Vowel Types
Give an example of a lazy vowel.
(Any vowel that may say its schwa sound in an unstressed syllable or unstressed word)
was, love, a, month, the, other, of, wonder, about, from, alone, mother, ask your teacher for others!
Agree with your group:
What does this phonogram sound like?
CK
CK
What are short vowels marked with?
A breve (drawn will also be accepted)
What two things does the teacher read before you repeat the word?
The word and the sentence
Define vowel.
sounds made when our mouths are open. A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y
What are the three types of R-controlled vowels?
OR, AR, and ER
Agree with your group:
What does this phonogram sound like?
S
s-z
What are long vowels marked with?
A macron (drawn will also be accepted)
Step 3: Students _____ the syllables.
count
Define a consonant AND give three examples.
Sounds/letters that are not vowels; and are blocked by lips or teeth or tongue (not open)
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, sometimes Y, Z
Give an example of a multi-letter vowel. (A word that has a phonogram made up of two or more letters that make a vowel sound)
Plow, Flower, Fray, Stray, Grey, Tree, ask teacher for other examples!
Agree with your group:
What does this phonogram sound like?
OU
ow-ō-ö-ŭ-ü
Multiletter phonograms, no matter how many sounds they make or how advanced they are, are always ..........
underlined
Which comes first: Students writing the word, or the students helping the teacher write the word?
Students writing the word
Give three examples of single letter phonograms.
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z
What is the difference between a Closed Single Letter Vowel and an Open Single Letter Vowel?
Closed Single Letter Vowel = a syllable that ends with a consonant
Open Single Letter Vowel = a syllable that ends with a vowel
Agree with your group:
What does this phonogram sound like?
AUGH
ä-ăf
Why do I mark the word "great" with a number 3, instead of a 1?
Because it does not make the first sound of the multiletter phonogram (ea sounds like an a, not an e)
Who marks the word?
Students and teacher
Give three examples of multiletter phonograms.
ai, ar, au, augh, aw, ay, bu, cei, ch, ci, ck, dge, ea, ear, ed, ee, ei, eigh, er, es, ew, ey, gn, gu, ie, igh, ir, kn, ng, oa, ew, oi, oo, or, ou, ough, ow, oy, ph, qu, sh, si, tch, th, ti, ui, ur, wh, wor, wr,
Write down three words that include syllables with R-controlled vowels.
Ask your teacher if it counts!
Agree with your group:
What does this phonogram sound like?
OUGH
ŏ-ō-ö-ow-ŭf-ŏf
BONUS QUESTION
As a class, we will conduct a spelling analysis for the word "literacy". If all teams are putting in a good effort, ALL teams will earn 500 points!
Only the teams that have 100% participation will earn the points.
Join the class in this spelling analysis.
What is the difference between a phoneme and a phonogram?
Phoneme: a sound, the smallest unit of sound (sound)
Phonogram: the written symbol of a sound (written)