Syllable Types
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A word or part of a word made by one push of breath.

What is a syllable?

100

Two consonants combined to form only one sound.

What is a digraph?

100

If a one syllable word ends in a vowel immediately followed by the consonant l, s, or f - double that consonant.

What is the FLOSS Rule?

100

Think of a word that is a closed syllable AND correctly mark it up.

What is see white board.

100

What type is in the word (blend, digraph blend, 3-letter blend): shrink

What is digraph blend?

200

Three things that a closed syllable has?

What is (1)- One Vowel (2)- Vowel is followed by one or more consonants (3)- Vowel is a short sound marked up by a breve

200

Two or more consonants together making a separate sound.

What is a blend?

200

When do you end a word with a ck.

What is when "ck" directly follows a one-syllable short vowel?

 

200

The mark placed above a long vowel.

What is a macron (-)?

200

Name all the ng and nk welded letters.

What is ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, ung, unk? 

 

300

The job of "e" at the end of a word? AND What is the exception for v-e syllable?

What is to make a vowel long, AND the v-e exception is -ive (give)?

300

The symbol used to mark a vowel in a short syllable.

What is a breve?

300

What sounds does /g/ make? What sounds does /c/ make? How do you know which sound it will make?

What is g says /g/ and when the letters e, i, y directly after g ( ge, gi, gy) make it say the /j/ sound.  c says /k/, and when the letters e,i,y, come after the c (ce, ci, cy) say the /s/ sound.

300

Show how to mark up "bruise"

What is - see white board

300

Give an example of a base word with 2 suffixes.

What is see white board?

400

This syllable contains vowels like ea, ai, ou.

What is the vowel digraph/diphthong "D" syllable?

400

What are the 3 sounds of an -ed ending?

What is ../ed/, /d/, /t/?

400

Why is the consonant doubled in the word "flattest"?

What is the 1:1:1 Spelling rule when adding a vowel suffix?

400

Mark up and name the syllable types in "forgotten".

What is - see white board.

400

Spell the word _______________

what is unforgettable?

500

How do you know when to use the r-controlled syllable -- /ir/ /ur/ /er/ when spelling a word

What is there is no rule for this you must learn the words by reading a lot.

500

The schwa--- What does the symbol look like? and what sound does it make?

What is it looks like an upside down e, it makes a short u sound and it happens on an /a/ at the beginning or end of a word in an open syllable or an /i/ in the middle of a word in an open syllable.

500

Why is the consonant not doubled in the word "shipment"?

What is the 1:1:1 spelling rule when adding a consonant suffix?

500

Mark up the word "reside".

What is see white board?

500

What are the sounds of /y/ in an open syllable?

What is.. y can make a long /i/ sound in 1 syllable words or a long /e/ sound in multisyllabic words.

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