# Cycle 46 ## Video Modeling Sounds and Words: 46.1 — 46.3 {% embed url="" %} ## 46.2 The Slow-Fast Game #### Purpose and Procedure This task introduces words that have initial and final consonant blends when the initial blend is composed of a continuous sound followed by a quick sound, like /ssst/ in *stink*. ## 46.3 Word Reading #### Purpose and Procedure This task introduces the fact that the word *a* can be pronounced in two acceptable ways: /ā/ and /ǝ/. It also introduces reading a word (*eats*) that ends with a consonant blend composed of a quick sound followed by a continuous sound. The final part of this task introduces reading words with small, unpronounced characters when there are no symbols beneath the words. ## 46.4 Story Reading #### Purpose and Procedure The new passage is the first that has five lines of text. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://curriculum.tryonce.com/cycle-46.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.