grade 3 word study and phonics

When the letter r comes after a vowel, it can change the sound of the vowel. The letters ar can make the sound you hear in party and charm. The letters or can make the sound you hear in fork and sport.

When the letter r comes after a vowel, it can change the sound of the vowel. The letters er, ir, and ur can all make the same sound, as in perch, firm, and surf.

At the beginning of a word, the letter y can make the sound you hear in yellow and yes. The letter y can make the long i sound, as in tiny and cry. It can also make the long e sound, as in jelly and rusty.

The letters ou make the sound you hear in proud and shout. The letters ow make the sound you hear in blow and town.

The letters oi can make the sound you hear in boil and spoil. The letters oy make the sound you hear in boy and joy.

The letters au can make the sound you hear in sauce and caught. The letters aw can make the sound you hear in draw and lawn.

The letters oo can make the sound you hear in roof and wool. They also make the sound you hear in stood and look. The letters ew can make the sound you hear in blew and news.

The letters oa can make the long o sound you hear in boar and roam. The letters ow can make the long o sound you hear in brow and cow. The vowel o can make a long sound when it is followed by the letters ld or st, as in bold and cost.

The vowel i can make a long sound when it is followed by the letters nd, id, or gh. find, behind wild, child, sigh, light

The letters ee make the long e sound you hear in keep and green. The letters ea can make the long e sound you hear in beat. The letters ie can make the long e sound you hear in thief.

The letters ai can make the long a sound you hear in mail and train. The letters ay can make the long a sound you hear in bay and ray. The letters ei can make the long a sound you hear in weigh and sleigh.

The letter a can make a long sound, as in bake, when it is followed by a consonant and silent e. Sometimes, this pattern is called VCe. That stands for Vowel + Consonant + Silent e. The silent e makes the vowel say its name. The letter i can make a long sound, as in shine, when it is followed...

The letter a can make the short vowel sound you hear in words like bat and chat. The letter e can make the short vowel sound you hear in words like rest and bet. The letter i can make the short vowel sound you hear in words like blimp and till. The letter o can make the short vowel sound you...

When two or three consonants appear together, one letter is sometimes silent. The letters mb can make the /m/ sound you hear in crumb and lamb. The b is silent. The letters tch can make the /ch/ sound you hear in batch and catch. The t is silent. In some pairs, both letters are silent. The...

In some consonant pairs, one letter is silent. The letters kn can make the /n/ sound you hear in knock and knee. The k is silent. The letters wr can make the /r/ sound you hear in wrath and wrong. The w is silent. The letters sc can make the /s/ sound you hear in scout and scum. The c is silent.

Other digraphs, like ck, ng, and gh, can also come at the ends of words. The digraph ck makes the /k/ sound you hear in sock and nick. The digraph ng makes the ending sound you hear in bang and ring. The digraph gh can make the /f/ sound you hear in dough and cough.

Some digraphs, like sh, ch, th, and ph can also come at the ends of words. wish, launch, bath, graph

Remember that a digraph is a combination of two letters that stand for one sound. The digraph th can make the sound you hear in thirst and third. It can also make the sound you hear in there and thought. The digraph wh can make the /hw/ sound you hear in when and what. It can also make the /h/...

Some blends come at the ends of words. Blend the two consonants together when you say the words. The following words below has an ending blend. wild, bond, disk, nest

Some blends come at the ends of words. Blend the two consonants together when you say the words. Each of the words below has an ending blend. left bolt camp wink cent