Spoken: Meaning - American Dyslexia Association

Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: c - r - i - b
The trainer pronounces the whole word: crib
Then repeat the word: crib
Meaning:

a child's bed with enclosed sides.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: cribs
Using the word in sentences:
We put the baby to sleep in the crib.
Shopping for a crib is not an easy task.
There are too many cribs to choose from!
Her crib is bright pink and white.
His crib is a light blue in color.
The baby learned to climb out of the crib.
My dad built my sister's crib.
Her crib was made out of wood.
The baby's crib is next to my bed.
A friend bought the crib for my new baby.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: c - u - b - e
The trainer pronounces the whole word: cube
Then repeat the word: cube
Meaning:

a solid object containing six equal squares.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: cubes
Using the word in sentences:
I asked him for an ice cube.
The children played with toy cubes.
Dice are small cubes.
Do you know how to draw a cube?
All sides of a cube are equal.
We stacked the small cubes.
All the ice cubes melted.
A cube is a three-dimensional solid object.
A cube is also called a regular hexahedron.
The cube is one of five platonic solids.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: c - u - p
The trainer pronounces the whole word: cup
Then repeat the word: cup
Meaning:

a usually round, hollow container, used for drinking.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: cups
Using the word in sentences:
We went out for a cup of coffee.
I ordered a muffin with my cup of tea.
She poured herself a cup of juice.
He pulled three cups out of the cabinet.
We each had to wash our own cup.
The baby drinks from a special cup.
He accidently spilled his cup of water.
She used a plastic cup to hold her pens.
I put away the unused cups from lunch.
Mom asked me to bring her a cup from the kitchen.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - a - y
The trainer pronounces the whole word: day
Then repeat the word: day
Meaning:

the period of light between dawn and nightfall.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: days
Using the word in sentences:
It is a beautiful day outside!
They played games together all day.
It was a bright and sunny day.
I spent the day at the beach!
We go to school during the day.
How do you spend your days?
It was another day of rain today.
Due to the rain, we stayed inside all day.
We took a day trip to the park.
How many days are there in a week?
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - e - s - k
The trainer pronounces the whole word: desk
Then repeat the word: desk
Meaning:

a piece of furniture with a usually flat writing surface.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: desks
Using the word in sentences:
She put our desks together in pairs.
I fell asleep at my desk in school.
I use my desk to do my homework.
He makes desks out of wood.
The teacher had us stand by our desks.
We do our studying at our desks.
My desk is in my office.
I sit at my own desk at work.
Those two share a desk at work.
My desk has a glass top instead of wood.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - i - s - h
The trainer pronounces the whole word: dish
Then repeat the word: dish
Meaning:

an open, shallow container, used for many purposes.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: dishes
Using the word in sentences:
Mom asked me to wash the dishes.
She put the rice in a dish for each of us.
We set out a dish of fruit.
The restaurant served us a dish of bread.
I melted butter in a small dish.
He accidently broke some of our dishes.
I made a dish out of pottery.
She loves to use wooden dishes.
Grandma served dinner on the fancy dishes.
They have a set of real gold dishes!
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - i - t - c - h
The trainer pronounces the whole word: ditch
Then repeat the word: ditch
Meaning:

a long narrow excavation in the earth.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: ditches
Using the word in sentences:
The boy jumped over the ditch.
A ditch is used to drain water.
There are ditches throughout our town.
The ditch was flooded with rainwater.
The children played in the ditch.
To dig a ditch is very hard work.
I crashed my bike into the ditch.
Frogs like to hang out in ditches.
The water in the ditch flowed like a river.
After a rainstorm the ditches are full.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - o - c - t - o - r
The trainer pronounces the whole word: doctor
Then repeat the word: doctor
Meaning:

a person licensed to practice medicine.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: doctors
Using the word in sentences:
The doctor came in to do my check-up.
There are many doctors in this hospital.
My doctor is a woman named Jean.
My friend is a doctor.
Do you want to be a doctor someday?
The doctors take good care of you.
Mom took me to the doctor when I got sick.
I really like my doctor, he is very nice!
No one likes to go to the doctor.
When she hurt her foot, she went to the doctor.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - o - g
The trainer pronounces the whole word: dog
Then repeat the word: dog
Meaning:

a domesticated canid, bred in many varieties.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: dogs
Using the word in sentences:
I am taking a walk with my dog.
She named the dog “Taffy“.
The dog has grey fur.
A dog is an animal.
The dog is wearing a blue collar.
Have you already fed the dog?
Yesterday my dog ran away.
His dog is seven years old.
She has two dogs.
My friend’s dog is sick.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: d - o - l - l
The trainer pronounces the whole word: doll
Then repeat the word: doll
Meaning:

a small replica of a person, used as a toy.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: dolls
Using the word in sentences:
She takes her doll with her everywhere.
My sister and I play with dolls together.
She likes Barbie dolls, I like baby dolls.
Do you have any dolls?
We collect porcelain dolls.
The little girl cried when she lost her doll.
Her doll had a pink and white dress.
I pretend my doll has magical powers.
Her doll has long hair and green eyes.
My doll has blue eyes and brown hair.