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Phonics Read-Along “Daily Living” Sentences – SET THREE
     

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Click here to go straight to Activity 45) S SOUNDING LIKE CONSONANT-Z
Click here to go straight to Activity 46) C SOUNDING LIKE CONSONANT-S
Click here to go straight to Activity 47) G SOUNDING LIKE CONSONANT-J
Click here to go straight to Activity 48) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “ER”
Click here to go straight to Activity 49) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “UR”
Click here to go straight to Activity 50) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “IR”
Click here to go straight to Activity 51) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “EAR”
Click here to go straight to Activity 52) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “OR”
Click here to go straight to Activity 53) THE “OR” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “OR”
Click here to go straight to Activity 54) Y SOUNDING LIKE EITHER “LONG-I” OR “SHORT-I”

ACTIVITY 45) S CAN SOUND LIKE CONSONANT-Z A LOT OF THE TIME!:

It feels like it’s as cold as the North Pole outside today.

What in tarnation is that creature crawling on your shoulder?

Our teacher, Ms. Vance, let us watch a movie about the Revolutionary War today.

I’m doing lots of exercises to strengthen my abs.

There are a bunch of ads in today’s paper for used cars.

Al’s coming over to play at 4:00.

I think that Ed’s trying to grow a beard.

Aunt Em’s niece is named Dorothy.

Deb has a mild case of the flu.

Greg deposited all of his Christmas check money in his savings account.

Dad knows all of the ins and outs of the industry that he works in.

The audience erupted with “ohs” and “ahhs” when the magician finished his trick.

That opera singer has lots of “ons and offs” and performs inconsistently from night to night.

Three plus five adds up to eight.

The bartender told me that they offer seven different kinds of ales.

There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it; she was definitely the better player today.

Have you seen Ann’s colorful new parakeet?

Those three arbs made lots of trades on the stock market today.

I saw Barry waving his arms at me in the middle of the crowd.

Did you see that Aunt Babs got a funky new hair style?

The coach talked with the team about the goods, the bads, and the uglies of our performance in today’s game.

Mom, what’s in those shopping bags?

We heard loud bams on the front door, as my brother was trying to get inside, safe from the storm.

Our school’s dress code bans us from wearing certain types of clothing.

That little kid just loves to play on the monkey bars.

Kids, you need to make your beds before you go out to play.

Our dog always begs for scraps from the dinner table.

Mom put Ben’s teddy bear in the washing machine because the dog had drooled all over it.

Bev’s made the decision to take ballet lessons.

As our toddler continues to grow, I need to purchase larger sized bibs for him.

The bids for this famous painting keep going higher and higher.

The cook emptied the garbage bags into the trash bins behind the diner.

Bob’s taken up a new hobby, and he’s now into stamp collecting.

Did you know that cranberries grow in bogs?

There they are; I see my bubs across the street.

My Uncle Bud’s one of the tallest men I’ve ever seen.

Finally, I see some buds on the flowers in our garden.

Don’t you just love the animated movie “A Bug’s Life?”

We need to call an exterminator, because there are just too many bugs getting into our house.

The coach yelled, “Come on you lazy bums; get out there and run three laps around the track!”

I’ll bring the hot dog buns for the picnic.

I keep trying to hail cabs, but none of them will stop for me.

Her daughter said, “Mom, there are two boys in class that are just simply cads!”

I hear that Uncle Cal’s going to join Dad’s bowling team.

The cams in this engine need to be lubricated.

Honey, please get three cans of tuna fish at the grocery.

Collect all of our corn cobs and put them into the trash.

At work, most of us feel like we’re just cogs in a wheel.

This employer tries hard to help ex-cons by hiring them to work in his factory.

Those bear cubs are so cute, but if you get near them, the mama bear might try to kill you!

My favorite baseball team is the Chicago Cubs.

Look at all those cows chewing their cuds.

See how Mom just dabs a little bit of lotion on her hands to keep them from getting chapped.

Dad’s a little sunburned from his day out on the golf course.

Lots of dads were with their kids at the park today.

Dag’s favorite sandwich is a corned beef reuben.

We studied beaver dams in science today.

The rumor is that Dan’s about to get a promotion.

Deb’s mom is in the hospital for some tests.

You’ve got to check out Del’s new Chevy stingray.

Dens of lions are not good places for humans to explore!

I’ve got dibs on one of the turkey legs for Thanksgiving dinner!

Our dog digs lots of holes in the back yard to put bones into.

Dad typically dims the light before we watch TV.

The various dins in the factory are so loud that the workers are required to wear ear plugs for their own safety.

There were at least ten dogs at the dog park this afternoon.

Dom’s dad played college baseball, and he was a pitcher.

I think that Don’s taken a client out to lunch.

In this scene in the movie, the Queen dons her jewelry and her crown.

This is the part of the story where King Arthur dubs Sir Lancelot a knight of the round table.

Roy yelled to his brother, “Those are really cool duds that you’re wearing to the party!”

Are you absolutely sure that you won’t like green eggs and ham?

I bet that at least twenty percent of the trees in this forest are elms.

You are not going to believe how this movie ends!

Did you see that the Engs put up a ‘for sale’ sign in their yard?

My sister is always the first among her friends to adopt new fashion fads.

The Feds converged on the secret hideout of the criminal leader.

