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Lesson 120

-ture

-TURE is a final stable syllable

The T in -TURE is commonly pronounced /ch/. This shift in pronunciation was introduced in Lesson 25.

Today's plan

about 15 min
  1. Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
  2. Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
  3. Step 4Blending drill3 min
  4. Step 5New concept + read/spell6 min
Step 1

Warm Up Our Ears

Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.

Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)

/f/ · /ē/ · /ch/ · /er/feature
/k/ · /ă/ · /p/ · /ch/ · /er/capture
/n/ · /er/ · /ch/ · /er/nurture

Break it (I say word → you say sounds)

Steps 2 & 3

Flashcard Drills

Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.

Step 4

Blending Drill

Change one part at a time and read the new word.

Step 5

New Concept

Today we will learn another final stable syllable, -TURE, which is pronounced /cher/.

Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.

Syllables are words or word parts with one vowel sound. Learning about syllables helps us read and spell. Final stable syllables always come at the end of a word. We know three final stable syllables, -LE, -SION, and -TION. Today we will learn another final stable syllable, -TURE. -TURE is pronounced /cher/ with T making the /ch/ sound as in and . We can break big words apart into syllables to help us read and spell. Display the word . To read this word I can break it into syllables: na - ture, then blend the syllables together: nature. As we read and spell, we can break words into syllables then blend them together.

-ture

-TURE is a final stable syllable pronounced /cher/, as in and .

How our mouth moves

Review articulatory gestures for /ch/, as needed.

Sound wall

Add 'ture' under /ch/.

Open the digital sound wall →