Run, Fig Pig, Run!
Practice Words
Words with the 'ea' vowel team, making /iΛ/ as in 'eat', /Ι/ as in 'head', or /eΙͺ/ as in 'break'.
Brave Fig Pig held his pick up high, his lamp was beaming bright. 'I'll reach the great black coal that this dark mine hides from sight!'
Down he crept where old lamps lit the walls and rails spread wide. Fig Pig felt so small, but puffed his chest out with pride.
Fig Pig spied a chest with a bright gold gleam. He gripped the sword and said, 'This is like a dream.'
Then Fig Pig saw a thick, wide web where a huge spider slept. He held his breath, sword in hand, and past the beast he crept.
Thin rails ran past a drop with a hot red gleam. Fig Pig felt great dread with each step on the beam.
Fig Pig found no coal, just a sword and a dream. Then he read the sign, squealed loud, and ran off with a scream.