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Grades 2–3

by Timothy RasinskiKent State University

Daily Word Ladders: Grades 2-3 © Timothy Rasinski, Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources

To my children—Mike, Emily, Mary, and Jenny—Word Wizards in their own right.

A father couldn’t ask for better kids.

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Cover design by Maria Lilja

Interior design by Ellen Matlach for Boultinghouse & Boultinghouse, Inc.

Interior illustrations by Teresa Anderko

ISBN: 0-439-51383-9

Copyright © 2005 by Timothy Rasinski

All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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Welcome to Word Ladders! . . . 5

Counting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Home, Sweet Home . . . . . . . . . . . 8

In the Doghouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Shrinking Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

All Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Go, Team! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sweet Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Art Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sleepytime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

More or Less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Barbershop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inside Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Weighty Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Restful Vacation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Birdsong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Shady Glade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

School Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Good Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

America’s Pastime . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Sweet Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Finish Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Opposites Attract . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Seasoning Selection . . . . . . . . . . 32

Displays of Affection . . . . . . . . . . 33

Neigh-bors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Giving and Receiving . . . . . . . . . 35

Getting There. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Splish Splash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fancy Footwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Shopping Spree . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Sweet Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Woodsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Thar She Blows! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Holiday Candy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Car Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Great Grapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Busy Bees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Ship Ahoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Score! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Personality Change . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Ride ’Em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Love Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Underfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Color Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Deep Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

In the Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Giving Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

On the Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Hungry! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Opposites Attract #2. . . . . . . . . . 62

Nap Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

City Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Air Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Snack Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

A Matter of Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Catnip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Showers and Flowers . . . . . . . . . 69

Coffee Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Simon Says. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Wet and Wetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

After Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Bookworm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Daily Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Top to Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Finders Keepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Tolling Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Some Like It Sweet . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Bright Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Play Ball! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Good, Clean Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Gently Down the Stream. . . . . . . 84

Better and Better . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Winter Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Brrrrr!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Baby Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Fizzy Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Animal Enemies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Five Senses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Shop ’til You Drop . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Cross-Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

The Whole Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Rags to Riches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Insect Incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

In the Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Tidying Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Brass Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Crybaby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Utensils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Boo!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Bedridden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Make-Your-Own Word Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108


In this book you’ll find 100 mini-word-study lessons that are also kid-pleasinggames! To complete each Word Laddertakes just ten minutes but actively involveseach learner in analyzing the structure andmeaning of words. To play, students beginwith one word and then make a series ofother words by changing or rearranging theletters in the word before. With regular use,Word Ladders can go a long way towarddeveloping your students’ decoding andvocabulary skills.

How do Word Ladders work?Let’s say our first Word Ladder begins withthe word walk. The directions will tellstudents to change one letter in walk tomake a word that means “to speak.” Theword students will make, of course, is talk.The next word will then ask students tomake a change in talk to form anotherword—perhaps chalk, or tall. At the top ofthe ladder, students will have a final wordthat is in some way related to the firstword—for example, run. If students getstuck on a rung along the way, they cancome back to it, because the words beforeand after will give them the clues theyneed to go on.

How do Word Ladders benefitstudents?Word Ladders are great for buildingstudents’ decoding, phonics, spelling, andvocabulary skills. When students add orrearrange letters to make a new wordfrom one they have just made, they mustexamine sound-symbol relationshipsclosely. This is just the kind of analysis

that all children need to do in order tolearn how to decode and spell accurately.And when the puzzle adds a bit of meaningin the form of a definition (for example,“make a word that means to saysomething”), it helps extend students’understanding of words and concepts.All of these skills are key to students’success in learning to read and write. Soeven though Word Ladders will feel likea game your students will be practicingessential literacy skills at the same time!

How do I teach a Word Ladder lesson?Word Ladders are incredibly easy and quickto implement. Here are four simple steps:

1. Choose a Word Ladder to try. (The firstfive pages feature easier ladders; youmay want to start with those.)

2. Make a copy of the Word Ladder foreach student.

3. Choose whether you want to do yourWord Ladders with the class as a whole,or by having students work alone, inpairs, or in groups. (You might do the

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Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.

f e w

n e w

n o w

m o w

m e o w

m e n

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Opposite of old.Change one letter.

In the present time.Change one letter.

To cut grass.

Change one letter.

Sound made by a cat.Add one letter.

More than one man.Take away twoletters, then addone more.

A chicken who lays eggs.

Change one letter.

Number of fingers a person has.

Change one letter.

A light brown color.Change one letter.

A male person olderthan a boy.

Change one letter.

More than a few.Add one letter.


first few together, until students areready to work more independently.)

4. At each new word, students will seetwo clues: the kinds of changes theyneed to make to the previous word(“rearrange letters” or “add two letters”),and a definition of or clue to themeaning of the word. Sometimes thisclue will be a sentence in which theword is used in context but is left outfor children to fill in. Move from wordto word this way, up the whole WordLadder.

That’s the lesson in a nutshell! It shouldtake no longer than ten minutes to do.Once you’re done, you may wish to extendthe lesson by having students sort thewords into various categories. This canhelp them deepen their understanding ofword relationships. For instance, theycould sort them into:

• Grammatical categories. (Which wordsare nouns? Verbs?)

• Word structure. (Which words have along vowel and which don’t? Whichcontain a consonant blend?)

• Word meaning. (Which words expresswhat a person can do or feel? Whichdo not?)

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Tips for WorkingWith Word Ladders

To give students extra help, mix upand write on the board all the“answers” for the ladder (that is, thewords for each rung) for them tochoose from as they go through thepuzzle. In addition:

• Add your own clues to give studentsextra help as they work througheach rung of a ladder. A recent eventin your classroom or communitycould even inspire clues for words.

• If students are having difficulty witha particular word, you might simplysay the word aloud and see ifstudents can spell it correctly bymaking appropriate changes in theprevious word. Elaborate on themeanings of the words as studentsmove their way up the ladder.

