Year 1Consonant digraphs
ck words
The letters c and k work together to make the /k/ sound.
ck/k/ as in pocket
Words with ck
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
ck in the middle
ck at the end
Read ck in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1Pick up the sock.
- 2A big truck is stuck.
- 3Kick the black ball back.
- 4The duck sat on a rock.
How to teach ck
- Introduce the consonant digraph. Explain that a digraph is two letters that work together to represent a sound.
- Model the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement. Ensure students produce the unvoiced /k/ sound only, without adding an extra vowel.
- Identify the target phoneme in the example words.
- Explain the spelling generalisation: We usually use ck to spell /k/ after a short vowel at the end of a word or syllable (e.g. back, duck, sock). We usually use k after a long vowel or vowel team at the end of a word (e.g. beak, seek, book).
Other ways to spell /k/
- c
- k
- ch
Decodable stories with ck.
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Make a whole ck lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.