Reception English and phonics: Blending words with double letters and ck
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Blending words with double letters and ck
Dad has a duck. Blend /d/ /u/ /k/. The letters ck make one sound at the end.
Lee rings a bell. Blend /b/ /e/ /l/. The letters ll make one sound at the end.
Each double letter at the end of a short word makes one sound. Count the boxes.
duck
bell
bus
Key ideas
- ck, ll, ss and ff at the end of a short word make one sound each.
- Write the double letter together, in one box.
- Count the boxes to count the sounds.
rug
pen
duck
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.d - u - ck
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./d/ /u/ /k/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./d/ /u/ /k/ = duck
Check. Check the picture of a duck. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
bus
hat
bell
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - e - ll
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /e/ /l/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /e/ /l/ = bell
Check. Check the picture of a bell. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
bus
sock
ball
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - u - s
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /u/ /s/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /u/ /s/ = bus
Check. Check the picture of a bus. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
Watch out
Watch out: bus has one s, but hiss has ss. Look at the end of each word.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask: “Which double letter is at the end?” Put a finger under the last box and say its sound.
Exercise 6D Blending with double letters and ck
duck
rug
pen
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.d - u - ck
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./d/ /u/ /k/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./d/ /u/ /k/ = duck
Check. Check the picture of a duck. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
mat
cat
sock
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.s - o - ck
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./s/ /o/ /k/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./s/ /o/ /k/ = sock
Check. Check the picture of a sock. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
hat
bell
bus
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - e - ll
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /e/ /l/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /e/ /l/ = bell
Check. Check the picture of a bell. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
ball
hen
fan
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - a - ll
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /a/ /l/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /a/ /l/ = ball
Check. Check the picture of a ball. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
sock
ball
bus
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - u - s
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /u/ /s/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /u/ /s/ = bus
Check. Check the picture of a bus. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.p - u - ff
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./p/ /u/ /f/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./p/ /u/ /f/ = puff
Check. Check the picture of a puff. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.h - i - ll
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./h/ /i/ /l/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./h/ /i/ /l/ = hill
Check. Check the picture of a hill. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.m - i - ss
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./m/ /i/ /s/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./m/ /i/ /s/ = miss
Check. Check the picture of a miss. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
duck
bell
bus
Method. Look at the end of each name.
- Look at duck. duck ends with ck.duck: ck
- Look at bell and bus. bell ends with ll. bus ends with s.bell: ll; bus: s
- Write the answer. duck
Check. Only duck ends with ck. ✓
Watch out. Look at the last two letters.
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.o - ff
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./o/ /f/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./o/ /f/ = off
Check. Check the picture of a off. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
sock
Method. Say sock one sound at a time.
- Say the sounds. ck is one sound.s - o - ck
- Count the sounds. Count each sound once.s, o, ck
- Write the answer. 3 sounds.
Check. Count again: s, o, ck. There are 3. ✓
Watch out. Count sounds, not letters.
bus
bell
ball
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - u - s
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /u/ /s/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./b/ /u/ /s/ = bus
Check. Check the picture of a bus. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
bell
Method. Count the sounds, not the letters.
- Read the letters. There are four letters in bell.b, e, l, l
- Group the double letter. ll is one sound.b - e - ll
- Give your answer. Say how many sounds there are.Accept any answer that says no: ll is one sound, so bell has three sounds, b - e - ll.
Check. Three sounds: b, e and ll. ✓
Watch out. Double letters at the end make one sound.
Method. Think of a short word, and end it with ll.
- Look at the pictures. ball and bell end with ll.ball; bell
- Check the end. ll is one sound at the end.ll
- Write the answer. Accept any word that ends with ll, such as ball, bell or hill.
Check. The word ends with ll. ✓
Watch out. Write both l letters together at the end.
duck
Method. Look at the last letters of duck.
- Look at the end. The last two letters are c and k.ck
- Say the last sound. ck is one sound, /k/.ck = /k/
- Give your answer. Say whether the letters are written together.Accept any answer that says the letters are ck, written together, and make one sound.
Check. The last two letters are ck and make one sound. ✓
Watch out. Write the two letters together.