• If students are stuck on a particularrung of the Word Ladder, tell themto skip it and come back to it later.

• Challenge students to come up withalternative definitions for the samewords. Many words, like lock, fall,and stock, have multiple meanings.

Look for the Bonus Boxes withstars. These are particularly difficultwords you may want to preteach.Or you can do these ladders as agroup so that children will not getstuck on this rung.

Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacyeducation at Kent State University, with aspecial focus on young and strugglingreaders. Dr. Rasinski has served on theboard of directors at the InternationalReading Association and as president of theCollege Reading Association. He is theauthor of numerous books and professionalarticles on effective reading instruction.


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Start at the bottom and climb to the top.

f e w

Opposite of old.

Change one letter.

In the present time.

Change one letter.

To cut grass.

Change one letter.

Sound made by a cat.

Add one letter.

More than one man.

Take away twoletters, then addone.

A chicken that lays eggs.

Change one letter.

Number of fingers a person has.

Change one letter.

A light brown color.

Change one letter.

A male person olderthan a boy.

Change one letter.

More than a few.

Add one letter.


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Fake hair.

Take away three letters.

What a dog does withits tail.

Change one letter.

To hang or sinkdownward.

Change one letter.

Short for Samuel.

Change one letter.

Two things exactly alike.

Add one letter.

A tipi can be one ofthese.

Change one letter.

A few.

Change one letter.


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A small round spot.

Change one letter.

Short for Donald.

Change one letter.

To say “yes,” you canyour head.

Rearrange the letters.

A kind of fish.

Change one letter.

A secret way of writing.

Add one letter.

A kind of cola soda.

Change one letter.

Something you putice cream in.

Change one letter.

What a dog might like to chew on.

Change one letter.

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l i t t l e

To have lightedsomething.


Give to me.

Take away one letter.

Sick.

Take away oneletter, thenadd two.

A machine that grindspepper is called apepper .

Add one letter.

A shopping center.

Change one letter.

Little.

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All of us.


Healthy.

Add two letters.

Something that makesa ringing noise.

Change one letter.

You wear it to hold upyour pants.

Change one letter.

A wager or guess thatsomething will happen.


A stick used for hitting balls.

Change one letter.

The opposite of good.

Change one letter.

Short for Bradley.

Add one letter.

Part of the wheatplant.

Change one letter.

It falls from the skyand makes you wet.

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Food that comesfrom animals.

Rearrange letters.

Not wild. A house petis .

Rearrange letters.

To get or bringsomething.

Change one letter.

A story.

Change one letter.

Not short.

Change one letter.

What you pay to cross a bridge.

Change one letter.

An enormous weight:2,000 pounds.

Take away two letters,then add one.

Ripped.

Add one letter.

Something gets out when it has beenused often.

Change one letter.

What teams must dotogether. The coach saidto us, “Good , team!”

Change one letter.


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A cord or thread.You put beads ona to make anecklace.

Change oneletter.

Something a bee does.

Take away oneletter.

To make music withyour voice.


A bandage thathangs from theneck to support ahurt arm.

Add one letter.

Thin and narrow,not wide or thick.

Take away twoletters, thenadd one.

A thick and gooey liquid.

Add one letter.

More slim.

Add two lettersand rearrange.

To heat somethingto just below theboiling point.


Another season.

Change oneletter.


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A two-wheeled vehiclefor carrying things.

Add one letter.

An automobile.

Take awayone letter.

A house pet that isrelated to lions and tigers.

Change one letter.

A word you mightsay to make ananimal go away.

Add one letter.

The past tense of sit.He in the chair.


A tool used to cutwood.

Change one letter.

Not cooked.

Change one letter.

A thing used tosuck a drink from a glass.

Add two letters.

To make pictures.

Take away twoletters, then add one.


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To flow ortrickle slowly.


An animal thatgives us wool.

Add one letter.

Baby birds makethis sound.


To take off the skinof an orange.

Change one letter.

Another name for a bucket.

Change two letters.

A friend.


Children often sit ontheir parents’ s.

Rearrange theletters.

To make applause.

Add one letter.

To hit.

Change one letter.

A short rest.

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A liquid thatcomes from trees.



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The pole on a sailboatthat holds the sails.

Change one letter.

This covers your faceon Halloween.

Change one letter.

A wooden barrel thatholds liquids.

Change one letter.

What a doctor puts onyour arm or leg if it’sbroken.

Change one letter.

The land next tothe sea.

Add one letter.

The price ofsomething.


If something can’tbe found, it’s .

Change one letter.

Opposite of first.

Change oneletter.

Opposite of most.

Add one letter.


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Something to sit on.

Add one letter.

To burn somethingslightly. Rhymeswith bar.


A drawing that showsinformation, like a graph.

Add one letter.

A small ornament youput on a bracelet.

Change one letter.

To hurt someone or something.


A part of your bodyattached to yourshoulder.


A male sheep.


A rodent.

Change one letter.

A deep track made inthe ground by wheels.

Change one letter.

What you do to hair ina barbershop.

Change one letter.


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When you stand ina room, your feetare on the .

Take away oneletter, then addtwo.

To fall or dropheavily.

Take awaytwo letters,then add one.

To cut off. Also,some rabbits arecalled -eared.


To whistle, putyour stogether.

Change oneletter.

Last night, I the candles.

Change oneletter.

The ability to sayclever and funnythings.

Change oneletter.

To the race,you’ll have torun fast.

Change oneletter.

The toy car won’tmove unless you

it up.

Add one letter.

Another opening ona house other thana door.

Add two letters.


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Liquid color you puton with brushes.

Add one letter.

To breathe heavily,like a dog after a run.


To say or sing a phraseover and over.

Take away oneletter, then add two.

A drawing thatshows information,like a graph.

Change one letter.

