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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 61–70 of 300
#WordPattern / part of speechMeaningSample sentence
61bibnounshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The baby wore a bib.
62bidnounshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Dad made a bid at the sale.
63bigadjectiveshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.We saw a big tree.
64binnounshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Put the paper in the bin.
65bitnounshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.I ate a bit of cheese.
66didverbshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.I did my homework.
67digverbshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.We dig with a small shovel.
68dimadjectiveshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The light is dim.
69dipverbshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.Dip the brush in paint.
70fignounshort i · CVCReviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.The fig was soft and sweet.

Vocabulary reading and practice

The Tiny Map

Reading practice for pages 7–9. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

Tim did find a map in the bin. The room was dim, but he could see a bit of red ink. The map told him to dig near the old tree.

Cantonese translation

Tim的確喺個箱入面搵到一張地圖。間房好暗，但佢睇到一啲紅色墨水。張地圖叫佢喺棵老樹附近掘嘢。

Reading comprehension

1. Where did Tim find the map?

Tim found the map in the bin.

2. Why was the map hard to see?

The room was dim.

3. What did the map tell Tim to do?

It told Tim to dig near the old tree.

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Choose the dictionary equivalent for each of 5 selected words.

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