Magic e and the FLOSS Rule
Say the following word: bake
What is b-a-k-e
Identify the word and syllable type: go
What is "go," and what is an open syllable.
Spell the word that your teacher says to you.
What is /sh/ /e/ ll/?
What is shr-i-m-p?
How many syllables are in the word photo?
What is 2 syllables? pho/to
Say the following word: mistake
What is m-i-s-t-a-k-e
Identify the word and syllable type: bin
What is "bin," and what is a closed syllable.
What are the 5 digraph sounds we have learned this year?
What are /ch/, /sh/, /wh/ and the voiced/unvoiced /th/ sounds (/th/ counts as 2 sounds)?
Say the word: scrape
What is scr-ape?
How many syllables are in the word sunshine?
What is 2 syllables? sun/shine
The acronym for the FLOSS Rule?
What is: Sammy Loves Friendly Zebras?
Identify the syllable types and read the word: mishap
What are closed syllables and /m/ /i/ /s/ /h/ /a/ /p/?
What are the names of the two sounds that /th/ make?
What are voiced (hard) and unvoiced (soft)?
Say the word: strum
What is str-u-m?
How many syllables are in the word summer?
What is 2 syllables? sum/mer
The FLOSS Rule
What is: in a 1 syllable, short vowel word, if it ends in an f, l, s, or z, you double the final consonant sound?
Identify the syllable types and read the word: presto
What are a closed and open syllable? /pres/ /to/
What is a digraph?
What is a digraph is when you have two letters that separately make one sound, but when they are next to one another, they make one combined sound.
How many syllables are in the word suncatcher?
What is 3 syllables? sun/catch/er
The Magic-e Rule
What is when you have a vowel, consonant closed off by an e--this makes the vowel long?
Identify the syllable types and read the word: grotto.
What is a closed and open syllable? /grot/ /to/
True or false: /qu/ is a digraph.
What is false?
/qu/ is not a digraph.
Say the word: fresco
What is /fres/ /co/?
How many syllables are in the word communicate?
What is 4 syllables? com/mun/i/cate