Words ending in le; silent t; sentences

Read these · 40 words

◆ 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

• He ate a little apple.
• He threw a pebble.
• He sat at the table.
• She was nimble with a thimble.
• The bottle was brittle.
• The candle was on the table.
• Can a beagle chase an eagle?
• Are you able to handle a paddle?

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.