blends/digraphs
parts of speech
Plural S sound
C and G sounds
vowel skills
100

twist

TW blend, S blend

100

what is a noun

person, place, thing or an idea

100

nouns

Z

100

cage

vowel, vowel, silent e, j bridge, vowel is long

100

no

#3, no guardian consonants

200

squash

blend, digraph

200

explain what a verb is

give an example

an action word, something you do

run, teach, eat

200

traps

S

200

cringe

blend, vowel, vowel, silent e, 

2 guardian consonants, vowel is short

200

bus

#1, one guardian, vowel is short

300

which

blend and digraph

300

explain what adjectives do

give an example

gives information about a noun

red car, fuzzy blanket, hot soup

300

splashes

- IZ

300

crib

blend, vowel, one guardian consonant, vowel is short

300

tent

#2, 2 guardian consonants, vowel is short

400

describe a digraph

2 letters, one sound

400

quickly

adverb, tells more about the verb

400

blanks

S

400

brace

blend, vowel, vowel, silent e, S bridge, vowel is long

400

scrape

#4, silent e makes vowel say its name, long

500

3 ways you can tell a blend

must contain L, R, S, dw, tw

can begin a word

each letter keeps its own sound


500

Two big dogs chew bones noisily

adjective, adjective, noun, verb, noun, adverb

500

dogs, cups, buzzes

Z, S, -IZ

500

garage

vowel, vowel, vowel, silent e, J bridge, one guardian consonant, vowel is short, one guardian consonant, vowel is short 

500

mark this word - smush

which vowel skill is it?

blend, vowel, digraph, one guardian consonant, vowel is shortshort

#1