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b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,z
What are consonants?
100
ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
What are welded sounds?
100

gum-drop, chil-dren, pump-kin, prob-lem, hun-dred

Divide these words into syllables: gumdrop, children, pumpkin, problem, hundred

100

/s/ as /z/

What is the sound of s between two vowels or as a suffix?

100

twenty

Betsy

puny

cozy 

flimsy

Read these words:

twenty

Betsy

puny

cozy 

flimsy

200
a,e,i,o,u & sometimes y
What are vowels?
200
ild, ind, old, ost, olt
What are closed syllable exceptions?
200

until, expel, anvil, litmus, cactus, reef, leaf

Read these words: until, expel, anvil, litmus, cactus, reef, leaf

200

give, olive, have, impulsive

Which are words have v-e exception: give, bike, pale, have, strike, olive, impulsive

200

read as a long/short vowel to determine where to break it up; also between 2 consonants if there is 2 in the middle 

What is the rule about dividing words like: 

relish

bunny

protect

fifty

lady

300

f,l,s

What are bonus letters?

300

wagon, oxen, Texas, basket, jacket, Boston, tonsil

What is the definition of schwa? and which words have a schwa in it:  baseball, wagon, Boston, delish, funny, tonsil 

300
gumdrop, children, pumpkin
What are words that are divided keeping the blend together? (usually in the second syllable as in hundred p. 66 IM).
300

twelve, solve, delve, shelve, value, dissolve, involve

What is the rule for v @ the end of a word? and read these words:

twelve, solve, delve, shelve, value, dissolve, involve

300

program, reflex, defend, declare

Read these words and circle the prefixes:

program, reflex, defend, declare


400

th, sh, wh, ck, ch

What are digraphs?

400

sun/fish, cat/nip, cac/tus, ten/nis

Where do you divide these words:  sunfish, catnip, cactus, tennis

400
-ing, -ed
What are suffixes? (Word endings p. 70 IM).
400

me, him, me, note, pupil, flu, acorn,

Which of these words have long vowels? me, him, me, note, pupil, flu, acorn,

400

baby, pantry, jelly, lady

Divide these words into syllables:

baby, pantry, jelly, lady

500

all

What is the welded sound with a bonus letter?

500
bathmat, within, chitchat, mishmash, dishpan
What are words where the syllables are divided with digraphs staying together?
500

vowels say their names

What sound does the vowels in these words make: safe, rule, mule, snake, hope, cape, fate, tape, late, gobe

500

says "i" in single syllable words 

says "e" in multisyllabic words

When does the vowel "y" say "i" and when does it say "e"?

500

bunny, penny, daddy, sunny

Read & divide these words into syllables:

bunny, penny, daddy, sunny

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u