The Reading Road ( chapter 7 ) consonant clusters

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THE

READING

ROAD

Chapter 7:

Consonant Clusters


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Contents

Introduction to Consonant Clusters .............................2

The ST Cluster ..............................................................3

The SN Cluster ............................................................ 4

Snake in the Woods ...................................................12

The SP Cluster ........................................................... 22

SC/SK Clusters .......................................................... 25

CT/PT Clusters .......................................................... 26

The ND Cluster ......................................................... 27

The LD Cluster .......................................................... 28

The MP Cluster ......................................................... 29

The NT Cluster ......................................................... 30The NK Cluster ......................................................... 31

The LP Cluster .......................................................... 32

The LT Cluster ........................................................... 33

The LK Cluster .......................................................... 34

Stuck in the Sand ...................................................... 38

Detective Game ........................................................ 51

Tower Game .............................................................. 52

Tower Game 2 ........................................................... 53


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Introduction to Consonant Clusters

Consonant clustersare groups of two or more consonants. A consonant cluster can

appear at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a word.

Sometimes its hard to hear the separate consonant sounds that make up a cluster. Itcan be especially tricky when the cluster is at the end of a word.

We will work on reading consonant clusters that appear at the beginning of words, like

bland sn. These are called initial consonant clusters. We will also work on consonant

clusters that appear at the end of words, like nkand mp. These are called final

consonant clusters. Some consonant clusters, like st, can come at the beginning and

the end of words.


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Game: Count Your Consonants

To play this game, look at each word in this list and count how many consonants

come before the first vowel. You dont have to read the word, just say how many

consonants. Go down the list as fast as you can, but dont start until your tutor says

Go!

spitgrabscreamsnake

bitdryspiltblooddrip

youblottunestickfirststalebroompailbragproudsplash


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The ST Cluster

The consonant s can team up with the consonant t at the beginning and at the end of

words.

Say the sound the consonant s makes, as in sun:

Now, say the sound the consonant t makes, as in taxi:

What is the sound of s + t?


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Word Math: Initial st

Add s to these words to make initial-st words.

s + top

s + tar

s + tab

s + take

s + table

s + tack

s + tales + till

s + tock

s + tuck

Try reading these ST cluster words:

stab

still

stone

stem

staff

Listen for the st sound in this sentence:

Something stickywas stuckto Stevesshoe.


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Word Math: Final st

The st cluster can also appear at the end of words.

Sometimes you might not be sure if a word ends in a single consonant or a consonant

cluster. Thats because its really hard to hear the last consonant sound in some words.For example, rest can sound like it ends in s, but really it ends in t.

In order to hear the st at the end of a word, it helps to add a suffix like ing, ed, or er.

When you add a suffix, the cluster is in the middle of the word, so its easier to hear.

Try adding er to the end of these words:

bust+ er

fast+ er

post+ er

mist+ er

toast+ er

dust+ er

Did you hear the st sound in all of the words? What is it?

Lets read these ST cluster words and listen for the sound:

listit

lostit

dustit

mustit

gustit

bustit


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More About ST

Here are some more stcluster words to read. Lets read them out loud together.

put tinto sake and make it stake

put sinto bet and make it best

put sinto fit and make it fist

put tinto sale and make it stale

put sinto but and make it bust

put tinto bus and make it bust

Stan Makes a Steak

He stuckthe steakin the oven and testedit to see if it was done. The steaktastedso

good he ate the lastlittle bit of it. Stanput his fiston the table and said, That steak

was the best! It was the firsttime he had cooked anything. He musthave felt like a

star.


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The SN Cluster

The consonant s can team up with the consonant n at the beginning of words.

Say the sound the consonant n makes, like in net:

Now, put this sound after the s sound, like in snake:

What is the sound of s + n? Try reading these snwords:

snub

snug

snuff

snare

sneak


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Word Math: The SN Cluster

If you change the s in these words to sn, what new words to you get? First take away

the s, then add the sn, to make new words. Lets try it:

Add n to sack and make it snack.

suck -> ____uck

sob -> ____ob

sore -> ____ore

sip -> ____ip

sag -> ____ag

sap -> ____ap

sake -> ____ake

sack -> ____ack


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Fast Sneakers

My brother said, Dont sneakinto my room and snooparound when Im asleep.

But he was snoring, and I sneakedin anyhow. Then I sneezedand he snappedout of

bed. Its a good thing I was wearing my fast sneakers.

More About SN

Lets read these words out loud together.

add n to sack and make it snack

add s to nip and make it snipadd n to suck and make it snuck

add s to nag and make it snag

add s to nob and make it snob

add n to sore and make it snore


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Introduction to Snake in the Woods

A lot of us are afraid of snakes, especially in the woods! Lets read about this one and

see if he really is scary.

Many of the words in this story have consonant clusters, like sn, sc, sland st.

You should know the words below before you start. Make sure you know what they

mean! If you dont know, ask your tutor.

Challenge Words

peck

creepy

prove

going

Trina

afraid

crocodiles

flashlight

grabbedcrawling

hissing


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Jake had a snake as long as a tree in the park.

