th sentences had to bring him back to the

1) The thin fox rested with a 2) GERT'S PICNIC cabin.

cloth blanket on the thick grass. One summer, Gert the
grasshopper was sad. Then Gert "No," said the toad. With a
2) They are talented at math. had the perfect plan. Have a croak, it spat a big wet lump.
th passages picnic! Gert sent Ann the ant, Joan had to coax the toad along
1)DO-NOTHING SETH Ben the bug, and Cass the with fresh bugs.
Seth’s grandfather had a job for cricket a clever letter to ask
him, but Seth did nothing. He them to the picnic dinner. Hop! Hop! The toad got across
hid in the bathtub. He did not the road. He went with Joan to
skim his math. He did not cut “Yes, yes, yes!” everybody said the cabin.
the grass. The bathtub got dull to Gert. But, what to serve for
fast. Seth left the dull bathtub. supper to an ant, a bug, and a 2)SOAP ON THE BOAT
cricket? In the tub, Nick has a blast.
He sat with Granddad. sh sentences With his tugboat, he will splash.
Granddad grinned. “This is the 1) The shrimp went to shop for A load of soap is on his boat.
job,” he said. “I think it is not a perfect shell. And the foam from the soap is
difficult. Dust off the deck. on the boat. The boat will float
Then we can have fun.” 2) Dad is in a rush to finish his with its load of soap.
experiment, so he shuts the pot
2)THANKSGIVING THRILLS lid with a splash. In a dash and with a splash,
Is Thanksgiving a thrill to you? sh passages Nick will soak his oak tugboat.
“Yes,” said Beth and Seth 1) RIVER SPLASH wh sentences
Smith. Nothing is bad about that Crush. Crash. Crashing. The 1) You can whip and whisk the
day they think. A tummy will river was splash, splashing. The egg.
hum from grand things on wind was wicked. It blasted
Thanksgiving. Yum. Yum. across the river. 2) Gramp gets a whiff of a
funny smell when he whacks
Beth and Seth are thankful for Swish. Swishing. Swell. The that stink bug.
family on Thanksgiving. river was full and the fish were wh passages
Thankful for Mommy. Thankful in a rush. It was a mad fish 1)WHACK! WHAM! WHIP!
for Daddy. Thankful for dash. But this was not to last. Whack! What can you whack?
Granddad.
In a flash, the sun said, “Hush!” Wham! What can you wham?
With a full tummy, Beth and and the wind did.
Seth Smith are thankful for a lot Whip! What can you whip?
on Thanksgiving. 2)FISHING WITH JOSH
er sentences Josh is fishing on a ship. The A ball! You can whack a golf
1) Herb the monster got a hat river is fast. Fishing is fun with ball. You can wham a
with a zipper that went with his a net. Josh lifts the net. It is basketball. You can whip a
pink pants better than his winter empty! tennis ball.
hat did.
Josh jumps in the river. He is a Whack! Wham! Whip!
2) In September, the monster strong swimmer. In the river, he
had everyone over for dinner. gets jellyfish. He gets shells and When you are a whiz at ball,
er passages a shrimp. everyone will be a fan.
1) GRUMP GUS
I remember this clever dog, Josh wishes for fish. Then there 2) THE MUFFIN WHIZ
Gus. Gus was living over by a is a flash of fins–a sunfish! When Jimmy is hungry, he
pond. He ran along the sand, but oa sentences whips up a muffin. There is his
he never sang. 1) Sloan rented a tugboat that whisk. He mixes an egg and a
floats along the foam on the cup of milk with it.
Was Gus a grump? The pond twisted river.
animals hid from Gus. Whisk, whisk, then Jimmy puts
Grasshoppers hid under rocks. 2) The boat will float on the it in a pan. What a big muffin!
The frogs hid under the mud. coast.
oa passages The muffin is perfect. Jimmy is
Gus got up his nerve to ask a 1) JOAN AND THE TOAD a muffin whiz. He will win a
frog to sing. Everybody had fun Joan had a fat toad for a pet. It muffin contest.
with verses and songs. After was a silly toad. It spat if it got ol sentences
dinner, the grasshoppers and angry. The toad sat on the grass 1) The king told them to hold
frogs sang as the sun set. to soak up the sun. Then Joan the gold.
 weeds go on and on. Deep, deep
2) Ann scolds the goat for his With a brush, Carmen will put a in the weeds, Lee spots a tree.
bold jumping, after she told him gold star on herself.
to hold still. Lee sits under the tree to rest.
ol passages And, if you visit this farm, He ends up asleep.
