SPIRE Level !

READER LEVEL 1

3rd Edition

Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence

Sheila Clark-Edmands

®

Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence

3rd Edition

Reader

Level 1

Sheila Clark-Edmands

Editorial Project Manager: Tracey Newman
Senior Editor: Laura A. Woollett
Assistant Editor: Rachel L. Smith

© 2012 by School Specialty, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form
or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Printed in Benton Harbor, MI, in July 2011
ISBN 978-0-8388-5700-7

1 2 3 4 5 PPG 15 14 13 12 11

Contents

a: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

New Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pam’s Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
At Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Ant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Al’s Pal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

i: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

New Sight Word, Review Sight Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Bad Van . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sad Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The Pig and the Ant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Jan’s Rag Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A Bad Hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

o: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Contents iii

The Hot Hot Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Hot Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sam and the Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Lost Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Pig, Hog, Fox, Dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

u: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
The Gum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mud, Mud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Hot Sip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
An Ant in a Bun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

e: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ben, the Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rex, the Tin Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
A Red Ant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
The Pet Hen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
A Gift from a Pal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

sh: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
New Sight Words, Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sad Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
The Fish Wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The Ant in the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ch: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
New Sight Words, Review Sight Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The Pigpen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
At Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
A Nap Is Not Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

th: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
New Sight Word, Review Sight Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The Bug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A Bug in the Shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dash on the Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

wh: Sound Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
New Sight Word, Review Sight Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Contents v

Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The Lost Dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Decoding/Sentence Reading B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
A Whiz Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chip’s Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

ng: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
New Sight Words, Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Decoding/Sentence Reading A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Stop the Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
The Vet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The Lost Ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
A Bug Sting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tom’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

nk: Sound Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
New Sight Word, Review Sight Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Decoding/Sentence Reading A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
A Junk Bed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Decoding/Sentence Reading B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Hank’s Fish Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Decoding/Sentence Reading C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
The Ink Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Decoding/Sentence Reading D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
A Mink Hat Is Not a Bed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Decoding/Sentence Reading E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Hank’s Wish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

vi Contents

a: Sound Introduction

man ran fan Sam mat

Nat sat rat fat tan

rag lag sag gas gag

cat can cab tab bag

had mad sad bad dad

fad pad Tad tap can

sap pan wag ax fax

vat van lad pad jam

am at ham an and

tag nag ant jag dam

Pam ram zag pat lap

Jan hat Hal pal Al

New Sight Words
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man rat nag hat pal
lad sap Al Jan Sam
and bag fan rag had
cap dad nab van gas
jam had gap tag ant
at am tap ham mad
ax tan Pam rap zag
fad nap pat dam sag
cab tab pad vat sad
nap can Hal cat wag

The bag can sag.
Hal has a cat.
The cat is fat.
Sam can tap.
Dad is sad.

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Decoding/Sentence Reading A

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Pam’s Bag

Pam has a bag.
The bag is fat.
The bag has a tag.
The bag has rags.
Pam has a fat rag bag.

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Pam’s Bag

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sat man fat mad had
pan Sam tan tap wag
at ant am cap rag
vat van gas gap lag
zag tag dam and nap
dad gag cab pad rat
Pam ram jag Tad rap
ham tab fad Nat man
fat fan fab bad tan
bag ant cat mad sad

The ant is fat.
Dan is a man.
The cab has gas.
The cat is bad.
Dad is mad.

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Decoding/Sentence Reading B

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At Bat

Jan has a pal.
The pal is Hal.
Jan has a cap.
Hal has a cap.
Jan has a bat.
Hal and Jan can bat.
Jan is glad Hal is a pal!

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At Bat

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man sap sad fat had

ant and am rap wag

cat gas dad fan Sam

wag pan lad cap at

dam gap tag gag rat

vat ax tap cap fad

bag Tad fax mad pap

ran mat Nat rag sag

can bad nap van tan

The ant is fat.
The hat is tan.
Tad is mad.
The cab has gas.
Nat is a cat.

