LESSON ONE

SECTION I. One-Syllable Words

First Type—Closed Syllables

it - sit - bit did - Sid - bid in - din - bin

met - men - end best - bent – bend test - tent - tend

sit - set pin - pen pig - peg big - beg Dick - deck pick - peck nick - neck chick – check chest chess miss mess

fit fish dish shift

chip ship chin shin

stick disk dish miss mix deck desk mesh mess next

lip - list - lift left - let - less

ill - mill - fill bell - sell - shell

silk - milk - film belt - self - shelf

is is is is it in? if it is, it is in.

is miss is mess is is less is chess is

a pen a desk a text a shelf

SECTION II. One-Syllable Words

First Type—Closed Syllables (Continued)

Repetition of Previous Material

send sent spend spent lend lent led let lid lit nib nip dig Dick pig pick is miss 1. his him hill help is his it hit ill hill

2. bag bad band flag glad land cab can sand has had hand clap tap map

cat sat hat black tack back fact tact act

met mat men man end and sit set sat tin ten tan bid bed bad lid led lad

a map a cap a hat a flat a lamp a camp a stamp a flag a man a hand a stand a pad

a black man a black hat a bad lamp a bad map

3. cell cent scent cent=sent=scent cell=sell

cent can scent scan

kept keg Kent kill kid kin skill skid skin

sent cent Kent sell cell kept

kit cat skin scan kept cap

pack cap back cab tack cat Dick kid lick kill speck kept

4. match catch latch fetch sketch stitch

lack latch Dick ditch stick stitch cat catch cash fit fetch fish patch chap pitch chip sketch check

5. yet yell yelp yes

yes less yes chess yes his yes is

6. thick thin theft Smith filth depth fifth sixth tenth

tent tenth lift fifth tin thin tick thick

fin thin if Smith sick thick sin thin Miss Smith Bess Beth

7. then them that

this the

then ten that hat shelf self ship hip chap cap chill hill

dent then dish this dash that

this is his. is this his? yes, it is.

the chin, the neck, the back, the chest, the skin, the tip, the stem, the flag, the deck, the ham, the milk, the sand, the men, the man, the cat, the text, the bell.

Material for Rapid Reading

The sick men, the left leg, the thin film, the next step, the damp sand, the silk net, the thick stick, the big sack, the next shelf, the left hand, the silk hat, the felt hat, the big elm, the tan bag, the flat fish, the next flash, the big smash, the best map, the flat shell, the best sketch, the next stand, the black fan, the next stitch, the flat disk, the best band, the next desk, the silk tent, the flat tin, the fat pig, the thin pad, the sad end.

SECTION III. One Syllable Words

First Type—Closed Syllables (Continued).

Repetition of Previous Material

cab cap slab slap tab tap

bad bat sad sat had hat

bag back slag slack lag lack

leg lag speck pack fetch catch

has as hand and hat at

1. sun sum club cup up but cut shut must dust bat but bad bud mad mud a cap a cup a bag a bug a lamp a lump a stamp a stump din den dun disk desk dusk

2. us bus thus fuss is as us is his bus has thus yes has bus his plus as this is miss this us mess yes hiss thus chess this thus as us his fuss has less

3. box fox cock clock stop top hop shop not got hot lot dog log fog flog

suck sock bus boss plus loss

leg lag lug log hat hut hot hand fund fond

deck duck dock text tax box dig dug dog tip tap top

4. book look took cook

Foot good stood

a good book a good cook lock look stock took block book tug took bug book lug look

tick text tack tuck stock took hit net hat hut hot hook

the sun, the sum, the cost, the bulk, the loss, the fuss, the boss, the spot, the top, the foot, the dock, the fog, the dusk, the mud the moss, the dust, the book, the dog, the fox, the cod, the cook.

5. red – rest - rent rag – rat - ran rub - rust – run ran - run - risk - rest rid - red - rod trick - track - truck

rag - rug - rest - rust rat – rut - rot tramp - trap - trip

rub – rob - rash - rush rack - rock - rook trust - tram - trot

drip drop drill dress dram drum dreg drag drug

stress stretch strip strap strict struck fresh prick brush print frock brook from press brick crack crook crutch crest crust crab cram crash crush grill grub scrub grim grunt scratch grin grab scrap look rook lend rend lent rent lock rock lack rack lid rid lag rag blush brush led red clash crash lest rest flog frog chip trip chap trap chick trick chill trill champ tramp chuck truck

6. French - trench - drench - bench inch - lunch - punch - bunch inch - itch bench - batch punch - patch

Material for Rapid Reading

The big lump, the thick moss, the lost ship, the red speck, the thick log, the left foot, the tin mug, the French press, the next shop, the thick fog, the thin mist, the fresh track, the hot sun, the soft mat, the lost stamp, the red rim, the damp spot, the left sock, the hot slag, the damp hut, the thick mud, the soft rug, the best shot, the good man, the fat chop, the thick mug, the thin cup, the next lot, the rash act, the crisp bun, the fat cook, the hot bun, the next block, the lost book, the big gun, the big tub, the black cock, the black tug, the hot pitch, the best club, the lost pet, the blunt pin, the big cock, the thick crust, the red patch, the black crab, the red plum, the next stop.

From the club, from the dock, from the shop, from the tin, from the cup, from the bag, from the bus, from the tram, from the truck, from the desk, from the shelf, from the top.

SECTION IV.

One-Syllable Words

First Type—Closed Syllables (Continued).

wish will win with west well went wet was - wash want - watch what? when? which - rich such - much