Sounds
Rules
Prefix or Suffix
Blends
100

This royal letter cannot be without "you".

What is the letter q.

100

These four letters are written twice after a short vowel sound and have a rule named after them.

What are fszl?

100

The opposite of out.  

What is in- ?

100

Two words that start with the blend shr.

Examples: Shrink, shrimp, shrub, shred

200

The other two spellings for the sound -er.  Extra points: which of the three spellings is a suffix (is found at the end of a word)?

What are ir and ur?  

The suffix is -er.

200

These are either open, closed or have a silent letter at the end.

What are the three syllable types?

200

This prefix makes you do it all over again.

What is re-?

200

Two words that start with the blend spr.

Example: spring, spray, sprint

300

The way you spell /j/ after a short vowel. (Hint: use three letters)

What is dge?

300

You will find this spelling of the long a sound at the end of a word.

What is ay?

300

This prefix makes you take things apart.

What is un-?

300

Two words that begin with the blend thr.

Example: three, throne, thrift, thrill

400

The three sounds the letter y makes.

What are long i, /y/ ("yuh"), and long e?

400

This sound can be found at the beginning or the end of words, but only when it is telling you to be quiet.

What is sh?

The word that tells you to be quiet is shush.

400

This prefix is no longer your friend.

What is an ex-?

400

This suffix can make three different sounds.

What is -ed?

/id/ as in planted

/d/ as in blocked

/t/ as in jumped

500

The three letters that make the letter c soft.

What are e, i and y?

500

Adding this letter to the end of a word changes the word and the way these vowels sound.

What is the letter e and what are the vowels a, e, i, o, u?

500

This suffix changes a noun to an adverb.

What is -ly?

500

This blend can be found in something you wear on your wrist.

What is tch?

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