Sounds 1
When I am in a closed syllable, I make this type of vowel sound
short vowel (short a, e, i, o, u)
I make the long /a/ sound
A. ee
B. ai
C. igh
D. oi
B. ai
I am a vowel team that says the long /a/ and I come at the end of a word. What am I?
ay
How many syllables do I have?
picnic
2: pic - nic
I make the vowel before me say its name.
A. e
B. i
C. y
D. ee
A. e ( cave)
Hi! I'm an open syllable. I end in a vowel (or a y) that says its long sound.
True or False
True
There are two vowel sounds in this word. What are they and in what order to you hear them?
runway
A. long /a/ sound, short /u/ sound
B. long /u/ sound, short /a/ sound
C. short /u/ sound, short /a/ sound
D. short /u/ sound, long /a/ sound
D. short /u/ sound, long /a/ sound
I am a vowel team that can say the long /e/ and the long /a/ sound. What am I?
A. ee, ea
B. ee, igh
C. ea, oa
D. oo, ee
A. ee, ea
How many syllables do I have?
inflate
2: in - flate
closed, silent e (VCe)
I am the soft g sound. I say my soft sound when the letter e comes after me. What's my soft sound?
/j/ - gentle
Hi! I am the letter pattern UR. I say /ur/ like in Sat- ur- day. Two of my friends also say my sound. What are they?
ER and IR
I can make the long /u/ sound
A. igh
B. ie
C. oo
D. oi
C. oo
I am 4 letters that make the long /e/ sound. What am I?
eigh (eight, weight)
How many syllables do I have?
contemplate
3: con - tem - plate
closed - closed - silent e
I am the soft c sound. I say my soft sound when the letter e comes after me. What's my soft sound?
/s/ - cent
Hey there! I am the letter pattern oo. Sometimes I say the long /u/ sound, like in the word scooter, but I can also say another sound. Do you know what it is?
/oo/- book, took
I make the long i sound
A. i
B. y
C. igh
D. all the above
D. all the above
We are vowel teams that can say the long /u/ sound
A. ue, ey, ie
B. oo, ue, ew
C. ew, ue, ou
D. ue, oo, ie
How many syllables do I have?
independent
4: in - de - pen - dent
closed, open, closed, closed
Hi! I am magic e. If you think my only job is to make the vowel before me say its name, you're mistaken. I also:
A. make vowels say their short sounds
B. make "c" and "g" say their soft sounds
C. have no effect on r-controlled patterns
D. work at a bakery
B. make "c" and "g" say their soft sounds
Example: dance, rage
My friends and I are a special type of vowel team. We don't make long vowel sounds; your mouth glides or shifts when you say our vowel sounds.
Give me two examples of our patterns, or you can just tell me what we are called!
Vowel diphthongs
Examples: oi, oy, ow, ou
I am the lazy sound you hear in some syllables
schwa sound
Hi! I'm not telling you my name, but what I will tell you is that I am a vowel team pattern that can say a vowel team sound or diphthong sound. Who am I?
A. oa
B. ow
C. oi
D. oo
B. ow
How many syllables do I have, and how many syllables include a schwa sound?
ability
4: a - bil - i - ty
open - closed - open - open
schwa schwa
D. A and B