Welded Sounds and Blends
What is the proper way to mark up a welded sound?
draw a box around the letters
What is a digraph?
Two consonants that make one sound
What are the closed syllable exceptions?
ild, ind, olt, ost, old
What are the four bonus letters?
f, l, s, z
Where would you divide the following word:
cactus
Between the two consonants:
cac tus
Write down 4 different welded sounds.
Answers could include: am, an, all, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, and unk
Write the 5 digraphs you have been taught?
wh, ch, sh, th, ck
What makes the closed syllable exceptions, exceptions to the closed syllable rule?
Closed syllable exceptions contain a long vowel sound.
What is the rule for when to use a bonus letter?
when f, l, s or z come at the end of a one syllable word just after a short vowel sound
Where would you divide the following word:
rabbit
Between the double consonants
rab bit
What is a blend?
Two or more consonants that are together in one syllable. Examples are:
st, pl, tr, mp, sl, br, nd, dr
What is the digraph that ONLY comes at the end of a one syllable word just following a short vowel sound?
ck
Write down 3 words with a closed syllable exception?
Answers could include: most, hold, find, wild
What is the proper way to mark up a bonus letter?
a star over the second bonus letter
Where would you divide the following word:
After the digraph
pock et
What is a digraph blend?
A consonant that is immediately preceding or following a digraph. Examples include: nch, str, thr
What is the digraph that ONLY comes at the beginning of a word?
wh
Scoop and mark the following words for syllable type:
clash colt
clash colt
What are examples of words with bonus letters? Write down two words.
sniff, kiss, fuzz, will, smell, fluff
How many syllables in the following word? Illustrate this by scooping the syllables
establishes
3 syllables
es tab lish
What is one vowel not in a welded sound?
e
What is the way that digraphs are marked up?
underlined with one line
What is the best way to know how to pronounce words that are both closed syllables and closed syllable exceptions (like: wind) when they are not marked up?
use context clues in the sentence
Are there bonus letters in the word compress?
No, because compress is not a one syllable word
Where would you divide the following word:
children
When there is three consonants including a blend, keep the blend together.
chil dren