19. Important to know
• If there are three consonants between vowels
(with a digraph) the blend stays together
• If a blend can be made in both directions, the
blend usually goes with the second syllable.
• When there are four consonants together, it
will split between them. Keep welded sounds,
digraphs, and blends together.
20. cat
The word cat has one part
made up of three sounds
cat nip
The word catnip has two parts. You can hear it.
Each part is one push of breath. When another
push of breath is needed, it is a new part.
21. To read or spell longer
words, you just have to do
one part at a time. You can
already read the parts
separately, so it will be easy
to read and spell longer
words-one part at a time.