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Literacy · 1st Grade
Two-Letter Starts
Blends — where you hear both letters, unlike a digraph.
How to use it
Say the two letters fast and squashed together. That is the blend.
Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4
- Grade
- 1st Grade
- Ages
- 6–7
- Subject
- Literacy
- Pages
- 1
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Short AThe short a sound, /ă/ as in cat, with six words to read.Long AThe long a sound — the letter simply says its own name.Short EThe short e sound, /ĕ/ as in bed, with six words to read.Long EThe long e sound — the letter simply says its own name.Short IThe short i sound, /ĭ/ as in pig, with six words to read.Long IThe long i sound — the letter simply says its own name.Short OThe short o sound, /ŏ/ as in dog, with six words to read.Long OThe long o sound — the letter simply says its own name.Short UThe short u sound, /ŭ/ as in bug, with six words to read.Long UThe long u sound — the letter simply says its own name.The SH SoundTwo letters that make one brand-new sound — one sound: shhh.