Read the Nonsense Word
Vowels & Other
Digraphs & Blends
Closed Syllables
Nonsense words
100

shusp

shusp

100

Which word has a SHORT a sound?

black, snake, maid

black

100

What is the digraph in mesh

What is 'sh'

100
Closed or not ? snap
What is closed
100

Shont

200

glick

glick

200

Which of these words has a SHORT e sound?

be, mesh, team

mesh

200

What is the blend in snap

What is 'sn'

200
Closed or not? Tim
closed
200

shusp

300

cratch

cratch

300

Which word has a SHORT i sound?

time, light, slick

slick

300

2 letters and 1 sound

What is a digraph?(ch,sh,th,wh,ck)

300

Closed or not? time

not

300

chelp

chelp

400

brusk

brusk

400

Which word has a SHORT o sound?

clock, hope, road

clock

400

The blend in 'slap' is...

What is 'sl'

400

scratch

yes

400

thisk

thisk

500

mitch

mitch

500

Which of these words has a SHORT u sound?

mule, duck, flute

duck

500

The digraph and blend in 'cluck' are...

What is 'ck' and 'cl'

500
When do you use c, k, or ck in a word... 

C - right before the vowels a, o, u, or any consonant

K - right before the vowels i, e, y

-CK - right after a SHORT vowel at the END of a one syllable word

500

quelch

quelch