The /ch/ Digraph & Vowel Sounds /e/ vs /i/! 🐥🏖️
Welcome to our wonderful phonics laboratory! Phonics is the magical key that unlocks easy reading and crystal-clear pronunciation. Today, we discover the delightful digraph /ch/. When the letters C and H stand together side by side, they make a playful sound: /tʃ/, just like a cheerful little train chugging along! We hear /ch/ at the beginning of words like children, chicken, and chips, and at the end of words like beach. We also practice listening closely to the difference between the short /e/ vowel sound in words like pen and bed, and the short /i/ vowel sound in words like pin and big. Let us listen, repeat, and train our sharp ears!
🐥 The /ch/ Digraph Sound (/tʃ/)
When C and H join together, they make the energetic sound /tʃ/:
- 👶 Children: Young boys and girls learning together.
- 🐔 Chicken: A friendly farm bird that clucks.
- 🍟 Chips: Tasty crunchy potato snacks.
- 🪑 Chair: Furniture we sit on neatly in class.
- 🏖️ Beach: Sandy shore by the cool blue sea.
- 🥪 Sandwich: Delicious bread with yummy cheese.
👂 Short /e/ vs Short /i/ Contrasts
Listen closely to the delicate vowel difference:
| Short /e/ Sound | Short /i/ Sound | Meaning Contrast |
|---|---|---|
| pen (قلم جاف) | pin (دبوس) | pen ↔ pin |
| bed (سرير) | bid (عرض) | bed ↔ bid |
| red (أحمر) | rid (يتخلص من) | red ↔ rid |
| ten (عشرة) | tin (علبة صفيح) | ten ↔ tin |
🎧 Phonics Sound & Sorting Studio
- ⭐ chicken 👉 At the start
- ⭐ beach 👉 At the end
- ⭐ chips 👉 At the start
- ⭐ sandwich 👉 At the end
- ⭐ children 👉 At the start
- ⭐ pen ➔ Short /e/
- ⭐ pin ➔ Short /i/
- ⭐ bed ➔ Short /e/
- ⭐ tin ➔ Short /i/
- ⭐ red ➔ Short /e/
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