Phonics
Write all the words in the following sentences with the long /e/ sound.
"Can we please travel to Egypt and see the pyramids," pleaded my niece.
we, please, Egypt, see, pleaded, niece
Sort the words (real and nonsense) below into open syllable and closed syllable categories.
te, mit, go, pi, with, lot, sit, do, ziph
(open) te, go, pi, do
(closed) mid, with, lot, sit, ziph
What is a noun?
a person, place or thing
What two letters should NEVER ever be together, because when they are they get very ornery and stick their tongue out. But alas, when you open a book or see a set of words, they are almost always together?
th
You can always hear these letters when they are together! They are always so hyper and bouncing around non-stop! Who are they?
oi, oy
Write all the words in the following sentence with the long /a/ sound.
Kate and Mary played games and read books on the rainy day.
Kate, played, games, rainy, day
What kind of syllable is the following word?
nurse
r-controlled
What is a verb?
an action
What two letters, when they show up together, are always active and playing never running out of breath?
Watch out because when these letters get together they make phony phone calls and pretend to be Mr F making his sound. Who are they?
ph
Write the words in the sentence below that has the long I sound.
Mike and Pete shined the bright flashlight on the path to find their way.
Mike, shined, bright, flashlight, find
What kind of syllable is the following word:
daisy
double vowel or "d syllable"
What is the job of an adjective?
describes a noun, describes something
Watch out! These letters, when they get together, are no good, very bad, horrible, drivers and always have to slam on their brakes!
er, ir, ur
When these letters get together, they are sooooo cool, put on their shades for extra coolness and walk around saying their sound.
ai, ay (and sometimes ey)
Write all the words in the following sentence with the short /o/ sound.
Todd and Moe were shocked when a frog plopped in their boat and hopped to the log.
Todd, shocked, frog, plopped, hopped, log
How many syllables are in the word hippopotamus?
5, five
What is the job of an adverb?
describes or gives more details about the verb
Oh. My. Goodness. These letters have a crush on each other and when they are together they blush so much that all the other letters say their sound.
aw, au
Oh gross!! These letters get very prissy and super grossed out about everything when they are together. What letters are they?
ew, ue
Write the words in the sentence with sneaky y sound in the middle.
A typical myth in Egypt is, if you find the mysterious symbol of an eye in King Yemi's pyramid it leads you to his treasure of crystals.
typical, myth, Egypt, mysterious, symbol, pyramid, crystals
Break up the following word into its syllables and how many syllables?
independently
in-de-pen-dent-ly (5, five)
What is a pronoun?
Oh sneaky Y is up to his tricks again! Write the 4 sounds that sneaky y can make and where he's at for each sound!
Y at beginning makes its sound
Y in the middle makes a short I sound
Y at the end steals the capes of I or E and make their long sound.
When are the letters "gh" NOT silent in the middle of the word?
if the word is Italian, if the world is of Italian origin