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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 161–170 of 300
#WordPattern / part of speechMeaningSample sentence
161lampnounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Turn on the lamp.
162leftnounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The school is on the left.
163liftverbshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Lift the light box.
164lostadjectiveshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.I found my lost mitten.
165milknounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.I drink milk with breakfast.
166mustverbshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.You must wear a seat belt.
167nestnounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The eggs are in the nest.
168pondnounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Ducks swam in the pond.
169sandnounshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.We built a castle from sand.
170sendverbshort vowel · final blendReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Send the letter today.

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