Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Consonants (Volume 6)

Eight of the consonants produce 50 sounds that are spelled in 60 ways (phonics). Examples: 1 The H in Hot has a different sound from the H in Mouth 2 The S in Has sounds like Z 3 The G sounds like name of the letter G in Huge, but not in Hug 4 The C sounds like the name of C in Cell, like the K in Cup, like the Sh in Social, and like the name of the letter Q in Cute 5 The Q always sounds like the letter K, not like the name of the letter Q and every Q is followed by a U and then by a vowel. The sound of the actual letter Q is not found in Q, but in Cu as in Cute 6 The Y has five sounds: yes, by, happy, day, boy, gym 7 The W has four sounds: we, few, low, cow. students must be informed of such changes beforehand. Most finish reading 'Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day’ in six days, a volume per day. In it are all phonics made by the five vowels and by eight of the consonants. This is the book that contains all the rules that govern phonics, with practice lessons after each rule.