1) THE OLD GOAT Carmen will put a big, gold star
An old, bold goat fed on a gold on…you! 2) SWEET TESS
coat. “Yum,” said the old, bold qu sentences Meet Tess, a pink and green
goat. 1) The quick duck went, dragon. Tess will greet you with
“Quack!” when Joan twisted his glee.
Next, the old, bold goat got quill.
ahold of a gold cloak. “Yum. You will see her pink jeep. Feel
Yum,” said the old, bold goat. 2) Quinn cannot quilt with a free to peek at the jeep.
quill.
All of a sudden, the old, bold qu passages If you agree, she will feed you
goat was sick. His big sister 1) QUINN THE DUCK dinner. After dinner, Tess will
went to scold him. “Silly goat,” “Quack! Quack!” said Quinn sleep. She will sleep a deep,
she said. “You have a bad the duck. He was stuck in deep sleep.
habit!” quicksand. “Quack! Quack!”
Tess is a sweet dragon. Between
2) THE COLD CABIN In a hurry, help was here. you and me, do you agree?
Sid was cold. He felt stiff. He “Quick! Quick!” said Daddy ea sentences
yelled to Dad, "It's cold!" Dad duck. “Grab Quinn and pull.” 1) Jean puts beads that gleam on
told Sid the cabin was old. But, Quinn was stuck. a string, then keeps them in a
gold box.
In winter, it was cold. The cabin “We will not quit!” said
had cracks where cold got in. Mommy duck. 2) Jean thinks it is neat to read.
Sid got a cloth to fold. He put it ea passages
over the cracks. With one big pull, Quinn was 1) REX THE SEAL
out of the quicksand. And not a Did you ever see a seal drink
“That was clever,” said Dad. “It quill was lost in the quicksand. tea? Rex the seal drinks tea
is not as cold with that cloth.” when he is sick. Rex feels ill.
ar sentences 2) QUICKSAND QUINN
1) The artist put sticky black tar Quinn hops in the mud. He He fills a big cup with tea and
in an empty jar. stamps and jumps. Mud is cream. The cup steams. The tea
splashing on everybody. is sweet.
2) When it is dark, park the car Quinn’s pals get angry, and they
in the barn. get far from the mud. Rex drinks it with his meal.
ar passages Then he feels better.
1) PARTY IN THE YARD Quinn dashes over the grass. He
Clark had a party in his yard. starts to sink. “Help!” yells 2) FAMILY FEAST
He hid candy in the grass for his Quinn. “This is quicksand!” What is a meal and what is a
pals to hunt. Clark and his pals feast? Can you serve roast beef
had fun with hidden candy at Quinn’s pal Sloan is quick. He at a feast?
the party. They had snacks of had a quilt. Quinn grabs the
candy and milk in the garden. quilt. Sloan pulls him across the Chicken and ham are easy to
grass. eat. Are they a meal or a feast?
After snacks, Clark got gifts. ee sentences
Carmen had a gift for Clark. 1) Feel free to help with this job Will shrimp and crab win over
Clark was happy! Carmen got and peel the beets. chicken and ham? Is shellfish a
him a fun toy car. feast? No.
2) I see Lee on the street.
2) CARMEN THE CAT ee passages A feast is not just what you eat.
Carmen is a barnyard cat. She is 1) LEE AND THE WEEDS A real feast is a big meal with
the artist for the farm. Lee travels in a van every week. family.
There is a street between the hill ch sentences
With a brush, Carmen will put a and the pond. Lee brings the 1) Chuck is such a champ at
gold star on the barn. van there. He sees deep weeds. chess that everybody thinks he
will win.
With a brush, Carmen will put a He exits the van. Then he cuts
gold star on Clark the cat and the weeds with an axe. The 2) Chuck is the class chess
Danny the dog. champ.
ch passages
1)HUNGRY CHAD Is there a stool to sit on in the 2) A GRAY DAY
Chad is hungry. He thinks there classroom? It is a gray day, not one sunray.
is a sandwich in his lunchbox. But, it is Sunday. We can play.
