Phonics Friday

Front

What is a compound word?

Back

A compound word is made up of two smaller words that come together to create a new word, like 'door' + 'bell' = 'doorbell'.

Front

How do you spell the word 'hand'?

Back

h-a-n-d

Front

What sound does 'ch' make?

Back

The sound 'ch' is like in the word 'chair'.

Front

What letter can go in the blank: b _ s?

Back

u (The word is 'bus').

Front

What sound does 'sh' make?

Back

The sound 'sh' is like in the word 'shoe'.

Front

What is a vowel?

Back

A vowel is a letter that can make a sound by itself, like 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'.

Front

What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter that is not a vowel, like 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', etc.

Front

What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a part of a word that has one vowel sound, like 'cat' has one syllable.

Front

What is a rhyme?

Back

A rhyme is when two words sound the same at the end, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

Front

What is blending in phonics?

Back

Blending is putting sounds together to say a word, like /c/ + /a/ + /t/ = 'cat'.