Shark in the Park:

About the words in this book

Most words in Shark in the Park can be broken down into single letters
representing single phonemes (such as “p-u-p” and “b-i-g”). There are
some words in the book, however, where a combination of letters creates
a single phoneme, and these are listed below.

shark sh-ar-k “k” is an alternative spelling of the “c”

sound.
park p-ar-k
barks b-ar-k-s
bark b-ar-k
spark s-p-ar-k
marks m-ar-k-s
dark d-ar-k
sharp sh-ar-p

pointy p-oi-n-t-y “y” is an alternative spelling of the “ee”

sound.

wakes w-(a-e)-k-s “a-e” is an alternative spelling of the “ai”

sound.
makes m-(a-e)-k-s
make m-(a-e)-k
lake l-(a-e)-k
Jake j-(a-e)-k
Snake s-n-(a-e)-k
way w-ay “ay” is an alternative spelling of the “ai”
sound.

why wh-y “wh” is an alternative spelling of the “w”

sound.
“y” is an alternative spelling of the “ie”
sound.
lighting l-igh-t-i-ng “igh” is an alternative spelling of the “ie”
sound.
bright b-r-igh-t

fire f-(i-e)-r “i-e” is an alternative spelling of the “ie”

sound.

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 nose n-(o-e)-s “o-e” is an alternative spelling of the
“oa” sound.
with w-i-th
squiggles s-qu-i-gg-le-s “le” is an alternative spelling of the “l”
sound.
still s-t-i-ll
ring r-i-ng

her h-er

teeth t-ee-th
sheep sh-ee-p
asleep a-s-l-ee-p

snores s-n-ore-s “ore” is an alternative spelling of the “or”

sound.

clucks c-l-u-ck-s “ck” is an alternative spelling of the “c”

sound.

IRREGULAR WORDS.
These are the words that don’t follow the phonic rules completely. Usually,
the consonants are regular but the vowels represent different phonemes.
You’ll need to teach your child how to pronounce these words and to
recognize the unexpected parts.
Here are the irregular words you’ll find in Shark in the Park:

meows there where

no there’s you
she to your
the what

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