Letter Sounds
What vowel makes the oo sound?
u-e
What is the word that means a woman who rides a broomstick and practices magic?
Witch
How do you mark a word that is a v-e word and a v-e exception?
v-e and v-eX
If a 1-1-1 word is added to a consonant suffix does the base word change?
Show me using this word:
Ship+ment
No the base word does not change.
Shipment
How many syllables does the word December have?
3
De/cem/ber
How do you mark up a vowel sounds to show that it says its name?
write the vowel dash e
a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
What do these words mean?
Guest
Guessed
guest- a person invited to go somewhere
guessed-when someone predicted without all the information
Mark up the word Athlete, then tell me what this word means.
(Markings) athlete means a person competing or playing a sport
What are the 3 rules that make a word a 1-1-1 word?
Write the 1-1-1 words below:
thankless, flatly, jabbed, taxable, stumped
1) one vowel
2) one consonant after the vowel
3) one syllable
Answer: flatly, jabbed, taxable
How do you figure out how many syllables a word using just your body?
model with their body
What two letters together make all of the following sounds:
t/Ed/d?
the suffix ED
Fill in the sound Alike Words for these sentences:
plain or plane
I ordered a ______bagel with _______ cream cheese from Dunkin Donuts.
The _____ made an emergency landing when the weather was bad.
plain, plain
Plane
Can a v-e word also be a 1-1-1 word?
Why?
No it can not because there is more than one vowel.
Which word means "wanting something to happen"?
Hopping or Hoping
Please mark up your choice.
Hoping
Tom moped as he mopped up something that he spilled.
Tom moped, as he mopped up, something that had spilled.
If a word ends in an f and you want to make it plural, is this a regular plural? What letter does the f change to?
ex. half+es, wolf+es
it is an irregular plural. The letter f becomes a v
ex. halves, wolves
Fix the sound alike words in these sentences to the right ones:
I was find by the police officer for speeding.
I use my mined to help me answer difficult questions.
It was difficult to fined the place where they mind the gold.
I was fined by the police officer for speeding.
I use my mind to help me answer difficult questions.
It was difficult to find the place where they mined the gold.
How do you spell and mark the following v-e words?
Inspire+ing
Brave+est
Clap+ed
Inspiring
bravest
clapped
Fix the mistakes in these three words and mark them up:
fited
cutteng
sob+bing
waxxing
fitted
cutting
sobbing
waxing
Mark up this word:
demonstrated
Write a sentence using the word and showing that you know what this word means.
(markings will vary)
sentences will vary
What is the name of the marking that shows a vowel does not make its usual sound?
ex. wagon
a schwa
Use these two sound alike words in a sentence that shows you know what they mean:
male
(answers will vary)
What is special about -ive?
Mark up the following -ive words:
olive, give, captive
-ive is a v-e exception because the I makes a different sound than we think it will
(markings will vary)
What are the vowel suffixes in this list?
-able, -less, -ly, -ed, -est, --ive, -ty, -ment, -ing
Add ALL the vowel suffixes to the word "run" that make sense.
suffixes:
-able, -ed, -est, -ive, -ing
Words:
running
How many syllables does the word family have?
Use the word in a sentence.
family has 3 syllables
fam/I/ly
(answers will vary)