Chad will be glad to sit on the Is there food to eat at noon in What will we play? What will
bench and eat his lunch. He lifts the classroom? you say?
the top and the lunchbox is
empty! What do you see in the Can we have a crayon contest?
classroom? Can we play in the sandbox?
Chad’s sister Carmen is across ai sentences May we play ball? Can we play
the park. “You can finish this,” 1) Jeff sees the stain on the with clay?
she yells. She holds up her waist of his winter coat, and he
sandwich. complains. “Yes,” says Jay. “We have fun
things to play.”
Carmen is a perfect big sister. 2) To sail in the rain is a strain. or sentences
ai passages 1) Bob is not the sort of man to
2) LUNCH 1) PAIL OF GRAIN forget a story.
Chad is hungry. He must eat. Tom spills a pail of grain. He
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. But needs that grain for his goats. 2) At the fort, the horse was
what to munch for lunch? “Help,” he yells to Ned. born.
or passages
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. Chad Ned is afraid to act against 1) CORN FOR NORM
will crunch a club sandwich for Tom’s wishes. Ned aids Tom to Norm collects ears of corn. He
lunch. keep him happy. gets the corn that the horse did
not eat in the grass. He gets
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. Chad The job is a strain. But, Ned corn from a box in the barn.
will chug his milk with lunch. never complains. He aids Tom Norm gets corn from the hens,
in picking up the grain. too.
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. When
you crunch and munch, what 2) MACK THE MONSTER There was a storm. Norm hid in
will you pick for lunch? Mack the monster had a the fort with all his corn.
oo sentences problem. He was afraid of
1) The class left the classroom everything! He did not want to Norm got hungry. He ate his
to visit the zoo, and soon it will complain. He was not one to corn.
be there. fail. But, this mess was a strain.
2) A FOAL IS BORN
2) The boot and the broom are His main job was to, “Boo!” It is a sunny morning on the
in the classroom. That was painful for him, too. ranch. This day is important for
oo passages Jan and Jack. A foal will be
1)THE RED BALLOON It was plain to see that Mack born. They need Norm.
Ron is sad. Doris is giving him was no monster.
a balloon. She will put him in a ay sentences Norm is an animal doctor, a vet.
happy mood. 1) Put the red and gray clay on “Hurry! Hurry!” they say to
the tray, and then we can paint Norm. But, Norm will not
The balloon is big and red. It it. forget.
floats in the room. Ron thinks
the balloon is cool. He hangs on 2) Mommy said, “Stay away At the horse barn, he will honk
to the balloon’s string and soon from the bay.” his horn. Soon, a foal will be
he floats up to the clouds. ay passages born. They will name him
1) JAY AT PLAY Norm.
Ron floats to far off lands on It is dark. Jay’s mother says he kn sentences
the big red balloon. must stay in his room. Jay 1) The man knelt by the box
wishes to play in the park. and said, “knock, knock,” to see
2) IN THE CLASSROOM if a mouse was in it.
Are you in a classroom? What Jay gets out his crayons and art
is in the classroom? tablet. He puts the tablet on his 2) When there is a knock,
easel. Jay puts trees, grass and knock, turn the knob.
Is there a party balloon in the animals on the tablet. kn passages
classroom? 1) GRAM'S MITTENS
“That was clever,” says mother. Gram is happy when she knits
Is there a broom to clean the “A way to play in the park and mittens. She's got a knack for
room? stay in this room, too.” knitting. Gram knits a set of
mittens. She ends them with a It was a sunny day. Burt and
knot. 3) The girl in the shirt had dirt Beth went out to play. Burt
on her face. forgot his sunblock that day.
Cass puts Gram's mittens on. The sun burnt Burt. The
They keep her fingers hot. 4) Kirk went to the circus with sunburn hurt.
Gram must knit a lot of mittens. his new friend.
In a blurt, Beth said, “Go to the
Soon it will be cold. All the 5) My new pal had a dirty face. nurse.” Burt told the nurse the
children must have mittens. sunburn hurt.
6) Kirk will help the nurse feed
2) A SPLENDID GIFT the chirping bird. “I will fix your sunburn,” said
Cass the cat knit a splendid gift. ir passages the nurse.
