Vowel Sounds
What sound does the short A sound make?
Answer in a complete sentence.
What is the digraph in the word whip?wh
What are the blends in the word fresh?
FR make a blend.
Does this word have a closed syllable? Explain why.
bed
the short e sound is closed in by d.
Is the word a closed syllable exception? Explain.
wind (action)
Yes,
Long I sound / -ind ending / weld.
What sound does the short E sound make
E - Ed - /e/
Answer in a complete sentence.
What is the digraph in the word quack?
ck
Does swept have any blends?
sw and pt make blends.
Does this word have a closed syllable? Explain why.
cloth
the short o sound is closed in by th
Is the word a closed syllable exception? Explain.
wind
No, the word has a short i sound. It is a closed syllable.
What sound does the short I sound make?
I - itch - /i/
Answer in a complete sentence.
What are the digraphs in the word thresh?
th and sh
What is a special blend that includes digraph?
Digraph blends.
Does this word have a closed syllable? Explain why.
brisk
The short i sound is closed in by sk.
Is the word a closed syllable exception? Explain.
grind
Yes,
Long I sound / -ind ending / weld
What is the difference between a short vowel sound and a long vowel sound?
A long vowel sound says the letters' name.
What is the FULL definition of a digraph?
Two consonant letters stick together to make one sound.
What is the correct way to describe the blend in the word BUNCH?
NCH make a digraph blend.
Does this word have a closed syllable? Explain why.
Wild.
No- the I is a long vowel.
ILD is a weld. / ILD is boxed so no.
Is the word a closed syllable exception? Explain.
mold
Yes long o vowel sound / -old spelling pattern / weld
What is the name or spelling of the word we use to MARK a short vowel?
a breve
Say all the of the digraphs and their sounds.
ex: A - apple - /a/
ch - chin - /ch/
th - thumb - /th/
sh - ship - /sh/
ck - sock - /ck/
What is the FULL definition of a blend?
Two or more consonant letters next to each other that keep their sounds.
What do we look for when making sure a word has a closed syllable?
How do we mark closed syllable exceptions?
mark with a scoop, a c below the scoop. We cross out the c under the scoop.