Syllable Types/ Division
Vocabulary& Grammar
Letter Sounds
Spelling Rules
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Divide and pronounce this word: bandit

ban/dit (VC/CV)

100

These combinations of letters are examples of ____________: scr, str, spr, spl

Clusters

100

Is /ŏ/ a short or long letter sound?

Short

100

What is the Floss Rule?

f, l, s, or z: after a short vowel, double me! (ff, ll, ss, zz)

100

Name the vowels

a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

200

Read the following words and give their syllable types: frog, hope, by

Closed, Silent e, Open

200

In grammar, what do we call a person, place, thing, or idea?

A noun

200

Pronounce these glued sounds: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk

:)

200

When do you use the drop e rule?

When a base word ends in e and you're adding a vowel suffix, drop the e from the base word.

200

Which vowels go with c and which go with k?

a, o, u go with c

e, i, y go with k

300

Divide and pronounce this word: advice

ad/vice (VC/CVCe)

300

What is a verb?

An action word

300

What are the 3 sounds of y?

/y/, /ī/, /ē/

300

What are the three letters that make c and g soft?

e, i, y

300

When do we use 's?

To show that something belongs to someone

400

Divide and pronounce this word:spectrum

spec/trum (VC/CCV)

400

What is the name of something that we add to the end of a word that changes the word's meaning?

A suffix

400

What are the 3 sounds of -ed?

/id/, /d/, /t/

400

What is the 1-1-1 doubling rule?

When you have a base word with 1 syllable, 1 vowel, and 1 ending consonant and you're adding a vowel suffix, you double the last consonant in the base word.

400

The first syllable of a tiger word is always _________ (what syllable type)?

Open!

500

Divide and pronounce this word: refuse

re/fuse (V/CV)

500

In grammar, what do we call a describing word?

An adjective

500

What are the 2 times that letter s says /z/?

1) At the end of a word after a voiced consonant 2) When it's between 2 vowels

500

What are the 3 short vowel flags (spellings used after short vowels)?

ck, tch, dge

500

What is the difference between a blend and a digraph?

A blend is two consonants that keep their own sounds. A digraph is two consonants that make one sound.

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