Johnny, I’m going to wash your mouth out with soap if you don’t stop telling fibs!

Yum, I think that there are some dried figs in this trail mix.

Look about twenty yards out; are those fins those of sharks or dolphins?

I hate it when the car window fogs up!

I’ll bet that Mrs. Crenshaw gabs about her weird relatives when she comes to dinner tonight.

The King gads about all of his palaces during the year.

Dad gags every time he has to change the baby’s dirty diaper.

My Aunt Gal’s giving a speech at a trade show next week.

I’ll email all the gals to try to set up an afternoon for playing bridge in the next week or two.

Gars are freshwater fish with long jaws and needlelike teeth.

Get me the gibs, so that we can fasten these various parts together.

Our band played one of its best gigs ever last night.

Gil’s gone back to the locker room to get his baseball mitt.

I’m going to ladle gobs of gravy on my mashed potatoes.

The Christian God’s story of creation is told in the first book of the Bible, “Genesis.”

Primitive societies might have thought that the gods were angry when there was thunder and lightning.

The enemy troops started to fire their guns at us.

The British man walked up and said, “How’re you doing, guvs?”

The actresses playing the witches were made up to look like old hags.

Hal’s gone on a fishing vacation.

The grocery is now selling hams for Thanksgiving dinner.

The hems on these two dresses need repairing.

The hogs rushed to their slop buckets.

I love getting hugs from my granny.

Dad always hums while he washes the car.

The Huns were a brutal tribe of conquerors from western Asia.

My grandpa suffers from many bodily ills.

Many inns in this part of the country have gourmet restaurants in them.

I’ve put three different jams on the table for breakfast.

Jan’s probably my very best friend.

Put these jars up on that shelf for me.

Jeb’s in the back chopping up some firewood.

I think that this is Jed’s wallet.

Aunt Jen’s just pulled up in the driveway.

The jibs are now picking up a nice breeze and the sailboat is moving.

Jigs are usually danced in three / four time.

Uncle Jim’s car ran out of gas.

My cousin Jin’s cat got in a fight with a poodle and won.

There are lots of jobs open at the mall right now.

Dad usually jogs by the river a couple of times each week.

Poor Jon’s got a bad case of pinkeye.

Jud’s going on vacation next week.

Bring two jugs of milk in from the truck.

Keb’s going to play his acoustic guitar for us.

The bartender changed out two kegs of beer.

Ken’s found a good tailor who makes his suits for him.

Those kids at the far end of the swimming pool surely are noisy!

Kim’s going to try to do a flip off of the diving board.

Which of the two labs should I send this blood sample to?

That marathon runner usually lags behind the leader until the very end of the race.

Did you know that Lars is going to race sled dogs in the Iditarod?

The legs on this old dresser are pretty wobbly.

I think that Len’s going to be able to come to the party.

There’s a cool lens flare from the sun in this photograph.

It looks like Lib’s in her spring cleaning mood for this year.

It’s a bear getting the lids off of the jars for this brand of olives.

I hope that Aunt Lil’s bringing her new puppy for us to meet.

Liv’s going to bring potato salad to the potluck.

I need to put a couple of logs on the fire.

I don’t know why Dad lugs his tuba home from practice when he could easily store it at the church.

The only journals that my dad reads are sports mags.

Mal’s favorite sandwich is a reuben loaded with thousand island dressing.

Make sure that your team mans the phones while we’re in the training meeting.

Check out that man’s crazy hairstyle!

Do you think that humans will ever walk on Mars?

The nurse left my hospital room after bringing me my meds.

Meg’s tennis shoes need new shoelaces.

Let’s go get a bite to eat at Mel’s Diner.

I think Dad went to the men’s room to wash his hands.

In this photo, your mids need brightening a little bit.

We saw Russian MiGs in flight doing training exercises.

Min’s mean Siamese cat scratched me.

There are mobs of people all over the city protesting.

Mom’s gone upstairs to put on her make-up.

The soccer moms all chipped in for a gift for the coach.

The museum had an exhibit of different muds and their soil content from famous rivers around the world.

Put these root beer mugs in the freezer to chill.

Mom has a vase of multi-colored mums that she’s going to use to decorate the dinner table.

At the end of the movie, the detective finally nabs the killer.

Mom always nags me about keeping my room clean.

Have you seen Nan’s pretty new hairdo?

Ned’s finishing up a phone call, and he’ll be with you in a minute.

These cutting tools have diamond nibs on the points of them.

Dad often nods off to sleep when he’s on the couch watching a football game.

I’ve tried lots of nogs, but eggnog is still my favorite.

A bug just flew up my nose!

He’s chewed his fingernails down to little nubs.

My aunt has joined an order of Catholic Nuns.

What must be the odds that we’d run into each other in a city different than where we both live?

That poet wrote a number of odes to springtime.

My brother owes me two dollars.

Rise and shine, and get out of bed, sleepyhead!

That was a wise move that you just made on the chessboard.

ACTIVITY 46) C CAN SOUND LIKE CONSONANT-S A LOT OF THE TIME!:

If you have an ace among your cards, you’ll win this game.

We watched the epic 1961 movie “El Cid,” starring Charleton Heston and Sophia Loren.

For some people, their nickname for a cigarette is a “cig.”

