VOWEL SOUNDS
What says long /a/?
a-consonant-e (safe); open syllable (a corn);
ai - bait - /a/; ay - play - /a/
What sound options do you hear in the word indulgence?
g = /j/ followed by e, i, y
c = /s/ followed by e, i, y
Name the syllable type(s) in the word: begrudge
Explain.
be grudge
1. be = open
2. grudge = closed syllable since the 'd' closes in the 'u' to make it short.
Divide the word: ketchup
Explain your reasoning.
ketch up
The digraphs & trigraphs stay together.
How do we mark up a word with a suffix?
Circle it.
What says long /e/?
1. e-consonant-e (Pete); 2. open syll. /e/ (me);
3. y-baby-/e/; 4. ee-jeep-/e/; 5. ey-valley-/e/;
6. ea-eat-/e/
What sound options do you hear in the word pamphlet?
pam phlet
ph = /f/
Name the syllable type(s) in the word: illusion
Explain.
il lu sion
1. c 2. o 3. welded sound, not a syllable type
Divide the word: bunny
Explain your reasoning.
bun ny
When there are two consonants between two vowels, divide between the consonants...especially if they are the same.
What are vowel suffixes?
Name 3 of them.
Vowel suffixes are suffixes that begin with a vowel.
able, ish, es, ing, ed, y, en, er, est, ive
What says long /o/?
1. o-consonant-e (cone); 2. open syll. (no)
3. oa-boat-/o/; 4. oe-toe-/o/
What sound options do you hear in the word ratchet?
tch = /ch/
Name the syllable type(s) in the word: whistle
Explain.
whis tle: closed & stle exception
Whenever there is an 's' before a -le final syllable, it is an exception & the consonant is silent.
Divide the word: hundred
Explain your reasoning.
hun dred
When a blend can go to either side; typically the blend goes to the second syllable.
What are consonant suffixes?
Name 3 of them.
Consonant suffixes begin with a consonant.
s, ly, ful, ment, ness, less, ty, para
What says long /u/ as in mule & rule?
1. u-consonant-e (mule/rule); 2. open syllable
(flu/pu.pil); 3. /ue/ blue/rescue; 4. ou (soup);
5. oo (school); 6. eu (deuce/feud) 7. ew (chew/few)
8. ui (suit)
What sound options do you hear in the words invasion, compulsion & vacation?
in va sion = /zhun/ must be spelled 'sion'.
com pul sion = /l/ sound before /shun/, so must be 'sion'.
va ca tion = long 'a' before /shun/, so must be 'tion'.
Name the syllable type(s) in the word: parable
Explain.
para ble: 1. para is a prefix not a syllable type
2. ble is a -le final syllable.
Divide the words: communication & explosion
com mu ni ca tion
ex plo sion
What sounds can the suffix 'ed' make?
/ed/ - /t/ - /d/
What says short /u/?
1. u-up-/u/ (closed syll); 2. schwa-wagon-/u/;
3. a-Alaska-/u/; 4. i-animal-/i/ or /u/
What says /j/? What says /f/? What says /ch/?
What says /r/? What says /d/? What says /t/?
/j/ = j, g followed by e,i,y & dge ; /f/ = f, ph ;
/ch/ = ch, tch ; /r/ = r, er, ir, ur & ar/or in final syll
/d/ = d, ed suffix ; /t/ = t, ed suffix
Name the syllable type(s) in the word: barricade
Explain.
bar ri cade: 1. r-controlled exception, 2. open syll. exception & 3. v-e syllable
1. /ar/ does not say car - /ar/, 2. the vowel is short, 3. v-e the e makes the vowel 'a' long.
Divide the word: arithmetic
Explain your reasoning.
a rith me tic
The first syllable is an r-controlled exception since the /ar/ does not say - car - /ar/; instead it has a schwa sound.
Read & mark up the following word:
disenfranchisement
dis en fran chise ment