Vocabulary
Syllables
Blends
Digraphs
Miscellaneous
100
*Two consonants next to each other that make two separate sounds.
What is a blend?
100
*A syllable that contains one vowel closed in by a consonant, resulting in a short vowel sound.
What is a closed syllable?
100
What is a blend?
Two consonants next to each other that make two separate sounds.
100
What is a digraph?
Two letters that make one sound.
100
*Words that are common in the English language, and are not read according to common rules.
What are high frequency words?
200
*Two letters next to each other that make one sound.
What is a digraph?
200
*A syllable that looks like a closed syllable but does not make a short vowel sound.
What is a closed syllable exception?
200
How many blends does the word "strum" have?
1
200
Mark up the digraph(s) in the word "stack."
stack
200
*The study of spelling.
What is orthography?
300
*A symbol that indicates a short vowel sound.
What is a breve?
300
Which of these words have closed syllable exceptions? stack draft jolt brend fold
jolt, fold
300
How many blends does the word "brunch" have?
2
300
Is the letter combination "qu" a digraph, a blend, or neither? Why?
Neither.
300
Why is cry spelled with a "c" and not a "k"?
In one-syllable words, a /k/ sound at the beginning of a word is almost always written with a "c."
400
*A symbol that indicates a long vowel sound.
What is a macron?
400
Mark up the syllables in the following words: struck told child bulk
struck told child bulk
400
Mark up the blends in the word "shred."
shred
400
Name the 5 digraphs that we have learned.
wh, ch, sh, th, ck
400
What is a logogram?
A symbol that stands for an idea.
500
*A word that is read according to the rules of the English language.
What is a phonetic word?
500
Why could the word "wind" be either a closed syllable or a closed syllable exception?
Wind can be pronounced with either a short or long vowel, depending on the meaning.
500
Give an example of a word containing a digraph blend.
Example.
500
Mark the digraph(s) in the word "chend."
chend
500
What are the 3 requirements for a word to be written with "ck" at the end?
one-syllable /k/ sound at the end following a short vowel
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