Word Chain: Four-Sound Words
Change one sound at a time to build a chain of four-sound words like slip, slap, flap.
Read the word. Count its sounds.
Change one sound at a time to build a chain of four-sound words like slip, slap, flap.
Listen and build four-sound words with blends and digraphs.
Follow the words that have four sounds. Words with three sounds block the way.
Sort words by how many sounds they have. Watch out: letters are not the same as sounds.
Practice reading and spelling words where one vowel is closed in by a consonant, so the vowel usually makes its short sound.
Learn about Short Vowels & Closed Syllables