The gift was for her pal, Doris 1) HUNGRY BIRDS
the dog. Kirk sees a flock of birds. The “Thank you,” said Burt.
birds are hungry. They chirp for ph sentences
A sudden knock, knock, upset food. 1) The elephant has the alphabet
Cass. Cass knelt by the bed. painted on his trunk and he will
There she hid the gift. Kirk drops bird food. But the not forget it.
birds do not eat.
With a pull of the knob, there 2) Can an elephant say the
was Doris. Doris had knit a gift Kirk sees dirt in the yard. He alphabet?
for Cass, too. brushes the dirt away. ph passages
ou sentences 1) MACK'S ANIMALS
1) Jeff counted about sixty jacks The birds stir. They swoop to Mack keeps smart animals in
in the box he found. the yard. They eat all of the bird his zoo. Mack’s elephant plays
food. the drums with his trunk.
2) The proud mouse can count.
ou passages 2) SWIRL AND TWIRL Mack’s parrot says the alphabet.
1) BUZZ THE DOG What can swirl and twirl? A girl He can sing songs, too.
Buzz the dog had a big in a skirt can swirl and twirl.
doghouse. There was room for The elephant and parrot do an
Buzz to stretch out. It had a tin Look up! You may see a bird act. They have funny scripts and
roof. The roof was snug, but the swirl and twirl. songs. Mack sells passes to the
sound of rain on the tin roof play the animals put on.
was loud. When a rain cloud In a garden, see a bee swirl and
was near, Buzz hid. twirl. 2) ELLEN THE ELEPHANT
Can you say the alphabet? Ellen
"Do not be afraid of a sound," When you swim in a pool, you the elephant can say her
said the mouse. "I am strong. I can swirl and twirl. alphabet.
will stay in the big doghouse
with you. The rain will pass." Can a dog swirl and twirl? Get “What?” you say. “Is this real?
him a snack and see! Or are you silly?”
2) MATT THE MOUSE ur sentences
Matt the mouse is clever. Matt 1) Jill returns from the surf with Well… Ellen is smart. Ellen the
the mouse got in the house. He red sunburn on her back. elephant can say her alphabet.
found a scrap of food.
2) Curtis found the purse on the “What?” you say. “Is this a
“Yum. Yum,” he said. But, the curb. fib?”
mouse was too loud. ur passages
1) ANGRY CURTIS Well… I have seen Ellen the
From the doghouse, the dog was Curtis is angry he let his toast elephant say her alphabet. I
on his way. He will scout about turn black. He runs to the sand mean it. Well… It is true. I am
the house. near the sea. He hurls the burnt silly.
toast upon the surf. The toast oi sentences
Afraid, Matt the mouse ran out pops up. It floats! 1) Put the pork loin in foil and it
of the house. will not spoil as fast.
ir sentences Curtis sees a fish. The fish lurks
1) The girl twirls to see her pink under the toast. The fish is 2) He lost the coin in the moist
skirt swirl. hungry. It leaps from the sea. It soil.
eats the burnt toast! oi passages
2) The girl in the skirt sat in the 1) NED AND POPPY
dirt. 2) BURNT BURT
“Poppy,” calls Ned. Poppy is
his big pet pig. Poppy oinks and Mommy says, “Enjoy the toys “Spend the day with us,” it will
oinks. boys!” say. “Talk to us about the
wr sentences moon.”
She runs to Ned. She is glad to 1) I wreck the party when I
see him. wrap the wrong gift, a pink doll, Jack will get the letter. He will
for Bob. be happy. Jack the astronaut
Ned rubs oil on Poppy to keep will talk to the class. Jack will
her moist. Nick pats Poppy. He 2) He must wrap the wrist after haul moon rock to the class. He
is happy with his pet pig. the wreck. will sing a funny song about the
wr passages moon.
2) OINK OINK 1) MITCH'S WRIST
Ben is happy. He will go to the Mitch bumps his wrist. His They will applaud the astronaut.
festival. The Oink, Oink wrist turns dark. He visits a aw sentences
Contest will be held. Ben will doctor. 1) The dog licks his paw, then
join the fun. sprawls on the grass with a
A doctor sees the bump. He yawn.
