Spelling Rules
List 2 spelling rules you know
1. Buzz off Miss Pill 2. Vowel consonant e (magic e) 3. 1-1-1 Doubling rule 4. Final e rule
a, a-e, ai, ay
Define a syllable
A syllable is a word, or part of a word with one vowel sound.
What does re mean?
Again
What does every sentence start with and end with?
What is the Buzz off Miss Pill rule?
When you have a 1 syllable word, 1 short vowel and it ends in z,s,f, or l you double it.
List 3 ways to spell the sound e
e, e-e, ee, ea, y
Tell me what you know about an open and a closed syllable.
Open syllable - short vowel sound followed by 1 or more consonants.
Closed syllable- syllable ends in the vowel and the vowel makes its long sound.
What is a prefix?
It is a little word that you add to the beginning of a word to change the meaning.
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
What is the vowel -consonant - e rule?
When do you use the endings ck/dge/tch/ct?
After a short vowel.
What is a vowel - consonant - e syllable?
What is a suffix?
It is a little word that you add to the end of a word to change the meaning.
An action word
What is the 1-1-1- doubling rule?
What are some of the sounds of the ng and the nk families?
ang, eng, ing, ong, ung
ank, ink, onk, unk
What is an r-controlled syllable?
When an r comes after a vowel, it controls the vowel sound.
List 3 prefixes that you know.
re, un, pre, dis, mid etc
What is an adjective?
What is the final e rule?
When a word ends in an e and the suffix is vowel then drop the e.
When does g say /j/ and c say /s/?
What is a vowel team syllable?
Two vowels working together to make one vowel sound.
List 3 suffixes that you know
ing, ed, er, ly, ment, ful, less
Every sentence should have these two things.
2. predicate