The Alphabets and Their Sounds

Consonants VS. Vowels

5 main vowels in the English

language:

Consonants:All other letters that

are not vowels.*b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l,

M, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z*

Vowels, a closer look…

Phonemes are the smallestunit of sound in a word.

For example:The word “big” in Big Bird

has 3 phonemes…/b/, /i/, /g/

The word “bird” is a little more tricky.How many phonemes can youRecognize in the word “bird”?

Big Bird

Phonemes can be anywhere throughout the word…

In the word “hat”, the first phoneme is /h/.

In the word “cow”, the middle phoneme is /o/.

In the word “can”, the last phoneme is /n/.

Phonemes may consist of more than one letter…

In the word “shoe”, the /sh/ isa phoneme.

Can you find a phoneme in theword “clock” that consists of

more than one letter?

Some phonemes may sound like other phonemes,depending on their usage.

                          

Example: In the word “cat”, the /c/ can beMistaken for the phoneme /k/.

Another example, in the word “phone”, the /ph/can be mistaken for the phoneme /f/.

Blending VS. Segmenting

Segmenting:Being able to break apart a word into phonemes.

Blending:Being able to put phonemes together to form words.

BAT = B + A + T

VS.

B + A + T = BAT

Let’s practice! Name the first phoneme in each of the following words:

a. Ballb. Dogc. CakeName the middle phoneme in each of the following words:a. Catb. Boxc. RiceName the last phoneme in each of the following words:a. Blanketb. Bagc. End

…Practice continued

Break the following words apart into their phonemes:

a. Cord

b. Fan

c. Lamp

Blend the following phonemes together to form a word:

a. /m/ + /a/ + /t/

b. /d/ + /e/ + /n/

c. /ch/ + /i/ + /ck/

Great Job Everyone!

Next time we are going to learn aboutPutting words together to form sentences!