What is the point? The point is wraps Mitch’s wrist in a splint.
to catch the pig. The pig will 2) The fawn will yawn at dawn.
run on the soil. The pig will The doctor tells Mitch, “Wait a aw passages
avoid Ben. Ben will run to join week. Then there will be 1)CLEVER HAWK
the pig. nothing wrong with your wrist.” The hawk sees a mouse that is
stranded in a ditch. The hawk
“Oink. Oink,” the pig will say. 2) RICK AND BUZZ swoops in to help the mouse.
“You cannot grab me!” “Buzz! Buzz!” Rick will call to The mouse ducks under a rock.
oy sentences his horse, Buzz. Rick will sit on
1) The boys enjoy it when Todd Buzz. With a snort, Buzz will "Let me help you," says the
gets out his toys. run. Buzz will run the wrong hawk. "I am afraid of your
way. Rick will wrap his body claws," says the mouse.
2) The boys will enjoy the toys. around Buzz.
oy passages The hawk grins. "Do not be
1) KING ROY “Stop! Buzz, stop!” Rick will afraid," he says. "See? My
King Roy of Troy was a happy say. Buzz will see Mommy with claws are dull."
man. Roy did enjoy his toys. He a carrot. Buzz will stop for a
had a royal toy box. It was full carrot snack. The hawk gets the mouse and
of fun toys. Rick and Buzz will not wreck. puts him on the road.
au sentences
A hungry goblin had a plan. 1) Pam applauds Mick for 2) DAWN IN THE GARDEN
The plan was to annoy King seeing that the haunted house is What will happen at dawn in the
Roy and steal his toys. a fraud. garden?

Roy was smart. To keep his 2) In August, the class will A cat will put a paw print in the
toys, Roy got that goblin a box applaud the astronaut. dirt.
of candy. The goblin ate it all. au passages
He got too full to annoy King 1) LEE'S AUTO A fawn will eat a carrot. Then
Roy. Tom travels the road in his cool the fawn will leap across the
auto. He travels far from his lawn.
2) ROY AND TROY house. The auto steams. There
Troy will play with the toys. To is a funny sound. The auto A hawk will sit in the tree.
play with the toys is a joy for stops. Lee sees the steam.
Troy. A bunny will eat a strawberry
“I can help,” he tells Tom. plant. At dawn in the garden,
Can Roy play with the toys, the sun will greet the day.
too? Will Roy annoy Troy if he Lee helps Tom fix the auto. al sentences
plays with the toys? Tom applauds Lee’s help. Tom 1) I can almost see over the tall
is glad the auto runs again. wall when I stand up.
Can the boys play in a happy
way? Can the boys enjoy the 2) JACK, THE ASTRONAUT 2) Do not play kickball in the
toys? In August, the class will send a hall.
letter. They will mail it to Jack, [al passages
Troy and Roy agree to split the the astronaut. 1)SMALL MONSTER
toys.
Ned sees a funny monster at the
mall. The monster is bald and A full moon will bring a lot of Stand in the sand. The lake will
thin. He is not all that tall. light. A star and the moon are a lap at bare legs.
neat sight. They are a bright
The monster calls to Ned, “Play delight at night. Travel along the rim. Pick up
with me, small boy.” VCE -ace sentences rocks. You can skip the rocks
1) Soon we will eat the fresh that are flat.
Ned skips over to the monster. cake from the bake sale.
“I am not small,” he says. “I am Then travel back to the spot you
taller than you.” 2) The man in the red cape had came in.
a cane.
“Yes you are,” says the It is fun to wade.
monster. “Shall we play 3) Tape the rag to the stick. It
pinball?” will make a flag. 3) WHAT'S IN THE ATTIC?
The attic is a place to put stuff.
2)FUN IN THE FALL 4) The big cat with the mane It can be hot.
In the fall, there is a block was as tame as a kitten.
party. A call is sent out. There can be dust on the things
5) Hang the dress in the shade. up there. But things are safe in
No family will stay away. All The sun will make it fade. the attic. They will not get
will bring a picnic. All will damp.
bring a blanket. Almost all will 6) The ant sat on the blade of
bring a ball. grass. He made up a song. If the things are in boxes, dust
will not get on them.
After the picnic, the fun will 7) If you help bake the cake, I
start. will put it on a plate. Do you have an attic? What is
up there? A lamp shade? A
Will it be basketball or softball? 8) At this rate, we will win the cane? Or just boxes and dust?
Who will pitch? game.
