Vowel sounds
List all of the long vowel sounds
/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
What does this consonant digraph say? Use it in a word.
/ch/
/ch/
examples may vary
What will the magic e make this word say?
lat
late
How do we know if a syllable is open? Will the vowel sound be short or long?
The word will have only one vowel, and the vowel will be the last letter. The vowel sound will be long.
Ex: she, hi, be, go
What is the floss rule?
When a word with a short vowel ends in /f/, /l/, /s/, or /z/, you need to double the letter
example: /b/ /o/ /s/ = boss
List all of the short vowel sounds
/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
use the consonant digraph /ph/ in a word
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What will the magic e make this word say?
them
Theme
How do we know if a syllable is closed? Will the vowel sound be short or long?
The word will only have one vowel, and the vowel will be followed by one or more consonant. The vowel sound will be short.
Example: hop, fast, sub, jump
The 3 sounds that the -ed ending can make
/əd/ /t/ /d/
Does this word have a short or long vowel?
Shed
Short vowel sound
Write a sentence using 3 different consonant digraphs.
Answers will vary
What will the magic e make this word say?
Dim
Dime
Open or closed?
Word: no
Open
When the letter m or n follows a short a sound, what happens to the a sound?
The a sound becomes more nasalized (said through your nose).
Does this word have a short or long vowel sound
maze
Long vowel sound
What is a consonant digraph? Give 3 examples
2 consonants that combine to make one sound
Examples: /ch/ /th/ /sh/ /ph/ /wh/ /ck/
What will the magic e make this word say?
Sam
Same
Open or closed?
Word: split
Closed
What is a shwa sound?
- A relaxed vowel sound
- can say a short u or short i sound
How do we know if a word has a short or long vowel sound?
A short vowel word only has one vowel and it will not be the last letter in the word.
A long vowel word will have more than one vowel, and will most likely have a magic e at the end.
Come up with a sentence that uses the /th/, /sh/, /ck/ and /wh/ digraphs.
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What does the magic e do?
The magic e goes at the end of a word and makes the vowel say its name. The magic e is silent.
Which word is open and which word is closed?
Words: sun, me
Open: me
closed: sun
What sound does the scribal o make? Give two examples of a word that uses it.
short u sound
- examples will vary