![]() Now let's ask some interesting questions. T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z," you'll get, you'll get 26, 26 alphabets. So if you go, "A, B, C,ĭ, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, And in case you don't remember and are in the mood to count, So let's ask ourselves some interesting questions aboutĪlphabets in the English language. So now you will have to erase 5 out of every 6 entries, and the number of entries will become /6 = (10!)/(3!*2!). These will ALL become J-E-N-N-Y-J-I-A-N-G, and likewise every single entry will be repeated 6 times when N1, N2, and N3 are all changed to N, since there are 3! ways to put the three "different" N's into three spots. When you look through the list now, you'll see that every entry will show up exactly 3! (= 6) times: Now, with your list down to (10!)/2 (= 1814400) entries, imagine you decide the same about the N's: N1 and N2 and N3 all get changed to just N. For example, the pair above would BOTH become: J-E-N1-N2-Y-J-I-A-N3-G, and you would need to go through and erase exactly HALF of the permutations, so you would be at (10!)/2. You would find that in your list, suddenly every entry would be in the list TWICE, once from using J1 then J2, and another from using J2 then J1. Now, imagine that ENTIRE list of 10! (= 3628800) permutations (maybe you paid your little brother to write the entire list :) ), and imagine deciding, "Oh, actually, J1 and J2 should both just be J". In that case, like you said, there would be 10! different permutations of the 10 letters, since, for example, J1-E-N1-N2-Y-J2-I-A-N3-G and J2-E-N1-N2-Y-J1-I-A-N3-G would be different (I switched the J1 and J2). That is, your name was spelled J1-E-N1-N2-Y-J2-I-A-N3-G, so that there were 10 "different" letters in your name. Learning the alphabet and then moving onto three letter words, in conjunction with learning some “ sight words” (basic words such as “that”, “the” and “why” which are not so easily sounded out and so instead children are taught to recognize the word as a whole) is one of many effective methods.Let's say for a moment that the J's and the N's were labelled, so we thought of them as different. There are lots of different approaches to teaching a child to read. Children are very perceptive and will pick-up quickly on any negativity from you – and the last thing you want is for them to associate reading and writing with unhappiness.Īnd if your child starts to get tired or bored of the activity, put it away for another day! Ensure you don’t put any pressure on them and do not criticize them or show any disappointment if they struggle. ![]() It is important to stress that these worksheets should be enjoyable for your child. Assist your child as required as they progress through the rest of the worksheet and onto the next ones. Together, find the image of the word on the right side of the page and encourage your child to draw a line connecting the word to the image.ĥ. Show your child how to combine these three sounds more quickly and how this leads to the formation of a word.Ĥ. If your child knows the sound each letter makes help them sound out each letter in the word.ģ. Just this on its own is valuable as many children struggle with the fine motor skills required to write – so any extra practice at a young age will be beneficial.Ģ. Encourage your child to practice tracing the dotted letters of each word. And in addition to helping your child learn to read three letter words our worksheets will give them some important practice in writing these words as well! How to use the worksheetsġ. We have produced five free printable worksheets to help you give your child a head start. Once a child knows the basic sounds made by the letters of the alphabet they are only a short, (but very important) step away from starting to read. These type of words, (for example, “cat”, “pig” and “leg”), are usually the first used to teach children to “sound out” words. Click here to download all the three letter words worksheets IntroductionĪn important stage in learning to read is the mastery of three letter words, especially words in the format: consonant/vowel/consonant.
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