A small wagon with two wheels.


A pie with jelly,custard, or fruit inside.

Change one letter.

A piece or bit ofsomething.

Change one letter.

What you make bypainting or drawing.


A measure ofvolume—two pints, or32 ounces.

Add two letters.


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Very warm.

Take awaytwo letters.

Covers your head.

Change one letter.

The opposite of love.

Add one letter.

Speed or quicknessin doing something.

Add one letter.

A person who throwsa party.

Take away oneletter and changeone letter.

What you mightget at the doctor.


To take pictures witha camera.

Add one letter.

Covering for a bed.

Change two letters.

What you do at night.

Change two letters.


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To move alongslowly, like a river.

Take away twoletters.

Not fast.

Changeone letter.

To displaysomething.

Change oneletter.

What you mighttake to get clean.

Add two letters.

Someone whobuys things.


A store.

Take awaythree letters.

To come to a halt.

Change oneletter.

The highest pointof something.


What a flower mightbe planted in.



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To make an offer tobuy something.


What you sleep on.

Change one letter.

A small building forstoring things.

Take away oneletter, then addtwo more.

On snowy days, yougo down hills on this.

Change one letter.

He ran so fast he on the slippery floor.

Change one letter.

A large boat.

Change two letters.

Your leg isattached to thisbody part.


A small piece ofsomething, as in a“chocolate .”

Add one letter.

Birds make this sound.

Add one letter.


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Triangles and squaresare s.

Change one letter.

A bad feeling afterdoing somethingwrong.

Change one letter.

Exactly alike.


Short for Samuel.


A liquid that comesfrom trees.

Change one letter.

To drink just a little.

Change one letter.

To flow or trickleslowly.


To view.


Golfers put a golfballon this.

Change one letter.

What gives you shade outdoors.

Add one letter.


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A little warmerthan cold.


A black rock thatcan be burned tomake heat.

Change oneletter.

In the winter, youneed a .

Change oneletter.

A pet that says“meow.”


Short for cannot.

Add one letter.

A penny.

Change one letter.

Short forgentleman.

Change oneletter.

To hurt somethingby making ahollow in it.

Change oneletter.

Someone who goesto school.

Add three letters.

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The opposite of sink.


The trench thatsurrounds a castle.


You wipe yourfeet on this.


To touch softly, as in“a on the head.”

Change one letter.

A wide, shallow metalcontainer used forcooking.

Change one letter.

An idea about howto do something.

Add one letter.

A thick woodenboard.

Add one letter.

A green, living thingthat is not an animal.

Change one letter.

This flies through air.

Change one letter.


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To have been set free.

Change one letter.

To give food.


To have beengiven food.


A piece of furnitureto sleep on.

Change one letter.

Opposite of good.

Change one letter.

A flat block ofsomething, like achocolate .

Change one letter.

Sound made bya dog.

Add one letter.

A place where farmanimals sleep.

Change one letter.

Without covering.

Change one letter.

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A kind of fish, or thelowest voice in achorus.

Change one letter.

A large group ofsomething. Rhymeswith lass.

Change one letter.

Not to hit, as in “Don’tthe ball.”

Change one letter.

A light rain.

Change one letter.

A pole in the middleof a sailboat thatholds up the sails.

Change one letter.

To change from solid toliquid because of heat.

Take away twoletters, then addtwo.

A shopping center.

Take away twoletters, then add two.

Opposite of large.

Add one letter.

A round object usedin games.

Take away twoletters, then addone more.


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To be able to.


A pet that says “meow.”

Change one letter.

I down in the chair.

Change one letter.

Short for Samuel.

Change one letter.

To appear to be, as in “I to be sick today.”


The place where two pieces of clothare joined.

Change one letter.

A place to sit down.

Change one letter.

Perspiration.

Add one letter.

The flavor of candy.

Change one letter.


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A pastry with jelly orfruit in the middle.


A two-wheeledvehicle thatcarries things.

Change oneletter.

What a doctorputs on a brokenarm or leg.

Change oneletter.

Money.

Change one letter.

To clean with water.

Change oneletter.

A desire or want.

Change oneletter.

You use this for eating.

Change oneletter.

This creature livesin water.

Change oneletter.

Opposite of start.

Add two letters.


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Rubber on thewheel of a car.

Change oneletter.

A square of glazedclay often found inbathrooms.

Change oneletter.

A heap or small hillof items. Rhymeswith smile.

Change oneletter.

A small tabletof medicine.

Change oneletter.

A small mountain.

Change oneletter.

A corridor orpassageway.

Change oneletter.

A body part attachedto the arm.

Change twoletters.

You can grip thiswith your hand.

Add two letters.

Something made of wax that you can light.

Change one letter.


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A cube of somethinghard, like a ofwood.

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Used for telling time.

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Part of a door youcan open or shutwith a key.


To use your eyes to see things.

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To steal or rob.Rhymes with boot.

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Plenty of something.


Very warm.

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To strike.

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Opposite of black.

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I down onthe chair.


It covers the head.

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Opposite of cold.

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What you mightget at thedoctor’s office.

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A place tobuy things.

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What bunnies do.


A loud noise, as in “ goes theweasel.”

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Used forpopping corn.

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Salt and .

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A kind of pig.

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A gardening tool.

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You wear this onyour foot.

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To present somethingto others.

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Not fast.

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Opposite of high.


Plenty of something.

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To have lightedsomething.

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A set of tools andsupplies, like a modelairplane .

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Sometimes given with a hug.

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A garden tool.

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What rabbits do.

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To want or wish forsomething to happen.

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To deal with somethingsuccessfully.

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You can put icecream in this.

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What our skeletonsare made of.

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When things sticktogether, they .

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A small lake.

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A baby horse.

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I a letter inthe mail.

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Short forgentleman.

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Twisted or dented.

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A strap that holdsup your pants.

