Teaching page · Grade 1 · Lesson 17
Key nouns — meet the words
A blend is two consonants that each keep their own sound.
The words
Watch how it is built
1shape means about the same as how it looks.
The shape of the leaf is round.
2size means about the same as how big.
The size of the seed is tiny.
3kind means about the same as what type.
What kind of rock is this?
Two ways to say it
✗ The how it looks of the leaf is round. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ The shape of the leaf is round. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Can I hear both letters?”
Remember
Two letters, two sounds.
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