soft c or g
prefixes
suffixes
syllable rules
letter loo loos
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What are the 3 letters that change c or g to its soft sound.
i, e or y
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What is a prefix added to?
A root word
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What is a suffix?
an ending added to a root word.
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What are syllables?
The number of VOWEL SOUNDS in a word.
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What vowels usually come after k?
The letter i like in kitten or the letter e like in kettle
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What sound does a soft c make?
/s/
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Where is a prefix added to the root word?
at the beginning
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What does the suffix -ed added to a verb tell me?
It already happened in the past.
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Where would I divide the syllables in the word: jogger
Always divide between double consonants. jog/ger
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What letters come after c?
The letter a like in cake The letter o like in coin The letter u like in cup
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What sound does a soft g make?
/j/
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What does the prefix pre- mean?
before
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What should I do to a short vowel word like flip before adding a suffix?
Double the final consonant to protect the short vowel sound. flip = flipper
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How does knowing about syllables help us read new words?
We can use Chunky Monkey and Flippy Dolphin Strategies on the smaller parts of the word and the kind of syllable it is helps us know the vowel sound.
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What kind of vowel sound comes before -tch?
A SHORT vowel sound like in: match or catch
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What kind of vowel sound comes before -dge?
A short vowel sound comes before these 3 letters like in the words: edge judge budge
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Does adding a prefix add a syllable to the word?
Yes, because it adds another vowel sound to the word.
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How do I add a suffix to a word ending with a silent e?
Drop the silent e and then add the ending.
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What is an "Open Syllable"?
A syllable that ends in a vowel. The vowel is almost always long like in: pi/lot o/pen pa/per o/ver
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The vowel sound of words ending in -ke will be...
LONG
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What is the vowel sound usually in words that end in -ge?
Long vowels sounds usually come before the letters, -ge like in the words: cage huge page
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What language do many of our prefixes come from?
Latin
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How do I add a suffix to words that end in y?
Change the y to i and add your ending -es or -ed. *baby=babies *fly=flies BUT NOT FOR EVERY SUFFIX *fly=flying
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Where would I divide this word into its syllables? speckle
speck/le Never divide letters that are working together to make one sound like -ck, -sh, -ch, -th, -ph, -le, -ing...
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Why do we sometimes double the last consonant in a root word?
To protect the short vowel sound.
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