ELA21.2.38e

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.38e

Encode words with two- and three-consonant blends, including those containing digraphs.

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Knowledge

  • Consonant blends are a combination of two or three consonants in which each grapheme represents a phoneme sound.
  • Digraphs are two letter combination that represents a single phoneme sound in which neither letter represents its usual sound.

Skills

  • Encode (spell) words with two-consonant blends, such as st, sm, sn, sl, cl, dr, br, bl.
  • Encode (spell) words with three-consonant blends, such as str, scr, spl, spr.
  • Encode (spell) words with a digraph paired with a consonant blend, such as thr, squ.

Understanding

  • When spelling a word with a two- or three-letter consonant blend, each consonant produces its sound.
  • When spelling a word with a digraph and a blend, the digraph will be represented by two letters that make one sound, combined with a consonant that produces its sound.

Vocabulary

  • Encode
  • Two-consonant blends
  • Three-consonant blends
  • Digraphs

COS Examples

Examples: st, sm, sn, sl, cl, dr, br, bl, str, scr, thr, squ, spl, spr

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