He got it from the woods where its creepy and dark.

His daddy used to say, Dont sneak in the woods.

But Jake was slick and always up to no good.


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Jake told his brother Fred about his plan.

To go to the woods, to prove that he was the man.

Fred said, Bro,

the woods got scary things, you know.


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Since Fred was afraid, Jake took Trina to the woods.

It was cold and scary, so they wore their hoods.

Trina asked Jake if he was scared to go in there.

He said, No, what do I have to fear?


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Trina said, Beware!

You know there are crocodiles, bears,

snakes, spiders and other things in there.

Jake grabbed his stick and they went straight down the path.

The path was crooked and they were trapped in the grass.


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Trina snuck up on Jake to play a trick.

She picked up a stick and poked his neck real quick.

Jake screamed, Hey, what just bit me?

and almost climbed up a tree.

Trina said, Thats not a bite - just little old me.


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They kept on going until Jake had to rest.

He sat on an old log to catch his breath.

Trina saw something crawling. It was getting close.

She said, dont move! so Jake sat there froze.

It crawled up his hand, and Jake started to pray.

Please God, make this big snake go away.


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The snake crawled up his arm and slid around his neck.

It spoke in his ear and gave Jake a little peck.

Im sorry. Please dont be scared of me, the snake said.

Sometimes I get lonely laying in my dirt bed.


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I always wish that someone could stay with me and play.

But they get scared, start screaming, and then run away.

Jake was still frightened, but Trina was brave.

She picked up the snake, and they started to wave.


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Come on, Jake. Lets take him home! Trina said.

We can play with him every day and even scare Fred.

So, snake, said Jake. I guess well name you Sly,

the nicest scary snake who almost made me cry!


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The SP Cluster

The consonant s can team up with the consonant p at the beginning and at the end of

words.

Say the sound the consonant s makes, as in sock:

Now, say the sound the consonant p makes, as in pin:

Now, put these together. What is the sound of s + p?


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SP Cluster Words

Lets read what you get when you add s to the beginning of these words.

Put s into pin and make it spin.

Put s into pit and make it spit.Put s into pike and make it spike.

Put s into poke and make it spoke.

Put s into park and make it spark.

sp can come at the end of words. Try reading these sp words.

lisp

gasp

wasp

There are even some words with sp in the middle:

hospital

whisper


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Steve and the Wasp

I spieda red spoton Steves spineand I spoketo him about it.

He spunaround and said, Its just a little red spot. It must be from a waspbite.

I said, A waspis as bad as a snake. Even his spitis bad.

Stevesaid, Spareme, man. Its just a little speck. I dont get spookedby wasps.


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SC and SK Clusters

The sc and sk consonant clusters make the same sound most of the time. Lets sound

out and combine the consonants s with k and s with c.

s + k = skas in skate

Try adding s to these words to make skwords.

s + kid = skid

s + kit = skit

s + kill = skill

Now try adding s to these words to make scwords.

s + car = scar

s + can = scans + care = scare

s + cuff = scuff

skcan come at the ends of words, too. Try reading these words with skat the end.

risk

deskmask

These words have skor scin the middle:

whisker

escape


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CT and PT Clusters

CT and PT can team up at the ends of words. Say the sounds that these consonants

make together in these words:

c + t = ct: act, fact, exactand pactp + t = pt: keptit and exceptit

It might be hard to hear the t at the end of these words, but its important to

remember that they are spelled with one.

Now read these sentences:

Donsweptup the mess.

Janesleptat Pams house.


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The ND Cluster

n and d can team up at the ends of words. Sometimes its hard to hear the d, but its

important to remember it is there in how these words are spelled!

Now say the sounds that these consonants make together in these words:

n + d = nd, as in findand kindand mindand bendand sendand spendand land

and hand

and band


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The LD Cluster

l and d can team up at the ends of words. Sometimes its hard to hear the d, but its

important to remember it is there in how these words are spelled!

Now say the sounds that these consonants make together in these words:

l + d = ld, as in oldone, boldone, foldone, soldone, coldone, heldone

and bald one


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The MP Cluster

In this next group of final consonants, the first letter is sometimes hard to hear. Say

the sounds that these consonants make together in these words, and try to say the

first sound as clearly as you can.

m + p = mp, as in campand limpand dumpand

jump

and swamp


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The NT Cluster

Now say the sounds that these consonants make together, and try to say the first

sound as clearly as you can:

n + t = nt, as in huntand bentand sentand dentand pantand

plant

and punt


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The NK Cluster

Say the sounds that these consonants make together in these words, and try to say

the first sound as clearly as you can:

n + k = nk, as injunkand bunkand dunkand winkand inkand

bank

and sink


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The LT Cluster

Now say the sounds that these consonants make together in these words, and try to

say the first sound as clearly as you can:

l + t = lt, as in meltand feltand tiltand boltand coltand

belt

and salt


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The LK Cluster

Now say the sounds that these consonants make together in these words, and try to

say the first sound as clearly as you can:

l + k = lk, as in hulkand sulkand bulkand

milk

and elk


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Steve and Stan

Stan felta stingon his handwhen he stoppedhis bike at the hot dog stand.

