ShortBossy R (or) word family
-orn Words
/ษrn/ โ words that share the -orn pattern
The -orn family combines /ษr/ with a final /n/. Corn, born, and horn are frequent words that connect easily to pictures and real objects.
How the -orn family works
Keep the ending -orn together, then add or change the beginning sound. Read through the whole word from left to right instead of guessing from its first letter.
7 reviewed examples
-orn word list
Begin with the shorter words. Add the second group only after blends and digraphs in those words have been taught.
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After blends or digraphs
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Listening check
Listen and choose the -orn word
Question 1 of 5
Now read the same words aloud and use one in a sentence.
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Read -orn words in sentences
1The corn is torn.
2Blow the horn.
3The shirt looks worn.
4A thorn is sharp.
5The lamb was born at dawn.
Ask the learner to underline the -orn word, decode it, and then reread the complete sentence naturally.
Spelling and pronunciation
Keep this family accurate
Keep or as one bossy-r chunk, /ษr/, before the final /n/.
Five-minute routine
Practise without memorizing the list
Cover the list and reveal one word at a time. Say each sound, blend, then reread the word normally.
Build corn, then exchange its first sound to make another real word from this page.
Read one sentence, dictate one target word, and ask the learner to explain which letters spell the shared ending.
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