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Challenging Sounds
Challenging Sounds
Today, we're exploring words with the 'tion' sound. When you see 'tion' at the end of a word, it
usually sounds like 'shun,' as in 'action' or 'station.' Let's dive in and discover more words with
this unique sound!
• Action
• Station
• Nation
• Motion
• Section
• Solution
• Attention
• Invitation
• Reception
• Vacation
• Question
• Mention
• Fiction
• Option
• Position
• Function
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank. Be creative!
tu (ch)
Today, we're exploring words with the 'tu' sound. When you see ‘tu’ in a word,
it usually sounds like (ch),' as in picture and nature.' Let's dive in and discover
more words with this unique sound!
• Picture
• Nature
• Future
• Culture
• Adventure
• Capture
• Structure
• Furniture
• Creature
• Torture
• Mixture
• Signature
• Lecture
• Feature
• Temperature
• Capture
• Gesture
• Torture
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank.
Sion (shun)
Today, we're exploring words with the ‘sion’ sound. Just like ‘tion’ it also
makes a (shun) sound. When you see ‘sion’ at the end of a word, it usually
sounds like (shun),' as in Let's dive in and discover more words with this unique sound!
• Mission
• Possession
• Confession
• Depression
• Obsession
• Profession
• Expression
• Impression
• Suppression
• Oppression
• Aggression
But sometimes sion sound can a bit different as it can make a (yun) sound too we will see a few
words like that
• Television
• Decision
• Vision
• Division
• Scission
• Vision
• Emulsion
• Fusion
• Illusion
• Conclusion
Ce/ Ci/ Cy (s)
Today we will see how the sound of ‘c’ changes to s. When the letter 'C' comes
before the letters 'E', 'I', or 'Y', it makes a soft 'S' sound. As in cycle, celery and
circle
• Cycle
• Cite
• Cyst
• Civic
• Civil
• Cell
• Cents
• Cereal
• Circle
• Celebrate
• Celery
• Celeb
• Citation
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank.
ge (j)
Today we will explore how the sound of 'G' changes to 'J'. When the letter 'G'
comes before the letters 'E’ it makes a soft 'J' sound. As in gem 1. Gem
• Gene
• Gel
• Gemstone
• Generate
• Genius
• Gentle
• Genuine
• George
• Gem
• Gelatin
• Genie
• Geometry
• Age
• Edge
• Cage
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank.
OU / OW
Today, we're going to explore two special sound combinations: "OU" and
"OW". These Remember, when you see "OU" or "OW" in a word, it makes a unique sound that's
different from the individual sounds of "O" and "U" or "O" and "W".
• Out
• Our
• Ought
• House
• Mouse
• Couch
• Pout
• Rout
• Clout
• How
• Now
• Wow
• Cow
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank.
Y as (ee)
Did you know that when the letter "Y" comes at the end of a word, it can make
a special sound? It sounds like "EE"! Let's explore some words that end with the letter "Y" and
make this "EE" sound.
• Baby
• City
• Party
• Honey
• Sunny
• Money
• Happy
• Silly
• Fluffy
• Stuffy
• Buttery
• Cheesy
• Chilly
• Dusty
• Hilly
Write a short story (3-5 sentences) using at least three words from the word bank.