Syllable Types
Spelling
Prefixes and Suffixes
Syllable Division
General
100

This syllable type looks like a vowel followed by one or more consonants. It's vowel sound is short.

What is a closed syllable?

100
In the word, "catch" these two spelling guides/generalizations are being used.

What is the CAT guide and the ch/tch generalization?

100

Give the 3 sounds of suffix ed.

What is /ed/, /d/, and /t/?

100

The syllable division pattern found in the word, "napkin"

What is vccv.

100

What letters will cause the letters c and g to make their soft sounds?

What is i, e, and y?
200

"Cart" is an example of this syllable type.

What is an r-controlled syllable?

200

No English word will end in this letter, it will always be followed by the letter e. 

What is the letter v?

200

How we can help a child to know that there is a suffix (or prefix) added to a word. 

What is to train them to look and listen for base words?


200

Describe how to handle digraphs and blends when doing syllable division.

What is to keep them together?

200

Give 3 possible ways to review learned words.

What is answers will vary? 
300
In this syllable type there is an e at the end and it is silent. 

What is the v-e syllable type?

300

This is how we spell /k/,/t/ at the end of a word and is an indication that the word comes from what language?

What is ct and the word comes from Latin?
300

Identify the base word and the suffix(es) in the words, cars, fluffy and jumping. Also, tell us how the addition of the suffix changed the base word.

What is car + -s (made it mean more than 1)?

What is fluff + -y (made it mean full of/ adjective)?

What is jump + - ing (made it mean happening not/verb)?

300

Explain how to divide the word, "music"

What is using v/cv?

300

Review of phonemes. 

What is ...... ?

400

These syllables tend to be short and always end in a vowel. 

What is an open syllable?

400

What spelling rule applies if we wish to add suffix ing to the word run?  

What is the 1 + 1 + 1 doubling rule?

400

Demonstrate SOS steps for the word trusted.

What is: 

Say trusted. Do you hear a base word? Show me the sounds in trust. What are the letters that go with those sounds? Say is as you write it. What is the word? What is added to the word trust to get trusted? 

400

How would you support a child to decode the word limited?

What is to identify the suffix (circle) and then to do syllable division with the base word.
400
Share how you come up with something for your PA activities each lesson.

answers will vary

500
The second syllable in table is an example of this syllable type. 

What is the consonant -le syllable type?

500
This is how we make a choice when spelling the /ou/ sound. 

What is to use ow at the end or before a single l or n, otherwise use ou.

500

Describe some ways you can support a child to make spelling choices. 

What is: Use Morphology: jumpt vs jumped, Add in facts like – wh for question words, Discuss stats – r-controlled er is most common with multisyllable words, CARD SORT ACTIVITITIES: Sort with pictures that have words on them, then turn over card and just sort pictures – hand out long o choices, o, o-e, oa, ow., In PA do activities where the child needs to identify the correct grapheme and has a spelling guides to follow ou vs ow, Use your Vowac books, Write mneumonic sentences (i-e, I, y, ie),Use Frequency charts, Learn homophones: do specific work with vocabulary, reinforced in sentence dictation, Draw a pictures, make learned words?

500

Explain if the word purple is legal to use in level 3.

No, it has the cle syllable type which is taught in level 4.

500
Should suffixes (and prefixes) be included in our blending drills? 

What is no?

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