Show me all the ways to make the sound /A/
a, a-e, ai, ay, eigh, ei, ey
What is a base word?
part of the word that a suffix and prefix are added to.
What are the 3 great spelling rules?
1+1+1 (doubling)
Drop e
Y-rule
What does SVS stand for?
Short Vowel Signal
What is a syllable?
A syllable is a word or part of a word with one vowel sound.
There are 4 vowel teams that can make the sound O, name two of them.
oa, ow, ou, oe
Which prefix means not?
un, non, dis, in
What is the 1+1+1 rule?
1 syllable word
1 vowel
1 consonant
double the final
What are the 7 SVS's
-ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck, -dge, -tch
Finish this phrase:
As our hand goes...
our mouth goes
What are the sounds of y?
Y, E, I, y
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
What spelling rule is used when spelling this word?
hoping
drop e
How many words end in -zz? What are they?
4: buzz, jazz, fizz, fuzz
Finish this phrase:
Two hands to read
two hands to write
What is the most common vowel sound in the English language?
Schwa /uh/
What suffix means without?
-less
What other name do we call the 1+1+1 rule
doubling rule
When do we use -tch?
End of a word after a short vowel sound
How many ways can you make the sound /k/?
c, k, ck, / ch, -que
Why would I use the suffix -es?
to make a word that ends in x, z, s, ch, sh plural. Use instead of -s
Why do we use the doubling rule?
to protect the vowel sound
What sound does this make
-dge
/j/
Where do we separate a VCCCV word? What do we keep together? Ex. monster
VC.CCV or VCC.CV we keep the blend together
mon.ster