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The suffixes -ty, -ly and -ment are this type of suffix
What is a consonant suffix?
The C in the words cinch and race make this sound.
What is the /s/ sound?
This syllable contains a single vowel followed by an r. The vowel is neither long nor short.
What is an R-Controlled Syllable?
This syllable contains a vowel digraph or a diphthong.
What is the Double Vowel or "D" Syllable?
ACE, ICE, ILE and AGE are all examples of this syllable type.
What is the Vowel-Consonant-E Exception?
The suffixes -er, -ish and -able are this type of suffix.
What is a vowel suffix?
The G in the words gem and gym makes this sound.
What is the /j/ sound?
The e followed by the rr in the word cherry is called this.
What is the R-Controlled Exception?
Ai, Ay and EA all can make this sound sound.
What is the long A sound?
When you add a vowel suffix to a base word ending in e, you drop the E before adding the suffix.
What is the Silent E Suffix Rule?
The -ed in the word predicted makes this sound.
What is /ed/?
DGE and TCH are called this.
What are trigraphs?
The or in the word harbor makes this sound.
What is the /er/ sound?
EE, EY and EA all can make this sound.
What is the Long E sound?
A word that has 1 syllable, 1 vowel, and 1 consonant after the vowel is called this.
What is a 1:1:1 word?
The syllable ble in the word table is this type of syllable.
What is a Consonant-le Syllable.
The sion in the word television makes this sound.
What is /zhun/?
The ard in the word lizard makes this sound.
What is /erd/?
OE, OA and OW all can make this sound.
What is the Long U sound?
When adding a vowel suffix to a 1:1:1 doubling base word, you double the final consonant before adding the suffix.
What is the Doubling Rule Part 1?
The stle in the word whistle is these type of syllable,
What is the Consonant-le Exception?
These are formed by combining two words together, omitting one or more letters. The letter(s) are dropped from the second word and are replaced by an apostrophe.
What is a contraction?
The suffix ward in the word afterward makes this sound.
What is /werd/?
UE, UI, OU, OO, EU and EW all can make this sound.
What is the Long U sound?
The word committed follows this suffix rule.
What is the 1:1:1 Doubling Rule Part 2?