The Rhyming Reader

The Rhyming Reader
Book Four
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Copyright © 2011 The Rzeppa Family
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INSTRUCTIONS
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Print some pages.
Do just a couple
at a time to start.
Later, you can do a
half-dozen or more
in one sitting.
Have your kid
sound out all the words
on the pages.
You can help with the
letter sounds, but don't
say the words.
Make the kid
sound them out.
Send the kid off
to a nice quiet place
with a big fat pen
to trace all the words.
If you must watch,
watch from a distance.
The kid will digest
the stuff better alone.
Have your kid
sound out all the words
with you again.
Review the pages the
next day and repeat
them as necessary.
Don't rush. The tortoise always wins in this race.
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HINT
And now we come to the nasty part of
written English, where a single vowel sound is
spelled with two or more letters. Fortunately,
our rhyming approach makes it easy for your
kid to learn the necessary combos.
We cover the easy ones first, then the more
difficult and unusual combos, in this book
and the next. Just encourage your kid, as
you've been doing all along, to see words in
two parts, beginning and ending, where each
part makes a single sound. The rest will
happen automatically.
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BAR
FAR
JAR
STAR
The bars in the jar
are under a not-so-far star.
ar
un-der
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CARD
HARD
LARD
YARD
SHARD
some cards in the yard
sum
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BARK
DARK
PARK
SHARK
I met a shark
in the park after dark.
af-ter
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BARN
DARN
YARN
"Darn yarn!"
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CARP
HARP
TARP
SHARP
a sharp carp
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CARP
HARP
TARP
SHARP
a sharp carp plucks a harp
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HARP
CARP
TARP
SHARP
harps and accordions
uh-cor-dee-uns
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ARM
FARM
HARM
CHARM
arm charms
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ARM
FARM
HARM
CHARM
farm arms are charming
charm-ing
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ART
DART
START
CHART
HEART
HART
Art got a dart in his heart.
hiz
hart
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BART
CART
FART
MART
PART
Bart at the mart with a cart
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ARCH
MARCH
PARCH
STARCH
a march under an arch
un-der
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OR
FOR
NOR
THOR
"I just got done thundering
and boy are my arms thor."
dun
thun-der-ing
ar
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CORD
FORD
LORD
CHORD
SWORD
CORD
SORD
a chord sword with a cord
cord
sord
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FORK
PORK
CORK
YORK
STORK
The stork left a spork.
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FORM
DORM
NORM
STORM
A storm forms over Norm.
o-ver
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CORN
HORN
BORN
TORN
WORN
I love corn in the morn.
luv
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SIGN-UP
FOR
BASKETBALL!
FORT
PORT
SORT
SNORT
SPORT
Not a sport for the short.
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FORTH
NORTH
YOU ARE
HERE
I went forth, North.
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PORCH
TORCH
SCORCH
a torch on the porch
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ORDER
BORDER
Tex and Mex
order at the border.
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HORSE
NORSE
MORSE
FORCE
•••• --•-• ••• •
FORSE
A Norseman taps "HORSE"
in Morse with the Force.
Norse-man
Forse
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CARL
SNARL
SHORT
SNORT
Carl snarls and Carl snorts.
Mort is in his best red shorts.
iz
hiz
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HER
PER
WERE
WER
Her furs were $1000 per.
wer
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HERB
VERB
rub
itch
scratch
pick
dig
Which verb for Herb?
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HERD
NERD
a herd of nerds
uv
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TICKETS
JERK
PERK
CLERK
The clerk was a jerk.
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BERM
PERM
TERM
GERM
JERM
a germ gets a perm
jerm
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FERN
KERN
VERN
TERN
STERN
Vern spots a tern on a fern.
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PERP
TWERP
6'6"
6'
5'6"
5'
4'6"
1
2
3
4
The perp was a twerp.
wuz
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FIR
SIR
STIR
Yes, sir! Stir, stir, stir!
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BIRD
GIRD
THIRD
The third bird is missing.
miss-ing
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IRK
DIRK
QUIRK
SHIRK
SMIRK
NC C- 1 7 01
The Klingons irked Kirk.
Kling-ons
irk-d
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GIRL
SWIRL
TWIRL
WHIRL
WIRL
The girl twirls and whirls.
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FIRM
SQUIRM
"I think I will squirm
if the mattress is firm."
mat-tress
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DIRT
FLIRT
SHIRT
SKIRT
SQUIRT
a squirt of dirt on a shirt
uv
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BIRTH
GIRTH
MIRTH
Jill had a dill
and a bit of birth girth.
uv
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FUR
CUR
BLUR
SLUR
SPUR
a spur in the fur for the cur
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SURF
TURF
surf and turf
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LURK
TURK
I lurk with a Turk.
