Unit 8
What is the r-controlled syllable?
ar,er,ir,or,and ur are all examples of this syllable type
What are the ways to spell the sound /er/?
-ir, -er, -ur
What kind of syllable has two vowels together that represent one sound.
A double vowel syllable
What are the spelling options for the sound /e/?
e-e, -e, -y, -ee, -ea, and -ey
How is the /or/ sound usually written at the end of a word?
ore
This sound is used to spell multisyllable words that end with the sound /er/?
er
These two double vowel combinations make the sound /a/.
ai and ay
This double vowel spelling of /e/ is usually used at the end of words.
-ey
/ar/
This sound will make all of these words real words p--ch, g--lic, f--m, sh--k, sc--f
This tool helps you to know which spelling of /er/ is correct if you aren't sure.
A dictionary
This double vowel combination for /a/ is usually used at the end of words.
-ay
This is the way you spell the sound /e/ in an open syllable.
e or y
This /or/ word describes a time of day when one might wake up.
Morning
This spelling of /er/ would make these all real words: st--, ch--p, sh--t, th--sty, d--ty
-ir
This spelling is used to spell the sound /a/ in a vowel-consonant-e syllable.
a-e
This sound will make all of these words real words. ch--e, sh--tstop, expl--e, c--n, st--k
/or/
This /er/ word describes a kind of writing learned in third grade.
Cursive
When two words are spelled two different ways, mean two different things, but sound the same, it is called a? (example:mane/main, tail/tale.)
A Homophone
In the story, Winter Daydream, Lee was not excited about summer vacation because he wanted to play this.
Hockey