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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 121–130 of 300
#WordPattern / part of speechMeaningSample sentence
121budnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.A flower grew from the bud.
122bugnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.A tiny bug crawled by.
123bunnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The burger is in a bun.
124busnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.We ride the bus to school.
125butconjunctionshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.I tried but I slipped.
126cubnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The bear cub followed its mother.
127cupnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Fill the cup with milk.
128cutverbshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Cut the paper carefully.
129dugverbshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The dog dug in the yard.
130funnounshort u · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The game was fun.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Fun in the Sand

Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

Kim dug a small hole in the sand. She put a flower bud beside it and filled a cup with water. It was fun to build a garden, but she did not cut the new plant.

Cantonese translation

Kim喺沙入面掘咗一個細窿。佢將一個花冧擺喺旁邊，再裝滿一杯水。整一個花園好好玩，不過佢冇剪嗰棵新植物。

Reading comprehension

1. What did Kim dig?

Kim dug a small hole.

2. What did she put beside it?

She put a flower bud beside it.

3. Why did she use a cup?

She used a cup to carry water.

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