Vowels
Marking System
Blends
Plurals
Digraphs
100
How is the vowle /a/ pronounced?
/a/
100
How do we mark the vowels?
With an X.
100
What is a blend?
Two or more consonants that stand together and when pronounced, each makes their own sound,
100
What does the word plurals mean?
More than one.
100
What is a diagraph?
Two consonants that stand together and together they make a new sound.
200
Name the five most common vowles.
A, E, I, O, and U
200
When do we use the arc?
When letter combinations stand together.
200
In what order does the letter r and the letter l come in a blend?
They are the last letter of the blend.
200
What is the most common way to make a noun plural?
Add an 's' at the end of the word.
200
What two sounds does the -th digraph make?
Voice and voiceless.
300
What are the kinesetic gestures used to help us remember the vowel sounds.
A=Apple, hand by mouth as if eating an apple
E=hand by ear as if trying to hear
i=itching your hand
o=hands togehter as is singing in an opera
u=both hands moving upward
300
When marking a word what direction do we use?
Always left to right.
300
How is the s blend different from the l-blends and r-blends?
The letter s comes first in the blend and there are 8 s-blends.
300
When a word ends in s, x, or z how do you make it plural?
Add an -es.
300
What is the difference between the -sh digraph and the -ch digraph?
-sh has a continuous sound and the -ch has a stopped sound.
400
Read correctly the following words: ran, bed, kid, hop, cut
/ran/ /bed/ /kid/ /hop/ /cut/
400
When do we use the arrow?
When pronouncing a slide (a consonant(s) and a vowel).
400
What are the two w-blends?
t-w and d-w
400
How do you pluralize, miss, buzz, box?
Misses, buzzes, boxes
400
Are 'w' and 'wh' pronounced the same?
Yes!
500
Why do we mark the vowel with an X?
Because the vowel sounds are the hardest to learn and require intentional attetion.
500
What do these markings mean? 
t-h when performing as a diagraph stand together and is voiced.
500
How many l-blends and r-blends are there.
There are 6 l-blends and 7 r-blends.
500
How is the -es pronounced when you pluralize a word?
/is/
500
When do you hear the voiceless digraphs and when do you hear the voiced digraphs?
Voicelss digraphs can be heard at both the beginning and end of words, but voiced digraphs are only heard at the beginning of a word.