ce ci cy say s once, decide, bicycle: reading help

What is little Cindy saying to the policeman? 

Rule: Letter c says the s sound in these three teams: ce, ci,  cy; as in cents, decide, bicycle, police. 

Soccer is a slang word made up by British boys. It is the only exception to ce, ci, cy as the s sound I seen in my many years of teaching.

Ask your child to point to each word as you read this list four times. Let your child read the words when he can. Tell each other sentences using these words. Before moving to the next part of today's lesson, ask your child to point and tell you the letter team that says s in each word.

cent        cell                  centipede         cement        
center    cedar tree        ceiling               century

Try:
cereal           certain               celery                   ceremony                     recent
central          certainly            celebrate              cease stop doing                decent

Try the same teaching steps with ci at the start. Help your child see that some words have a ci team and also c which says the k sound, as in, circus, circle, also bicycle, cancel, concern.

Be clear that c only says s when the next letter is e, i, or y. (cce and cci are coming)

circus       city            cinnamon            cinema movie theatre          Cindy

circle        citizen       cinder block        apple cider                           Cinderella story

Try ce, ci inside a word. Remember, c says k when e, i, y are not the next letter. Tell each other sentences using each word.

concert                  except             pencil                decide                icicle

concentrate           receive            scissors            fascinate            bicycle

Being instant with these lessons makes it easy to pull them from long-term memory and pop them into place while reading a line of print.  This helps your child love reading and soar!

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