Page 11 - Educators Guide Book

Beginning Blends

bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, str, sw, tr etc.

Ending Blends

nd, nt, ld, lt, ng, pt, mp, st, rt, rd etc.

Consonant Diagraphs

ch, tch, sh, th, wh, ck, ph

R controlled vowels

ar as in farm
or as in form

ir, ur, er as in firm, hurt, her

Assorted vowel teams

oo as in hook or boot

ou/ow as in house and town
ow as in know
aw/au as in saw and taught

ew as in new
ay as in say

y as in fly
ey as in key
oi, oy as in boy and boil

Miscellaneous

Soft g – sound made when it is followed by e, i, or y – giraffe, gentle, gym
Soft c- sound made when followed by e, i, or y – cycle, city, cent
dge – as in fudge

igh as in night
ed as a suffix
tion as a suffix – nation

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