Syllables - Open, Closed, Unit
A syllable that ends with a unit.
What is a Unit Syllable?
If a word has only 1 vowel, and ends with F, L, S, or Z, double it.
What is the Floss Rule?
The only time you use T-C-H is right after a short vowel.
What is the Catch Lunch rule?
American words can't end on I.
What is the Cry Baby rule?
There is no E-X-S or E-G-S.
What is the Use EX rule?
The word sing.
What is an example of a unit syllable?
Spell /k/ with a C whenever you can.
What is the Kiss the Cat rule.
/see/ at the end is spelled C-Y.
What is the Fancy Nancy rule?
C spelled /k/ with a C whenever you can.
CK the only time you use a C-K is right after a short vowel.
K is your last resort
What is the Picnic Chicken Basket rule?
Any vowel-L at the end that is not accented goes to schwa.
What is the Cancel Pencil rule.
Old, ost, ild
What are some examples of units?
The only time you can use C-K is right after a short vowel.
The Milk Truck rule.
/ick/at the end of a multi-syllable word is always spelled I-C.
What is the Music Trick rule?
Short vowels must be closed. If you can't hear anything closing it off, double the next sound you can hear.
What is the Happy rule?
Any open A that is not accented goes to schwa.
What is the Banana rule?
A syllable that ends with a consonant.
What is a closed syllable?
/kt/ is always spelled C-T.
It means it is a Latin word.
Change the first word.
Leave out the first vowel and anything in front of it
Put in an apostrophe
Squish
What are Contractions?
All only needs two "L"s when it's at the end.
What is the Almost All rule?
Open I's or E's in the middle make their short sound.
What is the Confident rule?
A syllable that ends with a vowel.
What is an open syllable?
Three Letters at the end that make an unusual sound.
They are units.
Long U makes two sounds.
What is the Flu rule?
If the last syllable lasts the longest, double the s.
What is the Campus Confess rule?
Closed "A"s and "O"s that are not accented go to schwa.
What is the Texas Blossom rule?