Spelling Rules
Letter Sounds
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What is the Floss Rule?

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

100

What's our keyword to remember the sound of y-e? What does y-e say?

style (or type)

y-e says the long i sound

100

Code and read the following words: giggle, frog, hope, by, burn, pain

Consonant -le, closed, silent e, open, r-controlled, vowel team

100

What do we call a describing word? Give an example.

An adjective. Example: cute, dangerous, curious

100

What are the 3 sounds of ear? What is the saying we use to remember it? Use your gestures.

/ear/, /r/, /air/. Hear the Earth bear.

200

What are the three vowels that make c and g say their soft sounds /s/ and /j/?

e, i, y

200

What are the 3 sounds of y and what is the saying to remember them?

/y/, /ī/, /ē/

The cry baby yells.

200

Divide and pronounce this word: bandit

ban/dit (VC/CV)

200

What is a proper noun? Give an example.

A specific person place or thing. Example: Lake George

200

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

A suffix

300

Give the rule and spell the word sum: 

escape + ing

Drop e

escaping

300

ai and ay both say ______. How do we know which one to use?

ai and ay both say the long a sound. ai is used at the beginning or in the middle, and ay is always used at the end of a word.

300

Divide and pronounce this word: refuse

re/fuse (V/CV)

300

When do we use 's?

To show that something belongs to someone

300

Which vowels go with c and which go with k?

a, o, u go with c

e, i, y go with k

400

Give the rule and spell:

shred + ed

Double

shredded

400

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

400

Divide and pronounce this word: advice

ad/vice (VC/CVCe)

400

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

ck, tch, dge

400

When do we use -ckle? Give an example word.

We use -ckle to keep the first syllable closed and the vowel short. Example: chuckle

500

Give the rule and spell:

fancy + est

Change y

fanciest

500

We spell /r/ ar at the end of a word after letter _____. We spell /r/ or at the end of a word after letters ____ and ____.

We spell /r/ ar at the end of a word after letter l (L). We spell /r/ or at the end of a word after letters t and s.

500

Divide and pronounce the word: rifle

ri/fle (V/c-le)

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.

500

When do we add suffix -es? Give an example.

Use suffix -es after ch, sh, s, x, and z to make a word mean more than one. Example: boxes

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