Unit 1
What is fingerstretching?
Counting and segmenting phonemes from a word
Bonus points: Fingerstretch a word
met
What is a long vowel phoneme?
When the vowel letter says its name instead of the sound
What is a VCe syllable?
When a vowel spelling is made using a vowel, consonant, e vowel pattern.
What three vowel types have we learned?
short, long, schwa
e, edge
i, itch
o, octopus
u, up
What is a two sound blend?
Two consonants that make their own sounds
What are the long vowel phonemes (verbal answer)
Is a VCe syllable long or short
Long
What syllable types have we reviewed?
Closed, Open, VCe
What is a closed syllable?
What is a three sound blend?
Three consonants that make three separate sounds
One long vowel at the end of a syllable
VCe or VCe Schwa: invite
VCe
Fingerstretch the following word: witch
verbal answer
/w/ /i/ /ch/
What is a digraph?
Two consonants that make one phoneme (sound)
What is a trigraph?
Three consonants that make one sound
What is the schwa vowel type?
A vowel that makes a different sound than what is expected
VCe schwa
pen sive
List at least three of the six digraphs (bonus points for all six)
List the two most common trigraphs
tch, dge
What are the two most common schwa phonemes (sounds)?
ih, uh
Use your syllaboard to segment the following word: centipede
cent ti pede
ma the mat ics