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CVC Family: ad

Read and blend short ad words like pad, sad, and dad.

Category: Reading Readiness 6 min Early
Aa Tap Say Read

Say the ending first: ad. Then add the first sound. Read each word slowly and then use it in a tiny sentence.

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D Picture card
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Dad

d-a-d

Dad starts with d and ends with ad.

Example: Dad has a bag.

P Picture card
Sound card

Pad

p-a-d

A pad can be used for writing.

Example: I write on a pad.

S Picture card
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Sad

s-a-d

Sad is a feeling word.

Example: The child feels sad.

B Picture card
Sound card

Bad

b-a-d

Bad means not good.

Example: That was a bad spill.

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