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The Aldine speller, part one

FIRST YEAR

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1

sun

fun

bun

gun

nun

2

be

he

we

see

bee

3

run

to

me

tree

the

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4

Run to me.

Run to the tree.

5

day

gay

hay

may

say

6

band

hand

land

sand

stand

7

play

and

with

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8

Run and play.

Play with me.

9

by

my

try

cry

dry

buy

why

10

bold

cold

gold

sold

told

hold

fold

11

fly

birds

lit tle

old

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12

The little birds fly.

Fly to the old tree.

13

best

rest

west

test

vest

chest

pest

14

all

ball

call

fall

hall

wall

small

15

pin

spin

tin

chin

win

skin

thin

16

nest

is

in

tall

17

ear

dear

fear

year

near

tear

18

low

row

grow

show

slow

snow

19

bit

hit

pit

sit

fit

wit

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20

Fly to the nest.

The nest is in the tall tree.

Review

21

(1) run

(2) me

(3) play

(4) fly

(5) and

(6) bold

22

(7) all

(8) best

(9) in

(10) dear

(11) blow

(12) it

23

hear

wind

blow

it

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24

Hear the wind blow.

It blows the tall trees.

25

bill

fill

hill

mill

still

ill

26

ring

bring

wing

king

thing

spring

27

bad

had

lad

mad

sad

glad

28

book

hook

took

brook

cook

shook

29

bat

cat

hat

that

sat

fat

30

wade

fade

grade

shade

spade

made

31

will

sing

they

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32

The birds sing in the tree.

Will they fall?

33

look

who

at

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Look at the little nest.

Who made it?

34

fan

man

pan

ran

35

song

long

strong

gong

36

up

cup

sup

pup

37

can

you

yes

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Can you sing?

Yes, I can sing a song.

Review

38

(1) will

(2) sing

(3) glad

(4) look

(5) at

(6) made

39

(7) can

(8) song

(9) blow

(10) it

(11) nest

(12) the

40

peep

deep

creep

keep

sheep

sweep

41

bed

fed

Ned

red

sled

led

42

might

sight

light

right

bright

fight

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43

Sleep, little bird.

Sleep in the little nest.

Sleep and rest.

44

night

are

a sleep

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It is night.

The birds are asleep.

45

fast

last

cast

mast

past

blast

46

hop

mop

drop

stop

shop

top

47

bake

cake

lake

make

rake

take

48

wake

up

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Wake up.

The night is past.

Fly to the tree-top.

Review

49

(1) sleep

(2) bed

(3) night

(4) last

(5) top

50

(6) wake

(7) up

(8) look

(9) old

(10) all

51

one

two

three

four

five

52

six

sev en

eight

nine

ten

53

fa ther

moth er

broth er

sis ter

ba by

54

girl

boy

has

dog

doll

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The boy has a dog.

The girl has a doll.

55

blew

new

knew

dew

few

flew

56

Jack

back

black

tack

crack

sack

57

in to

into

up on

upon

a way

away

58

come

from

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The birds flew away from the nest.

Will they come back?

Review of Phonetic Words

fun

he

say

stand

buy

told

west

small

skin

dear

know

sit

still

bring

had

took

that

made

man

long

keep

red

right

last

stop

knew

back

cup

make

ring

deep

hand

thin

Review of Sight Words

to

with

birds

little

is

wind

they

who

you

yes

are

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

father

mother

brother

sister

baby

boy

girl

has

dog

doll

into

on

upon

come

from

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