Letters c/k, e, h: Sound and Shape

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn four more letters: c, k, e, and h. Notice that c and k make the same sound!

🌟 Let's Start

You already know 6 letters. Today you will learn 4 more! An interesting fact: the letters c and k make the same sound — /k/! After today, you will know 10 letters.

📚 New Concept

Letter c:

• Sound: /k/ — the same sound as k!
• Shape: Like a curve that does not close. Start at the top, curve left and around.
• Words: cat, cap, can

Letter k:

• Sound: /k/ — same as c!
• Shape: A line going down with two diagonal lines meeting in the middle.
• Words: kit, kin, kick

Letter e:

• Sound: /e/ — like the e in egg or end
• Shape: Start with a line in the middle, then curve around.
• Words: egg, end, pen

Letter h:

• Sound: /h/ — a breathy sound: hhhhh (like panting)
• Shape: A line going down, then a hump from the middle.
• Words: hen, hat, hit

New words: cat, cap, can, kit, hen, hat, hit, pet, ten, ken, peck, neck

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Blend: c-a-t. What word?
2. Blend: h-e-n. What word?
3. Blend: h-a-t. What word?

Click to see answers

1. c-a-t = cat
2. h-e-n = hen
3. h-a-t = hat

💡 Remember

The letters c and k both make the /k/ sound. The letter e says /e/ as in egg. The letter h says /h/ as in hat. You now know 10 letters!