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5-15 Spelling Tip The sound The sound is a vowel sound different than the vowel sounds a, e, i, o, and u. The sound can be made with any of the vowels and the letter l. The sound is in battle, simple, level, hospital, and puddle.   Words Definitions 1. April the fourth month of the year.  It has 30 days. 2. fable a story that teaches a lesson.  Many fables are about animals that talk. 3. level 1.  having the same height everywhere; flat; even: a level floor.  2.  something that is level; level or flat surface, tract of land, etc.  3.  an instrument for showing whether a surface is level. 4. hospital a place where sick people are cared for. 5. puddle 1.  a small pool of water:  a puddle of rain.   2. a small pool of any liquid:  a puddle of milk. 6. civil 1.  of a citizen or citizens: civil duties.  2. of the government, state, or nation:  Police departments are civil institutions to protect local citizens. 7. federal formed by an agreement between states establishing a central government to handle their common affairs while the states keep separate control of local affairs:  Switzerland the the United States both became nations by federal law. 8. chapel 1.  a building for worship, not as large as a church.  2.  a small place for worship in a larger building:  a hospital chapel. 9. simple 1.  easy to do or understand:  She learned to play a simple song on the piano.  2.  not fancy; without anything extra:  a simple lunch. 10. middle 1.  halfway between; in the center: The middle house is ours.  2.  the place halfway between: the middle street.