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A wager or guessthat something willhappen.


The past tense of bite.

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To have caughton fire.

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To raise up.

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Another namefor a present.

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To speak.

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The long stem ofa plant fromwhich leaves andflowers grow.

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The place in abarn where ahorse might stay.

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Opposite of short.


To say.

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The number afternine.


What you sleep insidewhen you camp.

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You pay touse someoneelse’s property.

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An small animal, as inthe of the litter.

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To walk very fast.



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Today I swim;yesterday I .

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A large white birdwith a curved neck.

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A stick used bymagicians.

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The blowing air.

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To beat someonein a game.


You have to up some toys tomake them go.

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Opposite of tame.

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What trees are made of.

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The hair of sheep.

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A place to swim.

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A store.

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What the doctormight give you.

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A feeling of horror orsurprise.


You wear thison your foot.


Where boats park.

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Polka . Also,the little mark onthe letter i.


Very warm.

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The sound anowl makes.

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A shoe that goesover your ankle.

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The part of your bodyjust below your waist.


A raised area of land.

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A corridor orpassageway.

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Another word for will.

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A place with many stores.


Little.

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A place full of sand is .

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What is foundon the beach.


A body part attachedto the arm.

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To suspend fromabove.

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To have sung.

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Unhappy.


I down on the chair.

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You might ata fly.

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Perspiration.

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The taste of candy.

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A store.

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What a farmer givespigs to eat.

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A curve or circle in apiece of string.

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A pen for chickens.

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Hula .

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Something attachedto a coat to keepyour head warm.

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What we eat.

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Trees are made of this.

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A short time. “In a .”

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All of something. “I ate the thing.”

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A hollow place or gap.


Where you live.

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A part, as in “not allbut .”

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The bottom ofyour foot.

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The store owner me candy.

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The top layer ofsoil and grassattached to it.


Holds the seeds ofplants, as in a “pea .”Also, a group of whales.

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Short for Andrew.


Jack Jill.


What you find ona beach.

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A group of musiciansmakes a .

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A particular type ofproduct, like a of toothpaste.

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A part of wheat that isused to make cerealand muffins.


What you use to think.

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Water that falls from thesky.


Largest or mostimportant, as in “Street.”

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A candy tasteslike peppermint.

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To be concerned.Or to take ofsomething.

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To take a risk, as in“Don’t you !”

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A particular day,month, or year.

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Not early.

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A kind of rock. Or a hard surfaceto write on.

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One of 50 in the US.

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To have eaten.


A door in a fence.

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To gaze or look, as ifsurprised.

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What you put in cars.

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Finish.


Style. The waythings are changing.

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To take care ofsomething. “I like to

to the plants inmy house.”


To make someone or something gosomewhere.

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Found at the beach.

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A group of musiciansmakes a .

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Not good.


A frog sits on a lily .

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Another namefor a friend.

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To feel aroundwith your handsfor something youcannot see.

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What you use totie something up.


A flower with a sweet smell.

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To lift up.


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To make a wager orguess about something.

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A stick for hitting balls.

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A small piece ofsomething.

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To strike something.

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If something is a good, it is the right size.

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Part of a fish.

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Very good, as in“I’m feeling .”

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A tool for making thingssmooth. My friend likesto her nails.

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What is caused byburning something.

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A place where bees live.

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Three plus two equals this.

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A store.

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Opposite of go.

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When you walk, youfirst take a .

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A sharp slope uphill.I’m tired because thathill was .

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What you do at night.

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Animals that give us wool.

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A piece of paper.

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Partly frozen rain.

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A group of ships.

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Not less, but .


A female horse.

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Not common, hard to find.

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To judge the qualityof a person or thing.

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A rodent that looks likea large mouse.


A groove worn in theground by a wheel.

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Not walk, but .

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More than one mouse.

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If it belongs to me, it is __.

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A flavor of gum orcandy.

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An amount of liquid—16 ounces.

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A kind of horse or bean.

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I put my hand __my glove.


Very heavy weight.

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3 + 3 + 4 =

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More than one man.

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Not nice.

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More than bad.

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A small animal thatlives in the dirt.


Hot, but not too hot.

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Opposite of peace.


The score golfersexpect on each holeof a golf game.

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A place with grassand trees.

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If you up, youbecome more cheerful.

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Meat from a pig.

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A small horse.

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A white bird.

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A large, rounded roofor ceiling.

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Where a person lives.

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An opening. My shirthas a in it.

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A growth on the skin.

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Part horse andpart donkey.

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A measure ofdistance—5,280 feet.

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Short for Michael.

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To enjoy or be pleasedby something.

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An insect.

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A container forcarrying things,like groceries.

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An old clothfor cleaning.

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A rodent.

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Something blackand gooey for fixing roads.


Something in thenight sky.

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What might be lefton your skin aftera wound heals.

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An automobile.


A large fish that lookslike a goldfish.

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It covers the floor.

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To let somethingbe seen.

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What you mightget at thedoctor’s office.

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Very warm.


A head covering.

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Pick me up myhouse 6:00.


A small insect.

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Salt pepper.

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You find this ona beach.

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A shoe you wearin summer.

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This helps solve a mystery.

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A group of people whomeet together.

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A young bear.


To press with yourhands, as in “ somesunscreen on my back.”

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This covers the floor.

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Another name for atruck, rhymes with big.

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A tear in something.Rhymes with dip.

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The outside part of a wheel.

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To remove somethingthat is unwanted.

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Another color.

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Pleasant or kind.

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Two times.


Tiny insects that liveon animals or people.


To cut with a knife.

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Smooth and slippery.

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What you do withan ice cream cone.


It happens bychance. Rhymeswith duck.

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To pull something intoyour mouth using yourtongue and lips.

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Short for submarine.


A form that ice oftencomes in.

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A small mark, like a dot.

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Used for cooking.


