Final consonant blend mp · Final consonant blend tch; sentences · Final consonant blends dge, nge
Grade 2 · Day 44 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 52, Lesson 53, Lesson 54 · p.67–68 · 31.1 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
camp
limp
bump
lump
damp
dump
pump
lamp
romp
hump
sump
chomp
Jump
catch
hatch
latch
match
patch
watch
tch
itch
ditch
hitch
pitch
witch
fetch
notch
Dutch
badge
dodge
lodge
singe
edge
budge
tinge
hedge
fudge
ledge
judge
wedge
◆ marks a word that does NOT follow today's pattern — Blumenfeld boxes these on the page. Teach it by heart; do not let the class sound it out and lose faith in the rule.
Read the sentences
- Jack has an itch.
- Dad has a watch.
- Bess has a lamp.
- The cat is in a ditch at the dump.
- Can the cat catch the fish?
- Bill will pitch his tent at the camp.
- Jack has an itch.
- Dad has a watch.
Write what you hear
Say the word, have them repeat it, count the sounds on fingers, THEN write. The count is what stops a child writing the first letter and guessing the rest.