SOUND AND READ BOOK 1 READING AND SPELLING GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS H I J K L

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By Mary N. Irungu
O P Q R S
Preface
T U
Sound and Read books One and Two are intended to help all reading beginners and those
V W X Y Z
with reading or spelling problems regardless of age or class.
SMALL LETTERS (PHONICS)
The reader might not know the meanings of certain words in this book; he/she will be free to
consult his/her helper/teacher, only after learning how to read and spell them perfectly. a b c d e
f g
How to use this book
h i j k l
1. If the user of this book is a reading beginner, then he/she must be accompanied by
m n
a helper or a teacher.
2. The reader will first be taught phonetic sounds of the letters A-Z appearing on the o p q r s
first pages of this book. t u
3. The reader will recognize the letters “C”,”K”,”Q” have the same sound.
v w x y z
4. The reader must also learn how to write in proper shapes all the alphabetical
letters small and capital off head. CAPITAL & SMALL LETTERS
5. The reader will now be ready to learn the sounds of the consonants accompanied
by the vowels and read the words as arranged in this book. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee

6. The words will then be dictated to the reader to make sure that they are well read Ff Gg

and spelt.
Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
7. The reader will also fill the missing letters in the given words and then read the
Mm Nn
words aloud once again.
8. The helper/teacher will continue listening while the reader reads aloud the Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss
accompanying sentences. Tt Uu
9. The reader must complete Sound and Read books 1 and 2 to ensure full completion
Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
of all English sounds and words used most and also to ensure fluent reading and
spellings in English. A E I O U

a e i o u

u o e i a

CAPITAL LETTERS (PHONICS) READ THESE WORDS

A B C D E a
F G

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 an at as ass ask cat pan
and
fan rat
e
hat tap
end egg elf elk ebb
man van
i
FILL THE GAPS WITH “a” THEN READ THE WORDS
in is it if ill ink
man rag hat
o
dad mat jam
of on odd oil
can pat sat
u
cap cat ran
us up un
ham tap map

sad fan pan

READ “a” SOUND
LET’S READ “a” SOUND
a ba ca da fa
1. A cat has a rat.
ga ha ja ka la 2. A car has a fan.
3. A man has a map.
ma na pa ra sa
4. An egg is in a pan.

ta va wa ya za 5. Ann has a cap.

6. A cat has a mat.
READ “a” WORDS AND THEN TAKE DICTATION 7. Dad has a van.
8. A pan is in a bag.
an bag cat dam
9. A man has a hat.
fat gap hat jam 10. Dad has a bag.

lap man nap pan

rat sat tap van

wax yam READ “e” SOUND

MATCH PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES e be de fe ge

bag mat he je ke le me

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ne pe re se te 6. Let the men get a net.
7. A net is in a car.
ve we ye ze
8. It is a red jam.

READ “e” WORDS AND THEN TAKE DICTATION 9. A wet man has a net.

bed den elf fed get

hen jet keg leg men READ “i” SOUND

net pen red set ten i bi di fi gi

vest web lex yet hi ji ki li mi

MATCH PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES ni pi ri si ti

bed bell vi wi zi

egg hen

men net READ “i” WORDS AND THEN TAKE DICTATION

pen web big dig fin gill

vest ten hill is jik kid

FILL THE GAPS WITH “e” THEN READ THE WORDS lid mill nip pin

fell den bell jet rid six tin vim

ten wet bed pen win mix zip

leg red let set

met beg get nest

sell men hen lex MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES

LET’S READ “a” AND “e” SOUNDS brick pin

1. A cat has a net. hill tins

2. It is very wet.
3. A hen has eggs. lid zip

4. A rat has legs.

mill lips
5. A hen is wet.

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pick six boy cot dot fox

FILL THE GAPS WITH “i” THEN READ THE WORDS got hot joy log

him will zip his mob not oil pot

fin kid big kiss rot sob top void

bit mix six did won box yolk

dig vim lip sit MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES

kill sip win mill cot doll

LET’S READ “a”, “e” AND “i” SOUNDS box fox

1. A big rat is bad. boy log

2. A cat has milk.
cross pot
3. Get him a red zip.
4. A tin has a lid. dog dot
5. Let him in a van.
6. A cat can kill a rat.
7. It is a red net.
8. His car is very big.
9. Jill has six eggs.
10. Ben has a big bed.

