Today we're going to work on the “-ui” sound in words like "guitar."
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
quick fast sick ------------------------------- Say It Have your child read the word “quit” three times. Each time they should blend it a bit faster: qu it
qu it
quit
------------------------------- Blend It Explain to your child that in many cases, the “ui” combination just makes an “ih” sound. Then have them read these words: quiz
quick
quilt
squish
guilt
guilty
guitar
build
building
Quidditch
Read It
Have your child read the passage below.
The House that Jack Built
This is the cheese
That lay in the house that Jack built
This is the mouse
That ate the cheese
That lay in the house that Jack built
This is the cat
That killed the mouse
That ate the cheese
That lay in the house that Jack built
This is the dog
That bugged the cat
That killed the mouse
That ate the cheese
That lay in the house that Jack built
This is Jack the farmer
Who petted the dog
That bugged the cat
That killed the mouse
That ate the cheese
That lay in the house that Jack built
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
What is going on in this story?
Who do you think is the hero in this story? Is it Jack, the cat, or the mouse? Why?