This cherry ice cream is quite tasty.

Dad, I’m pretty sure that I aced the test.

The losing side in the war had to cede its two most western states to the victor.

Is that your cell phone ringing?

My piggy bank doesn’t have a single cent left in it.

That kind of tasty mushroom is called a “cepe.”

Steer clear of that cete of badgers; those things are vicious!

I’m cutting down on my smoking, and I smoked only two cigs today.

I will cite this quote by Thomas Jefferson somewhere in my book report.

I rolled the dice and they added to the number seven.

Face it, he’s a better tennis player than you.

I’ll have some iced tea with lemon with my lunch.

My parents named my new baby brother “Jace.”

That’s a pretty lace collar on your dress.

Oh no, Lucy has lice in her hair!

I can taste some mace in this delicious eggnog.

Our cat loves to hunt mice that get into our basement.

Our science teacher is named Mr. Nace.

Boys and girls, I’m sure that you will be very nice to Ned, your new classmate.

That marathon runner is keeping up a fast pace.

“Puce” is a dark or brownish purple color.

It was a race against time to get to higher ground to avoid the raging floodwaters.

Nothing is better than chicken-with-wild-rice soup seasoned with dill.

My biggest vice is that I absolutely adore eating chocolates!

The handsome man walked over to the shy lady and asked her if she’d like to dance.

Be careful, that two-faced slob will try to cheat you out of money!

The President’s press conference today was a complete farce.

He laced up his ski boots and proceeded to have an afternoon of adventure.

Her new boyfriend is named “Lance.”

The doctor said that he’d need to lance my finger to get that deep splinter out.

The young husband paced back-and-forth waiting to hear if his wife had given birth yet.

Frank raced to the kitchen to eat one of his mom’s fresh-baked cookies.

She chose rance marble as the material for her new kitchen countertops.

Cyrus Vance served both as U.S. Secretary of the Army and as Secretary of State.

As they were making their emergency landing, the plane’s captain yelled, “Brace for impact!”

The two leaders wrote, “It is time to cease this stupid war between our countries.”

The famous actress Grace Kelley married a real prince.

Timmy, will you please say grace before we dive into our Thanksgiving feast?

I’m looking forward to some peace and quiet this weekend.

I’ve never been to that place, but I’d like to go there one day.

I’d love to be able to travel to outer space some day.

Children, let’s all try to trace the outline of a dog on our paper.

At the end of the war, the King cedes territory to his enemies in order to get a peace treaty signed.

Congratulations, our latest lab work shows that there are no more cancer cells in your body!

I’ll give you my two cents worth on how I think that we can solve this problem.

Mom is cutting up some cepes to put into the tossed salad.

They encountered many cetes of badgers on their trip through the mountains.

The eggs were very fresh, and hence satisfactory.

Reece asked Elle to the prom, and she said, “YES!”

I would like to introduce my niece Alice to you.

Yes, I would love a piece of pineapple upside down cake.

I’m putting two cans of diced tomatoes into the stew.

The recipe says to mince the shallots.

Mom riced the cauliflower using a cheese grater.

Dad viced the piece of wood tightly on his lathe.

Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to the first-ever Super Bowl title.

I watched my brother wince when the nurse gave him his shot.

What’s my price, with tax, after you give me my discount?

I’d like a big slice of gouda cheese.

I love this cinnamon spice tea.

In a trice, Harry Potter vanished from the scene.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!

We’ve been studying about Ponce de Leon’s explorations of North America.

I got the wrong answer to that, and it makes me feel like a dunce.

ACTIVITY 47) G CAN SOUND LIKE CONSONANT-J A LOT OF THE TIME!:

She was already a great piano player at the young age of ten.

Gee whiz, that’s too expensive a gift that you got for me.

I like this new brand of gel that I got to shape my hair.

The gem on this ring is opal.

My dad drinks very little alcohol, but he’ll occasionally have a gin and tonic.

The new boy is named Roger, but he goes by the nickname “Rog.”

I’m going to veg out on the sofa all weekend and watch all of the “Lord of the Rings” movies.

My old friend had aged quite a bit due to the many stresses of his last fifteen years.

Make sure that our parrot doesn’t get out of his cage.

You need to back away from the edge of that dangerous cliff!

Show me the gage measurements that we’ve gotten from the radar in the last hour.

Geez, Louise, I thought that you could drive the golf ball further than that.

Which one of these hair gels will be gentler to my scalp?

A lady who’s an expert in gems talked to us at the science museum today.

Gene Hackman is one of my favorite actors of all time.

Wow, you inherited a gene for the brightest red hair that I’ve ever seen!

The well-dressed gent at the door is asking if we have a table for six people.

Do you know the gest of King Arthur pulling out a sword that was encased in a stone?

The boxer yelled a gibe at his opponent, hoping to taunt him.

In England, they now distill many different flavors of gins.

His speech was about a complicated topic, but I think that I got the gist of it.

Hundreds of years ago, a magician might also be called a “mage.”

Children, please turn to page sixty in your science textbook.

The Emperor flew into a rage when he heard that his flagship battleship had been sunk.

My grandfather gave me some sage advice today.

Queen Elizabeth announced that England would wage war on Spain.

In class, we’ve started to read “The Red Badge of Courage.”

A barge of coal lumbered slowly up the Ohio River.

