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Three Chunks, One Big Word 🧱🧱🧱
Same plan as before — just three chunks instead of two!
Try with: fan·tas·tic
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Spot all three chunks (one vowel sound each).
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Sound out each chunk:
/fan/ · /tas/ · /tic/
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Push them together:
fantastic!
1) Three Chunks Already Split ✨
Sound out each chunk, then blend the three chunks into one big word.
- fan·tas·tic→
- con·tes·tant→
- mag·net·ic→
- in·vent·ing→
- chick·en·pox→
- pic·nick·ing→
2) Three Chunks — Compound + Ending 🧩
Two little words plus an ending you already know. Same plan!
- hot·dog·s→
- sun·set·ting→
- cat·fish·es→
- hand·print·ed→
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3) Split It Yourself ✂️
Draw two lines to split each word into three chunks, then sound it out and write it on the line.
helmeted
hel / met / ed
contested
con / test / ed
sandwiches
sand / wich / es
contesting
con / test / ing
4) Sound Out and Match 🔍
Sound out each long word, then write the matching letter (A–F).
- fantasticA. able to stick to metal
- contestantB. an itchy red-spot illness lots of kids get
- magneticC. super amazing, really really good
- chickenpoxD. making up a brand new thing
- inventingE. more than one sandwich
- sandwichesF. a person who is in a contest
5) Real Word or Silly Word? 🤔
Sound out each three-chunk word, chunk by chunk. Circle R for real or S for silly.
- fantasticRS
- muftindopRS
- magneticRS
- bantopfidRS
- contestantRS
- napkinglebRS
- inventingRS
- helmunpizRS
Ex.1: fantastic, contestant, magnetic, inventing, chickenpox, picnicking ·
Ex.2: hotdogs, sunsetting, catfishes, handprinted ·
Ex.3: hel/met/ed · con/test/ed · sand/wich/es · con/test/ing ·
Ex.4: fantastic–C · contestant–F · magnetic–A · chickenpox–B · inventing–D · sandwiches–E ·
Ex.5: fantastic=R · muftindop=S · magnetic=R · bantopfid=S · contestant=R · napkingleb=S · inventing=R · helmunpiz=S.