy.
15. Lean the ladder on the ledge.
16. Look before you leap.
17. Mary had a little lamb.
18. Did Little Bo Peep lose her sheep?
19. Do the last load of laundry.
20. Lucy lives in Lexington.
Final
1. Call me.
2. Fill it up.
3. Ring a bell.
4. Be careful.
5. Make a deal.
6. Pull the cord.
7. Dial the phone.
8. Walk a mile.
9. All is well.
10. Peel the apple.
11. We had a fire drill at school.
12. Roll the ball.
13. The carnival has a Ferris wheel.
14. April is beautiful.
15. The mail is on the hall table.
16. I’ll have a dill pickle.
17. The bowl is full of cereal.
18. Tell a tall tale.
19. The beach ball fell in the pool.
20. Did Jill tumble down the hill?
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each sentence containing the L sound.Medial
1. A soft pillow 2. Say hello.
3. Follow me.
4. I’m always here.
5. Where’s the calendar?
6. Willy nilly 7. Sally is silly.
8. Delicious lollipops
9. A million helium balloons 10. A yellow tulip
11. The ruler is in the envelope.
12. Molly is early.
13. Put some celery in the salad.
14. An ugly duckling
15. The caterpillar crawled along the ledge.
16. July is always hot.
17. Salami is delicious.
18. I’m allergic to marshmallows.
19. Julie is taller than Billy.
20. Wally is a jolly old elf.
Mixed
1. Look out below!
2. We go to the pool in July.
3. Leave the laundry on the table.
4. Did you fill all the balloons?
5. I left my calculator in my locker.
6. Is a crocodile larger than an alligator?
7. The mail is delivered daily.
8. Take a pencil and ruler to the library.
9. We’re lucky the paddle didn’t fall out.
10. Leave me alone until I’m done.
11. Later we can look at the calendar.
12. The left wheel fell off the tricycle.
13. Jell-O®will wiggle and wobble.
14. Lewis left to take a telephone call.
15. The lacy valentine says, “Love you truly!”
16. I don’t usually look at television very long.
17. I like to lick yellow lollipops.
18. The golden leaves look beautiful in the fall.
19. The bowling ball rolled until the pins fell.
20. The Liberty Bell is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each phrase and sentence containing the L sound.PL
1. Pull the plug.
2. The plane landed.
3. Water the plants.
4. Please play with me.
5. We have plenty of plums.
BL
1. The fire is blazing.
2. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
3. The blouse needs bleach.
4. The blanket is blue.
5. Blueberries aren’t black.
GL
1. I’m glad.
2. Candles glow in the dark.
3. Where are my glasses?
4. I lost a glove.
5. Glen looks glum.
KL
1. Clap your hands.
2. The coast is clear.
3. The clouds look close.
4. The clown climbed up the ladder.
5. Put the clothes in the closet.
FL
1. I like cornflakes.
2. The flood covered the basement floor.
3. Floyd lives in Florida.
4. Do flowers float?
5. The bird flapped its wings and flew away.
Mixed
1. We need to clean up the playground.
2. Butterflies aren’t clumsy.
3. The glitter is sparkling.
4. Glenda has blonde hair.
5. The plane glided to a stop.
6. Please pick up the blocks.
7. The blaze spread quickly.
8. Clear the glasses and plates from the table.
9. My gloves are black and blue.
10. I’m glad the flowers bloomed.
11. Clark is planning a trip to England.
12. We applauded for the flute player.
13. Snowflakes covered the snowplow.
14. The blue place mats go in the closet.
15. Our club plans to meet weekly.
Task B: Phrase and Sentence Level
, continued Repeat or read each sentence containing an L-blend.Task C: Picture Level
Name these pictures with the T sound.
tie taco toy table
turtle towel
telephone teacher
button shutter kitten photo
coat boot
rattle butterfly
doughnut faucet kite boat
Task C: Picture Level
, continued Name these pictures with the D sound.desk doctor dancer doll
dump truck dentist
duck door
hot dog ladder needle radio
bed bead
calendar videotape
wood toad hood salad
Task C: Picture Level
, continued Name these pictures with the N sound.nail nest note nurse
canoe nickel
necklace napkin
rainbow window peanut pony
pin vine
pelican banana
train candy cane skeleton clown
Task C: Picture Level
, continued Name these pictures with the L sound.lamp lotion llama lid
alarm letter
lock ladybug
balloon coloring book cola dollar
meal Liberty Bell
shoelace ball
pill pencil stool towel
Task C: Picture Level
, continued Name these pictures with L-blends.plow plant plate stapler
blackbird blocks
blanket blouse
globe glue piglets igloo
sparkler cloud
clock clam
cornflakes flute flag dragonfly
Task D: Question Level
Answer these questions using the T sound.