Watch out, he’ll try to cadge that from you, and you’ll never get it back!

The boss is pacing back and forth in his office like a caged wild animal.

The child edged closer to his mother when he saw the barking dogs.

She gaged that the building was seven stories high.

The tire gauge says that the front right tire needs two more pounds of air.

Let’s order a large pepperoni and sausage pizza.

My Aunt Madge just published a mystery novel.

Our German shepherd has a terrible case of mange on his tummy.

Did you hear that Marge Turner just got her masters degree?

I just got paged to call the boss.

My friend Paige is going out for the cheerleading squad.

The blizzard raged on until there was a foot of snow on the ground.

The town is just on the other side of that mountain range.

Sarge says that he’ll give us a pass to go into town on Saturday night.

The countries waged war against each other for five long years.

The actress walked up to the stage to receive her Oscar award.

My great-grandmother had good genes, and she lived to be 104 years old!

One of the handsome gents over there appears to be quite shy.

Beau Geste is a classic movie from 1939, about men who join to fight in the Foreign Legion.

Let me tell you the geste about Saint George slaying the dragon.

I love reading the gests of the Brothers Grimm.

Son, you did a very neat job of trimming the hedge.

Let’s carefully climb down to that ledge to get a better view.

The knight said, “I must venge the death of my brother in our next battle with the enemy.”

I’d like another lemon wedge for my iced tea.

The king led a siege on the enemy castle.

Gene’s gone to Home Depot to buy some new tools.

I’ve been on a barbecue binge, and I’ve tried ten different barbecue restaurants over the last three months.

The captain of the ship yelled, “Water has leaked into the bilge!”

A point was reached in the negotiation where neither side would budge any further.

When you get a blister, your skin will bulge out.

I’m in the mood for a delectable hot fudge sundae!

The judge sentenced the defendant to one year in prison.

The ski lodge was packed with vacationers.

The basketball player made a lunge for the ball, but it went out of bounds.

There’s a tinge of hot spice in this soup.

The basement in this old house is in a state of dinge.

The politician gibed at his opponent in their televised debate.

The boy yelled to the bully, “Your gibes do not bother me!”

She uses such big words that I never get the gists of her speeches.

This door hinge has gotten quite squeaky.

The pageboy called to his Lord, “My liege, shall I bring you your suit of armor?”

Arrgh, a midge just flew up my nose.

Let’s stop for a break when we get top that mountain ridge.

Don’t lean too close to the campfire or you’ll singe your hair.

The runner was able to dodge two tacklers and ran for a touchdown.

Check out that funny-looking wodge of petrified rock.

Give your dad a gentle nudge to wake him from his nap.

   
     
     
Introduction to the “ER” sound: There are LOTS of different ways to spell the “ER” sound, and we’ll eventually get to all of them. But we’ll need to be at a point in our phonics activities where we’ve gone beyond just single syllable words, where we’ll see spellings like in “chauffeur,” “lacquer,” “courage,” “dollar,” etc. Below, we will stick to just the most frequent spellings of the “ER” sound. 
   

ACTIVITY 48) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “ER”:

Er, would it be impolite of me to ask for another piece of pie?

I just learned about a “sea eagle” that’s called an “ern.” (Also spelled “erne.”)

I saw her at the party with a pretty new dress.

You can have three pieces of candy per person.

The fishing trawler spotted a large berg in the distance.

My two favorite Muppets characters are Bert and Ernie.

Water this potted fern about every four days.

I cleaned the counters so well that you could barely find a single germ on them.

My Uncle Herb grew a handlebar mustache.

What’s the primary herb that you used to season the soup?

Check that out, it’s a farm with a herd of buffalo!

I think that this purple jacket is hers.

That rude jerk at the checkout counter ought to be fired.

Mrs. Kern says that we’re going to dissect a frog in biology class tomorrow!

That new kid is a nerd all right, but man is he super smart!

Our dog loves to bat around this Nerf ball.

In Dad’s new job, he gets the perk of having a company-owned car.

Kids, I’m going to the beauty salon to get a perm.

The detective said, “Folks, I think we’ve caught the perp who broke into Mr. Daniels’ house.

Sally seems to never have an “off” day, and she’s always pert and sprightly.

In history, we studied the life of a serf who lived under a feudal lord in the Middle Ages.

The President was reelected to a second term of office.

I fed a tern some bread crumbs down at the harbor today.

The word “cat” is not a verb; it’s a noun.

We’re excited that Uncle Vern is going to take us to a rodeo.

The prosecutor asked, “Mrs. Jones, where were you on the night that your husband disappeared?”

“Wert” is an archaic form of “were,” as in “Thou wert born to lead a nation.”

The fishermen were frustrated that lots of bergs had floated into their favorite fishing area.

There was a famous comedian in the 20th century named Milton Berle.

Max Ernst was a modern artist who created bizarre “surreal” paintings.

It was so humid in the rainforest that fog was floating among the ferns.

Wash your hands well to kill all of those germs that are on your fingers!

I hear that Herb’s reading a book about computer programming.

I have laced the salad with three different herbs from our garden.

We saw many herds of cattle on our drive through Texas.

That golfer jerks on his downswing, and that’s why he can’t hit the golf ball very well.

Mrs. Kern’s daughter is a doctor, and she’s going to talk to our class next week.

