What says the long a sound?
a, a-e, ai, ay, ea, ei, eigh
Do you change the base word slam when adding suffix ed?
Yes.. slammed
How many syllables in: contribution?
4
Words that end in the /j/ sound, can be spelled 2 ways. What are they?
dge and ge
Fairytales begin: upon a time.
Once
What says the long o sound?
o, o-e, oa, oe, ow
When you add ing to a base word ending in y, what happens?
Nothing. Keep the y.
This syllable type always comes at the end of a word.
consonant -le
When multisyllable words end in the long e sound, the letter that makes that sound is…
y
If you ask a question, you expect to receive an .
answer
What are the floss letters?
ff, ll, ss, xx
Tell what happens to a baseword ending in e when you add a vowel suffix.
You drop the e.
fantastic has 3 of this kind of syllable
closed
A long I vowel team spelling that has three letters and often is followed by t.
igh
The day that is in the middle of the week.
Wednesday
What makes the short u sound at the end of a word?
schwa a
Spell clean + est
cleanest
To figure out how many syllables a word has, look for these…
Vowels
Name a letter that never comes at the end of English words..
u, v, j
This word means a lot. I have ideas.
many
What says /d/?
d, ed
Happy + er =
happier
Barnyard, fortress, herself and shirts all have this kind of syllables..
R controlled
What 2 suffixes are added to make words plural?
s, es
Someone you hang out with is your
Friend