An animal you keepin your house.

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Two animals that livein your house.

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When you first start towalk, you take a .

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To come to a halt.

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Opposite of bottom.


To hit something gently.

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Abbreviation forapartment.


Things you use forcooking.

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Not thick.


“Do this first, do that.”

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A chicken thatlays eggs.


Short for Benjamin.

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Curved or crooked.


Past tense of lend.

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Small bits of fluffyou might find inyour pocket.

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To be alive.

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Thanks ,a great holiday.

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“We love inour town”

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You tie a ribbonin a .

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You eat soupout of this.

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What you do tocandles on a cake.


What rivers do whenthey go downhill.

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Another name for birds.


A night bird that sits in atree and says, “Whooo.”


Not high.


To pull something,especially a truck.

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Something a childplays with.

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A young man.

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To put to bed andcover snugly.


A small, sharp pin.

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To pile things on topof each other.

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When you can’tmove, you’re .

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A small branch froma tree or bush.

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To mix.


Something you see inthe sky at night.

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Gooey black liquidfor fixing streets.


A pastry.

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An automobile.

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A bed stacked ontop of another.


A place tosave money.

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To forbid something.


You put a hotdog in a .

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A place forstoring things.

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Loud noise.

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The meal you eat inthe evening.

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To be missingsomething.


What you do with a lollipop.

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A baby chicken.


On your face belowyour mouth.


To be victorious.


An adult drink madefrom grapes.

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Another word for good.

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Part of a fish.


To be the right sizeor shape.

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A color, oppositeof black.

Add two letters.To punch or strike.

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A flat pot forcooking.


A place to keepfood.

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To attempt.

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Gives us shadeoutdoors.


Golfers put a golfball on this.

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A hot drink.

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A large body of water.

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With your eyes,you .

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To flow slowly.

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What you dowhen you nap.

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If you feel sorry forsomeone, you feel this.

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A pastry often filledwith fruit.


Something men weararound their necks.

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A part of the foot.

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Short for Thomas.

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A toddler.

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Trucks might do this to cars that havebroken down.

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Smaller than a city.

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Two of something.

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A feeling of hurt.

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A country in Europewhere Spanish isspoken.

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The distancebetween two things.


A flat pot usedfor cooking.


To breathe heavily,like a dog after a run.

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Living thing thatis not an animal.

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Steps to gettingsomething done.


A vehicle that can fly.

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Not on time.

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A dish.

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A vehicle that flies.

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Steps toaccomplishsomething.


To put in theground to grow.

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A sound or songyou repeat overand over.

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The winner.Short forchampion.

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Short name for akind of ape.

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A small pieceof something.



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Not early, but .


Another word forweak. An animal thathurts its leg is .

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A green citrus fruit thatlooks like a lemon.

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Slippery goop youmight not want toput your hand in.

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A grin.

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A distance of5,280 feet.


If you are a man or aboy, you are .

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A type of shoppingcenter.

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Not big.

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What you yell atan animal to sendit away.

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A little fight.

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To have beenseated.


A rodent that lookslike a large mouse.

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Covers your head.

Change one letter.

Opposite of cold.

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Where you live.

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A long tube thatcarries water.

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A building in whichpeople live.

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An animal a catlikes to chase.

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The edge or rim of a container.

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To slide on somethingslippery.

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To drink in small amounts.


A large boat.

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A store.

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To jump up and down.


You can cleanfloors with this.

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A chart or diagramthat shows the layoutof places.

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The month after April.

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The amount you pay todo or use something.

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These are found atthe end of our legs.

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A of paper.


Frozen rain.

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What we usually doat night.

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Animals thatgive us wool.

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The steps werehard to climb.

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Golfers use this tohit a ball from.


Another type ofhot drink.

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Found on the beach.


Unhappy.


Today I say hello,yesterday I hello.

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Gave money forsomething.

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A woman who is paidto clean houses.

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Angry.


Not good.

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To make an offer tobuy something.Rhymes with rid.

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The past tense of bite.Yesterday I intoan apple.

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Instead of standing, Ithink I’ll .

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A sloping surface, likefor skateboarding.

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If you run for toolong, you can geta painful .

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To walk with heavysteps. Rhymeswith lamp.

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Used to catch animals.


Not all of something.

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A small, hard lumpon the skin.

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If you desire something,you it.

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To have gonesomewhere.

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Very damp.



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A place withlittle rain.


A place to gofor vacation.

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To put things intocategories.


Painful.

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A flower that growson a thorny bush.

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A large city in Italy.

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A strong string fortying things.

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When fruit is readyto eat, it’s .

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A pastry dessert.

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A loud noise.

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Enough space forsomething.

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Line from “The LittleDrummer Boy”: pa pum pum pum.

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A musical noise madewith your lips closed.

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A boy or man iscalled .

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The outer part of a wheel.

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To remove somethingis to get of it.

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A color.

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What you do with a book.

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To move towarda place.

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Not all but .

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A large city inItaly.

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Opposite of less.

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Painful.

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The middle of an apple.

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Flexible rope.Rhymes with bored.

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Somewhatcold; not hot.

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A place for learning.

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A male sheep.

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Meat sometimeseaten in a sandwichwith cheese.

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Worn on the head.

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A house pet relatedto a tiger.

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What you may sayto an animal tomake it go away.

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The hard coveringover a wound that is healing.

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A taxi.


Short for laboratory.

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To walk slowlybehind others.

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You use this for walking.

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What you mightanswer if someoneasks how you are.

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When dry logs are lit witha match, it makes this.

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Golfers yell this as a warning.Rhymeswith more.

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This that; him her.


Opposite of less.

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A city in Italy.

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Not all of something,but .

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Painful.

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A flower with thorns.

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To misplace something.

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You need this forsoccer.

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A male cow.

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Opposite of empty.

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Autumn.