Merge carefully when you’re on the on-ramp to the interstate.

Aunt Merle is bringing her famous carrot cake for us to have for dessert tonight.

The nerds in our class tend to sit at that table during library time.

You had a lot of nerve suggesting to the boss that he was wrong about that!

One of the perks of my job is that I get to keep frequent flyer airline points for personal use.

Lydia said to Natasha, “I’ve already done four perms so far today.”

This morning, the judge sentenced three robbery perps to jail time.

Serfs during the Middle Ages led a brutally difficult life.

Mom chose a serge fabric for the dressmaker to use in making mom a new dress.

That pro’s tennis serve has been somewhat off for him lately.

Which of these four terms describes a word that’s spelled the same backwards as it is forwards?

Terns started to fly above me when I pulled out my sandwich, because they thought that I’d feed them.

The store clerk started to get terse with me after I tried on my sixth pair of shoes.

To “run” and to “jump” are both examples of verbs.

I think that the scientists are on the verge of a medical breakthrough here.

Vern’s fishing pole snapped in half, and he let out a loud curse.

Let’s just sing the third verse of this hymn.

The saxophonist played his solo with lots of verve.

The clerk was very helpful and took me right to the section of the store where I found what I needed.

I love how, in the Hagar the Horrible comic strip, the dog Snert wears a Viking helmet!

We learned that the sperm whale is the largest of the “toothed” whales on Earth.

The coach had a stern look on his face after Todd fumbled the football.

That twerp had the gall to try to borrow money from me!

ACTIVITY 49) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “UR”:

I grew up living in an urb of New York City.

My grandpa was cremated and his ashes were in that urn.

That cur would disappear from the scene if there was any work to be done.

Gross me out; there’s cat fur in my cereal!

I urge you to reconsider your opinion about this.

This museum has some urns from Ancient Rome.

This story is about a boy in the 1500s who lived in a burg surrounded by castle walls.

Burl Ives voiced the snowman in the children’s Christmas TV show about Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.

The huge burl on the trunk of that tree makes it look like the tree has a wart!

In our town, you’re not allowed to burn leaves, and you must bag them.

I can’t believe this, but I just heard my dog burp.

In 1804, there was a famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.

Somehow we’ve got to sand down the burr on the edge of this metal.

A bunch of burs are sticking to my pants from our walk in the woods.

Burt Reynolds was a popular actor in the late 1900s, getting his start on the TV show “Gunsmoke.”

Whoa, did you see that car drive up over the curb?

I love to spread lemon curd onto a slice of pound cake.

She likes to curl weights as part of her exercise routine.

There’s a word that rhymes with “purr” that describes a similar sound; the word is “curr.”

Those curs at that sham company bilked my Gran out of a thousand dollars!

I went with my friends Curt and Zack to the swimming hole.

I’m not sure that I like the new boss, as he seems to be very curt with people.

That durn cat keeps getting under my feet and tripping me up.

Watch closely and I’ll show you the proper way to furl the American flag.

These furs look real, but they are not made from live animals.

Show me how far you can hurl a softball.

It didn’t hurt much when the nurse gave me my shot.

Turkey had to fend off another Kurd attack today.

Kurt Vonnegut was perhaps best known for his novel “Slaughterhouse-Five,” about the Vietnam war.

I wonder what evil thoughts lurk in the brain of that criminal mastermind.

As he walked through the murk of the swamp, he hoped that he wouldn’t become dinner for a gator.

My cat will purr after I stroke his fur just one time.

She exclaimed, “I can hardly wait to go surf those giant waves!”

Please go take a shower, because you smell like a turd.

Turf was flying every which way, as the football players’ cleats slammed into the grassy field.

For centuries, the Turk army of the Ottoman Empire was highly trained.

When you turn into our cul-de-sac, our house is the third one on the right.

The Mongolian nomad folded up his yurt, ready to travel yet again.

We were flying so high that the cars on the ground were just a blur.

After Gran had her stroke, it was some time before she could speak again without a little slur in her voice.

The coach gave a rousing speech to spur her team on to play hard in the game.

We urged Dad to get the family a membership at the YMCA.

We live ten miles from downtown, out in the surrounding burbs.

Aaron Burr’s aim was accurate, and his bullet mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton.

The burrs on these machine parts are lowering the quality of our final product.

The lad grew up in a burgh near Edinburgh.

Their army was not strong enough to take over burgs that had strong fortifications.

Edmund Burke was a U. K. statesman, economist, and philosopher who lived in the 1700s.

The photographer had an odd attraction to taking shots of tree burls.

Rubbing alcohol burns if you pour it on an open cut.

I love the burnt crust on top of the dessert creme brulee.

The bully let out three rude, loud burps and got sent to the Principal.

I store some extra cash in a burse on the top shelf of my bedroom closet.

The dam burst, and roiling floodwaters headed toward the town.

Police were located at many curbs to help manage the crowds during the annual parade.

Little miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds, and she gagged.

Betty has such pretty, natural curls in her hair.

The Scooby-Doo episode was called “The Curse of the Mummy Who Sneezed.”

Centuries ago, their family lineage had been curst by an evil witch.

That baseball pitcher can throw a killer curve ball.

Last year The Black Knight durst Sir Lancelot to compete in a joust.

