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Teaching KIDS to Read e
e in egg
e in me
A single letter e on the end of
a word is silent except for me,
he, she, the.
Teaching KIDS to Read a
a in apple
a in lady
a in ask
a in was a says o after w or wh Teaching KIDS to Read
o o in odd
o in open
o in do
Teaching KIDS to Read i
i in it
i in like
never on the end of a word
Teaching KIDS to Read y
y in yes
y in myth
y in baby
y in my
Teaching KIDS to Read u
u in up
u in use
u in put
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d f
h j
k l
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Teaching KIDS to Read f
f in fish
doubled on the end of one
syllable words with a short vowel
Teaching KIDS to Read d
d in dog
Teaching KIDS to Read j
j in jam
never at the end of a word or
syllable
Teaching KIDS to Read h
h in hat
Teaching KIDS to Read l
l in leg
doubled on the end of
words like hill
Teaching KIDS to Read k
k in kind
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m
n
b r
t p
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Teaching KIDS to Read n
n in nest
open lips
Teaching KIDS to Read m
m in mat
closed lips
Teaching KIDS to Read r
r in rabbit
Teaching KIDS to Read b
b in bat
Teaching KIDS to Read p
p in pig
Teaching KIDS to Read t
t in tap
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v w
x z
c s
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Teaching KIDS to Read w
w in win
Teaching KIDS to Read v
v in van
ve on the end of a word
Teaching KIDS to Read z
z in zoo
zz on the end of words like buzz
ze on the end of words like
sneeze
Teaching KIDS to Read x
x in box
Teaching KIDS to Read s
s in sit
s in his doubled on the end of words like miss
se on the end of words like house
Teaching KIDS to Read c
c in cat
c in city
c followed by e, i or y says s
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g qu
ck th
wh ch
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Teaching KIDS to Read qu
qu in quiet
q is always followed by u
Teaching KIDS to Read g
g in goat
g in gentle
usually says j if followed by
e or i Teaching KIDS to Read th
th in thin
th in this
poke your tongue out
Teaching KIDS to Read ck
ck in back
used in words ending in ack,
eck, ick, ock and uck
Teaching KIDS to Read ch
ch in chip
ch in school
ch in chef
Teaching KIDS to Read wh
wh in when
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sh ph
tch dge
kn wr
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Teaching KIDS to Read ph
ph in phone
Teaching KIDS to Read sh
sh in ship
Teaching KIDS to Read dge
dge in bridge
used in words ending in adge,
edge, idge, odge and udge
Teaching KIDS to Read tch
tch in catch
used in words ending in atch,
etch, itch, otch and utch Teaching KIDS to Read wr
wr in wrong
only at the beginning of words
Teaching KIDS to Read kn
kn in knife
only at the beginning of words
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oo ay
ai ee
ea aw
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Teaching KIDS to Read ay
ay in day
can be on the end of a word
Teaching KIDS to Read oo
oo in food
oo in cook
Teaching KIDS to Read ee
ee in tree
Teaching KIDS to Read ai
ai in rain
never on the end of an English
word Teaching KIDS to Read aw
aw in draw
Teaching KIDS to Read ea
ea in eat
ea in head
ea in break
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or ore
oor ar
oa er
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Teaching KIDS to Read ore
ore in more
only on the end of a base word
Teaching KIDS to Read or
or in fork
Teaching KIDS to Read ar
ar in car
Teaching KIDS to Read oor
oor in door
Teaching KIDS to Read er
er in her
Teaching KIDS to Read oa
oa in boat
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ir ur
ear oi
oy ou
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Teaching KIDS to Read ur
ur in nurse
Teaching KIDS to Read ir
ir in bird
Teaching KIDS to Read oi
oi in point
never on the end of an English
word
Teaching KIDS to Read ear
ear as in near
ear as in bear
ear as in early
Teaching KIDS to Read ou
ou in house
ou in cousin
ou in you
Teaching KIDS to Read oy
oy in boy
can be on the end of a word
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ow ui
ew wor
au ed
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Teaching KIDS to Read ui
ui in fruit
ui in nuisance
never on the end of an English
word
Teaching KIDS to Read ow
ow in cow
ow in show
Teaching KIDS to Read wor
wor in work
Teaching KIDS to Read ew
ew in chew
ew in new
can be on the end of a word
Teaching KIDS to Read ed
ed in landed
ed in loved
ed in jumped
Teaching KIDS to Read au
au in August
never at the end of an English
word
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igh ey
ough augh
eigh air
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Teaching KIDS to Read ey
ey in they
ey in key
Teaching KIDS to Read igh
igh in night
Teaching KIDS to Read augh
augh in daughter
augh in laugh
Teaching KIDS to Read ough
ough in though ough in through
ough in enough
ough in cough
ough in thought
ough in drought Teaching KIDS to Read air
air in hair
Teaching KIDS to Read eigh
eigh in number eight
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are ie
ei ti
ci si
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Teaching KIDS to Read ie
ie in pie
ie in chief
Teaching KIDS to Read are
are in care
Teaching KIDS to Read ti
ti in station
Teaching KIDS to Read ei
ei in ceiling
ei in veil
Teaching KIDS to Read si
si in session
si in television
Teaching KIDS to Read ci
ci in special
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all
ng
gn
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Teaching KIDS to Read all
all in ball
Teaching KIDS to Read ng
ng in sing
gn gn in sign