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pea lead dean sea redeem tea mean peal deal read (Pres.) flea

pi li d di n si r di m ti mi n pi l di l ri d fli

clean heath bleak beat lean breathe wreath heave seal meat easy

kli n hi bli k bi t li n bri ri hi v si l mi t i zi

measles feature eager appeal speak least season heathen treason

mi z lz fi t i

pi l spi k li st si zn hi n tri zn

scene gene eve scheme theme complete supreme secret evil lenis

si n d i n i v ski m i m k m pli t su pri m si kr t i vl li n s

serene compete strategic veto lean extreme scenery procedure fever
s ri n k m pi t str ti d k vi t li n ks tri m si n ri pr si d fi v

steel decree referee see breech breed seed three bee free tree meet

sti l d kri ref ri si bri t bri d si d ri bi fri tri mi t

cheese beef deed geese feeble deepen feet agree flee esteem
t i z bi f di d i s fi bl di p n fi t

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Section 4 ‘ie’ - /

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Section 5 ‘i’ - /

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Section 6 ‘ei’ - /

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grief chief brief thief niece shriek piece priest believe achieve

ri f t i f bri f i f ni s ri k pi s pri st b li v t i v

siege slieve besiege mien

si d sli v b si d mi n

a). technique unique oblique physique critique antique clique boutique
tek ni k ju ni k bli k f zi k kr ti k æn ti k kli k bu ti k

b). machine morphine cuisine sardine iodine
m i n m" fi n kw zi n s$ di n a di n

c). fatigue intrigue naive kiwi police policeman mosquito prestige
f ti n tri na i v ki wi p li s p li sm n m ski t pres ti

ski suite trio
ski swi t tri

receive conceive conceit deceive receipt ceiling seize counterfeit
r si v k n si v k n si t d si v r si t si l ' si z ka nt fi t

protein caffeine

pr ti n kæfi n

species rabies key geyzer people feoff

spi i z re bi z ki i z pi pl fi f

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Section 7 ‘i’ - /

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Section 8 Past Tense/Past participle/adjectival ‘-ed’ - /

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Section 9 ‘y’ - /

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kit wit sip fit pill bill wig big prig lid grim skim trigger simmer

k t w t s p f t p l b l w b pr l d r m sk m tr

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picture quiz stiff fix kiss limb shrimp twinkle list fist riddle

p kt kw z st f f ks k s l m r mp tw 'kl l st f st r dl

pillow credit rigid civic definite basis dining phonetic implicit

p l kred t r d d s v k def n t be s s da n ' f net k m pl s t

crystal gypsy mystery sympathy gym

kr stl d psi m st ri s mp i d m

a). waited painted pelted fainted bolted fitted darted dated printed
we t d pe nt d pelt d fe nt d b lt d f t d d$ t d de t d pr nt d

recollected cemented hinted corrected mended guarded needed
rek lekt d s ment d h nt d k rekt d mend d $ d d ni d d

b). learned wicked crooked wretched ragged sacred beloved blessed
l( n d w k d kr k d ret d ræ d se kr d b l)v d bles d

naked / ne k d/ kindred / k ndr d/

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Section 10 unstressed ‘a’ in the suffix ‘ -age’ - /

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Section 11 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 12 CONTRAST /

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Section 13 SENTENCES /

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Edith visits Egipt.

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Eve eats in the evenings.

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Steve is beating Peter.

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Leave this seat free, Bill, please!

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Eton, Ely and Ipswich are in England.

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Pretty Rita and her sister Liz.

7.

Silly Syd bit his lips.

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luggage manage passage package savage language wreckage courage

l) d mæn d pæs d pæk d sæv d læn w d rek d k)r d

carriage mortgage heritage image mileage patronage

kær d m" d her t d m d ma l d pætr n d

breeches guinea forehead build guild guitar biscuit circuit busy women
br t z ni f*r d b ld ld t$ b sk t s( k t b zi w m n

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled
with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with
nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means
comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a
shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube-
shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke with
panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs,
and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors.

