Sometimes when you are reading,
you come to a word you don't know. One way to figure out this
word is to blend the letter sounds. Sometimes we call this
stretching the word.
It's like a train!
You hook the sounds together just like you hook the train cars
together. Keep the letter sounds close together so you don't
lose a letter sound. It shouldn't sound choppy like the train
cars are coming unhooked. Let's learn how to do this:
When you see this word
sun
say each letter sound
slowly:
ssss
uuuu nnnn
Then, say them faster and
hook them together:
s/u/n
Did you hear the word?
Click here to see what the word is:
Let's try another one:
man
Say each letter sound slowly
mmmm
aaaa nnn
Now, say them faster and hook
them together:
m/a/n
Did you hear the word?
Click here to see what the word is:
