Word Formulation. Visual: Spoken: Meaning:

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1 Spell the word first: c - h - i - c - k - e - n The trainer pronounces the whole word: chicken Then repeat the word: chicken a domestic fowl. Plural: chickens She raises chickens. The baby chickens hatched today. Their one chicken laid four eggs. The chickens wandered in the field. I was in charge of feeding the chickens. We decorated chicken eggs for Easter. There were hundreds of stray chickens. I sat down to play with the baby chickens. Mom said I could not have a pet chicken. Chickens are very funny to watch.

2 Spell the word first: c - h - i - l - d The trainer pronounces the whole word: child Then repeat the word: child a person between birth and full growth. Plural: children The children were playing in the park. The child built a sand castle at the beach. Her child likes to play sports. My children went swimming in the pool. The teacher read a book to the children. The child stayed up past her bedtime. The children played through the night. There were many children at the game. His child was the team leader. Her child is six years old today.

3 Spell the word first: c - i - t - y The trainer pronounces the whole word: city Then repeat the word: city a large or important town. Plural: cities We went into the city to shop. New York City is very large! Chicago is called the 'Windy City'. Have you ever been in a city? Cities tend to be very busy places. The main airport is in the city. Driving in a big city is hectic. They put a big Christmas tree up in the city! There are many skyscrapers in the cities. I live about ten minutes from the inner city.

4 Spell the word first: c - l - o - c - k The trainer pronounces the whole word: clock Then repeat the word: clock an instrument for measuring and recording time. Plural: clocks We watched the clock to keep the time. Do you have a clock in your room? I have an alarm clock next to my bed. The clock on the wall was broken. My grandma has an old cuckoo clock. We fixed the broken clock in class. Her alarm clock rings to wake her up. He makes clocks with his grandfather. They have a clock in each room of their house. The clock I wear on my wrist is called a watch.

5 Spell the word first: c - o - a - t The trainer pronounces the whole word: coat Then repeat the word: coat an outer garment with sleeves that covers the upper body. Plural: coats We put on our coats to go out in the rain. He wore his heavy coat in the snow. Mom put our coats on tight. Her coat was bright red and white! They had plastic yellow coats for the rain. I had on a thick coat and three shirts! His long coat went down to his ankles. She hung her coat in the closet. My coat is too small for me now. We were not allowed to play outside without our coats.

6 Spell the word first: c - o - c - o - n - u - t The trainer pronounces the whole word: coconut Then repeat the word: coconut the large hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm. Plural: coconuts My dad has a coconut palm in our yard. I drank the milk from a coconut. Do you like the flavor of coconut milk? Many coconuts had fallen from the trees. They served our drinks in coconut shells. Coconut palms grow in the tropics. You will not find coconuts in the north. Coconut shells are hard to break open. A coconut can get to be a little heavy. You can also eat the inside lining of a coconut.

7 Spell the word first: c - o - o - k - i - e The trainer pronounces the whole word: cookie Then repeat the word: cookie any of various small flat sweet cakes. Plural: cookies We left out cookies and milk for Santa. I baked sugar cookies for the party. Mom always bakes my favorite cookies! Do you like to bake cookies? She made us gingerbread cookies! Mom packed a cookie with my lunch. I ordered a cookie and a cup of tea. He shared his cookie with me. Too many cookies will make you sick! I made one giant cookie for myself!

8 Spell the word first: c - o - r - n The trainer pronounces the whole word: corn Then repeat the word: corn tall cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears. Plural: corns I am making corn for dinner tonight. He picked many ears of corn in the field. She likes to have corn with her dinner. Corn is usually yellow in color. Corn flakes are made from corn. They eat their corn with butter and salt. Corn is a vegetable. How do you like your corn? Farmers grow corn in big fields. He likes to eat his corn on the cob.

9 Spell the word first: c - o - u - c - h The trainer pronounces the whole word: couch Then repeat the word: couch an upholstered seat for more than one person. Plural: couches We lie down on the couch to watch TV. I sat on the couch to watch my show. They have a bright green couch. She has three couches in her living room. He has a black leather couch. The couch here is quite uncomfortable. Her couch was too big for her living room. We all gathered on the couch to watch football. There were too many couches for us to choose from. Yesterday, my friend bought a new couch.

10 Spell the word first: c - o - w The trainer pronounces the whole word: cow Then repeat the word: cow a mature female of a bovine animal. Plural: cows The cows ate all the grass in the pasture. Our milk comes straight from our cows. The baby cow came up to the fence. Do you know how much a cow weighs? My uncle had a cow farm in Indiana. Beef comes from cows. She had a cow that she called 'Susie'. We waited for the cows to cross the road. Cows walk and move very slowly. Did you know that cows sleep standing up?