The Basics
a sound where the mouth is open and air flows out.
What is a vowel?
Example: ck, ff, sh, th
What is a digraph?
the two letters that make the in sting
What are -s- and -t-?
the number of sounds in win
What are three?
the two sounds that suffix -s can make
What are "sss" and "zzz"?
a sound where the air is blocked by the lips, tongue, or teeth.
What is a consonant?
two or more consonants next to each other; they keep their sounds.
Examples: bl, cr, st, spl
the letters than make the blend in think
What are -n- and -k-?
the number of sounds in wing
What are three?
the suffix needed to make loss and fizz more than one (plural)
What is suffix -es?
a small word or piece of a word with 1 vowel sound
"Boss" has one of these.
"Sunset" has two of these.
"Basketball" has three of these.
What is a syllable?
the pattern where the "f," "l", "s," and "z" sounds are spelled with a digraph after a short vowel in a one-syllable word.
What is the FLoSZy pattern?
What are four?
the sound that comes at the end of base words that use suffix -es
What is a hissing sound?