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 .
Short i - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter i stands for the short i sound you hear in p i n .
Short a - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter a stands for the short a sound you hear in h a t .
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 .
Short o - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter o stands for the short o sound you hear in s o ck and d o t .
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…
Short e : e and ea - 1 st Grade Phonics The letters e or ea can make the short e sound.
Short u - 1 st Grade Phonics The letter u can make the short u sound you hear in rug .
