(2a) Phonemic Awareness Word Sort

Sort each word. Does it have a digraph, blended phonemes, or a digraph blended phoneme pair?

Groups:

(a) Digraph

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(b) Blend

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(c) Digraph Blend

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Answer explanation

Blends are two consonant sounds next to each other, but the still make their own sounds.

Digraphs are two letters that make one sound (phoneme) when paired.

Digraph blends are formed when a consonant works with a digraph to blend the two sounds.

How many phonemes are in the word slip?

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How many phonemes are in the word dish?

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How many phonemes are in the word jump?

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How many phonemes are in the word flat?

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How many phonemes are in the word shred?

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How many phonemes are in the word shot?

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Use at least two words from this week's spelling list to write two complete sentences.