Upper Primary Week 6 Focus ‘x sounds - x and cks’

The Rule x = x and cks The letters ‘x and cks’ are the graph and trigraph x sounds that are sometimes in the middle of words but that are most common at the end of words:

taxi chickenpox

chatterbox paradox

relax beeswax

climax pickaxe

crucifix reflex

complex shipwrecks

paperbacks haystacks

quarterbacks knickknacks

matchsticks duplex

index flax

taxi t-a-x-i Sounds: 4 Syllables: tax / i = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: tax / i = 2

chickenpox ch-i-ck-e-n-p-o-x Sounds: 8 Digraphs: ch - ck (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ch - ck Syllables: chi / cken / pox = 3

chatterbox ch-a-tt-er-b-o-x Sounds: 7 Digraphs: ch, tt, er (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ch, tt, er Syllables: cha / tter / box = 3

paradox p-a-r-a-d-o-x Sounds: 57(dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: pa/ ra / dox = 3

relax r-e-l-a-x Sounds: 5 Syllables: re / lax = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: re / lax = 2

beeswax B-ee-s-w-a-x Sounds: 6 Digraphs: ee Syllables: bees / wax = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ee Syllables: bees / wax = 2

climax c-l-i-m-a-x Sounds: 5 Syllables: cli/ max = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: cli/ max = 2

pickaxe p-i-ck-a-xe Sounds: 6 Digraphs: ck, xe (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ck, xe Syllables: pick / axe = 2

crucifix c-r-u-c-i-f-i-x Sounds: 8 Syllables: cru / ci / fix = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: cru / ci / fix = 3

reflex r-e-f-l-e-x Sounds: 6 Syllables: re/ flex = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: re/ flex = 2

complex c-o-m-p-l-e-x Sounds: 7 Syllables: com / plex = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: com / plex = 2

shipwrecks sh-i-p-wr-e-cks Sounds: 6 Digraphs: sh, wr Trigraphs: cks (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: sh, wr Trigraphs: cks Syllables: ship / wrecks = 2

paperbacks p-a-p-er-b-a-cks Sounds: 7 Digraphs: er Trigraphs: cks (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: er Trigraphs: cks Syllables: pa / per / backs = 3

quarterbacks qu-ar-t-er-b-a-cks Sounds: 7 Digraphs: qu, ar, er (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: qu, ar, er Trigraphs: cks Syllables: quar / ter / backs = 3

haystacks h-ay-s-t-a-cks Sounds: 6 Digraphs: ay (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ay Trigraphs: cks Syllables: hay / stacks = 2

knickknacks kn-i-ck-kn-a-cks Sounds: 6 Digraphs: kn, ck (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ck Trigraphs: cks Syllables: knick / knacks = 2

matchsticks m-a-tch-s-t-i-cks Sounds: 7 Trigraphs: tch, cks (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Trigraphs: tch, cks Syllables: match / sticks = 2

duplex d-u-p-l-e-x Sounds: 6 Syllables: du / plex = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: du / plex = 2

index i-n-d-e-x Sounds: 5 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / dex = 2

flax f-l-a-x Sounds: 4 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: flax = 1