Intermediate Book 14

Intermediate
Book 1 4
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V R ls
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Controlled
Vowels
fo
rk
i rl
g
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 that a child should

be able to read by now are The new words
printed with BLUE ink – if being learned are
your child can’t read them “big, red words”.
easily, go back and review
the earlier books.
Is my clock sick ?
It only says tick .
Words or grammatical
constructions that a child has not
learned yet are written in black ink.
These words are supposed to be
read by the parent/teacher. **
** Your child can try to read them, but don’t

worry too much about them. They are taught
later, either in later Progressive Phonics
books, or in spelling or grammar at school.
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Words taught in this book:
arm bark car Carl far

hard jar park part scarf
shark sharp smart star
start storm yarn
- - - - - -
born corn for fork horn
or short snort sport York
- - - - - -
bird dirt first girl shirt
Sir skirt stir third
- - - - - -
Bert her jerk
- - - - - -
burn burp fur hurt
turn
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Note: Pages like this are

read TO your child.
When an “R” comes AFTER a vowel

(an a, e, i, o, or u), the letter “R”
changes the sound of the vowel.
Let’s hear how the letter “R”

changes the letter “A” –
a r
cat ca
a r
bat Ba
r
r
The “R” squashes the “a” and calls out
his own name, “R”. You can hear only
a little bit of the “a” and a lot of the “R,”
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Listen to these words and say after

me...
3
card shark
3
dart arm
harp scarf
(More example words if you need them: far,

scar, hard, mark, farm, sharp, start, cart, large,
and starve.)
7
A star in a jar is
better than a star
up in the sky . I try to b
catch a star , but a
star is much too high.
8
My fat cat can’t walk

too far so he has to drive
,
a car . He will drive to the

park so far away and
, ,
then sit in the car – he is

much too fat to play.
9
We got in the car to go

to the park ; we got in the
car but the car did not
,
start . You can’t go far

in a car that will not start ,
so we had to push the car

to the park park park .
, ,
10
My dog , Carl is not

,
too smart . He will not

run and he will not bark .
,
If Carl was smart ,
he would catch a ball – b

maybe Carl is not a dog
at all. b
11
I will not play baseball with b

this shark . He is too big ,
and his teeth are sharp .
If he bit off my arm I ,
b
would be so sad . Go away ,
shark before I get mad . b
,
12
I made a scarf with

purple yarn . I made the
scarf as long as my arm .
It was not hard to make
that scarf – using forks
was the hardest part .
.
13
When the letter “R” comes after the

letter “O”, the “R” the sound of the
letter “O.”
The “R” squashes the “ O ” and calls

out his own name, “R”. You can hear
only a little bit of the “a” and a lot of
the “R,”
o r
fox fo
o r
hot ho n
14

me...
corn
fork
sword
torch
horn
(More example words if you need them: storm,

cord, torn, port, sort, and north.)
15
My dog ,Spot can’t

,
play a sport . He is
much too long and much b
too short .
16
Is this giftfor me ,
or is it for Bob ?
Is it a cat or a big ,
black dog ? Is it real , b

or is it a toy? Is it a
girl or is it a boy?
,
17
The cat is hungry for

a fish or maybe for
,
a fat frog on a dish . b

Hungr y for a bug so
good to chew – a fish or
a frog or a bug or two.
18
b
I sat on the bench
and ate some corn .
My brother played b
a song on his horn .
I wish he had corn
and not a horn .
19
When I was born , I was

soshort ; I could not run
or play a sport .
Now that I am older , I am b
short and when
still too ,
I talk I snort snort

, , ,
snort .
20
All the people in New

York drink their water
with a fork . It is hard
to drink water with a b
fork but that is how
,
they do it in New York .

21
When the letter “R” comes after

the letter “i”, the “R” squashes the
letter “i” so flat, that you can’t
hear much of the “i” at all.
bit b d
dig d t
22

me...
bird
shirt
skirt
girl
(More example words if you need them:

first, firm, dirt, stir and third.)
23
A big bad bird

,
ate a bit of bread.

