Digraphs
Name the two letters in the digraph that make the sound at the start of the word "ship."
"sh" makes the /sh/ sound.
This falls from the sky and is wet. What vowel team is used for the /a/ sound?
Rain. /ai/
I do this to a door when I want someone to answer it. What silent letters are in the beginning of the word?
Knock, kn
What is the sound made by the "ar" in "car"?
/ar/
Is the word "me" an open syllable or a closed syllable?
Yes
Which digraph makes the sound at the start of "chop"? Write the digraph and say the sound.
"ch" makes the /ch/ sound.
This object carries people across water. An example is the Mayflower. What vowel team is used to spell this word?
Boat. /oa/
What letters are silent in the word thumb?
mb
What three bossy r spellings have the same sound?
er, ir, ur
The word "cat" — open or closed syllable? Explain in one short phrase.
Closed. The consonant is blocking it in.
I make calls on this! What other letters make the /f/ sounds?
"ph" spells the /f/ sound in "phone."
Write three words with the vowel team ee. It cant be the word three.
Answers will vary.
Give a word with a silent 'b' and use it in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
Write three words that use the or r-controlled vowel spelling.
Answers vary.
Break the word "pilot" into syllables and tell whether each syllable is open or closed.
Pi-Open, lot-closed
Give a word that contains the digraph "th" and use it in a short sentence appropriate for 2nd grade.
"that" (digraph "th"); sentence: "That cat is soft."
What vowel teams make the long /i/ sound?
ie, i_e, i, y, igh
Explain why the "e" is silent in the word "make" and how it changes the vowel sound.
Bully E
This flies in the sky and chirps. What is the r-controlled vowel to spell it?
ir
Break "happy" into syllables and say why the first syllable is open or closed.
"hap-py" — first syllable "hap" is closed (ends in consonant), second "py" is open (ends in vowel sound "y" functioning like long e). (
Identify the digraph and tell its sound in this sentence: "The children cheered when the whale splashed." (Name two different digraphs from the sentence.)
"ch" in "children" (/ch/), "wh" in "whale" (/hw/ or /w/ depending on dialect); "sh" in "splashed" (/sh/). (Accept two of these.)
Find two different vowel teams in the sentence "The moon was bright and the bees buzzed." Name each vowel team and the sound it makes.
Moon, bees
Write all the silent letters we have learned so far.
mb,gn,kn,mb,wr,sc
Name all the r-controlled vowels and a word that uses them.
or,ar,ur,ir,er
For the word "robotic," split it into syllables, label each as open or closed, and tell which syllable has the long vowel sound.
Ro--Open, bot--closed, ic-closed