Short a - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter a stands for the short a sound you hear in h a t . Short a is a phonics concept taught in grade 1. It refers to the sound made by the vowel "a" in words like cat, hat, and sat. Student…
Short i - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter i stands for the short i sound you hear in p i n . Short i is a vowel sound that is commonly taught in Grade 1. It is a short and crisp sound pronounced in words like…
l -Blends - 1 st Grade Phonics Sometimes consonants form a blend . You can hear the sound of a consonant and letter I form a blend at the beginning of gl ad and sl im . In phonics, L-blends are consonant blends that begin with the lett…
Short e : e and ea - 1 st Grade Phonics The letters e or ea can make the short e sound. In first grade, students typically learn about the short e sound, which can be represented by the letter "e" or the vowel digraph "…
Consonant Digraphs: th, sh, -ng - 1 st Grade Phonics The letters sh make the ending sound in fi sh . The letters th make the beginning sound in th in . The letters ng make the ending sou…
End Blends - 1 st Grade Phonics Some words have end blends, such as st and nk . The letters st make the ending sounds in nest . The letters nk make the ending sounds in sink .
r -blends and s -blends - 1 st Grade Phonics Some words begin with a consonant blend. Listen to the beginning sounds in the word cr ab . You can hear the sound of each letter in the blend…