FILL THE GAPS WITH “o” THEN READ THE WORDS

READ “o” SOUND
lot hot hop fox
o bo co do fo
pod rot dog fog
go ho jo ko lo
joy nod toy rod
mo no po ro so
pop top got not
to vo wo yo zo
log pot boy mop
READ “0” WORDS AND THEN TAKE DICTATION

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LET’S READ “a”, “e”, “i”, AND “o” SOUNDS cup pup

1. Let him sit on his bed. gun sun

2. It is a wet mop.
hut tub
3. A box has a top.
4. It is a hot tin. FILL THE GAPS WITH “u” THEN READ THE WORDS
5. A cat sat on a mat.
6. A lid is on top of a pot. cut fuss bun bus

7. A pan on a box is not hot.

but dull gull jug
8. A car hit a fox.
9. His box is very big. gun hum gum hut
10. It is his toy.
pug run pup fun
READ “u” SOUND

u bu cu du mud tub sun cup

fu gu hu ju

ku lu mu nu

pu ru su tu

LET’S READ “a”, “e”, “i”, “o” AND “u” SOUNDS

READ “u” WORDS AND THEN TAKE DICTATION 1. Get the milk from a jug.
2. I got a big nut.
bus cup dug fun
3. Mum has a big jug.

gun hut jug skull 4. A dog can run.

5. A boy is in a bus.
lump mud nut pug 6. A man has a big tub.
7. Dan is in his hut.
rub sun tub lux
8. His pot is hot.
MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES 9. His cup is not big.

bud jug MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES

bus nut clock sack

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cock sock 6. Pack his cups well.
7. Pick his red mug.
duck tack
8. I am very sick.

lock neck 9. It is ten O’clock.

10. It is a big rock.
pick kick 11. A boy can kick a tin.
12. A man has a neck.
FOR “CK” SAY “K” AS YOU READ THE WORDS
13. His door has a lock.
rack neck tack tick 14. It is his sock.
MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES TH-th
duck tock sack rack
bath there
peck lock clock pack
cloth thermos
suck back kick lick
father thimble
luck sock hack muck
moth thorn

path thumb

READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION

TH-th
FILL THE GAPS WITH “ck” THEN READ THE WORDS
that thick thus wither
sick mock jack back
those think moth thesis
wick tack jacket tick
then theft cloth thorn
dock deck muck pick
thank thicket bath this
mick flock kick peck
path them father than
thick hack clock lick
FILL THE GAPS WITH “th” THEN READ THE WORDS
LET’S READ “ck” SOUNDS
thin they theft thus
1. His back is bent.
2. Go and get a duck. there thud cloth those
3. A duck has big eggs.
bother thorn thank them
4. I will pick an egg.
5. It is not in his sack. with thesis then path

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broth thicket thick than pork lord mark

LET’S READ “th” SOUNDS tarn torn port

1. The cat is black. FILL THE GAPS WITH “r” THEN READ THE SILENT “R” WORDS
2. That is a dog.
party barn pork burn
3. His thumb is hurt.
4. Get a pen from that boy. port tart sort lard
5. That puppy is very thin.
6. I must go there with him. surf hurt fork harm

7. Tell them to sit on the bed.

dark cord darn curl
8. They can buy ten pens.
9. It is a thick pencil. hard card farm herd
10. There is a big thorn.
11. Those dogs can bark.
12. I think I will buy a pen. LET’S READ SILENT “R” SOUNDS
13. That is his father.
1. I want six forks.
14. A desk is bigger than a pen.
2. Pigs give us pork.
15. This is a long path.
3. Go and buy seven cards.
16. A moth has wings.
4. The farm has bananas.
READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION 5. The lark can sing well.
6. His card is the best.
SILENT “R” “r”
7. I will go to the party.
barn ark lard 8. The dog can harm him.
9. This sum is not hard.
farm burst hurt
10. His barn has a lot of yams.

