What Spells [z] ?
Name That Vowel Digraph!
Name That Suffix!
Letters!
100
zebra
< z >
The < z > spells [z].
100
bee
< ee >
100
chips
< -s >
< chip + s >
100
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
200
fuzz
< zz >
The < zz > spells [z]
200
read
< ea >
200
played
< -ed >
< play + ed >.
200
How many of our 26 letters are vowel letters?
6
300
his
< s >
The < s > spells [z].
300
too
< oo >
300
going
< -ing >
< go + ing >.
300
Which letters do we use more often: upper case or lower case?
Lower case.
400
cheese
< s >
The < s > spells [z].
400
paint
< ai >
400
smaller
< -er >
< small + er >.
400
Name two places to use an upper case letter.
1. A proper name.
2. At the beginning of a sentence.
500
pizza
(be careful!)
There is no [z] in pizza.
The < zz > spells [ts].
500
toys
< oy >
500
dirty
< -y >
< dirt + y >.
500
Why are upper case letters called "upper case"?
Because they were kept in a printer's upper case of metal letters.
