Intermediate Book 15

Intermediate
Book 1 5
w e
V L ls
o
Controlled
Vowels
bull
all
b
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:
a
all bald ball call fall salt
small tall wall
+ exceptions: Alf scalp shall
- - - - - -
cold fold gold hold old
sold told
+ exceptions: doll golf
- - - - - -
bull full pull push put
+ exceptions: dull skull
- - - - - -
child mild wild
+ some of the many exceptions: Bill, hill
- - - - - -
all of the “e” vowel is excepted
examples given = bell fell shell
smell swell
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al
The letter “L” changes the sound
of the letter “a.” Can you hear
the difference between “bat” and
“ball”?
bat ball
r
This only happens when the “L”
comes AFTER the “a.” When
the letter “L” comes first, the
letter “a” does not change:
lamp lass
(young girl)
lamb
(baby sheep)
6
al
My hat is bad , so I am
bald ; my bad hat made
me bald . My bad hat
ate all the hair on my head ,
and now I am so bald .

7
al
I sat at the table

and got the salt .
I put salt on my butter ,
salt on my bread ,
salt on my sugar ,
and salt on my head.

8
al
Can I hit a ball with

this bat ? No I can’t
,
hit the ball at all .

So am I too small or
, ,
is the bat too tall ?

9
al
My cat can call

me on the phone. b
My cat can call
me on her own. But b
when I call my cat on
the phone she picks up b
,
the doggy’s bone. b

10
al
I got on top of a tall ,
tall wall . I was scared

that I would fall . So I sat
on the wall and wished the
wall was small .
11
al
My brother plays with all

my toys , reads all my books
and makes all the noise.
12
al
There are a few words – not many –
where the “L” does not change the
way the letter “a” sounds.
My friend , Alf had an ,
itch on his scalp . Alf

asked the doctor “What b
,
shall I do ?” And the doctor

gave Alf some no - itch goo .
(Goo is a cream or o food this is

thick and sticky.)
13
ol
The letter “L” sometimes changes
the way the letter “o” sounds.
Here are some of the words where

the “L” changes the way the “o”
sounds:
hold a pen
a block of gold
cold water
14
ol
My cup of tea is too b

hot to hold so I will
,
wait till it is cold . And

when it is cold I will
,
wish it was hot – just

not too hot to hold .
15
ol
My brother , two years

old , will not do what
he is told . I told
him not to jump on the b
bed , and then he fell off b
on top of my head. b
16
ol
Itold my dog not to

fold the clothes but ,
did he listen? No , no , no . b
When he tried to fold
a shirt , he knocked the b
basket in the dirt. b
17
ol
I sold a gold tooth ,
yes I did . I sold a

,
gold tooth to a kid . b

Then the kid sold it
back to me. He thought b
I was the tooth fairy. b
18
ol
Sometimes the letter “L” doesn’t
change the way the letter “o”
sounds, like in these words:
doll
golf ball
bolt
There are no rules on when the
letter “L” changes the way the letter
“o” sounds. If you see a word you
don’t know, try the “o” both ways
to see which makes sense.
19
ol
My doll has a dog and my

,
doll has a cat . My doll

has a house a car and a b
,
hat . My doll has much ,
much more than me . I wish b

I was my doll and my
,
doll was me .
20
ol
I play golf , just

like my dad . But atb
golf I am so bad . b
,
When I hit a golf

ball at a tree the b,
golf ball bounces

back at me . b
21
ol
My doll has a cold ,
just like me . Did I give b

my doll a cold or did
,
she give a cold to me ?

22
ul
The letter “L” can also change

the way the letter “U” sounds:
pull
full tub
bull
23
ul
It is fun when the

tub is full – when the
tub is full of water.
It is so much fun when
the tub is full but we
,
always spill the water. b

24
ul
A bull has a big ring in

his nose so you can pull
, ,
pull pull the bull .

,
But I will never pull a

bull – well would YOU
,
pull a bull bull bull ? b

, ,
25
ul
“Put” is another word where the
letter “u” sounds different.
To eat a nut put it in

,
your mouth. But do not

put a nut up your nose –
it is hard to pull it out.
26
ul
To put a bull in a barn ,
you pull him by his ring .

To put a bull in a movie ,
you teach him how to sing . b

27
ul
“Push” is another word where the
letter “u” sounds different.
You can push and pull

a bull all day; you can
push and pull and shout.
But the best way to put
a bull in a house is to
never let him out. b
28
ul
But most of the time, the
letter “L” does not change the
way the letter “U” sounds:
skull
gull
(also, seagull)
29
ul
My knife is dull .
It will not cut . b
My knife is as dull
as a spoon . Oops b
,
my dull knife is
a spoon . b
30
ul
My bull is a pirate
with a skull hat on his
head. So my bull has
two of them – a skull
on his hat and a skull
in his head b
.
31
il
The letter “L” can also change
the way the letter “I” – but only
in these three words:
child
wild
mild
32
il
A mild child , his

name was Bill ,
he ran up a tall , tallhill .

At the top of the hill ,
Bill saw a wild bear ,
and Bill was so scared

that he lost all his hair. b
33
el
The letter “L” does not change
the way the letter “E” sounds.
My swell shell
has a swell sea
smell .
“Swell” means very good, first
rate. It also means to grow bigger.
34
el
My bike had a bell ,
bell bell
, , but I rang
it so much that it fell ,
fell fell .
,
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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:

and now I am so bald .

I sat at the table

and salt on my head.

Can I hit a ball with

hit the ball at all .

is the bat too tall ?

My cat can call

the doggy’s bone. b

I got on top of a tall ,

tall wall . I was scared

My brother plays with all

My friend , Alf had an ,

itch on his scalp . Alf

shall I do ?” And the doctor

(Goo is a cream or o food this is

Here are some of the words where

My cup of tea is too b

wait till it is cold . And

wish it was hot – just

My brother , two years

Itold my dog not to

I sold a gold tooth ,

yes I did . I sold a

gold tooth to a kid . b

My doll has a dog and my

doll has a cat . My doll

hat . My doll has much ,

much more than me . I wish b

I play golf , just

When I hit a golf

golf ball bounces

My doll has a cold ,

just like me . Did I give b

she give a cold to me ?

The letter “L” can also change

It is fun when the

always spill the water. b

A bull has a big ring in

pull pull the bull .

But I will never pull a

pull a bull bull bull ? b

To eat a nut put it in

your mouth. But do not

To put a bull in a barn ,

you pull him by his ring .

you teach him how to sing . b

You can push and pull

A mild child , his

he ran up a tall , tallhill .