Location, Location, Location!
The three locations of a syllable
Initial (Beginning), Medial (Middle), and Final (End)
When you have given someone money for goods or services
Paid
The human ability to communicate using spoken language
chimney
chim|ney
ex|plain
closed|vowel team
This Long A vowel team is only found at the end of a syllable
ay
To apply liquid to someone or something in the form of a shower of tiny droplets
Spray
Used to refer to every one of two or more things
each
detail
de|tail
mis|treat
closed|vowel team
This Long E vowel team is only found at the end of a syllable
ey
To refuse to acknowledge; deny
Disclaim
A domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a loud call
donkey
mainstay
main|stay
be|neath
open|vowel team
The Long A Vowel Team, ai, can be found at these parts of a syllable
beginning and middle
To cause a specific state to continue
A smal item kept in memory of someone
keepsake
beeline
bee|line
main|stream
These Long E Vowel Teams can be found at any part of a syllable (i.e. beginning, middle, and end)
ee & ea
A track made of steel along which trains run
railway
A series of happy thoughts that distract someone from the present
daydream
everyday
ev|er|y|day
cray|on
vowel team|closed