Challenge
How many speech sounds (phonemes) are in the word "Screen"?
Five (/s/ /c/ /r/ /ee/ /n/)
What is a digraph?
A digraph is a pair of letters that combine to make a single, distinct sound.
Name one of the three r-controlled vowel that all make the exact same /er/.
er, ir, ur,
Divide the word "dentist" into syllables
den-tist
Name a vowel team that makes the long /a/ sound.
-ai or -ay
Spell the word for a sharp spike on a rose bush, which uses the -or team.
t-h-o-r-n
Name 3 digraphs
CH, SH, WH, TH, CK, PH
Name at least three ways to spell the r-controlled vowel that all make the exact same /or/ sound.
or, ore, oar, oor, our
What type of syllables are in the word "picnic"? (Hint: It ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound).
closed syllables
Name a vowel team that makes the long /o/ sound.
oa, ow, oe
I am a loud sound. I happen after a flash of lightning. I rhyme with "under." What am I?
thunder
What is a blend?
When two consonants come together but form two separate sounds
What sound does this R- controlled vowel make in the word doctor?
er
Break the word "understand" into its three syllables.
un-der-stand
Name a vowel team that makes the long /e/ sound.
ee, ea, ey, ie
Why does the word "fudge" end with -dge instead of just -ge?
Because it follows a short vowel sound
Give an example of a word with a blend at the beginning and end of a word.
multiple answers ex. prompt, front, stomp
Spell the word that means a sudden, heavy shake of the earth, ending with the /er/ sound.
e-a-r-t-h-q-u-a-k-e
Find the open syllable in the word "robot."
ro- (It ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound).
Identify the vowel team(s) in the word highway.
igh, ay
Find the schwa sound in the word "banana." How many times does it appear?
two times (In the first and last syllables)
What is a trigraph?
A group of three letters that work together to make a single sound (phoneme). -tch, -dge
Read the following words with an r-controlled vowel and identify the r-controlled vowel: earthly, nocturnal, squirmy
earthly, nocturnal, squirmy
What vowel sound is made in a vowel-consonant e syllable.
long vowel sound
How are vowel teams different than regular vowels?
They are a combination of two vowels or a vowel and a consonant that make a vowel sound.