Progressive
PHONICS
T.M.
Beginner Book
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ten red get
Short Vowel “E” Written and illustrated by
Miz Katz N. Ratz T.M.
Letters & words used in this book
catsmndhr ebglvwy hen men ten
bed red
leg
get let wet
vet yet
can van
bad had
am
at cat hat
mat sat
yes
The red letters and words are newly introduced in this book. Copyright Š 2004–2015 by Miz Katz N. Ratz All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Produced in the United States of America. Fifth Edition, 2015. Progressive Phonics Co Los Angeles, CA www.ProgressivePhonics.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Start Guide ..............................
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Intro to “eh” sound ............................
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“en” word family ..................................
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hen, men, ten
“ed” word family ................................
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bed, red
Letter “b” vs. letter “d” ....................
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“eg” word family ................................
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leg
Letter ‘g’ note ......................................
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“et” word family ..................................
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get, let, vet, wet, yet
“es” word family .................................
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Quick Start Guide Read the book WITH your child. You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.
Help your child sound out the words as needed. Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns.
Don’t rush it. Bodybuilders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.
And most important of all, HAVE FUN! 4
(Read this page TO your child.)
Today we are going to practice the “eh” sound. Can you say, “eh”? The “eh” sound is in lots of words, like –
Elephant elevator.
Endless eggs.
Empty envelopes.
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�en� family
ten men hen
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I Am Ten
am ten, and I have ten pets... b I
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ten lovely
...
worms all slimy and wet.
b
b 8
My
ten little
worms eat dinner on my plate...
b
b 9
b had spaghetti... b ...then one day I
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Hey!
...and a worm said, “Hey!
b
b 11
(Read this page TO your child.)
Usually when there is more than one of something, we add a “sss” sound to the end of the word to show there is more than one.
cat cats hen hens But it’s different with the word ‘man.’ We don’t say, “mans” – we say, “men” –
man men
mans 12
Three Men And A Hen
man and a mat. One
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men and a hat. Two
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men and a hen. Three
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men, an egg and a b hen. Three
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”ed” family
bed red
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(Read this page TO your child.)
The letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ look a lot alike.
b d
On the next page is a trick to help remember which is which. 18
Make a fist with both of your hands with the thumbs sticking up.
Now pretend that this is a bed –
This hand is the letter ‘b’
bed
This hand is the letter ‘d’
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Betty’s Bed
bed is not a baby bed. My bed is not too small. b My
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bed is fine – the problem is... b My
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am really tall. b ...that I
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Bad Food
b under my bed... I hid some food
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...but then the food went
b
bad. 24
bad food jumped up and b
The
down on my head.
b 25
bad food kicked me b out of bed. Then the
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I Like Red
red. I like red a lot. I like
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So I always
b
wear something
b
red on top. 28
Like my little
b
red ribbon, 29
or my little,
red hat... 30
...or my big,
b
red wig, 31
which is full of cats.
b
b 32
Red Nose
had a bad cold, so I had to stay in bed. I
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My nose was
b
runny and really, really
b
red. 34
My runny,
red
nose tried to run away.
b
b 35
b glue to make my b red nose stay. So I used some
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”eg” family
leg
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(Read this page TO your child.)
Here’s a way to remember the letter ‘g’ The letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ have arms that reach up above their “bodies”
But the letter ‘g’ has a FOOT under its “body” 38
A foot is always at the end of a leg, not the middle or the top:
So it helps to remember that the letter with the little “foot” (the letter ‘g’) is always at the end of the word, ‘leg.’
leg 39
Hold your left hand flat to make the letter ‘l’ –
Point your right thumb down to make the letter ‘g’ –
e Curl your thumb to make the little “foot.”
leg 40
One Leg In The Water
This is how I like to stand: one
b
leg
in the water, one
b
leg in the sand. 41
leg in the water, I never, b ever know if some- b thing in the water.... b But with one
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...wants to bite my toe.
b
b 43
I Can Stand On One Leg
can stand on one leg. I
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can stand on the other leg too.
I
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can I stand on no leg at all?
But
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b I just fall. b When I try,
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�et� family
get let vet wet yet 48
For My Birthday
For my birthday, I will
b
get a bike. I will
get a cake and a dog called Spike. b also
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get a collar, and Spike b will get a leash... And Spike will
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Wait! Why will Spike
b
get anything? On my birthday, I
b
am the king! b 51
Purple Pill
get sick, if I get ill,
If I
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I always
get
two purple pills.
b 53
The pills
get
stuck inside my mouth.
b
b 54
Then I have to
get my brother to pull them out. b 55
Let Me Wear Your Hat
cat said to me, “Please, let me wear your hat.” My
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cat said, b “Please, let me Then my
wear your pants.”
b 57
cat said, b “Please, let me wear your shoes...” b Then my
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at me, now I am you!” “Look
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I Let My Fish
Last night, I
b
let my fish watch a little TV.
b 60
Then I
let
my fish sleep in
b
bed with me. 61
I forgot that my
b
had water in his bubble. b
fish
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bed has a really big b puddle. b And now my
A puddle is a small pool of water.
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The Vet’s Van
vet vacuumed his van today. When the van was clean, the vet said, “Yay!” The
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bb jumped into the b van. But then a vulture
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b and chocolate on his b hands. b with mud on his feet
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“Oh, no!” said the
vet.
van is dirty. That vulture is a bad, bad birdie.” “Now my
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Wet Vet
wet sponge in his wet hand, the vet washed the wet van. With a
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b rinse off the soap, the b vet turned around and said, “Oh, no!� b When it was time to
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Splash! The vulture sprayed the
b
vet... 70
...and that is how
b
vet got wet. the
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Not Yet
The
vet and the
vulture made a cake.
b
b so that it could bake. b They put it in the oven
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vet sat down on his little vet “beddy,” saying, “Wake me up b when the cake is ready.” b The
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Ten minutes later.) “Oh, vulture,” said the b vet, “is the cake ready yet?” (
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“Not
yet, Vet,
b will wake you when b it’s time to eat.” b go back to sleep. I
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Ten minutes
(
b birdie, is the cake b ready yet?� later.) “Tell me, little
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yet, Vet. No, no, not yet.”
“Not
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A little while later, the
b
vet was awake. He went downstairs to b eat some cake.
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But the cake was
b
gone, and the dishes were dirty.
b
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b vet. “That bad, bad, birdie.” b “Oh, no!” said the
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”es” family
yes
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Where Is My Cake?
Yes, it is my birthday, and yes, I have a cake, but where is the cake? b It is not on the plate. b 82
I have a
cat, so
I looked in her mouth. I saw no cake, but
b
b
yes, I saw a mouse. b 83
b you seen the cake?” b My dog said, “Yes, go ask the snake.” b I asked my dog, “Have
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Yes, I guess, the snake ate b the cake. b 85
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