hard corn burn

READ AND TAKE DICTATION-REVISION

darn first harm

back bell doll

dark bird cord

damp bent cost

fork form curl

pack disk lost

turn garb card

best dock fond

lark girl part

send fast dust

tart hark park

text fist duck

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hiss gift jump block blister blink

will hand hunt blunt blacken blish

milk join just blast bled blot

lift lock suck blanket blizzard bluff

hill loft wink BR-br

desk tank left brass broken brag

brick bring bran

FILL THE GAPS WITH “a”, “e”,“i”, “o”, “u” THEN READ THE WORDS-REVISION brim bracket brand

pack peck pick back hand tank brink broke brisk

best sand send ball bell bent brunt bricks broth

hiss wall will milk gift FILL THE GAPS WITH “bl”, THEN READ THE WORDS

deck duck join left lift doll dull blanket black bled

dust hint hunt deck duck jump blot blind block

READ THESE SENTENCES-REVISION blank bless

1. I will go very fast. FILL THE GAPS WITH “br”, THEN READ THE WORDS
2. His doll is the best.
brick brand brink
3. That is the cost of this pen.
4. The dog can hunt a cat. broth brass brag
5. This is a lost pen.
6. The lock is not there. broke bring

7. The milk is in a jug.

READ THESE SENTENCES
8. There is a lot of dust.
9. I must go to bed. 1. There is a black cat.
10. This lift is not fast. 2. His blanket is torn.
3. The bricks are for his house.
READ AND TAKE DICTATION BL-bl
4. The blind man is sick.

black blend blank 5. That is his block.

6. His axe is blunt.
bless bliss bland 7. If you mix copper and zinc you will get brass.
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 8. The man drank the broth. crab croft crack craft
9. He marked his pig with a brand.
FILL THE GAPS WITH “cl”, THEN READ THE WORDS

cliff cloth club class

READ AND TAKE DICTATION
clap clan cloth clinic
CR-cr

cluck cleft clot clock

cross craft crib

READ THESE SENTENCES

crisp crag crop

1. The boys clapped their hands.

cramp crest cripple
2. There is a clock on the table.
crab crocus crisis 3. She went to the clinic in the morning.
4. He is in class six.
crack croft crock
5. The man with the cross is hungry.

cress cricket crust 6. He wants to help that cripple.

7. There is a crack on the floor.
CL-CL 8. His farm has a lot of crops.
9. Some people eat crabs.
clap cleft clad

class cloth clamp

READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION

clan clerk clank

DR-dr
clasp clumsy classic

dress dragon draper drug

cliff clever clinic

drill dram drift drunk

clip clam clock

drink drama drip drab

clod client clog

drum drank drop draft

clot cluster club

drag drastic dross dregs

cluck clink click

club cling clump

FILL THE GAPS WITH “cr”, THEN READ THE WORDS

crisp crest crop cross

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FILL THE GAPS WITH “dr” THEN READ THE WORDS

drop draft drift

drum dragon drip

dram drug dross

draper drink drug

drank drill drama

drunk dress drab

READ THESE SENTENCES DR dr

1. My dress is torn.
2. The baby can drink milk.
3. The man with a drum is happy.
4. The draper sells clothes.
5. The girl dropped the glass and it broke.
6. She wants to draft the letter first.
7. This tap drips all day long.
8. A dragon fly has wings.
9. The little girl dragged the big doll along the road.
10. The boy drank tea in a cup.
11. People drunk tea at the wedding party.
12. That glass has only dregs in it.
13. The doctor gave a drug to the patient.
14. The dross was seen after ten days.

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READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION florid flap fleck

FR-fr fluff florin flax

frill franc frost flint flatter florist

from fret frank flag flutter flock

frantic frock frisk READ THESE SENTENCES

frog fritter frolic 1. That man comes from Tanzania.