The judge’s white wig had the hair rolled up into furls.

The small fishing boat was being tossed about in a powerful gurge.

Every time that track star hurls the javelin, she lets out a loud shriek.

My left hip hurts when I have to climb stairs.

My friend Kurt’s cat scratched me today.

What evil creature lurks in the water below our boat?

My Mom has been a nurse throughout her entire career.

The King made a purge of all government officials who had been stealing money.

Our cat purrs non-stop when she hops up into my lap.

We gave Mom a pretty new leather purse for Christmas.

My friend Andy surfs in big competitions.

Lately, there seems to be a surge in computer-hacking activity.

When you cross this field of cattle, make sure that you don’t step on their turds.

The Turks do not get along with their neighbors the Kurds.

Take three more right turns, and we’ll be there.

Can you buy some wurst at the butcher’s?

The hill was covered with yurts that were set up my the Mongolian nomads.

We’ve got to come up with a short, hard-hitting blurb to describe our new product.

My vision blurs if I stand up too fast from sitting on the floor.

I heard Susie blurt out, “There’s a spider on my desk!”

In China and Japan, it is considered polite to loudly slurp your noodles, as a compliment to the chef!

The politician railed at his opponent, “Your vicious slurs on my character will only get more of my backers out to vote!

I fear that I must spurn my son, as his values are now completely different from mine.

The rider lightly tapped the sides of his horse with his spurs.

Water will spurt from three different leaky places in that hose.

ACTIVITY 50) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “IR”:

It will REALLY irk me if she’s late yet again!

Look at how pretty the snow looks on that big fir tree.

Queen Elizabeth called for Sir Walter Raleigh to come meet with her.

It really irks me when Timmy chews on his fingernails.

I saw a cool bird at the zoo today, and it’s called a cockatoo.

How those loggers birl a floating log and don’t fall into the water, I’ll never understand!

That guy Dirk is tough, just like his name is.

Please sweep up the dirt in the garage.

Hold your baseball bat with a firm grip.

We’ll cut down those firs on our farm and sell them as Christmas trees.

We’ll gird the enemy troops by backing them up against that high canyon wall.

That young girl has a sweet singing voice.

My favorite sci-fi character is Captain Kirk, of Star Trek fame.

Sirs, your dining table will be ready in just another five minutes.

Stir your tea until the sugar melts in it.

They heard the whir of a camera drone near them.

It totally irked me when you spilled my big secret to my friends.

A huge flock of birds whizzed by overhead.

They sang a depressing dirge at the fallen soldier’s funeral.

At the museum, they showed how water will seep into different kinds of dirts at different rates of speed.

There are a ton of law firms in this city.

I am starting first grade next week.

In this scene in the movie, the hero girds himself for his upcoming battle with the monster.

You can invite up to fifteen girls to your birthday party.

The pilot said, “I will NOT flirt with danger, and I can’t fly the helicopter down into that canyon.

The bagpipe started up and let out a tremendous skirl.

Skirr as fast as you can, and get this message to the Queen!

I think that this skirt will go perfectly with my new shoes.

With an evil smirk, the villain tied his prisoner to a chair.

The family stirp that you see on this page is all related to Thomas Jefferson.

Watch how the chef gently stirs the egg whites into his concoction.

Swirl this in your mouth and see how it fizzes up.

At this point in the dance, the lady must twirl around three times.

This merry-go-round will whirl around at a pretty fast speed.

This new electric fan whirs with almost no noise.

ACTIVITY 51) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “EAR”:

Uncle Earl is taking me to fish for trout.

The king asked me how the earl in Dorset is doing.

You’ll earn a prize if you can make five free throws in a row.

I hear that the earls in Scotland are raising their own army.

Mom earns some extra spending money tutoring some kids at my school.

I heard that the Rolling Stones are coming to town to give a concert.

What did you learn at school today?

Dad gave Mom a beautiful pearl necklace for her birthday.

This frigid winter makes me yearn for a few days at a warm beach.

ACTIVITY 52) THE “ER” SOUND SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS “OR”:

Can you spell the word “tough” for me?

Work on this for three hours and then take a break.

Fran, let me teach you how to put a worm on a fishhook.

Class, try to make your written arguments crisp and concise, shooting for no more than 1,000 words.

Mom, can you show me how the washing machine works?

Mom, Dad, you’ve got to be the greatest parents in the world!

Watch how this snake worms its way to the bird’s eggs.

Thank goodness you were barely hurt; your cuts could have been a lot worse.

We all cackled when Mom yelled, “That’s the worst recipe that I’ve ever tried,” and we agreed with her!

ACTIVITY 53) THE “OR” SOUND SPELLED ONLY WITH THE LETTERS “OR”, “ORE,” & “OOR” (LONG-O SOUND ROLLS TO THE “ER” SOUND):

Should I make the dinner reservations for 6:00 or 7:00? 

From the wizard’s wand appeared a brightly-colored orb.

Look, I drew a creature that looks like an Orc from “Lord of the Rings.”

One thing that my Dad’s company does is drill for iron ore.

Our dog, who eats like a vacuum cleaner, didn’t leave a single ort for us to have to clean up from the floor.

I’m going out to buy a Christmas present for my sister.

Neither Grace nor Jane would taste a bite of their Dad’s sushi.

