Ink, Ank, Onk, and Unk Words

Welcome back to Read Not Guess. Today we’re going to work on words that end with “ink,” “ank,” “onk,” and “unk.”

Both parent and child will need to be able to see the screen.

Ok, let’s get started.

The “ink” Sound

We're going to follow a very similar pattern as the "ing, ang, ong, and ung lesson. Start by asking your child to say the word “sink” very slowly. It should come out as “sss-ink.” Now have them read the word as they point to the letters:

s ink

s ink

sink

Can they name any words that rhyme with “sink?” Give them a high-five or fist pound for every word they can correctly rhyme with the “ink” sound.

Now let’s see if they can read some words with the “ing” sound:

l ink

link

And:

w ink

wink

And:

th ink

think

The “ank” Sound

Now let’s do the same thing with the word “sank.” Ask your child to say it very slowly. It should come out as “sss-ank.” Now have them read the word as point to the letters:

s ank

s ank

sank

Can they name any words that rhyme with “sank?” Give them a high-five or fist pound for every word they can correctly rhyme with the “ank” sound.

Now let’s see if they can read some words with the “ang” sound:

b ank

bank

And:

t ank

tank

And:

r ank

rank

The “unk” Sound

Now let’s do the same thing with the word “sunk.” Ask your child to say it very slowly. It should come out as “sss-unk.” Now have them read the word as point to the letters:

s unk

s unk

sunk

Can they name any words that rhyme with “sunk?” Give them a high-five or fist pound for every word they can correctly rhyme with the “unk” sound.

Now let’s see if they can read some words with the “unk” sound:

j unk

junk

And:

th unk

thunk

The “onk” Sound

Now let’s do the same thing with the word “honk.” Ask your child to say it very slowly. It should come out as “h-onk.” Now have them read the word as point to the letters:

h onk

h onk

honk

Can they name any words that rhyme with “honk?” This is a tough one! Give them a high-five or fist pound for every word they can correctly rhyme with the “onk” sound.

Now let’s see if they can read some words with the “onk” sound:

c onk

conk

And:

b onk

bonk

Quick Practice

Give your child some more practice by reading these. (There are some tricks in here!):

Sink, sank, sung

Shrink, shrank, shrunk

Stink, stank, skunk

Hank, hunk, honk

Thank, thing, think

Bring, brink

If they stumble, have them try it again. Re-reading might sound boring to adults, but it’s good practice for kids!

That’s it for today. We’ll see you next time.