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CURL
FURL
HURL
EARL
URL
Earl, master of the curl
Url
mas-ter
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CURL
FURL
HURL
EARL
URL
Thor, master of the hurl
mas-ter
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URN
BURN
TURN
CHURN
SPURN
MILK
churned to the dark side
churn-d
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BURP
SLURP
Slurp. Slurp. Slurp. Burp!
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BURR
PURR
"It's a burr, not a Velcro Seed."
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JERK!
BURT
BLURT
CURT
KURT
HURT
Burt's blurt hurt Kurt.
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SPURT
SPLURT
Spurt and splurt
are a lot like squirt.
ar
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LURCH
CHURCH
CH_ _CH
What's missing?
miss-ing
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LET US
PRAY!
?
DAY
PLAY
PRAY
STAY
SPRAY
Stay and spray all day.
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AID
MAID
PAID
BRAID
The cats played
with the maid's braids.
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MAIL
PAIL
QUAIL
SNAIL
A snail and a quail
get mail in a pail.
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AIM
MAIM
CLAIM
"Aim, Dad! Aim!"
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RAIN
MAIN
SPAIN
PLAIN
"The rain in Spain
falls mainly on the plain."
main-ly
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BRAIN
TRAIN
CHAIN
VAIN
"You're so vain, you probably
think this page is about you."
pro-bab-ly
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PAIN
BRAIN
DRAIN
SPRAIN
STRAIN
"A brain sprain?"
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FAINT
PAINT
SAINT
TAINT
QUAINT
MICHELANGELO!
the saint painter as a boy
paint-er
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BAIT
GAIT
TRAIT
STRAIT
WAIT
bait and wait (fishing)
fish-ing
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BE
HE
ME
WE
SHE
He, she, and me are we.
fam-i-ly
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B BB
BEE
SEE
TREE
THREE
KNEE
NEE
I see three bees on my knee.
nee
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FEED
SEED
NEED
GREED
WEED
The seed was full of weeds.
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BEEF
REEF
beef on a reef
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PEEK
WEEK
MEEK
SEEK
GEEK
Geek of the Week
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REEK
CHEEK
CREEK
GREEK
a Greek with a leek
and big fat cheeks
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EEL
HEEL
PEEL
REEL
KNEEL
NEEL
An eel cannot kneel.
can-not
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C
T
A
3
5
0
FEEL
KEEL
STEEL
KNEEL
WHEEL
NEEL
WEEL
the first wheel
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DEEM
SEEM
TEEM
It seems to be
teeming with germs.
teem-ing
jerms
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DEEP
KEEP
JEEP
SLEEP
The sheep in the jeep
went beep, beep, beep!
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GREEN
QUEEN
SCREEN
BETWEEN
The screen is between
the red and green queens.
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BEER
DEER
JEER
CHEER
SNEER
a cheer and a jeer
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CANDY
FUDGE
ICE CREAM
FEET
MEET
SHEET
SWEET
STREET
The sweet meets the street.
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BEECH
BREECH
LEECH
SPEECH
SCREECH
a speech on leeches
lee-chez
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PEA
SEA
TEA
FLEA
PLEA
a flea in the tea
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EAT
HEAT
MEAT
CHEAT
TREAT
We heat the meat and
then we eat. What a treat!
GET
YOUR
BUNS !
Wut
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L
RU
BEAD
LEAD
READ
PLEAD
KNEAD
ES
NEAD
The reader is the leader.
read-er
lead-er
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SQUEAK!
I'M A
BIRDBRAIN
PEAK
WEAK
SNEAK
SPEAK
The freak
had a leak in his beak.
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$1
OINK
HEAL
REAL
SEAL
ZEAL
STEAL
a meal deal that squeals
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TEAM
CREAM
DREAM
STEAM
SCREAM
The dream team on the beam.
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BEAN
LEAN
MEAN
JEAN
CLEAN
Dean was a clean green bean.
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$5
HEAP
LEAP
REAP
CHEAP
a cheap heap
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EACH
BEACH
BLEACH
REACH
TEACH
a peach on the beach
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WEST
EAST
BEAST
FEAST
LEAST
YEAST
EAST
I like the east beast least.
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HEATH
SHEATH
WREATH
REATH
We hung the wreath
in the heath.
reath
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FEAR
REAR
YEAR
SMEAR
"I fear you have a smear
on your rear, dear."
yur
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EAR
DEAR
HEAR
NEAR
CLEAR
"Can you hear me now?"