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Decoding/Sentence Reading C

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The Ant

Jan has an ant.
The ant is tan.
The ant is fat.
Jan has a tan, fat ant.
Jan has a cat.
The cat is fat.
The fat cat has the fat ant.
Jan is mad.
The cat is sad.
The cat is a fat, sad, bad cat.

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The Ant

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pan sad ham gas mat

lag zag Jan hat ant

tan man had ax dad

gap fad rag ran jag

ran Tad tap ham at

cat gag fax pat and

can cab fan bad zag

pal Nat tag wag Al

sap bag rap dam pal

an and mad lap Pam

The ant ran.
Jan has a tan.
The hat has a tag.
The cat is mad.
Al can tap.

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Decoding/Sentence Reading D

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The Cat

Sam has a cat.
The cat sat.
Sam can pat the cat.
The cat ran.
Sam tags the cat.
The cat is mad.
The cat ran at Sam.
Sam ran and ran.
Bad cat!

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The Cat

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van man rat fab fat

fan pan bad sat tan

ham sad bag lad gag

tap pad cat and Nat

mad had ram jag rap

ran Tad fan sap ant

dad bad vat zag dam

pat ax am at and

fad Jan gap ran hat

tan nap mat Sam bat

Pat the cat.
Sam is a lad.
The man has a pan.
The man ran.
The bag has a tag.

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Decoding/Sentence Reading E

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Al’s Pal

Al has a pal.
The pal is Dan.
Al ran.
Dan ran.
Al ran fast.
Dan ran fast.
Al and Dan ran and ran.
Al and Dan sat at last.
Al and Dan had a nap!

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Al’s Pal

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i: Sound Introduction

bit sit fig tin fit
rim
rib bib big fin hid
tip
him hit rid lid dip
six
mid did dig dim bid
it
rip sip lip hip Jim
Mim
pin pit wit win

fix in kin kid

pip wig mix if

jig kit Kim Min

kin tan Tim Lin

New Sight Word his
Review Sight Words

the, has, is, a

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sit tan man tin lip
lap pan pin tip tap
sip sap cap cat had
wig dig hit rag jam
in at ham him rib
kid six pad gap bad
Pam rip rim fin ax
lid lad gas ant lag
mad tag big bag win
Sam Jim pal Al jag

Al is six and can tap.
The bag has a rip.
The bat hit his lip.
The cat is bad.
The jam is in the can.

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The Bad Van

The man is in the van.
The man is mad.
His van did sit.
Gas is in the van.
His van did sit.
The van has a flat.
The man can fix the flat.

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The Bad Van

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rip rat hit fan lip

in mad dig mat hip

pin sad did tag tap

big hid van cap rag

lid rip pan jam six

ant in gas hip rim

sad Jim tin tan cab

pit ham dig bib dad

pal cat had tag win

bit pin at fit rib

Tim bit his lip.
The cat has a tag.
The ant is in the jam.
Min had a cat.
The rat is in the tin can.

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Sad Jim

Jim is sad.
Jim bit his lip.
Jim hit his hip.
Jim did rip his cap.
His lip is fat.
His hip is big.
His cap has a big rip.
Sad Jim!

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Sad Jim

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rag bag pig fig big

cab rib ax tax fix

mix ham jam hat hit

fin had hip fat lap

lip map mix if it

in and tan wig wag

win tin tag sag pin

lid sit bag sat mat

bad am cat cab gas

jam pan van vat sag

The cab has gas in it.
Jan can sit at the mat.
Sam is the tin man in the skit.
Dad is sad.
Dad can fix the ax.

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The Pig and the Ant

The pig hid in the big pit.
The pig had a nap.
An ant sat in the pit.
The ant bit the pig.
The pig ran.
The ant had a nap.

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The Pig and the Ant

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mad am can pit rib

pad cap lip kid tap

fig van hit had bag

big fin nap jam cat

wig win tip tag Tad

kit dip ant gag it

bag pip Jim gap fat

tag lad if dim tip

jig at sat fan wag

sap sip sad Sid ran

Tim sat in the sap.
The bag has a tag.
The man sat in his van.
The cat had a nap.
The cab hit the van.

