Final consonant blends nce, nse · Review of words with final consonant blends · Two-syllable words with consonant blends

Grade 2 · Day 45 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 55, Lesson 56, Lesson 57 · p.68–70 · 29.7 min · teacher edition of the student sheet

Read these · 40 words

dance

chance

fence

hence

since

once

dense

sense

tense

match

bath

went

milk

Jump

half

left

elm

tint

dance

dust

rinse

with

dish

edge

hint

belt

bank

pitch

pest

act

rich

cash

ink

rust

fudge

help

fast

kept

much

test

◆ 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

The cat sat at the edge of the ledge and did not budge.
The cat sat on the fence.
The fog is dense.

Write what you hear

dance

chance

fence

hence

since

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.