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Section 15 ‘e’ - /

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a). red bed peg bend bet well length step net set egg sell guess bench
red bed pe bend bet wel le' step net set e sel es bent

theft chess fence cassette coquette defense grotesque finesse
eft t es fens k set k ket d fens r tesk f nes

petty settle merry tennis penny sensor pencil entry tender shepherd
peti setl meri ten s peni sens pensl entri tend ep d

centre exit extra flexible hexagon
sent e z t ekstr fleks bl heks

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b). devil merit credit polemic cherish peril phonetic epic edit relish
devl mer t kred t p lem k t er perl f net k ep k ed t rel

very levy credit metal medal petal level lemon legend leper venom
veri levi kred t metl pedl petl levl lemn led nd lep ven m

melon ego never
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c). insect index protest (n.) aspect reflex content (n.) congress
nsekt ndeks pr test æspekt ri fleks k*ntent k*' res

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Section 16 ‘ea’ - /

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Section 17 ‘a’ - /

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Section 18 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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a). threat health breath deaf thread sweat stead spread read (

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ret hel bre def red swet sted spred red

dead dread head bread lead (metal) wealth realm leant leapt meant

ded dred hed bred led wel relm lent lept ment

tread dealt dreamt breast cleanse instead

tred delt dremt brest klenz n sted

b). breakfast measure pleasure feather heather heavy pleasant
brekf st me ple fe he hevi pleznt

jealous zealous already cleanly heaven weather leather ready

d el s zel s " l redi klenli hevn we le redi

steady treasure peasant threaten weapon

stedi tre peznt retn wepn

many any anybody anywhere anything anyhow anyone ate

meni eni en b*di en we en

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jeopardy jeopardize leopard said again against says bury burial

d ep di d ep da z lep d sed

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Section 19 ‘a’ - /

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Section 20 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 21 CONTRAST /

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a). lag mad bag rag sad dab pal cat rat cap pat map fat sap chat mat

læ mæd bæ ræ sæd dæb pæl kæt ræt kæp pæt mæp fæt sæp t æt mæt

gap gnat man tan can plan tram ban fan gas lax tax wax hag nag
æp næt mæn tæn kæn plæn træm bæn fæn æs læks wæks hæ næ

back fact tank pant stand scalp stamp hang damp band gang match
bæk fækt tæ'k pænt stænd skælp stæmp hæ' dæmp bænd æ' mæt

quack land camp track smash latch pack ash ant cant add lass
kwæk lænd kæmp træk smæ læt pæk æ ænt kænt æd læs

b). classify flabbergast parrot hammock banner hammer bladder hallow
klæs fa flæb $ st pær t hæm k bæn hæm blæd hæl

dagger scatter happy batty flappy narrow adder carry arrow grammar
dæ skæt hæpi bæti flæpi nær æd kæri ær ræm

barrel dandy drastic candour axis phantom tangle canvas maxim
bærl dændi dræst k kænd æks s fænt m tæ' l kænv s mæks m

album cattle banter apple axle habit cabin famine arid banish
ælb m kætl bænt æpl æksl hæb t kæb n fæm n ær d bæn

panick static rava e ration companion patio canyon ravel panel
pæn k stæt k ræv d ræ n k m pænj n pæti

kænj n rævl pænl

talent camel lamour manor palate baron madam shadow palace
tæl nt kæml læm mæn pæl t bær n mæd m æd pæl s

café plateau placard ragout ransack kidnap co nac climax
kæfe plæt plæk$ d ræ u rænsæk k dnæp k*njæk kla mæks

plait plaid salmon

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Section 21 CONTRAST /

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Section 22 SENTENCES /

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Yes, Ken can.

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Jessie and Matt like jazz best.

3.

A lad leapt over the beck and went back.

4.

A black cat sat near a TV set.

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There was an X on the handle of an axe.

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Eddie added seven and ten.

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Sam ate blackberry jam.

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Emma’s granny’s gems.

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Barrie buried the man in the sand.

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Ben’s band’s best.

Section 23 PASSAGE. Identify words with /

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There’s Mr. Baggins now, that I work for. He told me that they were sailing
and he knows a bit about Elves. And old Mr. Bilbo knew more: many’s the
talk I had with him when I was a little lad. Oh, they’re both cracked, said Ted.
Leastways old Bilbo was cracked, and Frodo’s cracking. If that’s where you
get your news from, you’ll never want for moonshine. Well, friends, I’m off
home. Your good health! He drained his mug and went out noisily. Sam sat
silent and said no more. He had a good deal to think about. For one thing, there
was a lot to do up in the Bag End garden, and he would have a busy day
tomorrow,