Onsets & Rimes
Blend and segment onsets and rimes in single-syllable words; isolate and pronounce individual phonemes (initial, medial, final) in CVC words; add or substitute phonemes to make new words
What a learner can do afterwards
- Blend onset and rime to say a word (e.g. /c/ + /at/ → 'cat')
- Identify the first, middle, or last sound in a CVC word
- Change one sound to make a new word (e.g. change /c/ in 'cat' to /b/ → 'bat')
1 · Read
Short words have two parts: onset and rime. The onset is the first sound you say. The rime is everything that comes after it.
Leo hears /d/ then 'og'. He blends the sounds together: dog.
You can change any sound in a word to make a new word. Just keep the other sounds the same. Change the middle sound in 'ten' to /a/ and you get 'tan'.
Every short word also has a first sound, a middle sound, and a last sound. To hear them, stretch the word out slowly: d...o...g. The first sound is /d/, the middle sound is /o/, and the last sound is /g/.
Blend the onset and rime together to build a word.
2 · Watch
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Where it sits
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