Intermediate
Book 4
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ts
C
blends
flap
p
cla
Written and illustrated by
Miz Katz N. Ratz
A Progressive Phonics book T.M.
Copyright (c) 2004–2008 by Miz Katz N. Ratz, patent pending
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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.
c-a-t
Help your child sound out cat
the words as needed.
Read the book several times. This
helps develop the eye muscles and
left-to-right reading patterns that are
necessary for reading.
ABC
Don’t rush it. Body builders ABC
don’t train in a day – neither
does a child.
If your child is having difficulty, he/she
t might need more practice with simple
C a short vowel words. Read or re-read the
t
ra Progressive Phonics Beginner Books a
few times, and then try this book again.
And most important of
all, HAVE FUN!
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Words taught in this book:
blab bled blob
clap club
flap flat flip flop
glad
plop plot plum plus
slug
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(Pages like this are read TO the child)
! bl
The “L” is a friendly letter. It likes
to sit next to other letters and make
sounds with them.
Like when the letter “L” sits next
to the letter “B” – the “B” says ,
“buh , ” and the “L” says , “luh , ”
and together they say , “bluh.”
b l
bl
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bl
A lot of words use the “bluh” sound –
say after me:
black - the bat
has a black back
blue - the ghost
said, “Boo - I’m blue!”
bleep - the robot
said, “Beep, beep, bleep!”
(If you need more words, try: block, blink,
blow, blood, blank, blend and blond.)
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bl
Bob the
My name is
Blob . I am a blob
of gum. Someone spat me b
on the ground , and I’m b
the blob your shoe has
found. b
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bl
blab
blab
blab
My brother likes to b
blab a lot. He has
a lot to say. I wish he b
wouldn’tblab so much –
he goes blab , blab ,
blab all day.
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Practice...............
I cut my chin , and it
bled a lot , so I had
to go see Doctor Dot .
Doctor Dot put stitches in
my chin . Now I look like
the blanket that I sleep in .
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! cl
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “C”.
The “C” says , “kuh , ” and the “L”
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “kluh.” Can you say , “kluh”?
clown
clock
a cat in clothes
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cl
A lot of words use the “kluh” sound.
Say after me –
clap - my cap
can clap
b
class - Cass is
in class
b
cloud - a cow on
a cloud
(If you need more words, try: clean, clever,
climb, close, clear and claw.)
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cl
A little bear cub joined my
bubble bath club . My club
is very special. My club is
very clean. And the cub
who joined my club makes
big bubbles just for me. b
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cl
If my dog could clap , he
would clap a lot for me.
He would clap when I
hula-Hoop , clap when I
fall , and clap when I sit
doing nothing at all. b
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Practice...............
cla
beep p
beep clap
beep l ap
c
Does a pig clap
his hands , or does he
clap his feet? And
can a pig clap , clap ,
clap while his nose
goes beep , beep , beep? b
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! fl
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “F”.
The “F” says, “fuh , ” and the “L”
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “fluh.” Can you say , “fluh”?
fly
flag
flower
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fl
A lot of words use the “fluh” sound.
Say after me –
flake - a fake flake
of snow
floor - a four on the
floor
flea - the flea had
to pay a fee
(If you need more words, try: flight, flash,
floppy, flute, flame and float.)
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fl
Yesterday I sat on b
my hat , and now my hat b
isflat , flat , flat .
I wish my fat hat wasn’t
flat – how do I make b
my flat hat fat ?
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fl
I like to watch my daddy-o b
cook food on the patio. b
He can flip a burger , and
he can flip a steak. He
can flip them up , up , up –
so high they touch the sky. b
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fl
Flap your wings ,
little baby bird. b
You must flap your
wings to fly. Flap ,
flap , flap little
baby bird – don’t just b
sit there in the dirt. b
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Practice...............
If your bunny’s ears
are flat , you can
hide them under
a hat . And if his
ears flop a lot ,
tell him not to
hop , hop , hop .
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Practice...............
But who really cares
if his ears are flat ,
or if they flop and
flap , flap , flap .
A bunny rabbit could
never look scary – unless b
he lost his “hairy.”
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! gl
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “G”.
The “G” says , “guh , ” and the “L”
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “gluh.” Can you say , “gluh”?
glass
glow
glove
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gl
A lot of words use the “gluh” sound.
Say after me –
glue - glue is very
sticky goo
glass – the lass had
pretty glasses
glove – I love to
wear gloves
(If you need more words, try: glitter, gloomy,
globe, glum, gladiator and glisten.)
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gl
I’m glad to have my toes.
’m glad to have a nose. But
I’m not glad – not glad
at all – about these orange b
freckles. Everybody tells me b
that they’re cute , but I’m not b
glad – they make me puke.
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Practice...............
Clap if you are happy.
Clap if you are glad .
But do not clap if
you’re Bob the Blob .
If you’re Bob the
Blob , you’re bad .
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! pl
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “P”.
The “P” says , “puh , ” and the “L”
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “pluh.” Can you say , “pluh”?
planet
plate
plug
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pl
A lot of words use the “pluh” sound.
Say after me –
please - please
pass the peas
plants - the plants
were wearing pants
plot - a plot to
steal a pot of gold
(If you need more words, try: plenty, play,
plan, plank, plastic, plough and plume.)
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pl
There was a plot –
a very bad plot –
to steal a pot of gold.
But the plot went wrong
when the silly ding-dong b
stole a pot of soup instead.
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pl
Little Jack Horner sat in b
the corner with a plum
upon his thumb. When Jack b
coughed , theplum fell
off – and the plum went
plop on the tabletop.
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Practice...............
Ten plus ten is a
lot of stuff , but is ten
plus ten enough? I have
ten little fingers , plus
ten little toes , plus ten
little freckles on my nose.
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! sl
We learned this in an earlier
book , but let’s go over it one more
time – the “S” and the “L” also like
to sit next to each other.
sleeve
slug
sleepy
(If you need more words, try: slimy, slip,
slow, slinky, slurp and sled.)
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sl
I try not to slam the
door , but the door likes to b
slam itself. Maybe the
wind makes it slam ,
slam , slam ... do you
see anyone else? b
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Practice...............
A slug is a slim and
slimy bug that isn’t very
tall. And if you ever step
on a slug , then you will
slip and fall. So when you see
a slim , slim slug , try
walking on the wall.
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Practice...............
p l o p
A plum went plop
upon my head. I was not
glad – I was mad
instead. So I won’t clap for
the plum that went
plop – it made my head
flat and it hurt a lot .
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The End
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