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Folk Tales

Tales of the Primer

Tales of the First Reader

Mother Goose

Phonic Series

1
r ed
b ed
f ed
l ed
N ed

2
h en
d en
p en
m en
B en

3
e at
f at
h at
r at
m at
s at

4
c an
D an
f an
r an
p an

5
n ot
d ot
g ot
c ot
p ot
j ot
h ot

6
s ob
b ob
r ob
c ob
f ob
j ob
m ob

7
p ig
b ig
r ig
d ig
j ig
w ig

8
ox
b ox
f ox

9
it
w it
s it
b it
p it
f it
h it
m it

10
w ill
t ill
b ill
s ill

10
f ill
r ill
k ill
h ill
m ill
p ill

11
d og
b og
h og
c og
f og
j og

12
c ut
n ut
r ut
b ut
h ut

13
d id
l id
b id
k id
h id

14
m et
s et
g et
b et
l et
j et

14
m et
p et

15
r un
d un
s un
n un
g un
b un
f un

16
f ed
g ot
t an
h at
s at
b at
t en
l ed

17
t in
s in
b in
f in
d in
p in
k in

18
p up
c up
s up

19
r ap
c ap
g ap
l ap
n ap
t ap
m ap
s ap

20
p ad
b ad
l ad
s ad
m ad
h ad
f ad
g ad

21
l eg
p eg
b eg
k eg

22
l ip
t ip
d ip
r ip
h ip
s ip
n ip

23
m ud
b ud

24
b ug
r ug
d ug

24
p ug
m ug
h ug
t ug

25
t ub
h ub
r ub

26
am
S am
h am
j am

27
c ob
s ob
m ob
r ob

28
r ag
w ag
b ag
t ag
s ag

29
ax
t ax
w ax

30
c ab
t ab

31
h im
d im
r im

32
p ug
m ug
h ug
t ug

Review
red
hen
cat
man
not
sob
pig
ox
it
will
dog
cut
did
met
run
tin
pup
rap
pad
leg
lip
bug
mud
tub
am
cob
rag
ax
cab
him
fix
rod

33
r od
G od

33
p od
h od
s od
n od

34
b e
m e
h e
th e
sh e
w e

35
m ake
b ake
sh ake
c ake
t ake
f ake
r ake
make
s ake
l ake

36
b ee
f ee
s ee
l ee
tr ee

37
t old
c old
b old
h old
g old
f old
s old
m old

38
g o
s o
n o

39
b ite
k ite
s ite
m ite

40
g oat
m oat
c oat
fl oat
b oat

41
c ane
p ane
m ane

42
ate
d ate
r ate
f ate
m ate
g ate
l ate
h ate

43
s ame
t ame
c ame
n ame
f ame
l ame
g ame

44
c ape
t ape

45
m ade
w ade
f ade

46
h ide
w ide
b ide
t ide
r ide
s ide

47
d ime
t ime
l ime

48
f ine
p ine
d ine
n ine
w ine
m ine
l ine

49
r ode
c ode
m ode

50
n ote
c ote
d ote
m ote
r ote

51
g ale
p ale
s ale
t ale

52
p ole
m ole
h ole
s ole

53
t une
J une

54
p ure
c ure

55
m ule
m ute

56
c ore
t ore
s ore
m ore
w ore

57
l ope
c ope
r ope
m ope
h ope

58
r age
p age
c age
s age

59
b ase
c ase
v ase

60
c ave
w ave
g ave
s ave
p ave

61
m ile
p ile
t ile
f ile

62
f ire
w ire
h ire
t ire

63
c ore
s ore
w ore
m ore

Review
be
make
bee
told
go
bite
goat
cane
ate
same
cape
made

Review
hide
dime
fine
rode
note
gale
pole
tune
pure
mule
core
lope
rage
base
cave
mile
fire
core

63
b ack
l ack
p ack
t ack
s ack

64
n eck
d eck

65
s ick
k ick
t ick
l ick
p ick

66
r ock
l ock

67
d uck
l uck
b uck
68
s ell
N ell
t ell
b ell
w ell
f ell
69
p uff
r uff
c uff
b uff
m uff

70
and
h and
s and
l and
b and

71
end
m end
b end
s end

72
b ent
s ent
r ent
w ent
t ent

73
t int
h int

73
m int
l int
74
r est
v est
t est
w est
b est
n est
75
f ist
m ist
l ist

76
r ust
m ust
j ust
d ust

77
c amp
l amp
d amp

78
b ump
p ump
j ump
d ump
l ump

79
f elt
b elt
w elt
m elt

80
g ift
s ift
l ift

Review
back
neck
sick
rock
duck
sell
and
end
bent
tint
rest
fist
rust
camp
bump
felt
gift