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Jan’s Rag Bag

Jan has a bag.
A rag is in the bag.
The bag has a rip.
It is a big rip.
Jan has a pin.
Jan can fix the rip in the bag.
Jan has a rag bag!

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Jan’s Rag Bag

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hit hat Tad sit fan
hip pan mid am at
it rid ant man dig
ham did wag hip cap
pit fat gas bag rib
jag tan pin big tip
had rip sip tap sat
map tin fig lad sad
bad cat hid six bat
ax sap lip pig bit

The lad bit his lip.
The cat hid in the bag.
The bag had a rip.
The tin man in the skit is sad.
An ant is in the pan.

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A Bad Hit

Dan has a tin can.
The tin can hits the van.
The man in the van is mad.
The man has the tin can in a bag.
Dan is in a jam.
Dan’s dad can fix the van.

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A Bad Hit

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o: Sound Introduction

log top fog top got
sod nod hop tot box
lot not mop rob cob
fog hog mob dot sop
sob ox fox Tom lop
cot on Bob jot job
hot dog bog rob rot
mom jog rod pot pom-pom

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Dot on fan rat gag

fox gag tip dip van

bog dot mob tab lid

wit ox lad ant nod

kid tap six sip hog

pot box ham at did

dad pan ram if lip

pin pip mid in him

pad jot jag sap tag

rag pap dim dam got

Dot hid the lid.
Dad lit the log.
Bob hid the jam.
The hat had a pom-pom.
Sam did a jig.

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The Hot Hot Dog

Sam got a hot dog.
Sam bit his hot dog.
The hot dog is hot.
It is a hot hot dog!
Sam had a hot lip.
Sam got a can and had a sip.
Sam’s lip is not hot.
Sam did sit.
At last, the hot dog is not hot.
Sam bit the hot dog.
Sam is glad.

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The Hot Hot Dog

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bit cot fix lad cap
sag fat gas kid fox
got win hip tap sad
on wit can mop cannot
dot dig sob fat tan
mop van rid at ant
rap sap hot mid big
tin tip fax lot sod
lad am and pin rip
pit had wag bog dog

The sap is on the log.
The cot has a sag.
Sam and his dog sit on the log.
Tim did not sit in the bog.
Jan can fix the cab.

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The Hot Rod

Bob and Tom sat in the hot rod.
The hot rod is in the pit.
The hot rod sat and sat.
The hot rod had a bad rod.
The hot rod is not hot!
Bob and Tom did not win.

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The Hot Rod

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dad van pit top tot

cap ax bad dot sip

fix pad box fig him

had ran Tom cob if

dim lit hop ham and

hog tin hid on not

pap sad win nod tag

sit fog pin rim sag

am lot fat gag dip

bib mid jam Jim vat

The tot had a bib.
The cat is in the box.
The man has his cap on.
The ham is hot.
Jim had a hat.

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Sam and the Fox

The fox sat in a big log.
The fox had a nap in the log.
Sam had a jog and got hot.
Sam sat on the log.
The fox did grin at Sam.
Sam ran!

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Sam and the Fox

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mop ax bag pit did

man fad sob hit hot

Bob got rid kid rid

tag rap can on ox

ham hop tip lip pad

big him jam hog lot

pin tap sod rob cap

pip tot vat fan sit

and Nat log ant mix

tab pap ax fog dot

An ant sat on the log.
The cat had the man’s hat.
The tot did sob.
Pin the tag on the hat.
The jam is hot.

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The Lost Dog

Bob lost his dog.
The dog hid in a big box.
The box is in the van.
The dog is sad.
A gap is in the box.
The dog bit the gap.
The gap is big.
The dog got off the van and ran.
The dog is not lost!
Bob is glad.

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The Lost Dog

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top ham pot cat hit

fog lip had sap tot

dig Bob hot on in

and nap wag dog pit

tip cap not lot Tim

hot hat six jot hop

sad mad fox mop pin

tin got bog rip ant

jig jam did dad nod

sob box hid lid dot

The sad man did sob.
The pig hid in the bog.
The fox bit the pig.
Sam sat on top.
Kim had a hot dog.

