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ABOUT
Daddy is reading a story about a duck.
It is about time to go to bed.
It is nearly time to go to bed.
ABOVE
The airplane is above the clouds.
The clouds are above the city.
ACCIDENT
The car had an accident.
Paul had an accident with his milk.
ACROBAT
An acrobat can do tricks.
We see acrobats at the circus.
ACROSS
Mark hopped across the room on one foot.
Eric lives across the street from Mark.
ACT(acts/acted/acting)
The children are acting our a story.
They are playing they are bears.
Sandy acts as if he wants to help.
ADDRESS
Ann knows her address.
She can tell where she lives.
AFRAID
Little children are sometimes afraid of big dogs.
AFTER
Sue will not eat her candy till after lunch.
Bobby ran after the baby.
AFTERNOON
Afternoon is after the clock says noon.
Do you take an afternoon nap?
AGAIN
John said to Daddy, "Do it again."
John wants Daddy to lift him once more.
He likes to be lifted again and again.
AGAINST
The ladder is learning against the wall.
David and Jim are playing against Mike and Tony.
AGO
Children played with there toys a long time ago.
AIR
Fresh air is coming in the window.
We breathe air.
Air covers the whole earth.
AIRPLANE
An airplane is a machine that flies.
Airplanes carry people.
They carry mail and many other things.
AIRPORT
An airplane is taking off from the airport.
Airplanes land at airports too.
ALIKE
The two red shapes are alike.
The yellow shapes are not alike.
ALIVE
These are alive. These are not alive.
Are you alive?
ALLIGATOR
An alligator is a big animal with thick skin.
ALMOST
Almost means nearly.
Nine pennies almost make a dime.
ALONE
Lisa is alone. Nobody is with her.
ALONG
Jane's mother said, "Come along to the store with me".
These are things to see along the way.
ALPHABET
The alphabet has 26 letters.
Polly knows the alphabet.
ALWAYS
The light is always on. It is on all the time.
Ken always hits the ball. He hits it every time.
ANIMALS
These are all animals. There are many, many more kinds.
bear and cub
clam
jackrabbit
earth worm
jelly fish
lizard
queen conch
rattlesnake
beaver
salmon
porcupine
hippopotamus
pigeon
dolphin
duck and duckling
deer and fawn
lobster
opossum
horse and colt
goat and kid
spider
starfish
raccoon
bullfrog and tadpole
butterfly and cocoon
cow and calf
ANKLE
Touch one of your ankles.
Bend the ankle.
ANOTHER
Pam wants another cookie.
She already has one cookie.
ANSWER(answers/answered/answering)
Daddy answered the telephone.
“What has an eye but can’t see?”Do you know the answer to this riddle?
ANT
An ant is an insect.
Most ants live in the ground.
Any
Johnny doesn’t want any more.
ANYONE
Can anyone jump as high as the moon?
No,nobody can.
ANYTHING
Barbara will eat anything her mother puts on her plate.
She likes any kind of food.
APARTMENT
This apartment is Bill’s home.
It is in a big apartment building.
APE
An ape has long arms and no tail.
Apes can stand and walk on two feet.
APPLE
An apple is a fruit.
Apples grow on trees.
Apples are red or green or yellow.
APRIL
April is a month.
Some years Easter comes in April.
APRON
An apron keeps clothes clean.
These are all aprons.
AQUARIUM
An aquarium is a bowl or tank for fish to live in.
A building with many kinds of fish to look at is an aquarium too.
ARM
Tom has one arm up.
Debby is sitting on the arm of Daddy’s chair.
AROUND
The hands of the clock go around in a circle.
The squirrels ran around the tree.
ARROW
An arrow for a bow is a thin pointed stick.
Signs that point the way to go are arrows too.
ASK (asks/asked/asking)
Susan asked joan to come over and play.
Karen is going to ask Santa Claus for crayons.
Timmy is always asking why.
ASLEEP
Rachel is asleep.
ASTRONAUT
An astronaut rides out in space.
Some astronauts have been to the moon.
AT
Jerry and Jennifer are at the museum.
Jerry is looking at a dinosaur.
Jennifer is looking at the clock.
Their bus leaves at noon.
AUGUST
August is a month.
August comes after July.
AUNT
Sarah and sam have two aunts.
Aunt Helen is their mother’s sister.
Aunt Edith is their father’s sister.
AUTOMOBILE
One automobile has a good place for pets.
Automobiles are often called cars.
AWAKE
Sharon is awake.
She is not asleep.
AWAY
The boat is far away.
Ned threw away his broken toy.
