Keywords
Situated Reading
Affixes
Decoding
Situated Spelling
100

The keyword for /qu/

queen

100

If /c/ comes before these vowels, it sounds like (s).

vowels- e, i, y

100

If the final letter in a baseword is unvoiced, the suffix /ed/ will make this sound.

What is (t)?

100

Nappkin

Rabbit

Contact

What is VCCV pattern?


100

When I hear (k) before a, o, u or any consonant  I spell it with a...

letter /c/

200

The keyword for /or/

Fork

Worm

200

When this consonant comes before the vowel /a/, the /a/ will sound like short /o/.

a sounds like short /o/ after what letter?

w (as in watch)

200

This suffix means "without."

-less?  (as in homeless)

200

Where does the word circus divide?

Between cir and cus. Cir'|cus Accented in the first syllable and unaccented in the second syllable. 

200

When adding a consonant suffix to a baseword, I will do this.

just add

300

The keyword for /ur/

Turtle


300

The sound and code for a vowel in an open, accented syllable.

long vowel, code it with a macron

300

This suffix means "a quantity needed to fill"

-ful? (as in cupful)

300

The anchor letters in the middle of the alphabet.

/m/ and /n/

300

In a one syllable base word, if I hear a short vowel followed by (k), I will use this grapheme.

digraph ck

400

The keyword for /o-e/

rope

400

The sound and code for a vowel in a closed syllable

short vowel, code it with a breve

400

This prefix means "not" or "opposite"

What is un-? (as in unsafe, unlock)

400

How do you code the word steeple


Bracket final stable syllable '[ple

Underline digraph ee


400

In a one syllable base word, medial long /e/ will usually be spelled this way.

digraph /ee/

500

The keyword for /e-e/

athlete

500

Two letters that make one sound.

digraph

500

This prefix means "wrongly"

What is mis-? (as in mistake)

500

Where does the word napkin divide? 

Where is the accent?

Divide between the consonants and accent the first syllable unaccenting the second syllable


Nap'|kin

500
The most common way to spell the long E sound

What is ee, e-e, e//ee,

M
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