Long & Short Vowels
What sound does the 'a' make in the word 'cat'?
Short vowel sound (like 'ah')
What is a blend?
A blend is when two or more letters come together to make a sound, and you can still hear each letter.
What is a consonant digraph?
A consonant digraph is when two consonants come together to make one sound.
What is an inflected ending?
An inflected ending is a part we add to the end of a word to change its meaning or show something special about it.
What does CVCe stand for?
CVCe stands for Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, and silent 'e' at the end.
What is a long vowel sound? Can you give me a word with a long 'e'
A long vowel sound is when the vowel says its name. A word with a long 'e' is 'he' or 'see.
What are the two sounds you hear in the blend 'sl' in the word 'slide'?
The sounds are 's' and 'l.'
Which letters make the digraph ___? Can you give me a word that has it?
The letters 's' and 'h' make the digraph 'sh.' A word is 'ship.'
What do we add to the word 'play' to show it happened in the past?
We add 'ed' to make 'played.'
In the word 'cap,' what sound does the 'a' make? What about in the word cape?
The 'a' makes a short sound (like 'ah') & ('ay')
Which word has a short vowel sound: 'kite,' 'kit,' or 'cake'?
'Kit' has a short vowel sound.
Which word contains a blend: 'cat,' 'star,' or 'dog'?
'Star' contains the blend 'st.'
Name a word that contains the 'ch' digraph?
Chair , check, chain, cheetah etc.
If you have the word 'jump,' what do you add to make it mean someone is jumping right now?
You add 'ing' to make 'jumping.'
What happens to the vowel sound when you add a silent 'e' to the word 'hop' to make 'hope'?
The 'o' changes from a short sound to a long sound (like 'oh').
If you change the 'o' in 'hop' to make 'hope,' what kind of vowel sound does the 'o' make now?
The 'o' makes a long vowel sound (like 'oh')
Can you name a word that starts with the blend 'br'?
Examples include 'brown,' 'bring,' or 'bread.'
What sound does the 'th' digraph make in the word 'think'?
It makes the sound like 'th' in 'think.'
What is the inflected ending in the word 'cats'? What does it show?
The inflected ending is 's,' and it shows that there is more than one cat.
Can you give an example of a CVCe word and explain what the silent 'e' does?
An example is 'cake.' The silent 'e' makes the 'a' say its name (like 'ay').
In the word 'made,' what vowel is long, and what letter at the end helps make it a long vowel?
The 'a' is the long vowel sound, and the silent 'e' at the end helps make it long.
In the word 'plump,' what blend do you hear at the beginning, and what two letters make that blend?
The blend is 'pl,' which is made up of the letters 'p' and 'l.'
Can you name a word that starts with the 'wh' digraph? What sound does it make?
A word is 'whale,' and it makes the 'w' sound combined with 'h,' like 'hw.'
Can you change the word 'run' to show it happened in the past? What is the new word?
The new word is 'ran,' which is the past tense of 'run.'
If you take the CVCe word 'tape' and remove the silent 'e,' what word do you have, and what vowel sound does it make?
You have the word 'tap,' and the 'a' makes a short sound (like 'ah').