Vowels
How would one know if a vowel was open?
What sound does it make?
There is no consonant on the right side of the vowel in a syllable.
Long/ Name
What is a consonant?
Any letter other than A, E, I, O, U
If you have a VCCV word, where do you divide the syllable?
Between the consonants
Map the word:
pencil
How many phonemes?
How many graphemes?
P E N C I L
6 phonemes
6 graphemes
What is a digraph?
Give 1-2 examples.
2 or more letters making ONE sound
th, ch, ck, sh...
When a vowel has a consonant on both sides of it, is it open or closed?
Does it say its sound or its name?
closed
sound
What is a grapheme?
The word part 'graph' means...?
written letter
write, draw or record
When a word is a VCV, where would you divide the word if the first vowel says its sound?
VC/C
Map the word:
snow
How many graphemes?
How many phonemes?
S N OW
5 graphemes
4 phonemes
Unscramble the word:
Z L I B Z D R A
BLIZZARD
What is the "third" sound of a vowel?
Write this word. Underline a vowel that says this sound.
banana
Schwa
bAnanA
What is a syllable?
A word part with one vowel sound.
tiger. lion. camel. rabbit.
Lion
Map the word:
HOLIDAY
How many phonemes?
How many graphemes?
H - O - L - I - D - AY
6 phonemes
7 graphemes
What is a blend?
Give 2 examples
2 or more letters together with each sound heard
Answers will vary:
st, cl, sm, tr, str, fr...
When a word has a silent e what is its job? What's its purpose?
It is there to make the vowel before it say its name.
Example: tune, kite, fate
What is a phoneme?
What does the word part 'phone' or 'phon' mean?
Sound
sound
When a word is a VCV, where would you divide the word if the first vowel says its name? Why?
V/CV
The first vowel is open.
Map the word:
school
How many phonemes?
How many graphemes?
s - ch - oo- l
4 phonemes
6 graphemes
Unscramble this word:
P O H S I G N P
SHOPPING
Finish the sentence:
Every syllable must have a _______ ________.
Vowel Sound
What is orthographic mapping?
What do the boxes represent?
Mapping out individual sounds (phonemes) in boxes.
Each box represents ONE sound. (could be more than one letter)
Underline the vowel sounds
Determine how many syllables
Divide, knowing there is one vowel sound per syllable
C O R D U R O Y
Vowel sounds: or, ur, oy
cor - dur - oy
Map the word:
celebrate
How many phonemes?
How many graphemes?
c - e -l - e - b - r - a- te
8 Phonemes
9 graphemes
Find at least 3 blends and 3 digraphs in the following sentence:
Thick snow drifts against the bright glass as strong frost starts to chill the small shack.
Thick snow drifts against the bright glass as strong frost starts to chill the small shack.
Blends: sn, dr, -st, br, str, fr, -st, sm
Digraphs: th, ss, ll, ll, ch, ck