1. Wilson Reading System
Substep 1.4

2. Part 1
Sound Cards
Quick Drill

3. a apple /a/
a

4. e Ed /e/
e

5. i itch /i/
i

6. o octopus /o/
o

7. u umbrella /u/
u

8. b bat /b/
b

9. c cat /k/
c

10. d dog /d/
d

11. f fun /f/
f

12. g game /g/
g

13. h hat /h/
h

14. j jug /j/
j

15. k kite /k/
k

16. l lamp /l/
l

17. m man /m/
m

18. n nut /n/
n

19. p pan /p/
p

20. r rat /r/
r

21. s snake /s/
s

22. t top /t/
t

23. v van /v/
v

24. w wind /w/
w

25. x fox /ks/
x

26. y yellow /y/
y

27. z zebra /z/
z

28. digraphs
Consonants ‘stick together’ to form one
sound, even though there are two letters.
That is why they are on one card. They
are not separated.

29. Chicken
qu
Letter
Q is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its
friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation
has no vowel sound. Qu is a digraph as well.

30. th thumb /th/
th

31. ch chin /ch/
ch

32. sh ship /sh/
sh

33. wh whistle /w/
wh

34. ck sock /k/
ck

35. Part 2
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Reading

36. *** BONUS LETTERS***
m i s s
This word has three sounds, but it needs another
s. Even though there are two s’s, there is only
one sound. This happens when an s follows a
short vowel at the end of a word.

37. Words with bonus letters
lass
kiss
fuss
fall
bill
tell
buff

38. Welded Sound: ALL
• All changes the short a sound to /o/
m all
b
c
f

39. Part 3
Wordcards

40. Part 4
Wordlist
Reading

41. shell

42. miss

43. fill

44. doll

45. chill

46. well

47. mass

48. will

49. fall

50. ball

51. cuff

52. kiss

53. puff

54. hill

55. Russ

56. mess

57. bell

58. huff

59. hall

60. tall

61. thill

62. raff

63. poss

64. vell

65. hoff

66. hess

67. kell

68. zuff

69. rull

70. zall

71. poff

72. tuss

73. Part 5
Sentence
Reading

74. I will huff and
puff up the
big hill.

75. Bill has been
sick.

76. Did Chet get
the red shell?

77. Bess had a
big kiss for
her dad.

78. Beth sat in
the den with
Bill.

79. Tim will fill the
dish with fish.

80. Bill had to
mop up the
mess.

81. The bug fell
in the web.

82. Did Dad yell
at Tim?

83. Bev got a chill
in the tub.

84. Jack had to
sell his pig.

85. Ed will kill the
big bug.

86. This hall is a
mess!

87. Mom did not
miss the mud
at all.

88. Sid fell on the
path.

89. Toss the ball
to Kim.

90. Will Jill and
Russ go to
the mall?

91. Can you call
the pup?

92. Bess will go
to the mall.

93. Dad had the
red ball for
Jen.

94. Did Jill hiss at
the bad dog?

95. Dad will fill
the cup with
pop.

96. Ben had fun
with the lass.

97. Ted will not
jog in this fog.

98. Bob had a big
kiss from
Meg.

99. Part 6
Quick Drill
(in reverse)

100. a b c d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p qu r s
t u v w x y z
sh th ch wh ck all

101. Part 7
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Spelling

102. Bonus letters get a
Which words below should get a
bel tax
pat fus
muf tin
lad mil

103. Bonus letters get a
Which words below should get a
bell tax
pat fuss
muff tin
lad mill

104. RULE
Words with /z/ sound of s are never
doubled. These are words like
has
is

105. Part 8
Written Work
Dictation: sounds,
words, sentences

106. Part 9
Controlled
Passage
Reading

107. Part 10
Listening
Comprehension