Glued Sounds Skill Explainer

Flash Card Demo: Glued Sound 'nk'

Name: Flash Card Demo: Glued Sound 'nk'
Uploaded: 2026-04-16T11:21:21-04:00
Duration: 48 s
Description: Flash Card Demo: Glued Sound 'nk'

The glued sound 'nk' is a spelling pattern where letters tick together and the sounds aren't broken apart when reading. Watch as literacy coach Elizabeth Hogan, M.Ed., models how to warm up with flash cards for the glued sound 'nk' with a clear, consistent routine to support accuracy and help students avoid letter-by-letter decoding.

Here’s what you can say when warming up with this flash card that has the keyword picture:

'ank' - 'a', 'n', 'k', tank , /ank/.
'ink' - 'i', 'n', 'k', ink , /ink/.
'onk' - 'o', 'n', 'k', honk , /onk/.
'unk' - 'u', 'n', 'k', trunk , /unk/.

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This is how we warm up the glued sound flashcards. We sometimes call these welded sounds because when you add a vowel to an '-nk', the '-nk' often warps the vowel sound. 'ank', tank, /ank/. 'ink', pink, /ink/. 'onk', honk, /onk/. 'unk', trunk, /unk/.