Then the big bad
,
bird bit me on the

head. b
24
If I can’t be the b
first girl on the
moon , then I want to be b
the first girl in the
room who wants to be b
the first girl on
the moon . b
25
I use a stick to stir

my tea. I stir with a
stick because I am a
tree . b
26
The first time I fell in

the dirt I got dirt on
,
my shirt . The second

time I fell in the dirt
,
I got dirt on my skirt .

The third time I fell
in the dirt I got dirt
,
on my dirt .
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letter “e,” the letter “R” squashes the
letter “e” so flat that you can hardly
hear the “e.”
e r
gem g m
e r
hen h
28

me...
fern
her
(More example words if you need them: Bert,

herb, dessert, nerve, serve.)
29

letter “e,” the letter “R” squashes the
letter “e” so flat that you can hardly
hear the “e.” Here, the “R” changes
“gem” to “germ” and “hen” to “her” –
e r
gem g m
e r
hen h
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Listen to how the “R” sounds in these

words – listen and say after me...
fern
her
(More example words if you need them: Bert,

herb, dessert, nerve, serve.)
31
A hen sat on her leg ;

she sat on her leg all day.
The hen thought her leg
was her egg but no –
,
her egg had run away.

32
Bert is not a jerk ,
a jerk is mean ,
but Bert is so nice

that he makes me scream . b
33

letter “u,” the letter “R” squashes the
letter “u” so flat that you can hardly
hear the “u.”
u r
bun b n
u r
fun f
34

me...
curl
hurt
(More example words if you need them:

blur, lurk, hurl, turn, surf, burp.)
35
Fur is fun .
Yes fur is cool .
,
I curl my fur
before I go to b
school. b
36
burp
burp .
I can
I burp a lot .
But when balloons b
burp , they
pop , pop , pop . b
37
A burn can hurt –

a burn can hurt a lot –
so do not touch the fire b
,
and do not touch the pot . b

38
turn
It is my
to turn around ,
so see me spin and b

see me turn . If
I turn any faster ,
my skin will burn .

39
The letter “R” squashes the letters

“e”, “i” and “u” so much that they
sound exactly the same. Listen:
r
her h
r
fur f
r
Sir S
40
My cat has a brush b

to brush her f ur ,
and she always says b,
“ Sir will you

,
brush my fur ?”
41
Bert was not

hurt when he fell
in the dirt but
,
Bert got dirt

on his shirt ,
shirt shirt .
,
42
But the “R” doesn’t squash the “a”

and “o” as much:
Stop thestorm !
The storm will get
my car my arm
,
and my shark too wet .
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Intermediate

Written and illustrated by

Miz Katz N. Ratz

Copyright (c) 2004–2008 by Miz Katz N. Ratz, patent pending

Read the book WITH your child. You

Read the book several times. This

If your child is having difficulty, he/she

And most important of

Words that a child should

** Your child can try to read them, but don’t

Words taught in this book:

arm bark car Carl far

Note: Pages like this are

When an “R” comes AFTER a vowel

Let’s hear how the letter “R”

Listen to these words and say after

(More example words if you need them: far,

My fat cat can’t walk

a car . He will drive to the

then sit in the car – he is

We got in the car to go

start . You can’t go far

so we had to push the car

My dog , Carl is not

too smart . He will not

If Carl was smart ,

he would catch a ball – b

I will not play baseball with b

I made a scarf with

When the letter “R” comes after the

The “R” squashes the “ O ” and calls

Listen to these words and say after

(More example words if you need them: storm,

My dog ,Spot can’t

black dog ? Is it real , b

The cat is hungry for

a fat frog on a dish . b

When I was born , I was

I talk I snort snort

All the people in New

they do it in New York .

When the letter “R” comes after

Listen to these words and say after

(More example words if you need them:

A big bad bird

ate a bit of bread.

bird bit me on the

I use a stick to stir

The first time I fell in

my shirt . The second

I got dirt on my skirt .

When the letter “R” comes after the

Listen to these words and say after

(More example words if you need them: Bert,

When the letter “R” comes after the

Listen to how the “R” sounds in these