Blends
What two letters form the blend in the word FLAG?
F and L
What is the digraph in this word: SHUT?
SH
Read this word with an r-controlled vowel: PART
part
Name the 5 vowels.
a, e, i , o , u
Read the following word with a vowel team: meat.
meat
What is a blend?
When two consonants come together but form two separate sounds
Name 3 digraphs
CH, SH, WH, TH, CK, PH
What is the r-controlled vowel in this word? HURT
UR
Vowels can have two types of sounds. What are they?
Long and short
Read these three words with vowel teams: cream, sleep, scoot, tie
Read the following word with a blend: SLIDE
slide
Name the sounds of these digraphs: CH, SH, TH
ch, sh, th
What sound does this R- controlled vowel make? ER
er
How is a long vowel different than a short vowel?
long vowels say their name, while short vowels make a different sound
Read the following word and identify the vowel team in it: SLOW.
Slow, ow
Give an example of a word with a blend.
(multiple answers)
Give an example of a word with a digraph.
multiple answers
Read this word with an r- controlled vowel: SPARK
spark
Make the vowel sound for all the short vowels: a, e, i, o , u
apple-a, Ed-e, itch-i, octopus-o, up-u
Name 1 vowel team.
examples: ee, ea, ai, ay, ie, ow, ou, oo
Read this word and identify the two blends within it: GRIND.
Grind, GR, ND
Read this word and identify the two digraphs in it: CHECK
check, ch, ck
Read this word with an r-controlled vowel and identify the r-controlled vowel in the word: SHIRT
shirt, ir
Read the following words with the appropriate vowel sound: hint, hide, ape, app
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How are vowel teams different than regular vowels?
They are a combination of two vowels or a vowel and a consonant that make a vowel sound.