Stop, Drop and Flop in The Slop
Stop, Drop and Flop in The Slop
Stop, Drop and Flop in The Slop
series.
It uses rhyme, repetition, illustration, and phonics to introduce
young readers to short vowel sounds and consonant blends
sound-outable letter combinations such as cl, tr, br, and st.
Starting on page 4, youll see three rhyming words on each left-
hand page. These words are part of the sentence on the facing
page. They all feature short vowels and consonant blends. As
the book progresses, the sentences become more challenging.
These sentences contain a discovery wordan extra rhyming
word in addition to those that appear on the left. Toward the
end of the book, the sentences contain two discovery words.
Children will delight in the increased confidence that finding
and decoding these words will bring. Theyll also enjoy looking for
the mouse that appears throughout the book. The mouse asks
readers to look for words that sound alike.
The bridge to literacy is one of the most important we will ever
cross. It is my hope that the Sounds Like Reading
series will
help young readers to hop,
gallop, and skip from one
side to the other!
Sincerely,
Brian P. Cleary
Look for me
to help you find
the words that
sound alike!
clam
swam
tram
4
The clam swam in the tram.
Can you find
three words that
sound alike?
plum
drum
glum
6
The plum on the drum is glum.
Can you find
three words that
sound alike?
drink
stink
blink
Can you find
the word that
sounds like drink,
stink, and blink?
8
The drink from the rink had
such a stink, it made him blink.
Fred
sled
sped
Can you find
the word that
sounds like Fred,
sped, and sled?
10
Fred sped his sled by the bed.
stop
drop
slop
Can you find
the word that
sounds like stop,
drop, and slop?
12
Stop, drop, and flop in the slop.
grass
brass
glass
Can you find
the word that
sounds like glass,
brass, and grass?
14
The glass and the brass were on
the grass after class.
frog
clog
smog
Can you find
the word that
sounds like frog,
clog, and smog?
16
The frog by the clog is in a fog
of smog.
stump
plump
grump
Can you find the
word that sounds
like stump, plump,
and grump?
18
The stump and the lump are by
the plump grump.
drab
crab
grab
Can you find
the word that
sounds like drab,
crab, and grab?
20
The drab crab can grab his scab.
grid
slid
skid
Can you find
the word that
sounds like grid,
slid, and skid?
22
The grid slid and made the kid skid.
Scott
trot
Spot
Can you find
two words that
sound like Scott,
trot, and Spot?
24
Scott got to trot with Spot to the plot.
spell
swell
smell
Can you find
two words that
sound like spell,
swell, and smell?
26
Nell can spell swell by the well
with the smell.
slug
snug
plug
28
The slug and pug slept snug on
the rug by the plug.
Can you find
two words that
sound like slug,
snug, and plug?
slim
skim
brim
Can you find
two words that
sound like slim,
skim, and brim?
30
Slim Kim drank a cup of skim
filled to the brim after a swim.
Brian P. Cleary is the author of the best-selling Words Are
CATegoricalseries as well as the Math Is CATegoricaland
Adventures in Memory