Phonics Patterns
Read this nonsense word aloud and identify the vowel sound: "mip"
Short i sound
Read: "beet" — name the vowel team and the vowel sound.
Vowel Team: "ee"
Vowel Sound: Sound /i/ (short)
Read: "flim" — name the initial blend.
"flim" — initial blend "fl"
Clap and read: "tam" — how many syllables?
"tam" — 1 syllable
Read quickly: "sip" — what real word family is this like?
"sip" — -ip family (sip, lip, dip)
Read aloud and tell whether the final consonant is voiced or voiceless: "dost"
Final /t/ is voiceless
Read: "roak" — tell whether the vowel team is making a long or diphthong sound.
Vowel team "oa", long o/diphthong
Read: "tharg" — identify the digraph and read the word.
"tharg" — digraph "th", read /θ/ or /ð/ depending on voiced/unvoiced instruction
Clap and read: "nupi" — how many syllables and where is the vowel in each?
"nu-pi" — 2 syllables; vowels in each: u, i
Read quickly: "braf" — substitute one letter to make a real word; name it.
"braf" → change r to l = "blaf" (not real) or change b→c = "craf" (not real). Better: change f→t = "brat"
Read this nonsense word with the correct vowel-consonant pattern (CVC, CVVC, etc.): "laep" — state the pattern and read it.
CVVC
Read and blend: "greep" — identify the vowel letters and the sound they represent.
grEEp
Vowel team "ee"=/i/ (short i)
Read and tell whether the final consonant cluster is a blend or digraph: "chstog"
"chstog" — final cluster "st" + "g"; teacher notes blend vs digraph
Read and show syllable division: "mofatin"
"mo-fa-tin" — 3 syllables
Read this nonsense word in one breath: "trunip"
"trunip" — read /ˈtrʌnɪp/ like "turnip"
Read and divide into syllables: "bemito"
be-mi-to
Read and decide which real word pattern this mimics: "plai" (as in long a spelled ai/ay).
plai" — mimics "play" pattern (ai = long a)
Read and divide into syllables, marking the consonant blend: "strenov"
"stre-nov" — blend "str"
Read, divide into syllables, and label vowel-consonant pattern for each syllable: "venolap"
"ve-no-lap" — syllables and patterns: ve (VC or V?), no (CV), lap (CVC) — teacher models exact parsing
Read and then write a real-word rhyme for: "gash"
"gash" — rhyme: "cash", "dash", "rash"
Read this multisyllabic nonsense word and say the syllable that gets the stress: "kanalote"
ka – na – LO – te
Read this nonsense word with a vowel team and divide into syllables: "shooven"
"shoo-ven" — two syllables; "oo" team makes /uː/
Read this nonsense word with both digraph and blend: "shrondle" — say it and identify parts.
"shrondle" — "shr" blend + "nd" blend; digraphs may be absent depending on letters
Read this nonsense word, divide into syllables, and identify whether each syllable is open or closed: "kapalute"
"ka-pa-lute" — syllable types: ka (open), pa (open), lute (VCV or VCe depending on spelling)
Read aloud the timed pair fluency challenge: "smiv, smiv, smiv" (read three times quickly and accurately)
"smiv" — practice reading quickly