ShortBossy R (or) word family
-ork Words
/ษrk/ โ words that share the -ork pattern
The -ork family combines /ษr/ with a final /k/. Fork, cork, and pork are common, concrete words that are easy to picture.
How the -ork family works
Keep the ending -ork together, then add or change the beginning sound. Read through the whole word from left to right instead of guessing from its first letter.
4 reviewed examples
-ork 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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Listening check
Listen and choose the -ork word
Question 1 of 4
Now read the same words aloud and use one in a sentence.
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Read -ork words in sentences
1Use a fork.
2Pull the cork.
3The stork has a long leg.
4Pork is on the fork.
5Cork keeps the jar shut.
Ask the learner to underline the -ork 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 /k/.
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 fork, 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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