Phonics There is an M sound at the beginning of the word mud Can you make an M sound Pay close attention to the shape of your mouth as you make the sound It might be helpful to make this sound while you look in a mirror to see the shape your mouth makes Try these different activities to help practice the letter M sound 1 Take a close look around you and try to find three objects that start with the same sound 2 Think of three other words that also start with the same sound As an extra challenge can you think of any words that end with an M sound 4
3 A simple word that has the M sound at the beginning is the word mud As you read this word pay attention to the two other letter sounds in the word 4 When two words rhyme they have the same sounds at the end of the word Take a look at the pictures below and point to any of the words that rhyme with mud blood bud moose 5 While you read look out for other M sounds at the beginning of a word throughout the story You can see the sound easily because it will be written in a different color 5
annick press toronto berkeley Story by Robert Munsch Art by Dušan Petričic MUD PUDDLE
