Spoken: Meaning - American Dyslexia Association

Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: r - u - g
The trainer pronounces the whole word: rug
Then repeat the word: rug
Meaning:

a thick fabric used to cover a floor.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: rugs
Using the word in sentences:
We bought a new rug for the living room.
She has a pink and white rug in her room.
Mom asked me to sweep under the rug.
The dog likes to sleep on the rug.
I put a new rug in the kitchen.
Her rug is shaped like a flower.
The genie had a magic rug!
There were too many rugs to choose from!
He bought three new rugs for his house.
Do you have a rug in your bedroom?
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - a - n - d
The trainer pronounces the whole word: sand
Then repeat the word: sand
Meaning:

small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: sands
Using the word in sentences:
She built a castle out of sand.
We played in the sand all day!
The sand on the beach is very soft.
I filled my bucket full of sand!
A grain of sand is extremely small.
He buried himself in the sand!
We dug a hole in the sand!
They hid behind the sand hill!
I layS on the sand to get some sun.
There was sand all over my feet.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - c - h - o - o - l
The trainer pronounces the whole word: school
Then repeat the word: school
Meaning:

an institution where instruction is given.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: schools
Using the word in sentences:
Mom drove us to school today.
The teacher was late to school.
He got in trouble in school yesterday.
School is where I see all my friends!
My favorite subject in school is math.
I use the books in the school library.
In summer we get a break from school.
What school do you go to?
I started at a new school this year.
There was no school today due to the weather!
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - h - e - e - p
The trainer pronounces the whole word: sheep
Then repeat the word: sheep
Meaning:

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: sheep
Using the word in sentences:
There was a herd of sheep on the hill.
We use the wool of sheep for clothing.
Do you ever “count sheep'“ to fall asleep?
My uncle raises domestic sheep.
Sheep are closely related to the goat.
Sheep are herbivores.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
Sheep have a wide variety of colors.
We generally think of sheep as only white in color.
Sheep have many natural prey.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - h - e - l - f
The trainer pronounces the whole word: shelf
Then repeat the word: shelf
Meaning:

a support that has a horizontal surface for holding objects .
Part of speech: noun
Plural: shelves
Using the word in sentences:
She took a book from the shelf.
He put a shelf over his bed.
She put her trophies on the shelf.
We organized the books on the shelf.
Mom painted the living room shelves.
I put a picture of us on the shelf.
What do you use your shelves for?
The cat jumped up onto the top shelf!
She was too short to reach the shelf.
I helped Dad hang the shelves in my closet.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - h - i - r - t
The trainer pronounces the whole word: shirt
Then repeat the word: shirt
Meaning:

a garment for the upper part of the body.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: shirts
Using the word in sentences:
He spilled sauce all over his shirt.
She wore her new shirt to school.
We all wore matching blue shirts.
I chose to wear the pink shirt today.
It was hot in the long-sleeved shirt.
My shirt had buttons going up the front.
I put a jacket on over my shirt.
Mom wore a very pretty shirt to dinner.
I hung my shirts in the closet.
She has a pair of shoes to match each shirt.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - h - o - e
The trainer pronounces the whole word: shoe
Then repeat the word: shoe
Meaning:

an external covering for the human foot.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: shoes
Using the word in sentences:
I never go outside without my shoes on.
Mom always makes us wear our shoes.
She had one shoe fall off her foot.
He forgot his shoes at the gym.
They have special shoes for soccer.
I bent down to tie my shoe.
We left our shoes by the door.
She put her shoe on the wrong foot.
I need a new pair of shoes.
My dog destroyed my shoe.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - h - o - r - e
The trainer pronounces the whole word: shore
Then repeat the word: shore
Meaning:

the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: shores
Using the word in sentences:
We walked along the shore.
The beach is part of the shore.
There are big rocks that cover the shore.
The shores of this river are steep.
Many boats lined up on the shore.
She took a picture of the shore at sunset.
The children played along the shore.
The broken raft floated onto shore.
I could barely see the shore from our boat.
The lighthouse shows the boats where the shore is.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - i - s - t - e - r
The trainer pronounces the whole word: sister
Then repeat the word: sister
Meaning:

a female sibling.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: sisters
Using the word in sentences:
The two sisters are twins.
Her sister is only 3 years old.
My sister and I walk to school together.
She has three sisters.
The three sisters are in a band.
I play basketball with my sister.
Her and her sister look quite similar.
My sisters always dress alike.
Do you have a sister?
I braided my sister’s hair.
Word Formulation
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Spoken:
Spell the word first: s - k - y
The trainer pronounces the whole word: sky
Then repeat the word: sky
Meaning:

the upper atmosphere of the earth.
Part of speech: noun
Plural: skies
Using the word in sentences:
We watched the stars up in the sky.
The balloon went floating into the sky.
A plane flies high in the sky.
Clouds form in the sky.
The rain came falling from the sky.
The sky looks beautiful at sunset.
The moon shone brightly in the sky.
The clouds covered the blue sky.
Sailors used the skies to navigate the seas.
We got up early to watch the sun rise into the sky.