1. What day comes after Monday?
(Tuesday)
2. When does the moon shine? (night) 3. What sound does a clock make?
(tick-tock)
4. What do you do on the phone? (talk) 5. What is made when you heat bread?
(toast)
6. What do you use to clean your teeth?
(toothbrush/toothpaste)
7. What round thing is used to hold your shirt closed? (button)
8. What green, leafy vegetable is in salads? (lettuce)
9. What is a baby cat? (kitten) 10. What number comes after twelve?
(thirteen)
11. Where is milk and butter kept?
(refrigerator)
12. What round, sugary breakfast treat has a hole in the middle? (doughnut) 13. What stringed instrument is held and
strummed? (guitar)
14. What are you doing when you strap wheels onto your feet? (skating) 15. What sign in a theater means to go
out? (exit)
16. What is the opposite of big? (little) 17. What is the opposite of cold? (hot) 18. What is the opposite of left? (right) 19. What is the opposite of short? (tall) 20. What is the opposite of noisy? (quiet)
Answer these questions using the D sound.
1. What is another word for father? (dad) 2. What type of animal is Bambi? (deer) 3. What type of animal is Snoopy? (dog) 4. Who operates on sick people? (doctor) 5. Which reindeer has a red nose?
(Rudolph)
6. What do you use to slide down a snowy hill? (sled)
7. What day comes after Thursday?
(Friday)
8. What does a rooster say?
(cock-a-doodle-doo)
9. What is a baby goat called? (kid) 10. What color is a strawberry? (red) 11. What do you sleep on? (bed)
12. What do you walk through to leave the house? (door)
13. What coin is equal to ten cents? (dime) 14. Who leads cheers at a football game?
(cheerleader)
15. What piece of furniture do students sit at? (desk)
16. Who fixes your teeth? (dentist) 17. What is the opposite of up? (down) 18. What is the opposite of new? (old) 19. What is the opposite of soft?
(hard; loud)
20. What is the opposite of shallow? (deep)
Task D: Question Level
, continued Answer these questions using the N sound.1. What part of your face is used to breathe? (nose)
2. What number comes after eight?
(nine)
3. Where does a bird lay eggs? (nest) 4. What is water that falls from the sky?
(rain)
5. What do sixty seconds equal? (minute) 6. What lights up the sky when it
thunders? (lightning)
7. What part of your leg bends when you kneel? (knee)
8. What sharp utensil is used to cut meat? (knife)
9. What coin is worth five cents? (nickel) 10. What coin is worth one cent? (penny) 11. What color is grass? (green)
12. What do singers use to make their voices louder? (microphone)
13. Who lost a glass slipper at the ball?
(Cinderella)
14. What day comes after Saturday?
(Sunday)
15. What are 3, 20 and 17? (numbers) 16. What is the opposite of dirty? (clean) 17. What is the opposite of yes? (no) 18. What is the opposite of day? (night) 19. What is the opposite of old? (new) 20. What is the opposite of out? (in)
Answer these questions using the L sound.
1. What is a baby sheep? (lamb)
2. What do you lay your head on to sleep?
(pillow)
3. What do you use to make a call to someone? (telephone)
4. What do you turn on so you can see when it is dark? (light; lamp)
5. What meal is eaten at noon? (lunch) 6. What color is a banana? (yellow) 7. What do firefighters slide down in a
hurry? (pole)
8. What month comes after June? (July) 9. What large, gray animal has a long
nose? (elephant)
10. What do you pound with a hammer?
(nail)
11. What is the thin, outer covering of an egg? (shell)
12. What do you turn to make a car go left or right? (steering wheel)
13. Where do children go to learn? (school) 14. What sweet fruit spread is put on
toast? (jelly)
15. What do you say when you answer the phone? (hello)
16. What is another name for autumn?
(fall)
17. Who dances on their toes to pretty music? (ballerina; ballet dancers) 18. What is the opposite of short? (long; tall) 19. What is the opposite of find? (lose) 20. What is the opposite of right? (left)
1. What color is the sky on a sunny day?
(blue)
2. What are wooden cubes that children stack? (blocks)
3. What is another name for a woman’s shirt? (blouse)
4. What do you do if you close your eyes very quickly? (blink)
5. What flies on a pole and is saluted?
(flag)
6. What does a rug cover? (floor) 7. What sticky liquid is used to hold
papers together? (glue)
8. What are windows made of? (glass) 9. What is a snow house that some
Eskimos live in? (igloo)
10. What do you wear on your hands to keep them warm in winter? (gloves)
11. What hangs on the wall and shows the time? (clock)
12. Where do you put clothes that are hung on hangers? (closet)
13. What is a group of students with the same teacher called? (class)
14. What vehicle takes off and lands at an airport? (airplane)
15. What do farmers use to break up the dirt before planting? (plow)
16. What do you do to a piano? (play it) 17. What is the opposite of open? (closed) 18. What is the opposite of sink? (float) 19. What is the opposite of hilly? (flat) 20. What is the opposite of minus? (plus)
Task D: Question Level
, continued Answer these questions using L-blends.Task E: Paragraph Level
Read or paraphrase these paragraphs using the T sound.
