Phonics for the CSET


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sl – slow pr – proud
tr – trap


Silent Letters:
kn – knee wr – wrong mb – comb ten – fasten

Vowels:
i – if, mild, bird
a – act, about, ape, want, call, star
o – hot, of, note, off, for
e – bed, jacket, blaze, often, she, her
u – much, cute, tube, bull, fur

A vowel between two consonants is usually short: pin, cap, hot, bug, bed.

A vowel before two or more consonants is usually short: wish, graph, much, blotter, lettuce, happen, itch, hospital, cinder, bumper.

A vowel followed by a consonant plus ā€œeā€ is usually long: pine, date, dope, cute, mete.

The letter ā€yā€ sometimes is a vowel and it has two sounds: my, baby.

Double Vowels:
io – nation, lion
ea – teach, bread, great
ou – ounce, though, soup, would
au – because, laugh
oo – moon, book
ai – pain, said
ay – play
ee – see, been
oi – coin
ow – own, cow
oa – boat, road, oak

Medial Vowels: The middle vowel is repeated and reinforced.
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