Long ‘a’ and ‘e’ vowel spellings
Which long ‘a’ spelling is used at the end of a word?
ay
Which long ‘oo’ spellings are used at the end of words - oo, ew, ue?
ew and ue
When is the vowel spelling ‘au’ NOT used – at the beginning, middle, or end of a word?
at the end
What is a polysyllabic word?
a word with more than one syllable
What does a soft ‘c’ sound like?
's'
Which use of the long ‘a’ vowel spelling is correct?
a) stayn
b) stain
c) stean
d) stane
b) stain
Which use of the long ‘oo’ vowel spelling is correct?
a) rescoo
b) rescew
c) rescue
c) rescue
What are the two different ways to spell the long ‘ou’ vowel?
ou and ow
True or false – each syllable will have at least one vowel sound.
True
What does a soft ‘g’ sound like?
'j'
What are the two different ways to spell the long ‘e’ vowel in the middle of a word?
ea and ee
Which long ‘i’ spelling is NOT used at the end of a word - i, igh, ie, or y?
i
Which use of the long ‘or’ vowel spelling is NOT correct?
a) sauce
b) prawn
c) floor
d) saur
d) saur - this should be soar
How many syllables are in the word umbrella?
3
Change the following words to make them plurals: fox, brush, witch, cat.
foxes, brushes, witches, cats
Give an example of a word with a long ‘e’ vowel in the middle.
e.g. feel, steal, need, bleed, sweet, teeth, team, dream
What pattern/rule makes the u “say its name,” as in cube?
bossy ‘e’ (u_e)
Which long ‘ou’ spelling is used before a single l, n, er, or el? (ou or ow)
ow
How many syllables are in the word watermelon?
4
Drop ‘e’ or keep ‘e’?
- ride + ing
- hide + ing
- late + er
drop ‘e’ because the tail starts with a vowel
Which long ‘a’ spellings are NOT used at the end of a word - ai, ea, ay, or a_e?
ai and ea
Give an example of a word with a long ‘i’ vowel at the end.
e.g. high, sigh, thigh, tie, lie, July
Give an example of a word with a long ‘or’ vowel at the end.
e.g. saw, straw, floor, door, oar, roar
Give an example of a word with 3 syllables.
e.g. banana, computer, dinosaur, hamburger
Drop ‘e’ or keep ‘e’?
- hope + less
- grate + ful
- use + ful
keep ‘e’ because the tail starts with a consonant