1. I think my car has a flat tire. The right front tire is always losing air. Maybe I ran over a nail. I need to take care of it before tomorrow. Do you think you could take me to the garage?
2. My new baby doll is very tiny. She is so little she can fit in the palm of my hand.
She wears red shoes on her feet. She wears a cute coat and hat. It is hard to button her clothes, but I like to play with her.
3. Tom plays the clarinet in the school band. He practices every day after school. His music teacher says he is very good even though Tom says it is hard to march and play music at the same time.
4. Where shall we sit? There is a seat in the front row, but I don’t like to sit too close.
How about the back row? There are some spaces there and we can be together.
5. I have a pet turtle. Her name is Betty. Taking care of her is easy. Betty likes to sit in the sun on a rock. She also likes eating flies. I change the water in her bowl every day. Sometimes I give her a new rock.
6. I finally got a letter from Walter. I think he wrote it on Tuesday. I got it in the mail yesterday. He is having a very good time on his vacation. He said he will be back soon. I hope so.
7. Everyone knows that Little Miss Muffet was sitting on a tuffet. What a funny word for a pile of hay! I guess she was sitting in a pasture. Did a cow come along and bother her? No, just a spider.
8. In school, we eat in the cafeteria. The children are supposed to sit quietly during lunch, but they have a hard time doing that. After working hard all morning, they like talking and laughing with their friends. The lunchroom is a noisy place!
9. Native Americans sometimes lived in teepees. They would put poles together and tie them with pieces of rawhide. Then, they would put animal skins over the poles. I wonder if it was cold in the winter inside a teepee.
Task E: Paragraph Level
, continuedRead or paraphrase these paragraphs using the D sound.
1. Oh no! There’s a big puddle in the middle of the dining room. Maybe someone left the window up and it rained inside. Or did the dog have an accident on the rug? I hope not!
2. Listen! I hear someone pounding on the back door. It’s very loud. I wonder why they don’t use the doorbell. Will you find out who it is? Don’t open the door unless it is Randy. He can come on in.
3. You will need to use the ladder to get off the bunk bed. When you’re ready, climb down instead of jumping. If you jump, you might fall and hit your head or land on your backside. It would hurt a lot.
4. We had a load of wood delivered for the fireplace. It’s outside near the gate. You know, hard wood isn’t easy to find. I’m glad we have enough to last for the winter.
5. Wait! Did you read all of the directions for the game? Do not deal any of the red cards yet. You should take them out of the deck before you begin. Then, you may start.
6. Do you still need a ride to the doctor’s office on Friday? Dave has the whole day off.
He said he would be glad to take you. Give him a call.
7. Our puppy dog loves to dig in the backyard. He always buries his bones under the tree. Once he dug up Mom’s daffodils. She called him a bad dog, but she still likes him.
8. Help me clean the den. Everything in here is dirty. Even the radio is dusty. The windows are dirty, too. There are dishes on the table with food on them. We’d better get this cleaned up before anyone sees it. It’s a real mess!
9. I don’t know how to dance. I’m afraid I’ll look dumb if I try. Everybody else looks good on the dance floor. I’d rather just watch. Maybe some day I’ll be ready to try, but not yet!
10. I have a wonderful idea. Let’s take a ride. We can eat lunch downtown at the deli.
I love their rye bread and their potato salad is delicious. I’m starved. Let’s go!
Task E: Paragraph Level
, continuedRead or paraphrase these paragraphs using the N sound.
1. Where is the noodle soup? I thought I saw a can in the pantry. It was next to the peanut butter. Now it is gone. Did someone eat it? I was going to eat it for dinner.
I wish I knew where it was.
2. I’ll never get this knot out of my shoelace. I was in a hurry and did not untie it. I broke my fingernail trying to get it out. Can you get the knot out? I need to hurry or I’ll miss the bus.
3. What is a good name for a boy? I like Ben. It is short. Ned is nice, too. Aaron sounds good, but there is no nickname for it. It’s so hard to choose. There are many good choices.
4. Aren’t a chicken and a hen the same animal? Why is it called a henhouse, but a chicken coop? I’ve never heard it called a chicken house or a hen coop. This seems very weird to me!
5. Have you ever been to North Dakota? It must be very cold in the winter. I imagine it is lonesome to live in the country, but it would be great to look out your window at the beautiful scenery.
