Letters r, m, d: Sound and Shape

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn three more letters: r, m, and d. After this, you will know 13 letters!

🌟 Let's Start

Amina is excited — she can already read words like cat, hat, sit, and pin. Now with three more letters, she will be able to read even more words! Let us learn r, m, and d.

📚 New Concept

Letter r:

• Sound: /r/ — growl like a lion: rrrrrr
• Shape: A short line going down, then a small curve at the top.
• Words: rat, ran, rip

Letter m:

• Sound: /m/ — close your lips and hum: mmmmmm
• Shape: A line going down with two humps.
• Words: mat, man, map

Letter d:

• Sound: /d/ — tap your tongue behind your top teeth: d-d-d
• Shape: Start with a circle on the left, then a tall line going up on the right.
• Words: dig, dad, dip

New words with all your letters:

• mat (m-a-t), man (m-a-n), map (m-a-p)
• rat (r-a-t), ran (r-a-n), rip (r-i-p)
• dim (d-i-m), dip (d-i-p), dam (d-a-m)
• red (r-e-d), rid (r-i-d), ram (r-a-m)

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Blend: m-a-t. What word?
2. Blend: r-e-d. What word?
3. Blend: d-i-m. What word?

Click to see answers

1. m-a-t = mat
2. r-e-d = red
3. d-i-m = dim

💡 Remember

You now know 13 letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d. That is half the alphabet! You can read dozens of words!