Keywords
The keyword for /l/
leaf
If /c/ comes before these vowels, it sounds like (s).
vowels- e, i, y
If the final letter in a baseword is unvoiced, the suffix /ed/ will make this sound.
What is (t)?
My before hand is this hand
my left hand
When I hear (k) before a, o, u or any consonant I spell it with a...
letter /c/
The keyword for /r/
rabbit
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)
This suffix means "without."
-less? (as in homeless)
How many letters in the alphabet?
26
When adding a consonant suffix to a baseword, I will do this.
just add
The keyword for digraph /sh/
shell
The sound and code for a vowel in an open, accented syllable.
long vowel, code it with a macron
This suffix means "a quantity needed to fill"
-ful? (as in cupful)
The anchor letters in the middle of the alphabet.
/m/ and /n/
In a one syllable base word, if I hear a short vowel followed by (k), I will use this grapheme.
digraph ck
The keyword for /o-e/
rope
The sound and code for a vowel in a closed syllable
short vowel, code it with a breve
This prefix means "not" or "opposite"
What is un-? (as in unsafe, unlock)
The two characteristics of vowel sounds.
open and voiced
In a one syllable base word, medial long /e/ will usually be spelled this way.
digraph /ee/
The keyword for /e-e/
athlete
Two letters that make one sound.
digraph
This prefix means "wrongly"
What is mis-? (as in mistake)
The parts of your mouth that block the air in consonants.
teeth, tongue and lips
In a one syllable base word, if I hear a short vowel before final (ch), it will be spelled with this grapheme.
trigraph /tch/