81
is
h is
as
h as
p ins
r ugs
r ose
r ise
n ose
w ise

82
wh en
wh at
wh ile
wh o
wh ite
wh ole
wh ine
wh ich
wh ere
wh ip

83
cr y
cr ape
cr ew
cr ime
cr ate
cr ow
cr umb

84
gr and
gr ave
gr ip
gr ill
gr it
gr in
gr ow
gr ew
gr een
gr ound

85
ch ick
ch oke
ch op
ch at
ch in
ch ase
ch ill
ch ap
chafe

86
p un ch
b en ch
b un ch
l un ch

87
D utch
b otch
n otch

87
p itch
w itch
d itch
h itch
c atch
m atch
p atch
l atch
h atch

88
m uch
s uch
r ich

89
sh ape
sh am
sh ell
sh elf
sh ed
sh ip
sh ine
sh un
sh ut
sh ot
sh one
sh ore
sh ave
sh all
sh ade
sh ake

90
ash
s ash
d ash
l ash
c ash
m ash
f ish

90
d ish
w ish
r ush

91
th ick
th in
th ump

92
w id th
t en th

93
th e
th en
th em
th an
th at
th us
th ese
th ose
th is
th ine

94
b athe
w ith

Review
is
when
cry
grand
chick
punch
Dutch
shape
much
ash
thick
tenth
throb

Review
thr ob
thr ift
thr ill
thr one
thr ash
thr ush
thr ive
thr ust

95
bl ed
bl ade
bl ack
bl ess
bl ame
bl ot
bl ock
bl aze
bl unt
bl ush

96
cl od
cl ose
cl ove
cl ock
cl am
cl ap
cl ick
cl uck
cl ip
cl ub

97
fl at
fl ag
fl ake
fl ame
fl ash
fl ock
fl op

97
fl it
fl ax

98
gl ad
gl ide
gl aze
gl obe

99
pl an
pl ant
pl ate
pl ush
pl ume
pl um
pl ot

100
sp an
sp ade
sp in
sp end
sp ill
sp ell
sp ine
sp ot
sp oke
sp un
sp ite
sp ike
sp ire

101
br ag
br an
br ake
br ave
br im
br ick
br ide

101
br ine
br oke
br ush

98
cr ab
cr ib
cr ock
cr ack
cr ate
cr ane
cr amp
cr imp
cr op
cr ust
cr ush
cr ept

103
s cr ap
scr ub
scr ape
scr atch

104
sc ore
sc um
sc at
sc amp
sc ale
Sc otch

105
sk in
sk im
sk ip
sk iff
sk ill
sk ull
sk ate
sk etch

106
r isk
br isk
t usk
d usk
h usk
m usk

107
dr op
dr ag
dr ug
dr ip
dr ill
dr ift
dr ive
dr ove
dr one
dr ape
dr ess
dr um

108
fr et
fr esh
Fr ench
fr ill
fr isk
fr og
fr om
fr oze
fr ame
fr ock

109
pr int
pr ide
pr ize
pr op
pr ose
pr ess

110
tr ap
tr act
tr ack
tr ash
tr amp
tr ade
tr ip
tr im
tr ill
tr ick
tr ot
tr od
tr uck

111
s tr ap
str ip
str ipe
str ive
str ict
str ike
str ide
str oke
str etch

112
st ab
st ep
st em
st ack
st and
st ate
st ump
st ale
st ake
st iff
st ilt
st ill
st ick
st one
st ove