4) THE CAT'S CAKE
Will there be a coin toss? Will 9) I will tell you the dog's name. A cat and a rat are in the same
there be popcorn? He will be tame for you. place. The rat is fat. But not as
fat as the cat!
It will be fun for all. 10)Is it safe to take candy from
igh sentences that ugly plate? The rat is hidden. He is hungry,
1) I had a fright last night in the as well.
haunted house on the high hill. 11)We can make a tent in the
shade. Is the cat tame? The cat licks
2) The stoplight was bright at [edit] VCE -ace passages his plate.
night. 1) DON'T HATE THE HAT!
igh passages Do you hate to put a hat on? The rat is hungry. He steps up
1) BING THE PARROT Hats can be ugly. Hats can get to the plate.
Bing the parrot is a delight. His lost. But hats can be fun, as
tail is bright green. His beak is well. The cat sniffs the rat. "Have this
red. Bing can sing and say the cake," the cat tells him.
alphabet. A top hat is splendid with a
cape. 5) THE CAT AND THE
“What a smart bird,” says Pam. DRAPES
“Will you sing at night?” And a silly hat is fun on a dull "Are the drapes safe from the
trip. cat? Cats rip drapes," said Fran.
Bing jumps to Pam’s arm, and
he says, “I might!” You can get a cap with a big bill They were the best drapes she
for ball games. had. They were red, with lace
2) DELIGHT AT NIGHT on the ends.
Can you see a star at night? If Do not hate the hat--just get one
you do, it is a delight. that is fun! Zack said, "The drapes are safe.
The cat is tame."
A star is a light high in the 2) DON'T SWIM. WADE!
night. Might you see the moon If you are at the lake and you Fran trusted Zack. They had a
tonight? If you do, it may be cannot swim, you can still have date. She went to the lake with
bright. fun. You can wade! You will him.
not get as wet.
The cat did not rip the drapes. A wide pond can have a lot of Bob is on a fun ride. He grins.
But it bit the shade! fun spots to swim. What a fine time for Bob!
[edit] VCE -ice sentences [edit] VCE -o/uce
1) The pig was wide, and he did What if I have a wide grin? sentences
not hide well. Then you must be funny! 1)The dog dug a hole for his
bone with his nose.
2) Bob had a fine time with Ann What else is wide?
at the picnic. 2)The mule went to the huge
3) RAT'S CANDY PLAN pond to drink.
3) That dime is mine, but you The wise rat had a plan. He was
can have it. hungry. He got the big dog. 3)Hank had a nap with his cat.
He woke up alone.
4) Gram's lime candy wins the The rat said, "What do you
big prize at the contest. think of candy?" 4)Jeff fell on the gas hose. He
broke the stove.
5) There is not time to drink "Yum," said the big dog. "It's
nine cups of milk. fine!" 5)Doris put a yoke on the ox.
She rode him to the hill.
6) The vine will rise up from The rat said, "There is a box of
the grass. candy by the bed!" 6)If you sit there alone, you can
doze off.
7) Nine tribes have hunted on The dog went to the box. He got
this hill at one time. the lid off. 7)You can hear the flute in that
tune.
8) The bees thrive in the best There was the candy. The dog
hive. ran off with a bit of candy. 8)I will put on a cute hat and
sing a tune for you.
9) It is not wise to dine on With the lid off, the rat can get
candy. to the rest of the pile! 9)Lure the mule to us with a
carrot.
[edit] VCE -ice passages 4) FIVE RED FOX KITS
1) ARE ROCKS ALIVE? Five red fox kits sat in the den. 10)The angry duke was rude to
Are rocks alive? You can find the king.
rocks in the grass, and in the "We will have a contest," said
sand. the big one. "Run as fast as you [edit] VCE -o/uce passages
can. Run and hide." 1) RON'S LOG
Are there legs on a rock? Tap Camp was dull. Ron went by
the rock. It cannot run. The fox kits ran. They ran up the pond.
the side of a hill. They hid by a
A rock will not drink. wide log. The big fox kit There was a log. There was a
grinned. rope.
Step on a rock--it will not mind.
It will not yell or be upset. He was by himself. The den Ron said, "What can I do with
was a fine spot for one fox kit to that?"
Put nine big rocks in a pile. Sit rest!
with the pile. It is still. Ron put the rope on the log. He
5) THE FAST VINE sat on the log. He rode it as if it
The rocks are not alive. There is a pile of cut grass. Bob was a colt!
puts his hand on it.
