Sight Words
Read the word:
children
children
Read the nonsense word:
jice
jise
Why is 'duck' spelled with a 'ck'?
If you're making the /k/ sound at the end of a word with a short vowel.
Name the syllable type:
bo
open
What sound does the vowel team make in this word.
team
long e
Spell the word that is the opposite of day.
night
Read the nonsense word:
blick
How do you know when to use oa, ow, or oe in a long o word?
ow - beg/med/end of a word
oa - middle of a word
oe - end of a word
Name the syllable type:
fur
r-controlled / Bossy r
What are 3 ways to spell long a?
ai, ay, a-e, eigh, ea
Read the word:
together
together
Read the nonsense word:
bowtunk
bow / tunk
Name the 3 sounds ea can make.
short e
long e
long a
Spell a word that has a silent e syllable.
cake, bake, pine, tone, etc
What sound does oi make?
/oi/
Spell the word that means that opposite of after.
before
Read the word:
atgle
at / gle
Explain the doubling (1+1+1) spelling rule.
1 syllable
1 short vowel
1 consonant at the end
suffix starts with a vowel - double it!
What syllable type in the 2nd syllable of this word:
attention
ten = closed
What are 3 ways to make the long o sound?
oa
ow
oe
o-e
Spell the word that completes this phrase:
Please write your answer in a complete _________.
sentence
Read the word:
natterboxes
nat / ter / box / es
Explain when you know to change y to i.
If you're adding a suffix to a word that:
ends with a y
suffix starts with a vowel
Change the y to an i
exception: do not change it if the suffix starts with an i
Name all the syllable types in this word:
important
im = closed
port = r-controlled
ant = closed
What sound does aught make?
/awt/