READER 41
READER 42
u-e as in cute
ue as in blue
g as in cage
ai as in rain
kn as in knee
ph as in photo
SOUNDING WORDS
SOUNDING WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
Queensland stared face
group although miserable
favourite although noticed
old-fashioned early towards
caused brought Melbourne
metres minute two country
SENTENCE
SENTENCE
The manager walked down the
avenue towards the blue statue.
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rain painful faith drain snail
quaint explain praise exclaim
knee knob knock knit knot
knife knight know knew
photo photographer graph
nephew phrase phone
telephone elephant
cute flute compute dispute
salute tune tube huge
blue due true clue statue
avenue rescue argue value
continue cage judge strange
angel energy original wage
ginger gentle general
That night, the knight actually
noticed the beautiful elephant.
READER 43
READER 44
are as in care
oy as in boy
c as in ice
er as in fern
SOUNDING WORDS
SOUNDING WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
deciding curious sauce
Sydney nothing China
Chinese moving
Adelaide world
believe always
SENTENCE
The careful photographer from
Sydney was annoyed when the
boy kept shifting.
couple special
SENTENCE
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ice price entice twice nerve
produce introduce face
replace graceful bracelet
trace peace dance force
since acid her fern expert
kerb germ concern dessert
jerk verb prefer refer mercy
care dare mare square
compare aware hardware
beware prepare declare cared
shared boy joy soy employ
annoy enjoy employed
loyal royal destroy oyster
I believe the dessert is twice the
price of the oysters.
READER 45
READER 46
ir as in bird
gu as in guess
ire as in fire
SOUNDING WORDS
SOUNDING WORDS
fire hire wire umpire
empire fired tire tired
enquire admire admired
acquire retire retired
desired perspired required
SPECIAL WORDS
pause Murray grey surface
quarters build litre piece
rough seize month heart
SPECIAL WORDS
delicious autumn parents
menu comfortable Brisbane
naturally cafe
SENTENCE
SENTENCE
The thirsty guests from Brisbane
followed the guide.
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bird sir stir shirt dirty
third girl firm squirt
thirsty birth squirm
guess guard guardian guide
vague plague guilty guest
guitar
The tired umpire paused to
decide which side should win the
game.
READER 47
READER 48
wor as in work
ure as in culture
SOUNDING WORDS
SOUNDING WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
SPECIAL WORDS
wandered audience Hobart
Michael tyres suitable
television pollution search
famous science bicycle
university usual shriek
SENTENCE
Michael thought they were
the worst tyres in the world.
SENTENCE
144
puncture capture literature
lecture culture vulture
fixture mixture nature
texture feature creature
fracture picture adventure
furniture temperature future
departure manufacture
work worker worth
worthless worthwhile
world worldwide worship
word password worm
worse worsen worst
workman workmanship
The vulture shrieked when
the other creature came near.
READER 49
READER 50
ous as in famous
ious as in serious
wa as in wash
wr as in write
tion as in fraction
sion as in pension
SOUNDING WORDS
famous poisonous jealous
obvious tremendous vigorous
adventurous enormous
marvellous disastrous religious
serious luxurious ridiculous
melodious wand wash waddle
waffle wattle warrior wander
waltz watchdog wasn’t wallet
SPECIAL WORDS
preparation explanation
pension concession scene
cautious qualify bought
SPECIAL WORDS
sword court woman women
SENTENCE
The famous warrior was very serious
but he wasn’t a religious man.
SENTENCE
145
SOUNDING WORDS
write written wrote wreck
wrench wrinkle wrap unwrap
wrapper wrestle nation
action fraction adoption
contraption taxation position
construction addition revision
subtraction multiplication tension
donation election relation
relationship pension division
The government of a nation collects
a tremendous amount of taxation.