Syllable Types
The vowel is followed by his friend, consonant and a silent partner
Vowel Consonant Silent e
Regress is an example of a situation spelling rule
What is the Floss Rule?
Double final ff, ll, ss, zz when you here a short vowel immediately before final C
Valentine has syllables.
What is 3?
Two vowels can glide from one vowel sound to another vowel sound in the same syllable.
What is a diphthong?
Long a sound can be spelled different ways depending on the situation.
What is a-e, a // ay?
The vowel runs on and on and on
Open
Tapping is an example of a word spelling formula.
What is the doubling rule?
double the final consonant when
1) the suffix is a vowel suffix 2)the last syllable of the b.w. is accented 3) last syllable of the b.w. ends with a vowel and 4) a consonant follows the vowel
Introduce has syllables.
What is 3?
Two letters can come together and form only one sound.
What is a digraph?
Consonant k sound can be spelled different ways based on the situation.
What is k, c // ck, k, ke, c?
Two vowel friends standing side by side
Vowel team/pair
Smoking is an example of a word spelling formula.
What is the dropping e rule?
When you have a b.w. that ends with silent e, you drop the e to add a vowel suffix
Indestructable has syllable.
What is 5?
Two letters can come together in the same syllable and cause an unexpected sound.
What is a combination?
Long vowel sound u can be spelled different ways depending on the situation.
What is u-e, u // ue?
The vowel is stopped
Closed
Faultless is an example of a word spelling formula.
What is the adding a Consonant Suffix word formula?
Electrocardiography has syllables.
What is 8?
A letter or group of letters can be added to the end of a base word.
What is a suffix?
Long o sound can be spelled different ways based on the situation.
What is o-e, o //ow.
The vowel really is disgusted by being told what to say
bossy r/ r controlled
Families is an example of a word spelling formula.
What is the Changing Rule?
When your b.w. ends with a y, you change the y to an i and add the suffix
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious has a few syllables.
What is 15?
An affix added to a base word can create a new word.
Derivative.
Long vowel sound e can be spelled different ways depending on the situation.
What is ee, e-e, e // ee, y?