BEGINNING BLENDS
MIDDLE SOUND SHORT VOWELS
HOW MANY SYLLABLES?
DIGRAPHS
POTPOURRI
100
Say the beginning blend in the word below:
bread
/bur/
-lips start together, hold air back
-tip of tongue rolls to top and back of mouth
-release air, use vocal chords
100
This is the short middle vowel sound in the word for an animal that say "MEOW".
What is short vowel /a/ in the word "cat"?
100
The compound word "catfish" has this many syllables.
What is 2? /cat/ /fish/
100
This word has 2 of the SAME digraph, at the START of the word and at the END.
What is the word " c-h-u-r-c-h " ?
100
This letter has its own sound, but it is a thief and steals the letter E's 'long e' sound or it will steal the letter I's 'long i' sound.
What is the letter 'y'.
200
Say the beginning blend in the word below:
glue
/gl/
-hard 'g' sound
-tip of tongue touching back of front teeth
-vocal chords
200
This is the short middle vowel sound for the word that is a holder of plants or something you can cook with.
What is short vowel /o/ in the word "pot"?
200
This 8 letter word has this many syllables.
THOUGHTS
What is 1?
/thots/
200
This word with a digraph at the END is an animal that lives in water, is cold blooded, and lays eggs.
What is F-I-S-H?
200
These are 3 of the sounds this letter makes.
(give letter name and sounds it can make)
a
What are:
-short /a/
-long /a/
-short /o/
300
Say the beginning blend in the word below:
drip
/dr/
-lips slightly open
-tip of tongue on front roof of mouth
-lower jaw forward/down, release tongue, use vocal chords
300
The short word for a small, simple house/dwelling/domicile has this short vowel sound.
What is short vowel /u/ in the word "hut"?
300
The word "axes" has only 4 letters but has this many syllables.
What is 2?
/ax - iz/
300
This is how to say the "tion" in most words.
/shun/
-'ti' says 'sh' sound
-'o' say short /u/
300
The sound for this letter.
x
What is /ks/?
400
Say the beginning blend in the word below:
black
/bul/
-lips closed
-tip of tongue on back of front teeth
-tongue/jaw move down, use vocal chords
400
The word for a very fast airplane has this short vowel.
What is short vowel /e/ in the word "jet"?
400
The word "every" has this many syllables.
What is 3?
/e - ver - y/
400
This is what the 'ea' in 'meat' says.
What is /ee/?
-when 2 vowels get together, usually the first one says its name and the other is silent
400
These are 2 ways to right the /sh/ sound.
What are: sh, ti, ci, ch (sometimes)
500
Say the beginning blend in the word below:
cram
/kur/
-back of tongue at back roof of mouth, curved up
-slide jaw down
-use vocal chords, push sound out with tongue
500
This short word means to drink very little bits at a time with your lips (mostly when something is hot) and has this short vowel sound.
What is short vowel /i/ in the word "sip"?
500
The math word "multiplication" has this many syllables (you might have to use your fingers, lol).
What is 5?
/mul - ti - pli - ca - tion/
500
This is what the 'ea' in 'steak' says.
long /a/
-sometimes when 2 vowels get together, they don't follow rules
500
This is the word you get when you add /ing/ to the word "fan".
What is "fanning" ?