Reading Horizons lesson 1-40

When the letters s, f, or z come after a short vowel in a one-syllable word, the last letter is usually doubled.

soft

Use 'C' before the letters e, i, or y, and use 'K' before the letters a, o, or u.

Kite

The first vowel will be short.

whale

A blend is when two or more consonants are combined, and each sound can still be heard, like in 'stop'.

A vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with the vocal tract open, such as a, e, i, o, u.

A consonant is a letter that represents a speech sound made with the vocal tract partially closed, such as b, c, d, f.

A silent e is an 'e' at the end of a word that is not pronounced but affects the sound of the vowel before it.