112
st op
st itch
st ub
st uck
st uff
st ore
st ole
st ump

113
t aste
p aste
b aste
w aste

114
l est
cr est
ch est
bl est

115
tr ust
cr ust
r ust

116
sm ell
sm elt
sm ile
sm ith
sm ash
sm ack
sm oke

117
sn ap
sn ag
sn ug
sn ake
sn uff

117
sn iff
sn ipe
sn are

118
sw am
sw im
sw um
sw ept
sw ift
sw ine

119
tw ist
tw ins
tw ine
tw ig
tw itch

120
qu ench
qu ick
qu ack
qu it
qu ite
qu ill
qu ilt

Review
bled
clod
flat
glad
plan
span
brag
crab
scrap
score
skin
brisk

Review
drop
fret
print
trap
strap
stab
taste
smell
snap
swam
twist
quench

121
y es
yet
yell

122
H en ny
m er ry
c and y
k it ty
p en ny
s un ny
f un ny
c ar ry
j ol ly

123
cr y
my
dry
sly
spy
sky
shy
fly
why
thy

124
aid
p aid
braid
maid

125
ail
p ail
hail
fail
nail
rail
sail
bail

112
aim
maim
claim

113
r ain
train
brain
grain
strain
pain
plain
chain

112
h ay
pay
say
way
may
play
stay
stray
pray

129
t ea
s ea
p ea

130
ea ch
p each
reach
teach

131
w eak
leak
peak
speak
streak
sneak
squeak

132
h eal
seal
steal
meal
squeal

133
dr eam
team
stream
steam

134
b ean
mean
lean
clean

135
ear
fear
dear

135
tear
near
hear
clear

136
ea st
beast
feast

137
eat
meat
beat
neat
seat
heat

138
pl ea se
ea se
tease
ea sy

139
s ee d
feed
need
deed
weed
bl eed

140
w eek
ch eek
creek

141
f eel
heel
peel
reel
steel

142
seen
keen
green
queen

143
keep
steep
deep
peep
sheep
sleep
creep
sweep

144
f eet
meet
beet
sweet
greet
street

145
fr eeze
sneeze
breeze
squeeze

146
d ie
tie
hie
lie

147
t oad
load
road

148
oak
soak
cloak

149
oat
goat
coat
float
throat

150
oar
roar
soar
hoarse
coarse
board
toast
roast
coast
boast

151
toe
foe
woe
hoe

152
d ue
eue
hue
sue

153
w ild
child
bind
blind
grind

153
mind
kind
find

154
s igh
s igh t
r ight
bright
flight
fight
might
tight
night

155
old
h old
gold
cold
scold
mold
sold

156
roll
toll
troll
stroll
post
most
bolt
jolt
colt
pork
porch
both
forth

157
e ow
now

157
bow
how
row
plow
mow

158
ow l
h owl
growl
fowl

159
t ow n
down
gown
drown
brown
crown

160
ouch
p ouch
couch
crouch
slouch

161
l oud
proud
cloud

162
f ound
pound
round
ground
mound
bound
sound
wound

163
our
s our
flour

164
m ouse
house
blouse

165
out
p out
spout
sprout
trout
stout
shout
south
mouth

166
l ow
flow
glow
bow
blow
row
grow
crow
mow
snow
show
throw
bowl
own
sown
mown
blown
flown
grown

167
f our
court
course
pour

168
flow er
winter
sister
rubber
better
timber
pitcher
deeper
hammer
older
colder
dinner
rocker
painter
summer

169
s ing
king
ring
string
sling
wing
swing
thing
bring

170
jump ing
resting
running
rubbing
helping
adding
wishing

170
swinging
trying
playing
reading

Review
yes
Henny
cry
aid
ail
aim
rain
hay
each
weak
heal
dream
bean
ear
east
please
freeze
die
toad
oak
oat
oar
toe
due
wild
sigh
right
owl
town
pouch
loud
found
sour
mouse

Review
pout
low
flour
flower
jumping

171
gn at
gnash
sign

172
kn it
knife
knight
knot
knob
knee
kneel
know
knack
knock

173
wr en
wrench
wreek
wrap
write
wring
wrist

174
gu ide
guest
guess
rogue
plague

175
bu y
build

176
de bt
doubt

177
li mb
comb
numb
thumb
plumb
lamb

178
holy
holly
later
latter
filing
filling
pining
pinning
mating
matting
summer
carry

179
silver
velvet
window
sister
picnic

180
hero
story
baker
music
duty
zero

180
paper
gravy

Review
gnat
knit
wren
guide
buy
debt
limb
holy
silver

181
h ead
read
tread
deaf
bread
meant
sweat
wealth

182
tint ed
jolted
seated
wicked
graded
coasted
mended

183
gr ea t
steak
break

184
bak ed
ticked

184
choked
liked
packed
milked
puffed

185
v ei n
veil
rein
skein

186
gr ie f
thief
yield
shield
chief
brief

187
eigh t
weight
weigh
reign
sleigh
freight

188
th ey
prey
whey

189
roar ed
prayed
snowed
cleaned
soured
crowed

190
t oo
tool
roof
proof
stool
food
loose
goose
shoot
choose

191
rule
truth
prune
true
rude

192
gr ew
flew
threw
crew
drew

193
g oo d
hood
stood
hook
wool
look

194
p u t
pull
puss
push
full
bush

195
oi l
boil
soil
toil
coin
join
noise

177
ice
nice
price
lace
face
race
fence
since
piece
niece
voice
city
spicy
juicy

197
age
rage
sage
page
cage
range
strange
danger
manger

198
edge
hedge
pledge
ridge

198
bridge
dodge
lodge
judge

199
phonics
orphan
sulphur
cipher
elephant
alphabet

200
rough
laugh
cough
trough
tough
Review
head
tinted
great
baked
vein

Review
grief
eight
they
roared
rule
grew
oil
ice
age
edge
phonics
rough

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