1st grade phonics & sight words

Example

Which letters complete the word? ba _ _ (you wash in it)

1. A digraph is two letters that make one sound, like sh, ch, th, wh, ck and ng.
2. With "th" the word is "bath".
3. So the answer is: th

Answer: th

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Which blend completes the word? ju _ _ (go up in the air with both feet)

1. A blend is two consonants side by side where you hear each sound, like fr in frog or nd in hand.
2. So the answer is: mp

Answer: mp

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Add a magic e to the end of "glob". What new word do you make?

1. glob + e = globe. The e is silent and makes the vowel long.
2. So the answer is: globe

Answer: globe

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Which word is spelled correctly? Clue: a question word (___ is your name?)

1. Common exception words have tricky parts you need to remember.
2. So the answer is: what

Answer: what

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Clue: white and fluffy in the sky. Which letters complete the word? _ _ oud

1. The word is "cloud": c and l are blended but you hear each sound.
2. So the answer is: cl

Answer: cl

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Clue: a waxy stick for colouring in. Which letters complete the word? _ _ ayon

1. The word is "crayon": c and r are blended but you hear each sound.
2. So the answer is: cr

Answer: cr

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Clue: a boot with wheels or a blade. Which letters complete the word? _ _ ate

1. The word is "skate": s and k are blended but you hear each sound.
2. So the answer is: sk

Answer: sk

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Clue: pick something up. Which letters complete the word? li _ _

1. The word is "lift": f and t are blended but you hear each sound.
2. So the answer is: ft

Answer: ft

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Which spelling is correct? not empty

1. Look at the sound just before the end of the word.
2. After a short vowel in a one-syllable word, f, l, s and z are usually doubled.
3. So the answer is: full

Answer: full

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Which word has a LONG vowel sound (the vowel says its name)?

1. In "made" the e at the end changes mad into made: the vowel is long.
2. So the answer is: made

Answer: made

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Clue: the number after two. Which letters fill the gap? t h r _ _

1. The long /ee/ sound is often spelled ee or ea. You have to learn which words use which.
2. The word is "three".
3. So the answer is: ee

Answer: ee

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Clue: dry grass that horses eat. Which letters fill the gap? h _ _

1. ai usually comes in the middle of a word (rain); ay usually comes at the end (play).
2. The word is "hay".
3. So the answer is: ay

Answer: ay

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Clue: it floats on water. Which letters fill the gap? b _ _ t

1. The long /oa/ sound has several spellings: oa (boat), ow (snow), o-e (home).
2. The word is "boat".
3. So the answer is: oa

Answer: oa

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In the word "fly", what sound does the y at the end make?

1. "fly" has one syllable.
2. So the answer is: like the "igh" in "night"

Answer: like the "igh" in "night"

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Choose the correct spelling of the tricky word. We are going to the beach ___.

1. Learn the tricky part of each word by heart.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "We are going to the beach today."
3. So the answer is: today

Answer: today