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Joy English · Level A2 · Stories for childrenjoy-english.com

The girl who could not whistle

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Follow a short story about practice and success.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

whistle
To make a high sound by blowing through your lips.
garden
Land next to a house where plants grow.
tiny
Very small.

Answer key

  1. All her friends could whistle except her.In “whistle” the h and the t are silent: “wis-sl”. The h of “her” is weak.
  2. Every morning she tried again in the garden.“Tried again” links: “try-da-gain”.
  3. At first, only air came out.The t of “at” is short. “Came out” links: “cay-mout”.
  4. One sunny afternoon, she heard a tiny sound.“Heard a” links: “her-da”. You can write one as a word or a digit.
  5. She ran inside to show her mother.“Ran inside” links. “Show her” sounds like “show-er”.

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