6. John is quite nervous. He is going to buy a new car. He has never done this before.
He has saved enough money for a small car, but nothing too fancy. He knows he must shop carefully. He hopes he will get a good deal.
7. Ron looks nervous. He is getting ready to run the marathon. He has been waiting for this race all year. He has trained for many hours. His goal is to make it across the finish line. Good luck, Ron!
8. My plane leaves in just two hours. I’ll never be ready on time. The taxi will be here any minute. I should have gotten up sooner than I did. The next time I take a trip, I’ll get up much earlier.
9. It rained all night. There was so much loud thunder and bright lightning that I could not go to sleep. I tried putting my head under my pillow, but that did not help.
Finally, about three o’clock, the noise stopped and I fell asleep.
Task E: Paragraph Level
, continuedRead or paraphrase these paragraphs using the L sound.
1. I think I left my lunch box on the bus. I had it when I left school. I remember laying it down on the seat next to me. When Alice sat down beside me, I think it fell off the seat. Tomorrow I will look on the bus and in the lost and found box in the office. I hope it is there.
2. We’re having salad for lunch. There is lettuce and celery in the bag. Look in the refrigerator for some tomatoes. What kind of dressing do you like? I usually put olive oil on mine. You may have something else.
3. There is a ball at the palace tonight. Cinderella and her lovely sisters are invited.
I hope they take their shoes home when they leave. The last time they were here, one of them left a shoe. It caused a lot of trouble the next day!
4. Did you call the library to find out how late they are open? I still have ten pages to write on my report on London. I lost those pages in the computer when the electricity went off last night. Now, I have to start all over. I’m afraid I will never finish on time.
5. You really look silly in that coat. Why did you buy a curly, wool coat? I think it makes you look like a lamb, a fuzzy caterpillar or maybe an old sheepdog.
6. Look at the calendar. Turn to July and see when the carnival will be here. It always comes near the middle of July. Last year, it was on July fifteenth. Remember how much fun we had!
7. I love Valentine’s Day. It is one of my favorite holidays. I like to make my own Valentine cards with lots of red hearts and lace. Sometimes I leave my name off the card and let the person guess who it is from. The person usually knows it is from me.
8. I get too many telephone calls. Someone is always trying to sell me something. I try to be polite, but I don’t like to be bothered, especially during dinner. Sometimes I leave the phone off the hook, but then it starts buzzing loudly.
9. I like going to the lake. There are a million fun things to do there. In the morning we go sailing across the lake on our sailboat. In the afternoon, we sit on the lawn and sip lemonade. At night we catch lightning bugs. I can hardly wait to go back!
Task E: Paragraph Level
, continuedRead or paraphrase these paragraphs using L-blends.
/bl/
I can’t find my blue jeans or my new blouse. I want to wear them today with my blazer.
The last time I saw my blouse it was under the blanket on my bed. I guess if I can’t find my blue jeans, I could wear my black ones. But they got bleach on them in the laundry and now they look all blotchy. Maybe I’ll have to wear a skirt with my blazer instead.
/fl/
I love to watch a baby bird learning to fly. It flutters and flaps its fluffy little wings and flops all around. Finally, it flaps its wings hard and it flies. Soon the bird joins the rest of the flock of birds as they fly through the sky, floating on air.
/gl/
I always wear sunglasses outside, especially when there is a glare. Even on gloomy days, it’s a good idea to wear sunglasses. Last week it snowed. I was glad I had my warm gloves. I put on my sunglasses because the glare from the sun on the white snow made it hard to see. My sunglasses made me look glamorous!
/kl/
Today our class cleaned up the playground. We wore old clothing. Our teacher brought some cloths and cleaning supplies. Some of us cleaned the equipment while others cleared away clumps of weeds. We worked hard for a long time. When we were done, everyone in the class clapped. We were proud of ourselves!
/pl/
Will you please take me to the playground? It’s my favorite place to go. We can play on the swings. I like to climb on the toy airplane. I pretend I am a famous explorer flying in a jet plane. Let’s go now so we have plenty of time to play. I can’t think of anyplace I’d rather be!
mixed /l/ blends
The wind is blowing hard today. It blew the clothes off the line. They flew across the yard and landed in the flowerbed. The wind was so strong, a little sapling bent and snapped. The children’s playhouse flipped over in the strong wind. A lawn chair blew into the patio door, but the glass didn’t break.
It is a glorious day today. The sun is glistening on the ice. Look at it glitter and glow.
I’m glad we’re outside even though it is cold. We can glide down the snow on our sleds.
Or maybe we can build an igloo out of ice blocks. It’s fun to play outside on a winter day!
Task F: Scene Level
Talk about this scene using the T sound.
Key Words toes
table telephone television cat
hat fruit feetlight parrot
helmet basket sweater potato chips bow tie
next to on top footstool football eating