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BEARD
a man with a beard
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I TOLD YOU
TO WEAR
A BOWTIE
DIE
LIE
PIE
TIE
a tie in the pie
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DIES
FLIES
FRIES
TRIES
The flies try for the fries...
...and die.
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SPOT
I TOLD YOU
NOT TO LET HIM
EAT YOUR
HOMEWORK.
DIED
LIED
CRIED
PRIED
TRIED
I cried when he died.
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BRIER
CRIER
FLIER
PLIERS
I got the flier from the brier
with the pliers.
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DIET
QUIET
the quiet diet
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BY
CRY
DRY
TRY
SKY
My, oh my! Why can't I fly?
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BYE
DYE
EYE
LYE
RYE
The Catcher in the Rye
ketch-er
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KYLE
LYLE
STYLE
Kyle (rear)
Kyle with style (front)
frunt
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HYPE
TYPE
I TYPED
HYPE
Yipes! I typed "I typed hype".
type-d
type-d
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GO
HO
NO
SO
So... a ho-ho yo-yo.
Way to go, Joe!
98
ROAD
TOAD
LOAD
GOAD
a toad, stuck by the road
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OAF
LOAF
The oaf loafs.
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CROAK
OAK
SOAK
CLOAK
CROAK
a soak
and a croak under an oak
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GOAL
COAL
FOAL
The foal heads for the goal.
heds
102
FOAM
ROAM
roaming and foaming
roam-ing
foam-ing
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LOAN
MOAN
JOAN
GROAN
$1,800
A MONTH
FOREVER
See Joan moan and groan
as she hears about the loan.
az
a-bout
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BOAT
COAT
GLOAT
THROAT
The goat was in a boat
floating in a moat.
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COAX
HOAX
Coaxing or hoaxing?
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PUT IT IN
THE SLOT
GET A
PIECE OF
BREAD
PRESS
DOWN
THE LEVER
TOAST
BOAST
COAST
ROAST
AND
THE WIRES
GET HOT...
...you got toast! Coast to coast!
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OAR
BOAR
HOAR
ROAR
SOAR
The boar is ready to soar.
redy
108
COACH
BROACH
ROACH
POACH
a roach broach
on a coach on a coach
109
DOE
FOE
HOE
JOE
TOE
a woeful poem from Poe
110
JOEL
NOEL
Joel at the First Noel
111
BOTH
GROWTH
growth for both
112
DON'T
WON'T
I don't and I won't.
113
OH
WHOA
Oh, boy! Whoa, boy!
114
MOO
TOO
SHOO
WOO
ZOO
Cindy Lou Who goes boo-hoo.
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FOOD
MOOD
BROOD
in the mood for food
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GOOF
ROOF
SPOOF
PROOF
The goofy roofer
built a goofy roof.
bilt
117
KOOK
SPOOK
Casper is a kooky spook.
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COOL
FOOL
TOOL
SPOOL
STOOL
Be cool. Don't drool in the pool!
119
BOOM
DOOM
ZOOM
BLOOM
GROOM
My room needs a broom.
120
MOON
GOON
LOON
SWOON
Get your spoon.
It will be noon soon!
yur
121
GOOP
HOOP
LOOP
SCOOP
TROOP
a snoop behind the coop
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HOOT
TOOT
SCOOT
SHOOT
Put the loot in your boot
and scoot.
yur
123
GOOSE
LOOSE
MOOSE
NOOSE
a moose
with a goose on the loose
124
POOCH
MOOCH
HOOCH
SMOOCH
BROOCH
a smooch from a pooch
125
BOOST
ROOST
Boost and his friends
roost at Wal-Mart.
126
SMOOTH
SOOTHE
a soother and
a smoother soother
127
DENTIST
BOOTH
TOOTH
O PEN
wide
a tooth booth
128
BOOZE
SNOOZE
Too much booze
and you will snooze.
129
MEW
NEW
DEW
CHEW
SCREW
I blew a few in the pew.
Who knew?
NEW
130
DEW
JEW
CREW
GREW
SPEW
I threw the stew at the shrew.
131
FLU
THRU
GNU
NU
a gnu with the flu
nu
132
CUE
DUE
SUE
GLUE
TRUE
A clue! A clue on Blue!
133
PLEASE, SIR,
CAN I HAVE
SOME MORE ?
CRUEL
DUEL
FUEL
GRUEL
A master cruel
serves the gruel.
134
DUET
SUET
a duet on the suet
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