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Low Beginning Book 2
What’s Next?
A Multilevel Phonics Approach for ESL Students
Lia Conklin
New Readers Press
A Publishing Division of ProLiteracy

Contents
Lesson Topic Phonics Sight Words Page
1: Samsam Gets Lost Building
Directions
ou, ow
Review: short o
Review: j, q
–tion
answers, directions,
excuse, go, me, my,
need, question, woman,
your
4
2: Buying School
Supplies
Shopping
oo
Review: b, k, p
Review: ch, sh
–er
cashier, coupon,
dollars, everything,
folders, full, of, paper,
pencils, thirty‐two
12
3: Samsam’s English
Class
The
Classroom
short u
Review: f, l, r, v
Review: ck
–ing, –y
a little, a lot of, English,
feels, learn, likes, many,
reading, students, very
20
Review: Planning a
Celebration
Food
Review all short vowels
Review all consonants
directions, for, from,
going, her, like, school,
students, they, writing
28
Review: Planning a
Vacation
Vacation
Plans
Review all short vowels
Review all consonants
are, English, for, going,
is, need, their, they,
two, what
34
Answer Key 40

LESSON 1:
Samsam Gets Lost
ou, ow
Review short o
Look at the picture.
What is Samsam doing? What is the problem?
Did you get lost before?
Samsam stops in the lobby to ask a question. “Excuse me, how
do I get to my class?” The unfriendly woman frowns. “Go down
the hall and around the corner. Your class is on the right.”
“Thanks for helping me out,” Samsam says. “Just doing my job,”
the woman answers. Samsam follows the directions. She is not
lost now. What will Samsam need for class?
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Reading Comprehension: Write Yes or No. Then correct each No answer
by rewriting the sentence correctly on the line. Use the words in the box.
knows can down the hall
Yes
No
1. Samsam goes to the lobby.
2. She asks for directions.
3. The woman does not know the directions.
4. First, Samsam must go around the corner.
5. Her class is on the right-hand side.
6. Samsam thanks the woman.
7. Now she cannot find her class.
What do you think?
8. What will Samsam need for class?
9. What can you do if you don’t understand someone’s directions?
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Sentence Practice
Part 1: Complete the sentences with the short o, ou, and ow words in the box.
Copy each sentence.
job out frowns follows lobby around
now down stops not how on
stops
lobby
Samsam stops in the lobby to ask a question.
1. Samsam in the to ask a question.
2. “Excuse me, do I get to my class?”
3. The unfriendly woman .
4. “Go the hall and the corner.”
5. “Your class is the right.”
6. “Thanks for helping me ,” Samsam says.
7. “Just doing my ,” the woman answers.
8. Samsam the directions.
9. She is lost .
10. What will Samsam need for class?
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Part 2: Complete the sentences with the sight words in the box. Copy each sentence.
go me my woman directions
excuse need your answers question
question
Samsam stops in the lobby to ask a question.
1. Samsam stops in the lobby to ask a .
2. “ me, how do I get to class?”
3. The unfriendly frowns.
4. “ down the hall and around the corner.”
5. “ class is on the right.”
6. “Thanks for helping out,” Samsam says.
7. “Just doing my job,” the woman .
8. Samsam follows the .
9. She is not lost now.
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10. What will Samsam for class?
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Word Family Practice
Practice these word families.
Word Family:
out
Word Family:
own
sh out =
shout
Now make new words with these new letters.
d own =
t own =
down
town
1. ab out =
2. st out =
3. tr out =
4. p out =
Now make new words with these new letters.
1. cl own =
2. fr own =
3. cr own =
4. br own =
Word Family:
ound
Word Family:
ow
s ound =
sound
n ow =
now
ar ound =
around
h ow =
how
Now make new words with these new letters.
1. r ound =
2. gr ound =
3. f ound =
4. p ound =
Now make new words with these new letters.
1. c ow =
2. b ow =
3. w ow =
4. p ow =
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Listening Activities
Part 1: Word Families: Listen to the three words. Two of the words are in
the same word family. Put an X in the box for the word that is not in the word family.
Example:
X
1.
2.
3.
4.
Part 2: Minimal Pairs: Listen to the two words. Each word has three
sounds. Two of the sounds are the same, and one sound is different. Put an X in the
box where you hear the different sound.
Example: X
1.
2.
3.
4.
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5.
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Listening Quizzes
Part 1: Letter Sounds: Listen and write the missing letters.
1. owns 7. no
2. own 8. frow s
3. ow 9. no
4. n 10. arou
5. ob 11. dow
6. ot 12. jo
Part 2: Word Families: Listen and write the short o, ou, or ow words.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
Part 3: Sound Match: Listen and circle the words you hear.
1. around round ground
2. about shout out
3. down Don done
4. how now cow
5. jog John job
6. lost lock lot
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Part 4: Sight Words: Listen and write the sight words.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Part 5: Dictation: Listen and complete the sentences.
1. Samsam
to ask a .
2. “ me,
get
class?”
3. “ hall
corner.”
4. “ class
right.”
5. “Thanks for helping ,” Samsam says.
6. Samsam .
7. She lost .
8. What will Samsam for class?
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