City Sounds

City sounds, pretty sounds,

Nitty-gritty city sounds.

Listen for the sounds you need

To teach you how to learn to read.

Dog on a leash,

Trying to get away.

“No, doggie! No!

Stay, stay, stay!”

r…..r…..r

Eee! Eee! Eee!

Screeched mama bird.

Dropped an egg,

Little boy heard.

e…..e…..e

Little boy’s mouth

Opens up wide.

He says, “E…”

It landed inside.

e…..e…..e

Air escapes;

Tire goes flat.

Lady in a car

Won’t like that.

s…..s…..s

Plane in the sky;

Looks like fun.

Let’s go fly;

Run, run, run.

n…..n…..n

Tapping, tapping,

Rhythm kid.

Tapping on the

Trashcan lid.

t…..t…..t

Oh no, oh no,

It’s three o’clock.

I’m late, I’m late

To see my doc.

o…..o…..o

Open up wide.

Looks pretty red.

Just say ahh…..

The doctor said.

o…..o…..o

Nail this sign

to the door.

Time to open

Up the store.

k…..k…..k

I,I,I

Get to ride

In this taxi.

Hop inside!

i…..i…..i

What a mess.

Gooey, goo.

Sticking to my

Favorite shoe.

i…..i…..i

Spit them out,

If you please.

You should not

Be eating seeds.

p…..p…..p

Locked my keys

in the car.

Not too smart!

Won’t go far.

d…..d…..d

l…..l…..l,

Children sing.

l…..l…..l,

Sing that thing:

l…..l…..l

Popsicle cold,

Popsicle sweet,

Hot summer day.

Popsicle treat.

m…..m…..m

Bees, bees, bees,

Please, please, please

Don’t land on my

Knees, knees, knees.

z…..z…..z

A, a, a

Look at me.

I’m so cool,

Can’t you see?

a…..a…..a

A, a, a

Baby cries.

Rock her now.

Mommy tries.

a…..a…..a

Running hard,

Running fast,

Running race,

Running last.

h…..h…..h

Baby makes

A baby sound.

Baby’s bottle

On the ground.

b…..b…..b

Revin’ up the motor.

Very nice bike.

Looking pretty cool,

Motorcycle Mike.

v…..v…..v

Gulping, gulping,

Gulp it down.

Listen to that

Gurgle sound.

g…..g…..g

“You! You! You!

Bring back my horse.”

The bad guy, he said,

“No!” of course.

u…..u…..u

Sheriff knocked him

On the ground.

Then he made a

Loud uh sound.

u…..u…..u

Here comes dog.

There goes cat.

Getting scared.

Hunched-up back.

f…..f…..f

Hold that jackhammer,

Break up the road.

Keep a tight grip on a

Heavy, heavy load.

j…..j…..j

Window washing

At the store.

Windows, windows.

More and more.

w…..w…..w

Little yuppy puppy,

Trying to get away.

“No, yuppy puppy,

Stay! Stay! Stay!

y…..y…..y

Walking in the mud.

Mud is very deep.

Sticking in the mud.

Walking bare feet.

q…..q….q

Bus comes by,

Stop, bus! Stop!

Rush, rush, rush,

Chop, chop, chop.

x…..x…..x

Snake is rising.

Tongue, I see.

Don’t bite, don’t bite,

Don’t bite me.

th…..th…..th

Round the track,

Choo-choo train.

Round and round

And back again.

ch…..ch…..ch

Blowing wind.

Hold your hat.

Too late now.

Hat! Come back.

wh…..wh…..wh

All is well.

All is right.

Can you please

Just say goodnight?

sh…..sh…..sh