Point out the concept of the digraph (ck) and the double consonant (ss) in the words.
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Activity: Words Are Made of Sounds
Standards
Count, blend, and segment single syllable words that include consonant blends.
Reader Goals
I can spell words with l-blends.
Target Words
flock, glass, blocks
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
I see a flock of sheep. Say flock.
(flock) - 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 flock: /f/ – /l/ – /ŏ/ – /k/
We tapped four boxes because the word flock has four sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word flock.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word flock?
(/f/) - Ask
What letter makes the /f/ sound?
(letter F) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What consonant sound do you hear after the beginning sound /f/ in the word flock?
(/l/) - Ask
What letter makes the /l/ sound?
(letter L) - Push next to show the second letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word flock?
(/ŏ/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ŏ/ sound?
(vowel O) - Push next to show the third letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word flock?
(/k/) - Ask
What digraph makes the /k/ sound?
(digraph CK) - Say
It’s the digraph CK that makes the /k/ sound at the end of the word flock. Remember both letters in a digraph go in the same sound box because they represent 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 flock: /f/ – /l/ – /ŏ/ – /k/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /f-l-ŏŏŏ-k/ - Say
Did you notice the consonant sounds /f/ and /l/ blended together at the beginning of the word flock? We call it an l-blend. - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /flŏk/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see a glass of milk. Say glass.
(glass) - 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 glass: /g/ – /l/ – /ă/ – /s/
We tapped four boxes because the word glass has four sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word glass.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word glass?
(/g/) - Ask
What letter makes the /g/ sound?
(letter G) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What consonant sound do you hear after the beginning sound /g/ in the word glass?
(/l/) - Ask
What letter makes the /l/ sound?
(letter L) - Push next to show the second letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word glass?
(/ă/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ă/ sound?
(vowel A) - Push next to show the third letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word glass?
(/s/) - Ask
What letter or letters make the /s/ sound?
(letter S) - Say
Yes, it’s the letter S that makes the /s/ sound. But in the word glass, we have two consonant S’s together. They make the /s/ sound at the end of the word glass. It’s the digraph SS because words in English usually don’t end with a single letter s unless it is an inflectional ending to signal a plural marker or subject-verb agreement. - Push next to show the last digraph
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word glass: /g/ – /l/ – /ă/ – /s/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /g-l-ăăă-s/ - Say
Did you notice the consonant sounds /g/ and /l/ blended together at the beginning of the word glass? We call it an l-blend. - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /glăs/
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the picture and Say
I see Rashid playing with some blocks. Say blocks.
(blocks) - 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 blocks: /b/ – /l/ – /ŏ/ – /k/ – /s/
We tapped five boxes because the word blocks has five sounds. - Ask
Now let’s listen for each sound in the word blocks.
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word blocks?
(/b/) - Ask
What letter makes the /b/ sound?
(letter B) - Push next to show the first letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What consonant sound do you hear after the beginning sound /b/ in the word blocks?
(/l/) - Ask
What letter makes the /l/ sound?
(letter L) - Push next to show the second letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What vowel sound do you hear in the middle of the word blocks?
(/ŏ/) - Ask
What vowel makes the /ŏ/ sound?
(vowel O) - Push next to show the third letter
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the next sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear after the vowel sound /ŏ/ in the word blocks?
(/k/) - Ask
What digraph makes the /k/ sound?
(digraph CK) - Say
It’s the digraph CK that makes the /k/ sound at the end of the word blocks. - Push next to show the fourth digraph
Guide
- Say
Let’s listen for the ending sound. - Ask
What sound do you hear at the end of the word blocks?
(/s/) - Ask
What letter makes the /s/ sound?
(letter S) - Say
The letter s makes the word plural which means there is more than one block. - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Review each sound in the word: Say
Let’s say each sound in the word blocks: /b/ – /l/ – /ŏ/ – /k/ – /s/ - Stretch out the vowel as you Blend all sounds in the word: Say
Now blend the sounds together and say the word slowly: /b-l-ŏŏŏ-k-s/ - Say
Did you notice the consonant sounds /b/ and /l/ blended together at the beginning of the word blocks? We call it an l-blend. - Say the word together: Say
Now say it fast: /blŏks/
