Sound Concepts
The symbol used to mark a vowel long.
Macron
The smallest unit of meaningful language.
Morpheme
A word or word part with at least one talking vowel.
Syllable
What are the long vowel spelling choices for A?
a baby eigh eight
a-e ape ei vein
ai rain ey they
ay play ea steak
What does S.O.S. stand for?
Simultaneous Oral Spelling
The symbol used to mark a vowel short.
Breve
An affix at the beginning of a root or base word.
Prefix
ex. (un)like
What are the Six Syllable Types?
What are the long vowel spelling choices for E?
e replay ie piece
ee feed ey valley
ea eat
y windy
e-e Eve
What does C stand for in C.O.P.S.?
Capitalization
The smallest unit of sound.
Phoneme
Ex. Cat has three phonemes. /c/ /a/ /t/
An affix at the end of a root or base word.
Suffix
ex. jump(ing)
_______ syllables have one long vowel at the end.
Open Syllables
ex. robot
What are the long vowel spelling choices for I?
i silent y-e type
i-e pine
igh light
y my
ie pie
What does P stand for in C.O.P.S.?
Punctuation
Give an example of a digraph.
sh, ch, ck, th, wh, ph; tch, dge
> a prefix, a suffix, or a root
> cannot stand alone
Bound morpheme
A _______ syllable has two vowels making one sound.
Vowel Team
ex. beach
What are the long vowel spelling choices for O?
o open oe toe
o-e home
oa boat
ow snow
ough dough
What does S stand for in C. O. P. S.?
Spelling
Give an example of a consonant blend.
br, bl, cl, cr, st, -mp, -nd, tr, pl, pr,
> The basic form of a word.
> Usually needs an affix in order to create a new word.
Root
What are the three spelling choices for spelling the /er/ sound from most frequent to least frequent?
Bonus points if you can list all five.
er her
ir bird
ur hurt
Bonus: ar grammar, or doctor
What are the long vowel spelling choices for U?
u cupid
u-e mule
ue rescue
ew chew
eu Europe
What do you do if you're stuck on a word?
Find the vowel
Find the first sound
Touch each letter
Look for patterns
Break the word into syllables