Bits and Bites
Are not blocked by part of the mouth
What are vowels?
Ends in a final vowel which is usually long
What is an open syllable?
A vowel that does NOT say its name
What is a short vowel?
CV
What is an open syllable?
A syllable is . . .
A word or part of a word with a talking vowel
The two types of letters
What are vowels and consonants?
Has a r controlled vowel
What is an r-controlled syllable?
A vowel that says its name
What is a long vowel?
VCe (or V-e)
What is a silent-e syllable?
Our smallest speech sounds are called . . .
What are phonemes?
A word or part of a word with a vowel
What is a syllable?
Has final consonant(s) closing the vowel making it short (usually)
What is a closed syllable?
Found in silent e syllables
What is a long vowel?
CVC
What are closed syllables?
Phonograms are
How phonemes are spelled?
A digraph
Two consonants making one sound
Contains a vowel team
What is a vowel team syllable?
Vowel team
What are 2 vowels working together to make one vowel sound?
VR
What are r controlled syllables?
Every word & syllable must have a . . .
What is a vowel?
Two (or more) consonants that blend together but you can still hear each sound
What is a consonant blend?
The only syllable type with no talking vowel
What is a C-le syllable? (consonant + le)
R controlled vowels
What vowels are followed by an r?
VV
What are vowel team syllables?
2 letters making one sound is a . . .
What is a digraph?