Sounds
What sound does ‘h’ make?
/h/ like in h-e-l-p
What sound does ‘sh’ make?
/ʃ/ like in f-i-sh
Name a word with the blend ‘bl’.
Black
Blend
Blush
How many syllables does the word 'cat' have?
1
Silent e makes 'a' say its name.
What are the sounds for ‘c’?
/s/ like in city
/k/ like in cat
What are the two sounds for ‘th’?
Could be /θ/ (as in "thin") or /ð/ (as in "this")
What is the blend in ‘frog’?
/fr/
How many syllables does the word 'desk' have?
1
Why do we use 'k' to spell 'kit' instead of 'c'?
When 'c' is followed by 'i', it says 's'.
We use 'k' before 'i' and 'e'.
Name a word that starts with ‘b’
Ball
Bat
Bill
Bob
Bag
Bar
Give a word that contains ‘ch’.
Chick
Chip
Chicken
Rich
Thick
Chap
Provide a word that contains ‘str’.
Straw
Stress
String
Straight
How many syllables does the word 'classroom' have?
2
What type of letter does every word need?
Vowel (a, e, i, o, u).
What sound does ‘d’ make?
/d/ like in d-i-p
What is the sound for ‘wh’?
/w/ like in wh-ee-l
What blend is in ‘clap’?
/cl/
How many syllables does the word 'basketball' have?
3
What is the FLOSS rule?
The ending consonant is doubled when:
/ă/ in apple, /ā/ in ape
/ĕ/ in elf, /ē/ in heel
/ĭ/ in ink, /ī/ in ice-cream
/ŏ/ in orange, /ō/ in pole
/ŭ/ in umbrella, /ū/ in unicorn
Name a word with the ‘ng’ sound.
Ring
Sing
Rang
Sang
Give a word with the ‘sk’ blend.
Ski
Sky
Skate
Brisk
How many syllables does the word 'syllable' have?
3
'Ph' says /f/. What language does this come from?
Greek.