Week 07 · Silent Letter Cave
Wednesday
Meet ph
// kn, wr, gn, mb and ph
⏱ about 15 min
Wednesday: Meet ph
Riley the Raccoon hears a ring in the cave. It is a phone!
"Look, p and h are next to each other," says Riley.
"Together they say the first sound in fox."
Ferris smiles. "Then ph is a team, just like sh and ch."
Hear it: the sound in fox
Say fox. Say phone. They start with the same sound.
Hold it: fff. Fox, fan, phone.
Dolphin has that sound in the middle.
HEAR IT: START LIKE FOX
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which one starts like fox?
Which one starts like fox?
Which one starts like fox?
Which one has the fox sound in the middle?
See it: ph
The letters p and h make one sound together.
Phone starts with ph. Graph ends with ph.
Dolphin has ph in the middle.
F and ph can sound the same.
SEE IT: F OR PH?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which letters make the fox sound in phone?
Which letters make the fox sound in fish?Which letters make the fox sound in graph?
Which letters make the fox sound in dolphin?READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word matches the picture?Which word matches the picture?
Which word matches the picture?BUILD THE WORD PHONE
- Say phone slowly.
- Tap the cards in order. A silent letter rides with its team.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE WORD GRAPH
- Say graph slowly.
- Tap the cards in order. A silent letter rides with its team.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
I can talk on the ___ .
A ___ swims in the sea.
We drew a ___ .
Say each word. Listen for fff.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Phone starts like fox. | ? |
| Ph says the first sound in pig. | ? |
| Dolphin has ph in the middle. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEPh says the first sound in fox, not pig.
Read it yourself
phone, graph, photo, dolphin
elephant, alphabet, trophy
I sent a photo of a dolphin.
elephant, alphabet, trophy
I sent a photo of a dolphin.
Try it
Say phone, fan and fox with your grown-up.
Hold the first sound each time: fff.
Hold the first sound each time: fff.
Word Spot: often, important, until
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Often: O-F-T-E-N.
Important: I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T.
Until: U-N-T-I-L.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
How ___ do you read?
Sleep is ___ for your body.
We played ___ it got dark.
Ph is a team! Tomorrow is story day in the cave.