Fun Phonics
This is the smallest unit of sound in a word, like the /b/ in "bat.
What is a phoneme?
Breaking the word "cat" into the sounds /k/ /a/ /t/ is called this
What is segmenting?
This is the term for a word part that has one vowel sound, like the two beats in "ta-ble.'
What is a syllable?
Segment the word "spring" into its individual sounds.
What is /s/ /p/ /r/ /i/ /ng/?
A sport played on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into a goal.
What is hockey?
These two letters together make one sound, like "sh," "ch," or "th."
What is a digraph?
Pushing the sounds /s/ /u/ /n/ together to say "sun" is called this
What is blending?
Clapping out "rab-bit" shows that this word has this many syllables.
What is two?
Segment the word "thrift" into its individual sounds.
What is /th/ /r/ /i/ /f/ /t/?
This year, the FIFA World Cup is being hosted by three countries together for the first time: the United States, Mexico, and this third country.
What is Canada?
This is the term for a vowel sound made by combining two vowels, like the "oi" in "coin".
What is a diphthong?
Adding the sound /s/ to the beginning of "top" makes this new word.
What is "stop"?
When the letter E sits at the very end of a word and is silent, it usually does this to the vowel before it.
What is making the vowel say its long sound?
Start with "crust." Substitute the /k/ for /tr/. What's the new word?
What is "trust"?
This 2016 Disney movie follows a young girl who sails across the ocean to save her island, guided by the ocean itself.
What is Moana?
When you change the "c" in "cat" to "h," you get this new word.
What is "hat"?
Taking the /ch/ sound away from "ranch" leaves you with this word.
What is "ran"?
In a word like "ba-by," the syllable that ends in a vowel (making the vowel say its long sound) is called this type of syllable
What is an open syllable?
Start with "blend." Substitute the /bl/ for /sp/. What's the new word?
What is "spend"?
Bad Bunny is originally from this U.S. territory.
What is Puerto Rico?
The silent letter often appears at the end of words like "cake" and "time," making the vowel sat its name.
What is silent e?
Start with "stand." Take away the /t/ sound, then add an /r/ right after the /s/ sound. This is the new word you'd say.
What is "strand"?
In a word like "rab-bit," the syllable that ends in a consonant (making the vowel say its short sound) is called this type of syllable.
What is a closed syllable?
Start with "string." Substitute the /str/ for /sw/. What's the new word?
What is "swing"?
This Puerto Rican singer and rapper headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2026.
What is Bad Bunny?