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Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud and softer sounds. clapping hands a worm moving stamping feet a bud blooming

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Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud and softer sounds.

  1. clapping hands
  2. a worm moving
  3. stamping feet
  4. a bud blooming
  5. a butterfly flying
  6. a feather dropping
  7. an ant walking
  8. a car moving
  9. the wind blowing
  10. ssshhhh
  11. whisper
  12. tiptoe
  13. a leaf falling
Loud sounds Softer sounds
   
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Loud sounds Softer sounds
  1. Clapping hands
  2. Stamping feet 
  3. A car moving
  1. A worm moving 
  2. A bud blooming
  3. A butterfly flying 
  4. A feather dropping 
  5. An ant walking
  6. The wind blowing 
  7. Ssshhhh 
  8. Whisper
  9. A leaf falling 
  10. Tiptoe
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Chapter 5.1: Don’t be Afraid of the Dark - Don’t be Afraid of the Dark [Page 79]

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Chapter 5.1 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
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