Two-syllable, short vowel words
Grade K · Day 75 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 38 · p.50–54 · 25.0 min · continued · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
tick
zigzag
ticket
velvet
gallop
lesson
napkin
habit
rapid
gallon
candid
basket
Continued
magic
unfit
goblin
robin
chap
chapel
picnic
linen
visit
rabbit
vivid
civil
Nixon
pencil
lock
rack
band
comet
puppet
upset
mimic
public
sudden
sunset
bashful
dental
until
◆ 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.
Write what you hear
tick
zigzag
ticket
velvet
gallop
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.