Explain how the /s/ sound differs from the /d/ sound in terms of tongue placement.

For the /s/ sound, the tip of the tongue is placed right behind the teeth, almost closing them. For the /d/ sound, the tip of the tongue touches behind the front teeth.

Decoding Consonants

7th Grade•44 minutes•CCSS L.7.2

Learning Objective

I can correctly spell words with consonant clusters and silent consonants.

Key Concepts

When making consonant sounds, the air that comes out of our mouth is sometimes blocked by our lips, teeth, or tongue.

To make the sounds of the letters P, B, and M, both of our lips have to close.

To make the sounds of the letters F and V, our teeth have to press down on our bottom lip.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Which of the following consonant sounds is made by closing both lips?

2. Describe how the /f/ sound is produced using your mouth.

3. Which consonant sounds are produced by placing the tip of the tongue behind the front teeth?

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