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English Vocabulary · Kindergarten Live Review Preview

Phonics and CVC Words

Phonics teaches children how written letters connect to spoken sounds. Learners begin with consonants and short vowels, then move into consonant blends, digraphs—two letters working together, such as sh—and later vowel teams and diphthongs, in which vowel sounds glide together, such as oi in coin.

A CVC word follows a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, as in cat, bed, and sun. Lessons 1–5 build a short-vowel CVC foundation. Lessons 6–10 use familiar blends, digraphs, consonant clusters, and silent-e extensions so kindergarten learners can keep practising useful decodable words without relying on obscure vocabulary.

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Words 231–240 of 300
#WordPattern / part of speechMeaningSample sentence
231rocknoundigraph · short vowela hard natural piece of stoneI found a smooth rock.
232socknoundigraph · short vowela soft covering worn on a footI lost one sock.
233necknoundigraph · short vowelthe part of the body between the head and shouldersThe scarf keeps my neck warm.
234backnoundigraph · short vowelthe rear part of the body from shoulders to hipsThe backpack rests on my back.
235packverbdigraph · short vowelto put things into a bag or containerWe pack lunch for the trip.
236checkverbdigraph · short vowelto look at something carefully for mistakesCheck your work before you finish.
237shellnoundigraph · short vowelthe hard outer covering of some animalsI found a shell on the beach.
238brushverbdigraph · short vowelto clean or smooth something with a brushBrush your teeth twice a day.
239lunchnoundigraph · short vowela meal eaten around the middle of the dayWe ate lunch at noon.
240branchnoundigraph · short vowela woody part growing from a tree trunkA bird sat on the branch.

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1. A bird sat on the ___.

Answer: branch

2. I found a smooth ___.

Answer: rock

3. I lost one ___.

Answer: sock

4. The scarf keeps my ___ warm.

Answer: neck

5. The backpack rests on my ___.

Answer: back

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