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What you do to the gastank in your car.

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A small, sweet fruit with tiny seeds.


A truck is sometimescalled a big .

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The noise madeby a bell.

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A bird makes this sound.

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Something very small,like Willie Winkie.


Another word for us.


Opposite of dry.

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Things that go together,like a chess .

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An animal that livesin your house.

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To place something.

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Opposite of in.

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Belonging to us.

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Not sweet.

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An old nicknamemeaning dad.

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Too sweet orsentimental. Rhymeswith happy.

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Liquid that flowsthrough a plant or tree.


To hit lightly.

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To lean or fall over.

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The edge of yourmouth.

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The covering for a pot.

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A young male child.Rhymes with mad.

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Not happy.

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You make this whenyou curl your hand up.

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A light rain.

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A baseball glove.

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A mixed-breed dogis also called this.

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To hit with your head.

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A male cow.

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You’ll find a light in a lamp.

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It makes a ringingnoise.

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It holds up pants.

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A wager or guess.


To gain or receivesomething.

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A precious stone.

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The edge of a pieceof clothing.

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Meat that comesfrom a pig.

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Short for Samuel.

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Two things that arealike are the .

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Something you play.

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Not fat.


Something you eat,maybe with rice.

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To win or be victorious.

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A wager or guess.


A winged animal thatflies at night.

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An animal that isoften a pet.

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A vehicle thatcarries things.

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You throw thispointed object at a board.

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Soil.

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Not clean.

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To toss, fling, orhurl through the air.

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A large black bird.


A large group ofpeople.

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An animal thatgives milk.


A fish we eat.Rhymes with rod.

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A small bed.

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You wear thiswhen it’s cold.

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A head coveringoften attachedto a coat.

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Put out of sight.


To strike.

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The ability to sayclever or funny things.

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Not dry.

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More wet.

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More than good.

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A wager or gamblefor money.


Better thaneverything else.

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Brave or daring.

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To bend and crease.

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To shape something,like clay.

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Not young.


Not bought, but .

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The bottom of your foot.

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Opposite of win.

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You need it for smelling.

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Another word for thepresent time.

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When it’s very cold,it can .

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If you can’t findsomething, it’s .


The greatest amount.

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A light rain.

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When you go to thegrocery, you maybring a of whatyou need.

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A candle is with a match.


Chomped on something.

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A set of tools for apurpose, like a modelairplane .

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You can fly this.

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To grip with your teeth.

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A flat block of something,like a chocolate .


Uncovered.

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Concern, as in “I liketo take of my newpuppy.”

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Automobile.


A mark on the skinfrom an old wound.

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This is in the night sky.

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A black, gooey substancefor patching roads.


A flap or loop attachedto something. Rhymeswith lab.

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Where you take a bath.

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A young bear.

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Lots of energy.

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An animal that livesin a house.

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A hole in the ground.

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Saliva.

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What you do in a chair.


Short for Sidney.

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Not happy.

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Grass attached to earth.

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Another namefor a fizzy drink.

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A thick mist of watervapor in the air.

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A small, sweet fruitwith tiny seeds.

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What you do in achair.

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To have been seated.

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A little fight.

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A sound made when anegg hits the ground.

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To touch someoneon the head.


Tigers and lions belongto this animal family.

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Ocean.

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A hot drink.

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A group of players.

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Vapor made byheating water.

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To take somethingthat’s not yours.

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Something donesecretly is donewith .

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Fitness or wellness.


To get well.


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Food for pigs issometimes called .

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To halt.

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Opposite of bottom.


Something to play with.

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A part of your foot.

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If you rippedsomething, you it.

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A tiny hole in yourskin through whichyou sweat.

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A plant cell thatdevelops into anew plant. Rhymeswith more.

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A place to shop.

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Beauty and the .

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The fewest or lowest.

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Not fresh.

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A story.


Opposite of early.

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To judge or gradesomething.

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A rodent that lookslike a large mouse.


Short for Patricia.

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An animal you keepin your home.

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Where the sun sets.

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Not dry.

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I love the oldestin my family.

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To take something to someone.

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A piece of jewelry.


What the phone did.

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A long, pointed tooth.

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This moves air.


A person who is a male.

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More than one man.

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To repair or fixsomething.

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A boy’s name.

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Ill.

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A branch or twig froma tree or bush.

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If a store ssomething, it sells it.Rhymes with lock.

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Worn on the foot.


You can open andshut this with a key.

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To see.

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What you must makewith string to tie a bow.

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A game played withhorses and riders.

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Very bad.

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Something you swim in.

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A song or phraserepeated overand over.

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Short for champion.

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A tool that holds or presses two parts together.

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This lights up whenwe turn it on.


A swelling or a bump.

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To walk slowly,favoring one leg.

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A mischievous child.


Short for chimpanzee.

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Coldness.

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Attached to your shoulder.


Injury or hurt.

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A piece of jewelrythat may dangle froma bracelet.

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An illustration thatgives information.

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A vehicle for carrying things.


Automobile.


To tend to or haveaffection for.

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A hole in the side ofa hill or cliff.

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To move your handback and forth to sayhello or good-bye.

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Not the army, air force,or marines, but the .

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Soil.


A small spear youthrow in a game.

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A piece of something.

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To breathe heavily.

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A liquid that you useto color things.

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Hurt.


A vessel used forcooking and fryingfood.


A container used tohold things, as in “throwit in the trash .”

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A family group.

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Not dirty.

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When you change a flattire, you need a .


Short for jockey.

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A funny story.

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To jab or hit.

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At the northernmostpoint of Earth, you’llfind the North .

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An opening insomething.

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To carry or keepsomething.

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A common sickness.

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A young horse.

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A heavy jacket.

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A tame animal.

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An animal skin.

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Confined or shut in,as in “ up.”Rhymes with rent.

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Twisted or dented.

