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Easy sentences for beginning readers. All the vowels are short except those in
the short very common words; A, THE, HE, SHE, ME, MY, TO and DO.
The number in the [brackets] below are the target times, in seconds, to hit 50 words / minute.
This is equal to the DIBELS target for the spring of 2nd grade.
  1. A CAT CAN BE A FUN PET IF YOU DO NOT HIT IT.
  2. DO NOT BUG A BIG KID, IT WILL GET HIM MAD.
  3. DID THAT MAN PUT A WET WIG ON HIS NOB?
  4. HE SAT ON A GOB OF GUM AND IT GOT HIM MAD. (45 WORDS) [54]
  1. I AM A MAN AM I NOT? I WILL NOT SHUT UP.
  2. THE BIG BED BUG BIT HIM ON HIS LEG.
  3. YUK IT UP, DO NOT BE SAD AND MAD.
  4. DO NOT BE A PIG, DO NOT HOG IT. (39 WORDS) [47]
  1. SHE SAT ON A BIG GOB OF GOO.
  2. THE HAT DID NOT FIT?
  3. PUT A BIT OF HAM ON A BUN AND PUT IT IN THE RED BAG.
  4. SHE WAS AS MAD AS A WET HEN. (36 WORDS) [43]
  1. DO NOT LET HIM UP TO BAT
  2. DO NOT PUT A HAT ON A BED.
  3. DID HE GET A HOT DOG ON A BIG BUN?
  4. HE BIT HIS LIP AND DID NOT NAG OR BEG. (35 WORDS) [42]
  1. THE DOG SAT ON A LOG WITH A BUG , A CAT AND A HOG.
  2. DID YOU GET ON A BUS OR GO BY CAB?
  3. THE RAT RAN IN A ZIG ZAG PATH -- THE CAT DID NOT GET HIM.
  4. THE HEN GOT A BUG AND PUT IT IN A BOX. (49 WORDS) [59]
  1. DID YOU SIT WITH HIS SIS AND HIS DAD?
  2. MY MOM AND DAD SAT WITH MY SIS IN A TAN VAN.
  3. THE MAD LAD SAT IN HIS HUT AND THAT WAS THAT.
  4. THAT IS MY PET DOG, DO NOT HIT IT WITH A BAT. (44 WORDS) [53]
  1. DO NOT PUT A CAT IN A BOX WITH A DOG.
  2. I AM FED UP WITH THAT DOG. HE HAS YET TO GET A RAT; I WILL GET RID OF HIM WHEN I CAN.
  3. THE FISH HAS A FIN ON HIM.
  4. PUT THE RED TOP ON THE TIN POT. (49 WORDS) [59]
  1. THE MAN HAD A PEG LEG; HE DID NOT RUN WITH THEM.
  2. DID YOU PUT A TAG ON THAT BIG RED DOG?
  3. YOU CAN NOT HUG A BUG; YOU CAN NOT PAT A RAT.
  4. I WILL NOT SIT ON THAT BOX; DO NOT GET IT. (45 WORDS) [54]

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