Blends and vowel sounds are important parts of words. They help us read and understand words better. Words can have long vowel sounds or short vowel sounds. Let’s learn more about them!
Blends are groups of letters that work together to make a special sound. For example, in the word “cluster,” the letters “CL” make the sound “C,” and “ST” makes the sound “ST.” When you say “cluster,” you can hear both sounds.
Let’s look at some sentences and find the blends:
Words can have short vowel sounds. These are the sounds we hear when a word has one vowel (A, E, I, O, or U). Here are some examples:
We can make long vowel sounds by adding an “E” at the end of a word. The first vowel does the talking, and the second vowel is silent. Let’s see how this works:
Now you know all about blends and vowel sounds! Keep practicing, and you’ll become a great reader!
Blend Hunt: Go on a blend hunt around your home or classroom. Look for objects or pictures that have blends in their names. For example, a “clock” has the blend “CL.” Write down or draw the objects you find and share them with your friends or family. How many different blends can you discover?
Vowel Sound Sorting: Gather a collection of small objects or picture cards. Sort them into two groups: one for short vowel sounds and one for long vowel sounds. For example, a “hat” would go in the short vowel group, and a “cake” would go in the long vowel group. Can you think of more words to add to each group?
Vowel Sound Detective: Listen carefully to the words people say around you. When you hear a word with a short or long vowel sound, write it down or draw a picture of it. Try to find at least five words for each vowel sound. Share your list with a friend and see if they can guess which words have short or long vowel sounds!
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Blends and vowel sounds are important parts of words. Words can have long vowel sounds or short vowel sounds. Understanding these different parts will help us read and comprehend words better.
There are many different blends or clusters in words. For example, in the word “cluster,” the pair of letters “CL” is a blend and is pronounced as “C.” The pair of letters “ST” is also a blend and is pronounced as “ST.” When you say the whole word “cluster,” you can hear both “C” and “ST” in it.
Here is a list of other blends that many words can have. Can you think of words that contain some of these blends?
Look at these sentences and see if you can find the words with the blends in them:
– “Who put the blocks in the crib?” The word “blocks” has the blend “BL,” which you can hear when you say it. The word “crib” has the blend “CR,” which you can also hear when you say it.
– “She is trying to write with a straw.” The blends are “TR” in “trying,” “WR” in “write,” and “STR” in “straw.”
– “Small grapes make a great snack.” The blends are “SM” in “small,” “GR” in “grapes,” “GR” in “great,” and “SN” in “snack.”
– “The squash will sprout pretty soon.” The blends are “SQ” in “squash,” “SP” in “sprout,” and “PR” in “pretty.”
– “Please draw 20 smiley faces for craft time.” The blends are “PL” in “please,” “DR” in “draw,” “TW” in “20,” “SM” in “smiley,” and “CR” in “craft.”
Words can have short vowel sounds or long vowel sounds. When a word has one vowel (A, E, I, O, or U), the short vowel sound is usually pronounced.
For example, the word “tap” is spelled T-A-P, and we say “tap,” where the short “A” sound is pronounced as “a.” Another example is the word “pet,” which is spelled P-E-T, and we say “pet,” where the short “E” sound is pronounced as “e.”
Another word with a short vowel sound is “Finn.” “Finn” is spelled F-I-N, and each letter is pronounced, with the short “I” sound pronounced as “i.” The word “mop” is spelled M-O-P, and the letters make the sounds “m-op,” with the short “O” sound pronounced as “o.” Lastly, the word “hug” is spelled H-U-G, where the short “U” sound is pronounced as “uh.”
The short vowel sounds are:
– A for the letter A
– E for the letter E
– I for the letter I
– O for the letter O
– U for the letter U
We can create long vowel sounds in words by adding an “E” at the end of the word. Remember this rule: the first vowel does the talking, and the second vowel does the walking. This means that we only hear the first vowel sound, and the second is silent.
We can change the words with short vowel sounds to words with long vowel sounds by adding an “E” at the end. For example, if we add an “E” to “tap,” we get “tape,” where the letters make the sounds “t-ap,” and we don’t pronounce the “E” at the end.
If we add an “E” to “pet,” we get “Pete,” where the letters are pronounced as “p-e-t-e,” and the long vowel sound of “E” is pronounced.
If we add an “E” to “Finn,” we get “fine,” where the letters are pronounced as “f-i-n-e,” and the added “E” changes the way we pronounce the “I.”
If we add an “E” to “mop,” we get “mope,” where the letters are pronounced as “m-o-p-e,” and we don’t pronounce the “E” at the end.
If we add an “E” to “hug,” we get “huge,” where the letters are pronounced as “h-u-g-e,” and the added “E” changes the way we pronounce the “U” from the short vowel sound of “hug” to the long vowel sound of “huge.”
The long vowel sounds are:
– A for the letter A
– E for the letter E
– I for the letter I
– O for the letter O
– U for the letter U
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