Short Vowels
TWO LETTERS (VC)*
1. short a, e, i, o, u THREE LETTERS (CVC)* 2. short a 3. short e 4. short i 5. short o 6. short u THREE LETTERS (VCC)* 7. short a, e, i, o, u FOUR LETTERS (CVCC)* 8. double consonants 9. ck 10. sh 11. ch 12. th 13. soft n 14. n blends 15. s blends 16. l blends 17. m blends 18. t blends |
FOUR LETTERS (CCVC)*
19. sh 20. ch 21. th 22. wh 23. r blends 24. l blends 25. s blends 26. w blends FIVE LETTERS (CCVCC)* 27. sh 28. ch 29. th 30. wh 31. double consonants 32. ck 33. soft n 34. r blends 35. l blends 36. s blends 37. w blends FIVE OR MORE LETTERS 38. consonant blends * “V” and “C” refer to vowel and consonant; for example “VC” indicates vowel-consonant. |
Two Letters
1. (short a, e, i, o, u) an am at ax Ed in it if on ox us up
Three Letters
2. (short a) sap sat sad rat rap ram rag nap Nat mat map mad lap lag lad fat fan fad bag bad bam bat cap cab dad Dan gas gag ham hat jab jam pan pat tab tag tan tap had can man ran cat dam Jan Sam Tam van Pam wag wax zap Tad dab nab pal sag yak ban gap nag tax yap pad
3. (short e) fed led leg met Ned net beg bed bet hen jet Ken pen pet peg pep get set men let red ten yes Ben den wet Rex Ted yet Jen web vet zen hem wed
4. (short i) fin fit lid lip lit mid nit nip rid rig rim rip Sid sin sip bid dig dip hid hit hip Jim jig kin kid pin pit pig tin tip Tim him did big sit six bit dim kit win bib fib fix wig Kim mix Pip zip fig rib jib sis
5. (short o) log mom mop nod rod Ron rot sod cop con Don dog hop hog job jog pot pop top Tom not got hot box dot fog fox mob bob lot rob tot cog cot pod sob bog cob cod lop God
6. (short u) fun mud mum nut rug rut sum sun bug bud bum cup cub dud dug Gus gun hum jug pup tub tug but run cut bun gut hug hut bus gum lug mug rub sub yum jut rum
7. (short a, e, i, o, u) add odd off Ann inn egg ill
ash
and its end ask act ant elf elk elm imp
Four Letters
8. (double consonant) will tell well bell fell fill mill pill sell till bill yell doll hill Jill cell kill mitt Matt buzz fizz jazz miss Bess mass pass fuss kiss mess toss Cass less cuff huff puff Jeff ruff putt mutt moss loss puss tiff butt
9. (ck) back pick lick lock luck Mack Mick neck rock sack sick sock suck tack deck Jack pack tick Buck kick Nick peck Rick duck lack rack Zack dock mock tock wick tuck
10. (sh) wish dash dish fish rash sash gosh hush Josh rush cash mash mush gash gush lush lash hash mesh posh
11. (ch) much such rich
12. (th) with math path Beth Seth bath
13. (soft n) long song sing hung sung king lung ring wing Bing bong ping pong zing rung honk junk punk Hank sink sunk wink bunk dunk hunk link pink rink zinc bang bank fang hang sang sank rang tank gang tang
14. (n blends) went bent bunt dent hint mint pant runt sent tent vent lent lint punt rant rent tint hunt land hand band bend mend pond sand wind bond fond lend tend
15. (s blends) just must last list best fast bust cast dust fist gust mast mist nest past pest rust test lost rest vest cost west zest jest vast mask desk dusk tusk cask disk husk musk risk task tisk gasp
16. (l blends) belt felt melt tilt pelt wilt help gulp held weld film golf self milk silk sulk
17. (m blends) jump bump camp damp dump lamp limp lump pomp romp hump pump
18. (t blends) left lift raft soft gift loft sift rift fact text next kept wept
19. (sh) shed ship shop shut shot shin shun sham shag shim
20. (ch) chin chip chop Chad chug chat chub chum chit
21. (th) that this then them than
thud thin thug
22. (wh) when whip wham whiz whim
23. (r blends) brad bran brag brat brig bred Bret brim crab cram crib crop drab drag drip drop drug drum Fran Fred fret frog grit grab gram grim grin grip prop trap trim trip trot prim prod tram trek trod
24. (l blends) blab blip bled blot blob blog clad clam clan clap clod clip clot club flag flap flat flit fled flip flop glad glen glob glum plan plop plot plod plug plum plus slam slap slat sled slim slip slob slot slug slum slid slit slop
25. (s blends) scab scan scat scum skid skim skin skip skit snag snap snip snub snug snob smog smug spam span spat sped spin spit spot spun spud stop stab stem step stun stub Stan
26. (w blends) swam swim swag swig swum twig twit twin
Five Letters
27. (sh) shack shock shuck shell shall shush shaft shelf shunt shift
blush brash brush crash crush smash flash trash clash flesh flush slash swish
28. (ch) chuck check chick chess chunk chant chimp chomp champ chest chump
29. (th) thick thing think thong theft thank
cloth broth smith
30. (wh) whack whiff which whelp whisk whelm
31. (double consonants) spell still drill frill grill skill smell spill swell chill skull bliss brass class dress glass grass press cross bless gloss bluff cliff sniff stuff gruff scuff snuff frizz
32. (ck) black block smack snack stack stuck trick clock crack click cluck stick brick slick truck clack crick crock flick fleck clock smock speck track
33. (soft n) bring cling clung fling flung sling sting swing swung stung drink blink clink flunk skunk spunk stink trunk slang swang twang clang drank frank plank prank spank blank
34. (n blends) brunt brisk craft crept cramp crisp crust draft drift frisk frost gramp grand grant grasp grump grunt print tramp trend trust
35. (l blends) bland blast blend blimp blond blunt clamp clasp clump flint gland glint plump plant slant slept slump
36. (s blends) scalp spend spent stamp stand stomp stump stunt
37. (w blends) twist swift swept
Five or More Letters
38.(consonant blends) tempt scram scrap splat split strap strip scrub branch blanch crunch drench script splint strand struck strung spring sprint strict string strong shrimp splash scrunch strength
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