Spell this word
Where is the schwa?
Vocabulary
How many?
Break down the syllables
100
1
Transmit
100
scandal
scandAl
100
What is it called when a vowel says it's name?
A long vowel
100
How many trigraphs are there? Extra points for each one you list.
two dge and tch
100
pathetic
path-et-ic
200
2
capitalistic
200
insistent
insistEnt
200
Any letter that is not a vowel
Consonant
200
How many digraphs are there? Extra points for each one you list.
6 - sometimes 7 ph, ch, ck, th, sh, wh, and qu
200
ligament
lig-a-ment
300
3
optimistic
300
establishment
Establishment
300
Two or three consonants put together in the same syllable that all say their name
Two or three-sound blend
300
How many sounds are in the word 'blends'?
6 /b/ /l/ /e/ /n/ /d/ /s/
300
commandment
com-mand-ment
400
4
antagonistic
400
arithmetic
Arithmetic
400
Three letters together that make one sound
Trigraph
400
How many syllables are in the word 'challenge'?
2 chal-lenge
400
extravagant
ex-trav-a-gant
500
5
alphabetical
500
catastrophic
catAstrophic
500
When a vowel does not say what it should and instead says /uh/ or /ih/
Schwa
500
How many syllables are in the word 'mathematics'?
4 math-e-mat-ics
500
imprisonment
im-pris-on-ment
M
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n
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