Andrew and Alice asked if Annie's active animals were angry.
Bill and Betty baked brown bread for Barbara's baby.
Carol and Claire can cook carrots, corn, cabbage, and candy.
David's daddy's dog didn't dig dirt in the dark.
Everybody saw Eddie and the Eskimo enter the elevator on the elephant.
The funny furry fly flew far to the flowers.
Gary was glad to play games in grandmother's green garden.
Harry had a horrible headache and hated to hear Henry howl.
The important Indian was ill with injuries inside the igloo.
John got juice and jelly on his jacket when Judy jumped on him.
Kenny wasn't kind in kindergarten when he kicked Kate in the kitchen.
Lisa lost the large lemon for the lizard Lenny loved.
On Mondays Michael's mother Mary mostly mopped.
Nobody was nice to Nancy's neighbor Nick, but he was never nasty.
Oliver had an operation in October, and Oscar gave him an octopus.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
"Be quiet," said the queen quickly, "or I'll quarrel with your question!"
Ruth and Rachel ran after Richard's rabbit in the rain.
Sam said he was sorry he put salt in Sally's sandwich.
Tommy tricked Tim and took his train off the track.
Uncle was upset because he was unable to put his umbrella up.
Virginia visited Vicky and gave her violets and vegetables with vitamins.
When the weather is warm we will walk with William in the wild woods.
The excited experts explained that the extra X-rays were excellent.
Yesterday you yelled in the yard for a yellow yo-yo.
The zebra zoomed zig-zag in the zoo.

From Wallach, M. A., & Wallach, L. (1976).  Teaching all children to read.  Chicago:  University of Chicago Press.

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