Spelling Rules
What is the Floss Rule?
f, l, s, or z: after a short vowel, double me! (ff, ll, ss, zz)
What's our keyword to remember the sound of y-e? What does y-e say?
style (or type)
y-e says the long i sound
Code and read the following words: giggle, frog, hope, by, burn, pain
Consonant -le, closed, silent e, open, r-controlled, vowel team
What do we call a describing word? Give an example.
An adjective. Example: cute, dangerous, curious
What are the 3 sounds of ear? What is the saying we use to remember it? Use your gestures.
/ear/, /r/, /air/. Hear the Earth bear.
What are the three vowels that make c and g say their soft sounds /s/ and /j/?
e, i, y
What are the 3 sounds of y and what is the saying to remember them?
/y/, /ī/, /ē/
The cry baby yells.
Divide and pronounce this word: bandit
ban/dit (VC/CV)
What is a proper noun? Give an example.
A specific person place or thing. Example: Lake George
What is the name of something that we add to the end of a word that changes the word's meaning?
A suffix
Give the rule and spell the word sum:
escape + ing
Drop e
escaping
ai and ay both say ______. How do we know which one to use?
ai and ay both say the long a sound. ai is used at the beginning or in the middle, and ay is always used at the end of a word.
Divide and pronounce this word: refuse
re/fuse (V/CV)
When do we use 's?
To show that something belongs to someone
Which vowels go with c and which go with k?
a, o, u go with c
e, i, y go with k
Give the rule and spell:
shred + ed
Double
shredded
What are the 2 times that letter s says /z/?
1) At the end of a word after a voiced consonant 2) When it's between 2 vowels
Divide and pronounce this word: advice
ad/vice (VC/CVCe)
What are the 3 short vowel flags (spellings used after short vowels)?
ck, tch, dge
When do we use -ckle? Give an example word.
We use -ckle to keep the first syllable closed and the vowel short. Example: chuckle
Give the rule and spell:
fancy + est
Change y
fanciest
We spell /r/ ar at the end of a word after letter _____. We spell /r/ or at the end of a word after letters ____ and ____.
We spell /r/ ar at the end of a word after letter l (L). We spell /r/ or at the end of a word after letters t and s.
Divide and pronounce the word: rifle
ri/fle (V/c-le)
What is the difference between a blend and a digraph?
A blend is two consonants that keep their own sounds. A digraph is two consonants that make one sound.
When do we add suffix -es? Give an example.
Use suffix -es after ch, sh, s, x, and z to make a word mean more than one. Example: boxes