Vocabulary

Mrs. Klumb - County Line School
Updated on 03/18/2007

Third graders need to learn a great deal of sounds in order to help them read better. 

They will be reviewing:

Consonant Blends:
bl, fl, pl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr, str, sm, sn, pr, cl, gl, tw, sp, spr

Consonant Digraphs:
ch, sh, th

Short Vowels
a... as in apple 
e... as in elephant 
i... as in igloo 
o... as in octopus 
u... as in umbrella 

Long Vowels
If the vowel comes at the end of a word. (be, so, go) 
Two vowels: The first vowel sounds like it's name, the second one is silent. (cake, boat) 
a...as in ape (if the word ends with ay, it makes a long a sound: day, play) 
e...as in eat 
i...as in ice (if the word ends with a y, it makes a long i sound: try, my) 
o...as in open (sometimes ow and ol makes a long o sound: snow, grow, told, gold) 
u...as in use 

"r" Controlled Vowels ar...as in car  er...as in her  or...as in for

Special Vowels all...as in ball  au, aw.. as in auto or saw  oi, oy...as in oil or boy  oo...as in book or moon  ou, ow...as in mouse or cow

Of course there are exceptions to every rule. Not all words will follow these rules. Some
common examples are words like: have, they, was, been, you

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Reading Strategies

* Use letter sounds to identify and pronounce words.
* Use prior knowledge to determine if sentences make sense.
* Use context clues to identify missing words.
* Does it sound right?
* Look for little words in big words.
* Use a "popper." Say the first sound of the word you are stuck on and keep reading to see if the word pops into your head.

Vocabulary Words for each Story

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