2) WIDE STUFF He hung on to the rope and
Wide stuff is big, but just from The grass pile is odd. There is a rode, and rode. The sun set.
side to side. lump in it.
Ron was alone.
A wide truck must drive in a Bob yells, "I think it is alive!"
wide spot. There was smoke. He ran back
A vine rises up from the grass. to camp.
A wide man puts on wide pants. It gets big fast.
A wide pig must have a wide The grill was on! Ron was glad.
pen. Bob grabs the vine. The vine
zips up and up! Dad said, "I hope you are
hungry!"
2) JEN BROKE HER LEG The hole sits upon a hill--a mole 17) Lee put a robe over his bare
There is a cast on Jen's leg. hill! back.

Gus pokes it. He asks, "What is Moles have strong noses. A 18) The bird will hide in the
that?" mole scans the hole with its tree to stay safe.
nose. It can sniff for grubs.
Jen tells him, "It is a cast. I 19) The red tube of paint was
broke my leg." Moles snack on grubs. There on sale for a dime.
are plenty of grubs in the land.
Gus asks her, "You broke it? It They are dandy snacks for [edit] VCE -all vce +
is still one big leg, not bits of moles. combination words
leg." [edit] VCE -all vce + passages
combination words 1) JELLYFISH ARE NOT
Jen yells, "Do not be a dope. I sentences JELLY
broke the bone in the leg. It will 1) Kirk plays the game to win a A Jellyfish is not made of jelly!
mend in the cast." huge prize. It is an animal of the sea.
2) GET AN ADULT! 2) Make a note of the date and It can be round. It can be the
If you are alone, do not mess time you must see the doctor. shape of a bell.
with the stove. The stove gets
hot. 3) I saw Jay slide to home base It has lots of arms that hang
in the ball game. from its body like ribbons.
The pots on top get hot. Let an
adult do the job. 4) Take the pole to the lake and Jellyfish are hard to see.
catch a fish.
Do not mess with the hose if If you wade in the sea, stay
you are alone. Let an adult help 5) Carmen sleeps in the same away from them. They can sting
you with it. bed as her five cats. you!
Do not swim if you are alone. 6) Hold on to the horse's mane If you see a still jellyfish on the
An adult must be there, as well. and point his nose at the gate. shore, do not poke it. It can
sting you from there.
Adults will help you with this 7) Joan woke up and ate a big
stuff. candy cane. 2) CLARK'S TUNE
Clark plays a flute. He makes
Just ask. 8) Troy will hide the prize in up a tune. The tune is fine.
the hole.
3) PULL, OX! PULL, MULE! It drifts far. Is the tune loud?
Animals can help us pull. If you 9) If Chuck sleeps over, will
put a yoke on an ox or a mule, it you snore and wake him? It lures Clark's granddad from
can pull a wagon. his room.
10) Rake the cut grass and make
The yoke fits on the animal's a pile. Granddad holds his drum!
neck. Granddad drums along.
11) Kirk drove a toy car for a
There is a pole on the yoke. mile. Clark and Granddad carry the
tune.
A rope is on the end of the pole. 12) Chad chose to drink milk
with his cake Granddad says, "You woke us
We fasten the rope to the wagon up. But I do not care. I like to
the animals will pull. 13) The wise man told a tale of drum!"
an old throne.
Pull, ox! Pull, mule! They play on and on, and never
14) I dare you to play a joke on a sour note!
Animals do lots of jobs. Carmen.
3) PUT THINGS AWAY!
4) MOLE HOLE 15) Clean the mud from the tile Bob's home is a mess. If he can
The home of a mole is in a hole. with the hose. put things away, his home will
be neat.
The mole digs the hole. It digs 16) The rose he gave her was as
and digs. pale as cream.
Can Bob store things? He can if A tadpole makes its home in a Kirk thinks Joan likes Bob
there is an attic on his home. lake or pond. It will eat small more. He makes up a plan.
plants.
If there is not an attic, Bob can Kirk will get Bob to make
store things in his closet. Tadpoles swim. They can't himself ugly.
jump. They do not have legs.
His things will be safe there. Kirk dares Bob to shave himself
Tadpoles form legs as they get until there is nothing left.
