Phonics rules
What is the FLOSS rule?
The letters f,l,s,z are commonly doubled when they come after a short vowel sound.
puff pull floss fuzz
Which letters are vowels and which are consonants?
INFERENCE - The maiden was trapped in a tower. One day a friendly dragon flew to the window. The maiden smiled. She jumped out the window and onto his back. Soon her feet touched the ground. She hugged the dragon. How can we tell that the maiden was happy?
The text tell us she smiled. I know that people often smile when their happy.
Read the words then explain the rule.
back deck click block buck
stack speck quick frock muck
The grapheme -ck is only used at the end of a word when immediately after a short sound.
How many kids does Mrs. Heighway have?
3
What are the 5 -r controlled vowels?
-er as in her
-ir as in bird
-ur as in nurse
-or as in born
-ar as in bark
What is a phoneme?
CONTEXT CLUES - Julie bought a gift for her mom at a cart in the mall. She buys special chocolates at the kiosk. What does the word kiosk in this sentence mean?
a stand or booth used for selling things.
Read the words then explain the rule.
blade bride broke these flute mule
shade grime stone theme rude puke
CVC or Magic -e or Silent -e
When there is a silent e at the end of the word it makes the vowel say its name.
Does Mrs. Carrell like chocolate candy or fruity candy?
chocolate candy
What is the rule for adding a ck to a word?
ck follows a short vowel.
What is a digraph? Give an example.
Two letters that make one sound. Th, ch, sh.... are all examples.
INFERENCE - Kim's baby brother kept crying. It had been a busy day and now it was late. The baby was fed and had a clean diaper, but still it cried. Kim's mom rocked him until he fell asleep. Why was the baby crying?
The baby was tired.
The text tells us it had been a long day and I know that long days make people tired.
Say the word ran, change a to u.
run
Who hiked the Grand Canyon?
A. Mrs. Heighway
B. Mrs. Carrell
C. Both
D. Neither
C. Both
What is a 3 letter trigraph that makes the j sound?
dge
What is a trigraph? Give an example.
3 letters that make one sound. tch is an example.
MAIN IDEA - Someone took a cookie from the cookie jar. The lid was off the jar. Crumbs were on the table. I bet Mrs. Baker will find out who took it!
Someone stole a cookie.
Say the word crew, change r to l.
clue
Who is a photographer?
A. Mrs. Heighway
B. Mrs. Carrell
C. Both
D. Neither
A. Mrs. Heighway
Give atleast two vowel teams that make the long e sounds.
ee, ea, ey....
What is the difference between an open and closed syllable?
a closed syllable ends in a consonant and the vowel makes the short sound. An open syllable ends in a vowel and it makes the long sound.
MAIN IDEA - Ann used her chalk to draw lines on the sidewalk. She marked them into blocks. Then she put numbers in the blocks. Jan and Jill came to play. The three girls played hopscotch on the sidewalk.
The three girls played hopscotch on the sidewalk.
Read the words then explain the rule.
super supper taping tapping
doted dotted hoping hopping
diner dinner title tittle
Open Closed syllables
If a word has two consonants of the same letter in the middle of the word, the syllable split will be in between the double letters.
An open syllable ends in a long vowel sound.
A closed syllable ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound.
Who is an author?
A. Heighway
B. Carrell
C. Both
D. Neither
Carrell