Blends, Digraphs, and Floss Rule
What two letters can form a blend at the start of the word "slide"?
sl
What is a three-letter blend in the word "splash"?
spl
What is a phonogram?
A phonogram is a combination of letters that represent a single sound.
What happens to the vowel in a word when you add a silent "e"?
The vowel makes a long sound.
What is an inflected ending?
An ending added to a base word to change its form.
Which two letters in "chop" make a digraph?
ch
Name a word that contains the blend "str".
street
Can you name a phonogram that has the letters "ight"?
light
Give an example of a word with a long vowel sound and a silent "e".
cake
What do we add to the verb "jump" to show it's happening now?
jumping"
Spell a word that uses the floss rule.
floss
What is the blend in the word "frog"?
fr
What phonogram is found in the word "rain"?
ai
What is the silent "e" in the word "time" doing?
It makes the "i" a long vowel sound.
Change the word "play" to show it happened in the past.
Answer: "played"
Give an example of a word that starts with a blend.
tree
Can you think of a word with the blend "scr"?
scream
Give an example of a word that uses the phonogram "ow".
cow
How does "cap" change when you add a silent "e"?
It changes to "cape".
What is the inflected ending in the word "running"?
"ing"
What is a digraph? Give an example.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound; example: "sheep"
Create a sentence using a word with the three-letter blend "thr"
The three friends played together."
What phonogram is used in the word "play"?
ay
Name a long vowel silent e word that ends in "ake".
bake
How do you change the word "hop" to show more than one?
hops