Short a; consonants m, n, s, t, x

Grade K · Day 2 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 1 · p.3 · 25.0 min · continued · student sheet
voice off/t/t · alveolar stop
/t/ · t

Our new sound: /t/   written t

Put the tip of your tongue on the bumpy ridge just behind your top teeth. Hold the air. Now let it go — /t/. Voice off.

Check yourself: Hand in front of your mouth — a small puff. Hand on your throat — still.

Build the word

a  →  m  →  am
a  →  n  →  an
a  →  s  →  as
a  →  t  →  at
a  →  x  →  ax