Lesson 7
In these lessons we are (1) practicing blending basic letter sounds, and (2) learning about how vowel letters change pronunciation depending on their location within a syllable. In this lesson we learn about "closed syllables."
English Spelling and Pronunciation
When a syllable ends with a consonant, the vowel usually makes a shorter sound. An example is "ad" from the first syllable of the word "ad-vent." The syllable "eb" below will have a short 'e' which sound like the first syllable of the word "eb-o-ny."
Practice reading these syllables with the short vowel sound, going down each column, before moving to the column on the right- First read all the 'a' syllables, then the 'e' syllables, 'i,' 'o,' and finally 'u.'
ab
ac
ad
af
ag
eb
ec
ed
ef
eg
ib
ic
id
if
ig
ob
oc
od
of
og
ub
uc
ud
uf
ug
Next Steps
Wonderful job! Please go to the next phonics lesson.