Let’s see if we can hike up to that tor; it looks like it will have a great view.

The aliens called the “Borg” in Star Trek are really creepy.

The fairies lit up the dark forest like little orbs of light.

An army of evil Orcs attacked the elves.

There was an exhibit of different metal ores at the Science Museum today.

Save the orts from our breakfast to feed to the pigs later today.

I’m going to bore into this piece of wood with my electric drill.

I was born on February 29 during a leap year.

I need to buy a leaf blower that can be powered with an electric cord.

The Earth’s core is estimated to be a toasty 9,392 degrees Fahrenheit!

Dad grunted, “I can’t get the derned cork out of this wine bottle.”

Our ancestors were from County Cork in Ireland.

Hot dog, Dad is grilling corn on the cob for dinner tonight.

Even though that new kid at school is kind of a dork, we still need to be nice to him!

Our dorm is quiet right now, because everyone is studying for final exams.

Mrs. Perez just gave birth to a daughter, and she and her husband have named her “Flor.”

My dad just traded in his Ford truck for a bigger one.

It’s shallow enough to ford the river right here.

The golfer yelled “FORE!” when his errant shot was headed toward players on the next hole.

Don’t pick that up with your fingers; use your fork for heaven’s sake!

I need to fill out this form and take it with me to the doctor.

We had fun building a snow fort today.

Al Gore was the U.S. vice-president for eight years.

That horror movie was all blood and gore!

The hikers took plenty of gorp with them to snack on.

I think that I want to learn how to play the French horn.

The lord will see you in his chambers.

Why do teenagers seem so interested in the lore of vampires?

Can I please have some more mashed potatoes?

The air is fresh, the sun is up, and it’s going to be a glorious morn.

My Uncle Mort has a stamp collection that’s worth lots of money.

Dad’s golfing buddy Norm had a hole-in-one today!

In the U.S., it’s a cultural norm to shake someone’s hand when you meet them.

It’s so hot that I’m sweating out of every pore of my body.

Yum, Mom’s grilling boneless pork chops for dinner.

The cargo ship with our furniture on it has docked at the port.

Drat, I think I’m starting to get a sore throat.

Please sort your dirty clothes into piles of whites and colors so that I can use bleach with just the whites.

I see that Matt tore up the test paper that he got an “F” on.

This raggedy old  T-shirt is way too torn up to bother mending it.

A “tort” is a legal term for a wrongful action that is harmful in some way to another person.

I wore my new red sneakers to basketball practice today.

I love the character Lieutenant Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

I’ve only worn this suit one time.

The book started with, “In times of yore, it’s said that there might have actually been dragons.”

Someone knocked on the door and left a package.

The travelers came upon a magical orbed city that shone in a blaze of color.

Kids, how can you possibly be bored on such a perfect day; get outside and play some games.

Look at how a woodpecker bores into a tree trunk searching for grubs to eat.

Our old coach was one of the game’s best, and for 20 years, the stadium has borne his name.

We’re going to need some long extension cords to get all of these guitar amplifiers set up.

I watched with wonder as Mom’s new kitchen device cored an apple in just seconds.

At the cores of their evil beings, their country’s generals knew that they could never win the war.

I’m putting used wine bottle corks into this glass jar, and when it fills up it will make a good kitchen decoration.

My favorite Halloween sweets are candy corns.

My dad spent a lot of years working in the Army Corps of Engineers.

I hate to admit this, but I tend to stay away from a couple of dorks in our grade.

The students in all of the dorms at our college took up a huge collection to donate to the tornado survivors.

The beauty of a fjord in Norway is indescribable.

The spaceship activated its force field as it entered an asteroid belt.

The automobile plant produced too many cars, so lots of new Fords were moved to a nearby parking lot.

At this point in the movie, our hero fords the river, so that the dogs tracking her will lose her scent.

In this fantasy story, dwarves living under the mountains forge the world’s best swords.

In the next four miles, you’ll hit two forks in the road; each time take the left one.

I hate it when our patients fill out our forms incorrectly.

Over decades, their country built a number of forts along their great river.

We saw footage of a rhino that gored a lion with its horn!

When the monster in this horror movie gores its prey, it lets out a shrill shriek.

We went to the beautiful Red River Gorge in Kentucky last fall.

In the British Open golf tournament, players kept hitting their balls into the thick gorse that lined the fairways.

A horde of tourists swarmed the Florida beach town at spring break.

The horns played wonderfully in the brass band’s performance.

The horse whinnied when it approached a rattlesnake unexpectedly.

With a name like “Horst,” his family ancestry might be Scandinavian or Germanic.

The lords who were seated at the table rose when the king walked in.

The professor talked about the lores of primitive tribes regarding health and medicine.

The mores of the alien society honored all life, whether complex intelligent beings, or tiny bugs.

Seven morns from now will be Christmas day!

The invention of Morse Code was a powerful innovation in communicating quickly across long distances.

The boss liked Norm’s suggestion at today’s staff meeting.

The norms of one culture may not apply at all to some other culture.

Going into the hot sauna will really open up your skin’s pores.

The ship’s captain could not recount how many different ports of call that she had been to.

The vet gave us some medicinal cream to get rid of the odd sores that were on our dog.

At the dressmaker’s shop, there were all sorts of different patterns to choose from among their various fabrics.

