Letter Sounds
Blends and Diagraphs
Read the word
How Many Syllables?
Verb or Noun
100
What sounds does the letter "a" make?
Long a and short a
100
What sound does "ch" make?
/ch/, like church
100
Read this word: grub
g + r + u (short u) + b
100
How many syllables are in the word blimp?
1
100

What is the noun in this sentence?

The worm crawled along the ground.

Worm or ground. 

200
What sound does the letter "x" make?
/cks/
200
What sound does "sh" make?
/sh/ like ship
200

Read the word.

happy

/h/ /a/ /p/ /ee/

200
How many syllables are in the word Merry?
2
200

What is the noun in this sentence?

Carsen went for a walk yesterday.

Carsen 

300
What sounds does the letter "c" make?
/s/ and /k/
300
What sound do the letters "thr" make?
/th/ + /r/ like three
300
Read this word: shrub
/sh/ + /r/ + /u/ (short u) + /b/
300
How many syllables are in the word Christmas?
2
300

What is the verb in this sentence?

The girl ran home on Friday.

ran

400
What sounds does the letter "g" make?
/g/ and /j/
400
How many sounds do you hear in "Chr", like Christmas?
/k/ + /r/ (2 sounds)
400
Read this word: script
/s/ + /c/ + /r/ + /i/ (short i) + /p/ + /t/
400
How many syllables are in the word caterpillar?
4
400

What is the verb in this sentence?

The children played outside today. 

played

500
What sounds does the letter "y" make?
/y/, long e, long i, short i
500
What makes a diagraph different than a blend?
A diagraph is 2 consonants making one sound (sh). A blend is 2 or 3 consonants making 2 or 3 separate sounds (bl, spr).
500

Read this word.

respect

/re/ /s/ /p/ /e/ /ct/

500
How many syllables are in the word thermometer?
4
500

Name me one noun and one verb in this sentence.

The children could not play outside because of the smoke. 

Noun: children, outside, smoke

Verb: play

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