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How many syllables does are in the word butterfly?
How do you determine the number of syllables in a word?
three syllables.
You break the word apart into syllables sounds. Each syllable has a vowel sound.
Read this contraction 'I've'
What letters were left out to form this contraction?
h and a
What is another word that makes the same sound and follows the same pattern as ought?
Answers may vary.
fought
sought
bought
What is a consonant blend?
When two or three consonants are blended together to make a blended sound. Both sounds can be heard.
What sound does the consonant digraph 'ph' make?
the /f/ sound
How many syllables does are there in the word wise?
How many vowel sounds are there in the word? What vowel do you hear?
one syllable.
There is only one vowel sound (long i)
What is a contraction?
When two words are put together in a shortened form, one or more letters are left out and an apostrophe is put in.
What sound do the words 'moss, faucet, and ought' all have in common?
the variant /o/ sound.
What is a digraph?
When two letters create one sound together that is different than the sound either letter makes.
Name all of the ending consonants that make an /f/ sound at the end of a word.
f, ff, ph, gh
On the board break the word 'January' into syllables.
How do the syllables help you when reading a word?
What is Jan/u/ar/y
You can read each part or syllable of the word to sound it out.
they'd
What are two words that use the 'ea vowel pair' but make different sounds?
meat
great
What is an example of a blend?
What is an example of a digraph?
str
sh
Name three words that end with the phonogram pattern -each. *And each does not count!
beach
peach
teach
reach
What is the meaning of multisyllable?
What is a word with more than one syllable. 'Multi' means many. Multisyllable is a word with many syllables.
Since contractions with would and had both use 'd.
For example, 'I'd' could be made with 'I would' or 'I had'.
How do you know which two words are used to make the contraction?
You need to use the context of the sentence to determine which two words were used to make the contraction.
What are two examples of words that show the two sounds that 'ow' can make in a word?
blow and crown
What are the two sounds that the letter 'c' can make at the end of a word?
c can sound like /s/
c can sound like /k/
What does VCCe stand for?
Vowel - Consonant - Consonant - silent e
Answers may vary.
Some examples: imagination, curiosity, multiplication, elementary
What words are used in each sentence to make the contractions?
I'd never seen so many butterflies.
I'd try again if I were you.
I had
I would
What do the following words have in common:
dairy, sparkle, alarm prepare
The r-influenced vowel. When the letter r follows a vowel or vowel combination, blend the vowel sound with r.
What are two words ending with the digraph ch?
What are two words ending with 'ch' that make two different sounds?
monarch
stomach
approach
Some multi-syllable words have a double consonant.
Share an example of a multi-syllable word with a consonant sound in the middle of a word.
Share an example of a multi-syllable word with a single sound at the end of a word.
pepper, riddle, fludder (answers may vary)
Earmuff, downhill, sheriff (answers may vary)