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The lost teddy bear

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Follow a short story with a happy ending.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

teddy bear
A soft toy bear.
worried
Unhappy because you think something bad may happen.
hug
To put your arms around someone.

Answer key

  1. Emma left her teddy bear at the supermarket.The h of “her” is weak.
  2. She was very worried and could not sleep.Listen for both words in “could not”.
  3. The next day, her dad drove her back to the shop.The h of “her” is weak in “drove her back”.
  4. A kind woman at the checkout had kept it safe.“Had kept it” is the past perfect. “Check-out” with a hyphen is also accepted.
  5. Emma hugged her bear and said thank you.The -ed of “hugged” is a d sound.