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The Alphabets and Their Sounds
Consonants VS. Vowels
5 main vowels in the English
language:
Consonants:All other letters that
are not vowels.*b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l,
M, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z*
Vowels, a closer look…
Phonemes are the smallestunit of sound in a word.
For example:The word “big” in Big Bird
has 3 phonemes…/b/, /i/, /g/
The word “bird” is a little more tricky.How many phonemes can youRecognize in the word “bird”?
Big Bird
Phonemes can be anywhere throughout the word…
In the word “hat”, the first phoneme is /h/.
In the word “cow”, the middle phoneme is /o/.
In the word “can”, the last phoneme is /n/.
Phonemes may consist of more than one letter…
In the word “shoe”, the /sh/ isa phoneme.
Can you find a phoneme in theword “clock” that consists of
more than one letter?
Some phonemes may sound like other phonemes,depending on their usage.
Example: In the word “cat”, the /c/ can beMistaken for the phoneme /k/.
Another example, in the word “phone”, the /ph/can be mistaken for the phoneme /f/.
Blending VS. Segmenting
Segmenting:Being able to break apart a word into phonemes.
Blending:Being able to put phonemes together to form words.
BAT = B + A + T
VS.
B + A + T = BAT
Let’s practice! Name the first phoneme in each of the following words:
a. Ballb. Dogc. CakeName the middle phoneme in each of the following words:a. Catb. Boxc. RiceName the last phoneme in each of the following words:a. Blanketb. Bagc. End
…Practice continued
Break the following words apart into their phonemes:
a. Cord
b. Fan
c. Lamp
Blend the following phonemes together to form a word:
a. /m/ + /a/ + /t/
b. /d/ + /e/ + /n/
c. /ch/ + /i/ + /ck/
Great Job Everyone!
Next time we are going to learn aboutPutting words together to form sentences!