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Special Vowel Combos
Blends
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San Francisco Zoo
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100

Identify the 2 words containing special vowel combinations

SING    TINT    CAMP    CALL    SIFT

SING    CALL

100

Identify 3 blends below.

    pl    ld    cr    tw   lt

   PL     CR    TW

100

What one letter is added to a regular english noun to make the word plural

   S

100

Which word is NOT spelled correctly

  clif    crib    fin    sit 


CLIFF

100

Identify the 2 digraphs below

   wh    st    ch    bh   sr

   WH    CH

200

Identify the three words containing Special Vowel Combinations

WILT   TANK    RINK    FILM    GANG

 

TANK   RINK  GANG

200

Identify 4 blends below

  dw    gr    sr    squ    sh

   DW   GR    SQU

(SH is a digraph)

200

What are the two sounds for the same letter when you make a regular noun plural?

  /S/      /Z/


200

Which word is NOT spelled correctly.

class    faxx    pill   egg   stiff   frizz     

FAX  - never double the letter X in an English word!

200

Make the sounds of the 3 digraphs below

   Sh       Ch     Wh

SH  -  SHHH, be quiet

CH -  CHoo,CHoo like a train

WH -   WH like the letter W, but with more air

300

Name the three combinations that end a special vowel combination word (each combination has two consonants)

-LL      -NG     -NK

300

Name 3 of the 4 consonants that are always part of a blend.

L      R     S      W

300

When do you add the letters ES to make a regular english noun plural

If the word ends in -  S, X, Z

or the digraphs CH  or SH

300

Spell the word that defines what you wear over your eyes to help you see better.

    GLASSES

300

Make the two sounds of the digraph TH

TH (voiced)  this or that

TH (air/voiceless)  thank or path

400
Name the two special vowel combinations that are spelled with the vowel i, but make the long E sound.

    ING     INK

400

Name 4 S blends

sc, scr, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, spl, spr, squ, st, str, sw 

400

How would you spell and pronounce the plural of the following word?      stuff

  STUFFS /S/  because f is a voiceless/air letter

400

Spell the plural of cliff.

  CLIFFS

400

Tell me two words that contain any digraph.

Ship, chip, whip, 

that, chat, 

which, where, when, what

with, wish, wash, the

500

Name the special vowel combination that makes a short o sound -(spelled with a vowel and 2 consonants.)

      -ALL

500

Name the 4 blends that can END a word.

 SK    SM    SP    ST    

500

How do you spell and pronounce the plural of the following word?    dog

  dogs /Z/  the last letter g is a voiced sound.

500

What is the San Francisco Zoo rule?

If a small (one syllable word) ends with the letter

    S      F     or      Z,

you must double the S, F, or Z.

examples:  miss, stuff,  fizz

500

Tell me 2 words one with a voiced TH and one with a voiceless (air) TH

voiced  This, then, that, those, the, 

voiceless (air)  thank, think, with, both, thin