Tell your child that just as people sometimes work in teams, our ABC letters can work in teams. The letter teams ce, ci, cy always say s, as in, cereal, cell, centipede, circus, excite, and spicy
Let's look at words that end with ce. Ask your child to point to each word as you read this list four times. Take turns telling each other sentences using these words. Ask your child to read each word and tell you the letter team that says the s sound.
nice ice price once prince
rice mice spice twice since
These are hard words, can you try them?
peace sentence
piece of pie patience say, pa shuns; to wait
Let's try the ce team and the ci team inside words. Ask your child to point as you read. Let your child read the words when he can. Tell each other sentences using the words. Before moving on, ask your child to point to the letter team that says s in each word. (Note: soccer is British slang created to distinguish it from rugby.)
circus center decide receive scene cell necessary
circle centipede excite science ocean cellar a room below ground, a basement
Quiz. Ask your child to tell you the letters in each word; for the 1st word, he will say: a c e. Now, ask if the c is going to say the s sound or the k sound? I am intending these quiz words be too difficult for your child to read on sight; the point is to learn to recognize the ce, ci teams and realize they will say the s sound. After your child tells you which sound the letter c will say, let him try the word, then tell him the word.
1. ace s sound or k sound?
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Let's look at words that end with ce. Ask your child to point to each word as you read this list four times. Take turns telling each other sentences using these words. Ask your child to read each word and tell you the letter team that says the s sound.
nice ice price once prince
rice mice spice twice since
These are hard words, can you try them?
peace sentence
piece of pie patience say, pa shuns; to wait
Let's try the ce team and the ci team inside words. Ask your child to point as you read. Let your child read the words when he can. Tell each other sentences using the words. Before moving on, ask your child to point to the letter team that says s in each word. (Note: soccer is British slang created to distinguish it from rugby.)
circus center decide receive scene cell necessary
circle centipede excite science ocean cellar a room below ground, a basement
Quiz. Ask your child to tell you the letters in each word; for the 1st word, he will say: a c e. Now, ask if the c is going to say the s sound or the k sound? I am intending these quiz words be too difficult for your child to read on sight; the point is to learn to recognize the ce, ci teams and realize they will say the s sound. After your child tells you which sound the letter c will say, let him try the word, then tell him the word.
1. ace s sound or k sound?
2. peace s sound or k sound?
3. prance s sound or k sound?
4. tractor s sound or k sound?
5. reduce s sound or k sound?
6. candle s sound or k sound?
7. could s sound or k sound?
8. dance s sound or k sound?
9. pencil s sound or k sound?
10. excellent s sound or k sound?
When you are reading stories with your child, after you have finished the story, go back and find 6 words within the story that use the ce, ci, or cy teams. This helps your child become more aware of these teams within his own stories. You can also ask your child to write these 6 words in order to help anchor this lesson in his mind.
Answers to the above quiz: 1. s, 2. s, 3. s, 4. k, 5. s, 6. k, 7. k, 8. s, 9. s, 10. s.
Be aware that words like, cancel and circle have ce, ci as the s sound and c as the k sound.
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