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You wear this aroundyour waist.

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A streak of lightning isalso called a “ .”

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A young horse.

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Opposite of hot.

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A long, flexible rope.

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Musical instrument.

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You eat this on or off the cob.

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Water almostcompletelysurrounded by land.


Cut and dried grassfor animals.

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Meat from pigs.

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A male sheep.

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To stuff too manythings into one place.

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A painful contractionof muscles.

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To walk with a heavystep. Rhymes withlamp.

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A device for catching things.


A large serving dish.

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The noise made by ababy.

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What thread iswound on.

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A little chair withoutarms or back.

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A piece of equipmentyou need to do aparticular job.


A fee you must pay,as on some bridges.

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Not short.

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To speak.

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You use this to put apaper up on a bulletinboard.

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To put into a box or bag.

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Where there are treesand grass in a city.

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An eating utensil.

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Meat from a pig.

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To tie somethingup. If you abook, you fastenits pages togetherand put a coveron it.

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Another wordfor brain.

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Nice or gentle.

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The rough outerlayer of somefoods.

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To locatesomething.

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A fish uses this tomove in the water.


The end.

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What trains ride on.

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To break or split.

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A framework forholding or hangingthings, like a coat

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A contest to reach agoal first.

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To copy a picture,you might it.

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An elegant way ofmoving. Also, a girl’sname.

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Something you do tocheese.

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Wonderful or marvelous.

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Went to the bottom.

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Holds water in abathroom or kitchen.

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To smell bad.

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This is insideyour pen.


A small animal thatlooks like a weasel.

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Comes from cows.

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A place where grainis ground into flour.

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Counting Up, page 7few, new, now, mow, meow, men, hen, ten,tan, man, many

Home, Sweet Home, page 8wigwam, wig, wag, sag, Sam, same, some,home

In the Doghouse, page 9dog, dot, Don, nod, cod, code, coke, cone,bone

Shrinking Sizes, page 10little, lit, it, ill, mill, mall, small

All Wet, page 11wet, we, well, bell, belt, bet, bat, bad, Brad,bran, ran, rain

Go, Team!, page 12team, meat, tame, take, tale, tall, toll, ton,torn, worn, work

Sweet Seasons, page 13spring, string, sting, sing, sling, slim, slime,slimmer, simmer, summer

Art Smart, page 14art, cart, car, cat, scat, sat, saw, raw, straw,draw

Sleepytime, page 15sleep, seep, sheep, peep, peel, pail, pal, lap,clap, slap, sap, nap

More or Less, page 16most, mast, mask, cask, cast, coast, cost,lost, last, least

Barbershop, page 17hair, chair, char, chart, charm, harm, arm,ram, rat, rut, cut

Inside Out, page 18door, floor, flop, lop, lip, lit, wit, win, wind,window

Weighty Matters, page 19pint, paint, pant, chant, chart, cart, tart,part, art, quart

Restful Vacation, page 20hotel, hot, hat, hate, haste, host, shot,shoot, sheet, sleep

Gardening, page 21flower, flow, slow, show, shower, shopper,shop, stop, top, pot

Birdsong, page 22bird, bid, bed, shed, sled, slid, ship, hip,chip, chirp

Shady Glade, page 23shade, shape, shame, same, Sam, sap, sip,seep, see, tee, tree

School Days, page 24school, cool, coal, coat, cat, can’t, cent,gent, dent, student

Transportation, page 25boat, float, moat, mat, pat, pan, plan,plank, plant, plane

Good Cooking, page 26fried, freed, feed, fed, bed, bad, bar, bark,barn, bare, baked

America’s Pastime, page 27base, bass, mass, miss, mist, mast, melt,mall, small, ball

Sweet Treats, page 28candy, can, cat, sat, Sam, seem, seam, seat,sweat, sweet

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Finish Line, page 29start, tart, cart, cast, cash, wash, wish, dish,fish, finish

Fireworks, page 30fire, tire, tile, pile, pill, hill, hall, hand,handle, candle

Opposites Attract, page 31black, block, clock, lock, look, loot, lot,hot, hit, white

Seasoning Selection, page 32salt, sat, hat, hot, shot, shop, hop, pop,popper, pepper

Displays of Affection, page 33hug, hog, hoe, shoe, show, slow, low, lot,lit, kit, kite, kiss

Neigh-bors, page 34horse, hoe, hop, hope, cope, cone, bone,bond, pond, pony

Giving and Receiving, page 35present, sent, gent, bent, belt, bet, bit, lit,lift, gift

Getting There, page 36walk, talk, stalk, stall, tall, tell, ten, tent,rent, runt, run

Splish Splash, page 37swim, swam, swan, wand, wind, win, wind,wild, wood, wool, pool

Fancy Footwear, page 38shoe, shop, shot, shock, sock, dock, dot,hot, hoot, boot

Shopping Spree, page 39shop, ship, hip, hill, hall, shall, small, mall

Sweet Things, page 40candy, sandy, sand, hand, hang, sang, sad,sat, swat, sweat, sweet

Woodsman, page 41chop, shop, slop, loop, coop, hoop, hood,food, wood

Thar She Blows!, page 42whale, while, whole, hole, home, some,sole, sold, sod, pod

Holiday Candy, page 43candy, Andy, and, sand, band, brand, bran,brain, rain, main, mane, cane

Car Trip, page 44car, care, dare, date, late, slate, state, ate,gate, gape, gap, gas

Friendship, page 45friend, end, trend, tend, send, sand, band,bad, pad, pal

Great Grapes, page 46grape, grope, rope, rose, raise, raisin

Busy Bees, page 47bee, bet, bat, bit, hit, fit, fin, fine, file, fire,five, hive

Ship Ahoy, page 48ship, shop, stop, step, steep, sleep, sheep,sheet, sleet, fleet