Can you stopand holdon, Steve? he asked his pal. I got a cut on the skinof my

handwhen I stoppedmy bikejust past the stand.

OK, Stevesaid, and he went closeto Stanto see his hand.

I am mad! Stantold Steve. I spentmy lastdime on stuffat the stand, and I dont

have a bandaid to stopthe bloodfrom the cut on my skin.

Dont get bentout of shape, Steve said. My mom gave me a bandaid the lasttime I put on these pants. Here it is!


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Just Send For Me

Brenda felt down in the dumps. This stinks, she said.

She sent Lindaan email. Do you have a belt I can use for my silkpants? I cant find

one in thejunkcloset.

Lindasent an e-mail right back. Ill be gladto lendyou a handto finda belt. Ill

jumpon my bike and come over. Anytime you need help, just sendfor me.

Brenda felta lot better. Lindareally is my bestfriend, she said.


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Game: Count Your Consonants

To play this game, look at each word in this list and count how many consonants

come before the first vowel. You dont have to read the word, just say how many

consonants. Go down the list as fast as you can, but dont start until your tutor says

Go!

spiltnextpropfirst

coldflapssmockstricksdrip

ghostblotcryfirststalebroompailyolklostwrists


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Introduction to Stuck in the Sand

This story is about two brothers and the tricks they play on each other in the

summertime. The little brother, Mike, buries his big brother in the sand, but his big

brother gets even with him in the end!

This story focuses on consonant clusters at both the beginnings and ends of words:

stuck

sand

stole

gloves

grabbed

stuff

crab

lost

care

went

treat

around

ice creamwalked

Remember, you can always ask your tutor when you dont know what a word means.

Here is a word that you might not know:

struggled


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Last month I went to the beach with my little brother Mike. I had my

bike gloves with me. When we got back, they were gone. I was sure that

Mike stole them. He wanted those bike gloves, but I wouldnt give them

to him when he asked for them.


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We went back to the beach again yesterday. Mom said, Stay out of the

water, and she left us to get some stuff at the store. She was very strict

about the water. So Mike said, Let me bury you in the sand, Stanley. I

said OK, because there was nothing else to do.


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He dug out a hole and put sand all on top of me. He put lots and lots of

sand on top. I spit out some sand that got in my mouth. Mike, I said,

I know you took those bike gloves, and I want them back. I love those

gloves.


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I dont take gloves, Mike said, still sticking sand on top of me. You

just lost them. You always lose stuff!

I yelled, You always take stuff!

Mike said, You cant prove it! I live with you and I know you lose stuff,

you stupid slob!


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Come closer and say that in my face, I said.

No way, Stanley, Mike said. Youre all covered in sand and you cant

get out. He was right. I couldnt move my arms and legs.


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Stop it and come here! Or else Im gonna stick YOU in the sand! I

yelled.

But Mike just laughed, Ha, ha! You dont scare me! Youre stuck!

Youre stuck! And Im going to the ice cream stand. You lose!


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I yelled, Youre gonna get it! I NEVER lose!

But Mike was gone, and I was still stuck in the sand.


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The sun was hot, and no one was around to get me out. A crab walked

by my face. I thought it was going to bite my nose. I tried to move my

head back. I struggled so hard that my arms and legs began to move. I

was free!


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I grabbed the crab and zipped him up in my bag.

I found Mike and Mom at the ice cream stand and I got some.


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Ha, ha! Mike had a big scare that night and I got my gloves back. Mike

better not play me like that anymore. He better treat me well, cause

Im the big brother, and I never lose!


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The Detective Game

Now you are almost finished with this chapter, and its time to play

the Detective Game!

Detective Mack Jackson is very busy, so he needs more people

on his team to help get some information about the stories in this

chapter. Use your memory and your detective skills to help him get

some answers!

In this chapter, you read Stuck in the Sand

(page 38). Detective Jackson has a list of

questions about this story.

You might want to spend a couple minutes

reviewing the story with your tutor beforemoving on, and you might need to look at

it again after you start the questions. Thats

okay! The better you know the story, the

better your answers will be.

Before you start, read the directions and

make sure you know the meaning of all of

the words in the Detective Game Dictionary.


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The Tower Game

Lets play the Tower Game! You get two

dominoes to start. Every time you read

a word right, you get another domino

from your tutor. See how tall you can

make your tower and dont let your

tutor win!

1. fast 2. mold

3. stuck 4. last 5. disk 6. pond 7. snake 8. spunk 9.just

10. stud 11. melt 12. steps 13. speak 14. tank 15. stage 16. list 17. bunk 18. stale 19. felt 20. stand


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Lets play the Tower Game! You get two

dominoes to start. Every time you read

a word right, you get another domino

from your tutor. See how tall you canmake your tower and dont let your

tutor win!

1. gold 2. post 3. stick 4. task 5. rust

6. band 7. spit 8. snip 9. cast 10. stop 11. speck

12. belt 13. stuck 14. dust 15. pink 16. stole 17. spoke 18. dunk

19. sink 20. snap

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