2. The man sat at the beach front.
front froze froth
3. They are playing on a flat field.

FL-fl 4. Our national flag has four colours.

flat flap flock READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION GR-gr

flag flatten flags gran grammar grass

flank fling flask grab gravity graft

flax florin fleck gram groin grand

fled florist flick grant grub grasp

flint fluster flog grid gruff grill

flop flutter florid grim grove grin

fluff flatter flit grip grips grit

FILL THE GAPS WITH “fr” THEN READ THE WORDS gross grimly grunt

frantic frock from GL-gl

frisk fret frill glass glen glad

frog franc fritter gland glint glib

frank froze front glory glutton gloss

frost froth frolic glum glow glut

FILL THE GAPS WITH “fl” THEN READ THE WORDS

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FILL THE GAPS WITH “gr” THEN READ THE WORDS PL-pl

grass grand grill plant plots plan

gross grammar grin planet plumber plank

grant gram gruff plot platform plod

grip graft grab pluck plaster plug

FILL THE GAPS WITH “gl” THEN READ THE WORDS plum planter plus

glum glen gloss plump plans plumb

glass glint glib plastic plods plenty

glad glutton glut FILL THE GAPS WITH “pr” THEN READ THE WORDS

glow gland glory Pram product prig

READ THESE SENTENCES prank problem press

1. The frog is in the long grass. project progress prick

2. The bad monkey grabbed the banana from the little girl.
prop prism present
3. The milk in the glass is for you.
4. I am very glad to see you. FILL THE GAPS WITH “pl” THEN READ THE WORDS
5. Trusted people will see the glory of God.
plug plaster plan
READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION
plus plastic plot
PR-pr
plump planter planet
press predict prop
plenty plant plum
prick printer protest

pram prism prank

present problem prig

prim product print

prison progress prod

project proper profit

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READ THESE SENTENCES READ THESE SENTENCES

1. My books are in a plastic bag. 1. The red traffic light says “stop”.
2. The garden has plenty of bananas. 2. The men want to trap the lion.
3. I want to plant some trees. 3. He tricked his father to get a pen.
4. She sold the dress for a profit. 4. They had to trek for many days as there were no cars.
5. The boy is present but the girl is absent. 5. The boys were hungry after the long trip.
6. I trust that you will pass the tests.
7. The donkey trotted along the road.

READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION 8. The triplet babies are well.
9. The men cut the tree trunk.
TR-tr
READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION
trip trump tramp
Y SAY i
track tropic tract
sun-sunny sally berry
traffic tricky tram
hill-hilly flurry sorry
trap transit trek
doll-dolly groggy happy
tress treble trend
dust-dusty gritty carry
trick tremble trim
fun-funny stubby dizzy
truck triple trust
luck-lucky flabby hurry
trunk trapper truss
frost-frosty grizzly stuffy
trot trinket triplet
bunny lorry holly
transmit trumpet trespass
teddy penny poppy
FILL THE GAPS WITH “Tr” THEN READ THE WORDS TR tr
granny marry jelly
trek trust truck track
FILL THE GAPS WITH “y” THEN READ THE WORDS
trend trip trunk trick
dolly granny marry kitty
tramp truss traffic tress
funny berry sorry carry
tract trim trap triple
dizzy hilly frosty dusty
trim trot tropic trumpet

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lucky penny lorry jelly gash shot shrub

poppy sunny teddy dolly mash shock shrunk

shut short shut

READ THESE SENTENCES shutter hush crush

1. It is sunny today. brush flash smash

2. This boy is very lucky.
FILL THE GAPS WITH “sh” THEN READ THE WORDS
3. The bag is in a lorry.
4. That cat is happy. wish shot dish smash shop
5. I have no penny in the bank.
6. Carry this jelly to the car. shock shrink shift crush fresh

7. The berry tree is cut.

short shrunk rash shutter
8. This cup is very dusty.
9. The girl wants to marry him. shed hush shut gash sham

shelf flash ship shall shaft

MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES
shell shrub brush mash sharp
brush ship
READ THESE SENTENCES
dish shirt
1. The mug is on the shelf.
fish shop
2. I shall go with him.
shelfshort 3. The ship is moving very fast.
4. The mango is fresh.
shell shrub
5. Go to the shop and buy a pen.

READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION 6. The big dish is broken.
7. Did Sara brush the shelf?
sha she shi sho shu 8. Get in and shut the door.
9. Go and sit by the shrubs.
shall shell shift
10. I wish I was a king.
sham shelf ship
MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES-CH
sharp shed shrink
bench church
shaft fresh dish
branch match
rash shop wish

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 chest chips 4. Check for the bag on the shelf.
5. That ditch is very big.
chick patch
6. He has a patch on his shorts.

chin chop 7. Give him more chips.

8. The boy wants to stand on the bench.
READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION-CH 9. The hen hatched six chicks.
10. The rabbit is in its hutch.
cha che chi cho chu

READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION-WH

chin chick church

whip what where

chap chop chest

whiff whack when

champ chant chapter

which wharf whether

check cherry chess

whim whimper whiz

chink chip chirp

whiskers whirl whim

choppy chuck chum

whisk whisper
churn branch witch

whin whist whistle

catch lunch bunch

WHO
much patch chart

1. Who is that?
FILL THE GAPS WITH “ch” THEN READ THE WORDS
2. That is the girl who was sick.
patch choppy hutch chick 3. The girl who was sick is my sister.

chin bunch church witch WHY

chapter chop cherry chin 1. Do you know why I am sad?

2. Why are you so sad?
branch chess lunch chest
3. I can’t tell you why I am sad?
champ chick chant chip WH

READ THESE SENTENCES FILL THE GAPS WITH “wh” THEN READ THE WORDS

1. The hen has ten chicks. whiz which whiskers whirl

2. I must go to the church.
whip when whisk whist
3. I want to chop this log.

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whiff whimper whistle wharf sang swing king

whim whack whisper whether fling hang dabbing

what whinny where dangle gang slang

READ THESE SENTENCES packing selling gaping

1. What is in that box? FILL THE GAPS WITH “ng” THEN READ THE WORDS
2. Where is his tin?
oblong lungs string sing
3. Which dress did you buy?
4. A cat has long whiskers? throng rang long strong
5. The girl who whispers is sick.
6. When will you go there? dingdong tongs song sang

7. Ask him whether he wants a banana.

bang wing dung gang

MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR NAMES-NG

READ THE SENTENCES

king tongs
1. The king is in his car.

lungs wing 2. The boys use the swing to play.

3. The boys can sing a song.
ring swing 4. The wasp can sting.
5. The box is very strong.
sling sing
6. This string is not long.
string oblong 7. They sang a bad song.
8. Bring the bell and ring it.
READ THESE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION-NG
9. My mother wants to buy a ring.

tongs lungs long SILENT “e”

“e” AT THE END IS SILENT
ring sing oblong READ THE WORDS THEN TAKE DICTATION
middle simple scuttle cattle
pang rang dung
fiddle dimple candle dazzle
ding-dong sting paddle rattle mangle battle
riddle jumble waggle raffle
throng fangs wing
saddles scramble little bramble
sing tongs strong

song string bring

bang sung hung

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FILL THE GAPS WITH “e” THEN READ THE WORDS

jumble scuttle middle raffle

fiddle little riddle saddle

simple cattle scramble paddle

mangle dazzle dimple battle

waggle candle bramble rattle

SILENT “e”

READ THE SENTENCES

1. The little boy is very clever.

2. The candles are in a packet.
3. The girl in the middle is dirty.
4. This sum is very simple.
5. This riddle is very hard on me.
6. My raffle ticket got lost.
7. The boy paddled his boat in the water.
8. My mother went to buy my saddles.
9. The man shut the cattle, in the shed.
10. That woman’s chicks can form dimples.
11. My mother cooks scrambled eggs.
12. They battled against a strong wind.

What are they? They are

dogspencils

chairs goats

cows tables

bells books

chicks boys

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