Schwa
What letters change to the schwa in the Texas Blossom Rule?
In The Texas Blossom Rule, closed O's and A's that are unaccented change to the schwa.
What rule tells us how to spell /K/ in the middle?
The Picnic Chicken Basket Rule tells us how to spell the /K/ in the middle of a word.
When there is one consonant between two vowels in the word pilot, how do we divide the syllables?
In the word "pilot" we divide the word between the i and the l. Syllable Division Rule #1 tells us that the consonant should go to the right.
Pi lot - the first syllable is open, so the i says its own name.
What do we call the ai in the word "prevail"?
What Rule does that follow?
In the word "prevail", ai is a vowel team. The team works together to make the long a sound. The ai team follows The Aim Pain Rule.
Why do we spell "music" with an ic and "trick" with an ick? Don't both endings sound the same (/ik/)?
What rule gives us an explanation?
Even though music and trick have the same ending /ik/, since "music" is two syllables, itends with ic.
Trick is a one-syllable word, so it ends with ick.
The Music Trick Rule gives this explanation.
What does The Banana Rule tell us?
The Banana Rule tells us that open a's that are unaccented change to the schwa.
What letter do we always start with when spelling /K/ in the middle?
Use c whenever you can when spelling /K/ in the middle.
Is this word divided correctly?
prev/ail
No, in the word prevail, the 1st syllable has to be open in order to hear the long e.
pre/vail
Three Play tells us that the vowel team ee works together to make the long _________ sound and the vowel team ay works together to make the long _________sound.
Long e and long a
What does The Try Multiply Rule teach us?
The Try Multiply Rule teaches us that the long i at the end of words is spelled with a y even in multi-syllable rules.
What rule tells us that unaccented vowels followed by an L at the end of the word change to the schwa?
The Cancel Pencil Rule tells us that unaccented vowels followed by an L at the end of the word change to the schwa.
When does c change from /K/ to /S/?
The letter c changes from /K/ to /S/ when it's followed by a watch out vowel: i,e, and y.
How do we divide a word using Syllable Division Rule 3?
Syllable Division Rule 3 says to use the "one-two split."
What Rule tells us how to spell long o at the end of a word?
The Also, Snow, Toe Rule tells us how to spell long o at the end of a word:
o
ow
oe
What rule helps us to spell /K/ at the beginning of a word and what does it say?
The rule that helps us to spell /K/ at the beginning of a word is The Kiss the Cat Rule. It tells us to "use c whenever you can."
The word "control" contains a schwa. What letter changes to the schwa and what rule does it follow?
The first o in the word control changes to the schwa and it follows the Texas Blossom Rule.
Fill in the blanks with the correct spelling for /k/ in the middle.
a. bla__en
b. trin__et
c. bro__en
True or False?
We never divide a unit or a digraph
True. Never divide a unit or a digraph, as they are 1 sound.
True or False? The vowel team oa can be at the beginning, middle, and end of a word.
False. The vowel team oa can only be used at the beginning and middle of the word.
What are the two conditions that we look for when applying The Floss Rule?
When applying The Floss Rule, a word must:
1. Have one vowel.
2. End in F, L, S, or Z.
Trick Question: What rule(s) does the word patrol follow?
The word patrol follows The Banana Rule.
The accent is on the 2nd syllable. pa is an unaccented open a.
Why do we spell "picnic" with a c in the middle?
We spell picnic with a c in the middle because we always use c for the /K/ in the middle, unless it's followed by a watch out vowel.
How do we divide a compound word?
Divide a compound word right between the two words.
What are the two vowel teams that we use to spell long u at the end of a word? What rule is explains this?
We spell long u at the end of a word with the vowel team ue or the vowel team ew. The rule is Sue Flew.
What is wrong about the word hapy?
Explain.
The word happy has two p's.
The Happy Rule tells us "short vowels must be cosed. If you can't hear anything closing it off, double the next sound you can hear."