Score!, page 49home, Rome, more, mare, rare, rate, rat,rut, run

Personality Change, page 50nice, mice, mine, mint, pint, pinto, into,ton, ten, men, mean


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Ride ’Em, page 51horse, worse, worm, warm, war, par, park,perk, pork, pony

Love Life, page 52love, dove, dome, home, hole, mole, mule,mile, Mike, like

Underfoot, page 53rug, bug, bag, rag, rat, tar, star, scar, car,carp, carpet

Bare Feet, page 54shoe, show, shot, hot, hat, at, ant, and,sand, sandal

Color Change, page 55blue, clue, club, cub, rub, rug, rig, rip, rim,rid, red

Deep Freeze, page 56ice, nice, twice, lice, slice, slick, lick, luck,suck, sub, cub, cube

In the Kitchen, page 57pots, spot, pot, pet, pets, step, stop, top,tap, apt, Pat, pans

Giving Thanks, page 58thanks, think, thin, then, hen, Ben, bent,lent, lint, live, living, giving

On the Range, page 59cow, bow, bowl, blow, flow, fowl, owl, low,tow, toy, boy

Vehicles, page 60truck, tuck, tack, stack, stuck, stick, stir,star, tar, tart, cart, car

Hungry!, page 61lunch, bunch, bunk, bank, ban, bun, bin,din, dinner

Opposites Attract #2, page 62black, lack, lick, chick, chin, win, wine,fine, fin, fit, hit, white

Nap Time, page 63nap, pan, pantry, try, tree, tee, tea, sea, see,seep, sleep

City Living, page 64city, pity, pie, tie, toe, Tom, tot, tow, town

Air Travel, page 65air, pair, pain, Spain, span, pan, pant,plant, plan, plane

Snack Food, page 66chocolate, late, plate, plane, plan, plant,chant, champ, chimp, chip

A Matter of Size, page 67large, late, lame, lime, slime, smile, mile,male, mall, small

Catnip, page 68cat, scat, spat, sat, rat, hat, hot, home,hose, house, mouse

Showers and Flowers, page 69April, lip, slip, sip, ship, shop, hop, mop,map, May

Coffee Break, page 70coffee, fee, feet, sheet, sleet, sleep, sheep,steep, tee, tea

Simon Says, page 71stand, sand, sad, said, paid, maid, mad,bad, bid, bit, sit

Wet and Wetter, page 72damp, ramp, cramp, tramp, trap, part, wart,want, went, wet


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After Dinner, page 73dessert, desert, resort, sort, sore, rose,Rome, rope, ripe, pie

Bookworm, page 74book, boom, room, rum, hum, him, rim,rid, red, read

Daily Journey, page 75home, come, some, Rome, more, sore, core,cord, cool, school

Top to Bottom, page 76arm, ram, ham, hat, cat, scat, scab, cab, lab,lag, leg

Finders Keepers, page 77find, fine, fire, fore, or, more, Rome, some,sore, rose, lose

Tolling Time, page 78bell, ball, bull, full, fall, fill, fig, rig, ring

Some Like It Sweet, page 79sweet, tweet, wee, we, wet, set, pet, put,out, our, sour

Feelings, page 80happy, pappy, sappy, sap, tap, tip, lip, lid,lad, sad

Bright Light, page 81light, lit, fit, fist, mist, mitt, mutt, butt,bull, bulb

Play Ball!, page 82ball, bell, belt, bet, get, gem, hem, ham,Sam, same, game

Good, Clean Fun, page 83clean, lean, bean, beat, bet, bat, cat, cart,dart, dirt, dirty

Gently Down the Stream, page 84row, throw, crow, crowd, cow, cod, cot,coat, float, boat

Better and Better, page 85good, hood, hid, hit, wit, wet, wetter, better, bet, best

Winter Weather, page 86cold, bold, fold, mold, old, sold, sole, lose,nose, now, snow

Brrrrr!, page 87frost, lost, most, mist, list, lit, bit, kit, kite,bite

Baby Animals, page 88bear, bar, bare, care, car, scar, star, tar, tab,tub, cub

Fizzy Drinks, page 89pop, pep, pet, pit, spit, sit, Sid, sad, sod,soda

Animal Enemies, page 90dog, fog, fig, fit, sit, sat, spat, splat, pat, cat

Five Senses, page 91see, sea, tea, team, steam, steal, stealth,health, heal, hear

Shop ’til You Drop, page 92shop, slop, stop, top, toy, toe, tore, pore,spore, store

Cross-Country, page 93east, beast, least, stale, tale, late, rate, rat,pat, pet, wet, west

The Whole Story, page 94begin, being, bring, ring, rang, fang, fan,man, men, mend, end


Crybaby, page 101baby, bay, hay, ham, ram, cram, cramp,tramp, trap, tray, try, cry

Utensils, page 102spoon, spool, stool, tool, toll, tall, talk,tack, pack, park, pork, fork

Wildlife, page 103bird, bind, mind, kind, rind, find, fin,finish, fish

Boo!, page 104trick, track, crack, rack, race, trace, grace,grate, great, treat

Bedridden, page 105sick, sack, sank, sink, stink, ink, mink,milk, mill, ill

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Rags to Riches, page 95rich, Rick, sick, stick, stock, sock, lock,look, loop, polo, pool, poor

Insect Incline, page 96ant, chant, champ, clamp, lamp, lump,limp, imp, chimp, chill, hill

In the Service, page 97army, arm, harm, charm, chart, cart, car,care, cave, wave, wavy, navy

Tidying Up, page 98dirty, dirt, dart, part, pant, paint, pain, pan,can, clan, clean

Outerwear, page 99jacket, jack, jock, joke, poke, pole, hole,hold, cold, colt, coat

Brass Band, page 100trumpet, pet, pelt, pent, bent, belt, bolt,colt, cold, cord, corn, horn


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