Short Vowels
The sound of short a.
What is a?
This says long a.
What is a, a-e, ai, ay.
These are called bossy r or r controlled vowels.
What is er, ir, ur, or, and ear?
This is the Jeff Rule.
What is ff, ll, ss, zz?
Bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, and sl.
What are the beginning L blends?
The sound of short u.
What is u?
This says long e.
What is e and e-e, ee, ea.
This makes the sound of s and z.
What is the letter s?
A stick vowel after the /k/.
When do we spell the /k/ with a k?
Scr-, shr-, spr-, str-, spl, thr-, and squ-.
What are the three letter beginning blends?
The sound of short i.
What is i?
This says long i.
What is i, i-e, igh, y-e, and y?
These are the h brothers.
What is wh, th, sh, and ch?
A round vowel after the /k/.
When do we spell /k/ with a c?
-ct, -ft, -lk, -lt, -mp, -nch, -nd, -nd, -nt, -pt, -sk, -sp, -st
What are the final consonant blends?
The sound of short e.
What is e?
This says long o.
What is o, o-e, and oe, ow, oa?
This makes the /f/.
What is f and ph, ff?
In a one syllable word, with one short vowel, double the final consonant.
What is the 1 + 1 + 1 rule?
The sound of short o.
What is o?
This says long u.
What is u and u-e, ue?
This makes the sound of /oi/.
What is oi and oy?
If only one consonant sound is heard directly following the first short vowel, double the consonant to protect the short vowel.
What is the Rabbit Rule?