Reading Horizons lesson 1-40

Which of the following has a LONG "a" sound

• cat

• chase

• ladder

• mat

Answer explanation

Remember.

Phonetic skill 4 tells us if there is a "magic e" the vowel will be long.

Phonetic skill 1 says one guardian consanant means the vowel is short.

Which is spelled correctly?

Remember your C and K rule

• kat

• kake

• cettle

• Kite

Answer explanation

K takes i and e

C takes the other 3 a, o, u

A digraph

• is two letters that spell one sound.

• has two sounds

• is a vowel

• is two letters that each keep their own sound

Answer explanation

A digraph is two letters that make one sound

such as

ch, sh, th, wh, ph, .....

What is the "San Francisco Zoo" Rule?

• you will never double the last letter.

• double l’s come after a vowel, the vowel’s sound can change.

• when the letters s, f, or z come after a short vowel in a one-syllable word, the last letter is usually doubled.

• A blend must be able to begin a word.

Answer explanation

The double s, f, and z rule tells us that when the letters s, f, or z come after a short vowel in a one-syllable word, the last letter is usually doubled.

Example: Press

The voiced digraph th spells the sound /th/, like in the word....

• bath

• weather

• moth

• with

Answer explanation

our vocal cords move or vibrate to say the /th/ sound in weather

** put your hand on your throat when you say it.

The voiceless digraph th spells the sound /th/, like in the word

• weather

• them

• that

• three

Answer explanation

our vocal cords do not move or vibrate to say the /th/ sound in three

** put your hand on your throat when you say it.

How do we mark a voiced /th/ sound?

• with an x

• We mark an arc under a digraph, then with a zigzag line.

• nothing at all

• We mark an arc under a digraph, then with a straight line.

Answer explanation

We mark the voiced digraph th with a zigzag line to remind us our vocal cords move to say that sound.

We mark the voiceless digraph th with a straight line to remind us our vocal cords do not move to say that sound

* feel your throat when you say the sound *

Which word has a digraph?

• Blend

• lace

• Trace

• fish

Answer explanation

A digraph is two letters that spell one sound.

(th, ch, sh, ph, wh, ....)

which word has a blend?

• Fish

• dip

• brake

• ranch

Answer explanation

A blend is two letters that each keep their own sound

s-blends

r-blends

l-blends

w- blends

A blend

• is two letters that make one sound

• is two letters that each keep their own sound

• is a vowel sound

• one letter with one sound

Answer explanation

is two letters that each keep their own sound