The yores of many cultures — far from each other — created similar stories, such as the “Cinderella Story.”

This song starts with a D-major chord.

Most of the doors in this old building need a new paint job.

The final score in the game was Rams, 35, Cardinals, 17.

You could see the scorn in the judge’s face as she sentenced the guilty defendant to many years in prison.

On our camping trip, we could hear dad snore, even though he was in a separate tent!

As I filled up our pig’s slop bucket, he let out a snort of approval!

I think that I sniffed a plant spore that makes my nose run.

My sister’s favorite sport is volleyball.

Please pick up some butter and milk at the grocery store on your way home.

I’ve always thought it weird that a standing stork will balance on just one leg.

The coming blizzard is going to be one heck of a storm.

The young prince was trained well in how to use a sword in battle.

Each U.S. President has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

One type of a human fingerprint has the shape that we call a “whorl.”

Sorry Mom, but I just spilled my milk onto the floor.

ACTIVITY 54) LETTER Y CAN ALSO SOUND LIKE EITHER “LONG-I” OR “SHORT-I”

       
“LONG-I” SOUND:
     

Let’s knock our chores off of our list by completing them one-by-one.

Cy Young won almost 100 more baseball games than any other pitcher in history.

Can you help me to find my wallet?

Ty Cobb was a famous baseball player known for his batting and running capabilities.

The sailor responded, “aye-aye captain” after being given an order.

I hated to say good-bye to my grandparents.

I want to dye this white towel purple.

I see better out of my left eye than my right one.

Lye has traditionally been used as a major ingredient in soap making.

I’d like a reuben sandwich on rye bread.

I need to buy some new dress shoes.

That sad romance movie made me cry at the end.

Are the clothes that are hanging on the clothesline dry yet?

Waiter, there’s a fly in my chicken soup!

Here, taste this delicious French fry cooked in duck fat.

There’s a new guy at work who’s an excellent computer programmer.

Can you ply the fire by putting on a couple of fresh logs?

I wish that you would not pry into my personal business.

I can see Superman flying way up in the sky!

That criminal boss is as sly as a fox.

This movie’s about a Russian spy who’s a double-agent.

It’s time to round the pigs up and get them back into their sty.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!

I’m not sure why anyone would enjoy that crazy sport.

My grandpa has a really wry sense of humor.

Everyone said their good-byes and went home from the party.

We watched their methods as they dyed different clothing articles.

Here are the varying colors of dyes that we can use to tie-dye your T-shirts.

In the 1960s, there was a great sit-com called the Dick Van Dyck show.

In this fantasy story, the one-eyed cyclops attacked the village.

Every time that Mom eyes a new flavored coffee, she wants to buy it to try it at home.

The sailboat captain had us gybe in a zig-zag course to take better advantage of the wind.

The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a creepy one.

This movie has gotten a lot of marketing hype, but the actual reviews say that it’s not very good.

Kyle Busch is a well-known American racecar driver.

They stored various lyes on their plantation, since they made their own soap.

Lyle Lovett is my favorite country music performer.

“Gomer Pyle” was a somewhat silly TV sitcom in the 1960s.

These bottles of whiskey are all made with ryes.

That little tyke always seems very happy-go-lucky.

I grew up on the River Tyne, in Northumberland in England.

This type of bread flour has lots of healthy fiber in it.

Wyze Labs is a U.S. company based in Seattle that specializes in smart home products and wireless cameras.

Do you think that we’ll find some great buys at the Black Friday sales?

The wizard will now scry future events using his crystal ball.

She is quite a spry lady, despite being 95 years old!

Why’d he think that I was mad at him when I wasn’t?

Why’s a smart person like her making such a bad decision?

The scenery at Bryce Canyon National Park is breathtaking.

The coach hyped the team up with his pre-game speech to them.

On TV interviews, this author really hypes his books, doesn’t he?

Look at all those cute little tykes at that birthday party in the corner of the restaurant.

I wonder how many different types of apples there are.

Dad, your gamesmanship will NOT psych me out, and I am going to whoop you in this chess game!

How many words can you rhyme with “boat?”

I am not a fan of that style of dress-making.

For herbs in this soup, let’s put in some rosemary and thyme.

   
    
“SHORT-I” SOUND:
    

Let’s get to the gym for a good hour of working out.

That guy always tries to gyp me when we’re trading Pokemon cards.

The vet found a little cyst inside our dog, but said that it is harmless.

There are four different gyms that you could join within a five-mile radius of your house.

That guy gyps a lot of people by selling low-quality fake products on the street corner.

We sang my favorite hymn, “Amazing Grace,” in church today.

I need to get a ride with Uber or Lyft since my car’s in the shop.

My friend Lynn wants to be a gymnast.

There are four species in the world of the “medium-sized” “big cat” that we often call a “lynx.”

Let’s sync our watches and meet exactly at 3:00 PM at the mall.

My wife is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

In Greek mythology, Styx is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld.

Harmless cysts can often be found in animal tissues.

The church’s music director let the congregation choose the hymns that we sang in today’s service.

The sergeant demands that each troop member syncs his marching steps with the others.

Scooby-Doo refused to go down into the mummy’s crypt alone.

Mrs. Flynn is going to let each one of us have a show-and-tell day in class this month.

         
   
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