PhonicsYear 1Phase 4 – Adjacent Consonants & Clusters

Reading sentences with clusters

Read sentences containing words with adjacent consonant clusters fluently and accurately, e.g. "The frog jumped into the fresh pond"

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Some words have two letters that stick together, like 'sp', 'st', 'sk'. They make one sound — like a team!

  2. 2

    Which two letters team up to start the word 'spot'?

  3. 3

    Tap the letters to build the word 'spot' — start with the team 'sp'!

  4. 4

    Let's read 'stop' together. First find the team, then the rest.

  5. 5

    Now build the word 'stop' — the team 'st' comes first!

  6. 6

    Read this word: 'skip'. Which team is at the start?

  7. 7

    Great job! Now read this sentence: 'The frog can skip.' What is the team in 'skip'?

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