Short Vowels
Magic E
Split Syllables
Tricky Rules
Blends and other Spelling Patterns
100
This short vowel you hear in words like cat, back and mat
What is A
100
The short vowel I in 'pin' can say its name once Magic E gives all of his power to it. 'Pin' is now this word.
What is Pine
100
Show how to split the word "napkin" into syllables

Nap/kin

100

Y wears two capes. What capes does he wear, and what does he say in one-syllable words? (Ex:cry)

Y wears /e/ and /i/'s cape.

He says /i/ in one-syllable words.

100
"When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking"
What is a vowel team
200
This short vowel you hear in words like elephant, egg and exceptional
What is E
200
Magic E comes to save the word 'cub.' It is now this word.
What is Cube
200

Show how to split the word "purple" into syllables

pur/ple

200

The letters C and K both make the same sound. How do we know when to use a C?

C comes before the letters a,o,u

Ex: cat, cot, cut

200
Crab, plural, and Spring all share these in the beginning of their words.
What is a Blend
300
This short vowel you hear in words like rug, cut, and cub.
What is U
300
Magic E comes to save the word, 'pal.' It is now this word.
What is Pale
300

Show how to split the word "Wisconsin" into syllables

Wis/con/sin

300
What letter can never come at the end of a word? What do we write instead?

The letter j can never come at the end of word. We use "dge" instead. 

300
These sets of consonants can go either in the beginning, middle or end, like in catch, shell, and fisherman
What is a Digraph
400
These short vowel you hear in words like Rabbit and Carry
What are A and I
400
Magic E comes to save the word 'cop' to make it say a new word.
What is Cope?
400

Show how to split the word "Inspire" into syllables

In/spire

400

At the end of two (or more) syllable words, "ate" has a schwa. What sound does it say?

"ate" says /it/ 

(Ex: pirate)

400

These are three letters together that make one sound

What is a Trigraph

500
Hippopotamus has this many vowels
What is 4?
500

Magic E needs to save the words 'tap' and 'ton' to make them say these words.

What is tape and tone

500
Show how to split the word "comprehension" into syllables

Com/pre/hen/sion

500

When do we use -tch instead of -ch at the end of words?

-tch after short vowels (ex: catch)

-ch after consonants and long vowels (ex: lunch, beach)

500

These special vowels are in words like doctor, purple, horn.

What is r-controlled vowels

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