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The lost kite
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Follow a short story with past tense verbs.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- kite
- A light frame covered with cloth that flies in the wind.
- string
- A thin rope.
- farmer
- A person who owns or works on a farm.
Answer key
- On a windy day, Ben took his kite to the hill.The h of “his” is weak.
- It flew higher and higher.The h of “higher” is clear.
- Suddenly, the string broke.The stress in “suddenly” is on “sud”.
- The kite landed in a tall tree.“Landed in a” links together.
- A kind farmer climbed up and brought it back.“Climbed” has a silent b.