Bob can store small things big. Then they can hop from the
under his bed, as well. lake to the land. Bob is game. He shaves himself
bald.
Bob did put things away. He They are adult frogs, and they
made his home neat. can eat bugs! Kirk calls Joan over.

4) SLOAN'S BEES 7) THE CRATE IN THE LAKE Joan says, "Bob! You are cute
Sloan keeps bees. The bees are Fitch dove in the lake. He swam when you are bald!"
in a hive. deep.
10) BIG CURTIS
Sloan made the hive. The hive The lake was cold in the deep Curtis was one big dude. He ate
is made of screens on frames. spots! as much food as nine children.

There is a queen bee in the hive. Fitch found an old crate. He got His pants were extra large. He
hold of the crate. He swam with was tall as well as wide.
The other bees see the farm near it.
the hive. The kids on the bus were afraid
Up he swam. Fitch came up of Curtis.
They visit the crops. They buzz with a gasp.
from plant to plant. He was never rude or mean. He
He put the crate on the sand. was just big.
Sloan will not rile up his bees. The lid was stuck shut.
He will not get stung. They did not wish to make him
Fitch hit the lid with a pole. The angry.
Sloan likes his bees! lid broke.
Curtis found a way to make the
5) LIMES CURE SCURVY There was a pile of old coins in kids his pals. He told them lots
In the past, men got sick from the crate! of jokes!
sailing far on a ship. [edit] VCE -all vce +
8) HARE'S PINE TREE decodable words sentences
They were pale. They felt bad. The hare sat under the pine tree. 1) Spruce up the place with a
What made them sick? He saw more animals as they vase of roses.
went by. They did not see him.
A doctor saw the problem. They 2) The dust in his face made
just ate meat and grain. He sat all day, safe under his Jim's nose sore.
pine tree. Then the mouse saw
But, they needed all sorts of him! 3) Rate the prizes from one to
food. nine, with nine the best.
The mouse made a face.
They started to take limes on 4) Pam will bake the lime cake
the ship. The hare got a pinecone. He that makes me smile.
gave it a toss.
Limes were the cure! They ate 5) Put the dome on the cake and
limes all the time. It went wide. It did not hit the it will be safe.
mouse.
Then they did not get sick. 6) The rope broke on the kite,
It hit the ground! and it was lost.
6) TADPOLE TO FROG
Frogs are called tadpoles when The mouse grinned. 7) Jack will vote for you if you
they just hatch. They seem bribe him with a cake.
nothing like adult frogs! 9) BALD IS BEAUTIFUL
Kirk likes Joan. Bob likes Joan, 8) If I am in bed alone, I do not
They are like eels. as well. They like the same girl. care if I snore.
9) Kim went on a date with Put a bad score on stuff you She ran from her home. She ran
Ron. He gave her a rose. hate. up the hill. She ran and ran. It
made her legs sore.
10) The huge mule is safe to Put a huge score on stuff that is
ride to the store. fine. Bess got to the lake. She was
alone.
[edit] VCE -all vce + You can rate a cake.
decodable words passages Bess dove in. She swam. She
1) NATIVE AMERICAN You can rate a tale. came up, and there were her
CRAFTS pals.
Native Americans made crafts. You can rate a game.
They said, "Are we late?"
They made crafts from grass. You can rate a tune.
They made baskets and rope 5) BEST PET
from grass. Lots of stuff gets rated. Hank's class held a contest. It
was for best pet.
They made crafts from hides. 3) JILL TORE THE ROBE
They made tents from hides. Jill had her robe on. It hit a There were dogs. There were
They wore hides as well. snag. The snag made a hole. cats. They were fine animals.

They made crafts from horns. Jill said, “Rats! I tore the robe." But Hank just had an ugly mule.
They had cups made from
animal horns. It was her best robe. It was red. Hank said, "I will win this
It fit well. It was fine, wide and contest."
They made crafts from bones. soft.
They dug with bones to plant He put a rose in the mule's
the crops. Jill hid the hole. She put lace on mane. He made a fine red cape
it. for it.
Native Americans made fine
crafts. Jill wore the robe. The kids grinned as the mule
came to the contest.
2) RATE IT! "I like the lace," she said. "It is
If you like stuff or not, you can extra fine!" The mule got lots of votes.
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