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Pig, Hog, Fox, Dog

A pig is a hog.
A fox is not a dog.
Bob is a man.
A lid has a pan.
A mob is big.
Bob is not a fig.
A bag has a rip.
Pop has a sip.
The hog is not mad.
The pig is glad!

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u: Sound Introduction

gum hum bug rug hug

pug tug tub hub rub

mud bus sup cup pup

run bun fun pun sun

cut hut but nut up

jug Gus gut dud lug

cub dug jut rut bud

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hum bun mud lug mad
hot mop bib tin lid
tub fix gut mix dog
box pot sap jam had
can jut dud vat and
tap on top sip Jim
rob tab rag man pug
hug hut ox cot pin
pit if fin tip him
in hip big dip mug

A cup is not a mug.
Tim can cut the bun.
A dog has a pup.
It is fun in the tub.
The van has a hubcap.

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The Gum

Sam had fun in the hot sun.
Sam got hot.
Sam sat on a log.
The log had gum on it.
Sam sat on the gum.
The gum got on Sam’s pants.
Sam ran fast.
Sam’s mom got the gum off.
Sam is glad.

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The Gum

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tug fun mop sip dad
gum fin mat rug it
and ran but gut win
sad hug cut if nap
run lid mop lot hut
up sun pan pin pot
fit lot rat bug mud
van hot fix fox cup
tub Bob rub hot had
ax sit tot bad dig

The cup is hot.
It is not fun in the hot sun.
The man can fix the pot.
The cat sat on the bug.
Mud is on the rug.

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Mud, Mud

The dog dug in the mud.
Tim ran in the mud.
Tim and the dog did jog in the mud.
The mud got on Tim and the dog.
The sun is hot, but mud is not.
Tim sat in the mud.
The dog sat in the mud.
Tim and the dog had fun in the mud.
Tim’s mom had a fit!
Tim got in the tub.
The dog got in the pond.
The mud is off Tim and the dog.
Mom is glad!

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Mud, Mud

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log tap gum rip dug
jut lip sod lot up
and rap hut lap hit
sun rib cub fun sip
hub sap dud top tub
map bug had lid hug
cup him ham cud gut
dig hat lad but did
tin jug fat fin sup
cab bag big lug rub

Tim sat on the gum.
Bob cannot lug the log.
The lid is on the pan.
The dog dug up the nut.
It is hot in the sun.

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The Hot Sip

Tim has a cup.
The cup is hot.
Tim has a sip.
The cup is hot on his lip.
The cup did tip on Tim’s hand.
Tim’s hand is hot.
Tim got a rag.
Tim did rub his lip and his hand.
Tim has a fat lip and a hot hand.

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The Hot Sip

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ham pig hum gum him
bug bag rag rug hug
pig pug tag tug tub
win wag hub pup hot
hit but box vat six
van jut dud lug jam
mid had sun up and
dim hat pun fun fit
hip lot dot hut cup
run ran rub rut nod

The man had a big bug in a box.
The ham is from a pig.
Did the man nod?
Is the sun up?
The van has a big hubcap.

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The Cab

Dan has a cab.
The cab had a hubcap.
The hubcap is lost.
The hubcap is in the mud.
Dan has a pal, Sam.
Sam can fix the hubcap.
Sam got the hubcap.
Sam got a rag.
Sam did rub and rub until the mud got off.
Sam did fix the cab. The hubcap is on.
The cab can run! Dan is glad.

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The Cab

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rib tan cud fit fin
hum hug fit hub pup
bag big tag jug gut
dim fun mad bun dog
rid but lad did run
ran jut sup pin sip
pan hut dip rut tub
tip lot top cut sap
pat pit pug rug rub
cup pot lug tug fog

The cab is in a rut.
The man ran and ran in the fog.
The cab got lost in the fog.
It is fun in the tub.
The tag is on the big bag.

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