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Activity: Words Are Made of Sounds
Standards
• Count, blend, and segment single syllable words that include consonant digraphs.
• Decode and spell CVC words with the digraph th.
Reader Goals
I can spell words with a digraph th.
Target Words
this, that, thick, thin, bath, math, path
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Say
We are going to practice listening for sounds in words. This will help us to read and spell more words.
Let’s listen for each sound in the word. Then we will spell each sound in a sound box. - Point to the picture and Say
This is a banana. Say this.
(this) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word this: /ð/ – /ĭ/ – /s/
We tapped three boxes because the word this has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word this.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word this?
(/ð/) - Ask
What letters make the noisy /ð/ sound?
(letters TH) - Say
Remember we write both letters of a digraph in one box because they make one sound. - Push next to show the first digraph
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word this?
(/ĭ/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ĭ/ sound?
(vowel i) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word this?
(/s/) - Ask
What letter makes the /s/ sound?
(letter S) - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word this: /ð/ – /ĭ/ – /s/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /ð-ĭĭĭ-s/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /ðĭs/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
That is an apple. Say that.
(that) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word that: /ð/ – /ă/ – /t/
We tapped three boxes because the word that has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word that.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word that?
(/ð/) - Ask
What letters make the noisy /ð/ sound?
(letters TH) - Push next to show the first digraph
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word that?
(/ă/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ă/ sound?
(vowel A) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word that?
(/t/) - Ask
What letter makes the /t/ sound?
(letter T) - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word that: /ð/ – /ă/ – /t/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /ð-ăăă-t/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /ðăt/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see a thick marker. Say thick.
(thick) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word thick: /θ/ – /ĭ/ – /k/
We tapped three boxes because the word thick has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word thick.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word thick?
(/θ/) - Ask
What letters make the quiet /θ/ sound?
(letters TH) - Push next to show the first digraph
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word thick?
(/ĭ/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ĭ/ sound?
(vowel i) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word thick?
(/k/) - Ask
What letter or letters make the /k/ sound?
(letter K, letter C, or letter CK) - Say
Now we know there are a number of letters that can make the sound /k/. In the word thick, it’s the letters ck that make the sound /k/ at the end of the word because they follow a short vowel sound. We spell with the sound /k/ with the digraph CK. - Push next to show the last digraph
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word thick: /θ/ – /ĭ/ – /k/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /θ-ĭĭĭ-k/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /θĭk/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see a thin marker. Say thin.
(thin) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word thin: /θ/ – /ĭ/ – /n/
We tapped three boxes because the word thin has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word thin.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word thin?
(/θ/) - Ask
What letters make the quiet /θ/ sound?
(letters TH) - Push next to show the first digraph
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word thin?
(/ĭ/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ĭ/ sound?
(vowel i) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word thin?
(/n/) - Ask
What letter makes the /n/ sound?
(letter N) - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word thin: /θ/ – /ĭ/ – /n/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /θ-ĭĭĭ-n/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /θĭn/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see the Elephant bird taking a bath. Say bath.
(bath) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word bath: /b/ – /ă/ – /θ/
We tapped three boxes because the word bath has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word bath.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word bath?
(/b/) - Ask
What letter makes the /b/ sound?
(letter B) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word bath?
(/ă/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ă/ sound?
(vowel A) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word bath?
(/θ/) - Ask
What letters make the quiet /θ/ sound?
(letters TH) - Say
Remember we write both letters of a digraph in one box because they make one sound. - Push next to show the last digraph
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word bath: /b/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /b/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /băθ/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see numbers and math symbols. Say math.
(math) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word math: /m/ – /ă/ – /θ/
We tapped three boxes because the word math has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word math.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word math?
(/m/) - Ask
What letter makes the /m/ sound?
(letter M) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word math?
(/ă/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ă/ sound?
(vowel A) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word math?
(/θ/) - Ask
What letters make the quiet /θ/ sound?
(letters TH) - Push next to show the last digraph
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word math: /m/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /m/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /măθ/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see a path in the forest. Say path.
(path) - Point to each box as you Say each sound in the word: Say
Let’s tap a box for each sound we hear in the word path: /p/ – /ă/ – /θ/
We tapped three boxes because the word path has three sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word path.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word path?
(/p/) - Ask
What letter makes the /p/ sound?
(letter P) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the middle sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word path?
(/ă/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ă/ sound?
(vowel A) - Push next to show the middle letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word path?
(/θ/) - Ask
What letters make the quiet /θ/ sound?
(letters TH) - Push next to show the last digraph
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word path: /p/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /p/ – /ă/ – /θ/ - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /păθ/
