Vowel Teams
Which vowel teams make the long e sound?
ee ea
What are the rules for a closed syllable?
One vowel closed in by one or more consonants
What do you call two letters that make one totally new sound?
digraph
Find at least one word with a suffix in the sentence below:
I am filled with sadness because I was planning on going to the party, but now I can't go.
sadness, filled, planning, going,
Name 2 suffixes.
Which vowel teams make the long o sound?
oa oe ow
What are the rules for a v-e syllable and how do you read it?
has to have a vowel consonant e, the e is silent and the vowel makes its long sound.
What do you call the letter or letters added at the end of a base word?
suffix
Find two words with glued sounds in the following sentences:
Pam and June walked down the hall looking for Pam's big sister. They called her name a hundred times, but couldn't find her.
Pam, hall, called
What are the names of Ms. Spenchian's daughters.
Zoey and Sadie
Which vowel teams make the /o/ sound? Give an example of one word that has either vowel team.
au and aw
Separate the following word into syllables:
understanding
un-der-stand-ing
What do you call vowels that are followed by an r? Give an example of one.
r-controlled vowels
ar, or, er, ir, ur
Find 3 words with a digraph
There were three fish swimming in the pond and there were two ducks sitting behind the leaves and branches.
fish, ducks, branches
Make up a nonsense word with 5 syllables.
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Name four vowel teams that make two different sounds.
ow ou oo ue
What do you call a word that has more than one syllable? Give an example of one.
multisyllabic
am, an, all, ing, ank are all examples of what kind of sound? Why are they called this?
glued sound, because the individual sounds make a sound together like they are glued together
Find four words with an r controlled vowel in the sentences below.
Mom and Charlie were driving down the street looking for the grocery store. They pulled in and parked. Charlie took of his seatbelt and mom took off hers too.
Charlie, for, grocery, store, parked, hers
Decide true or false for the following spelling rules:
1. ey usually comes in the middle of words
2. ck usually comes at the end of a word with a short vowel
3. ar, er, ur all make the same sound
4. y makes an e sound at the end of multisyllabic words
1. false
2. true
3. false
4. true
Give an example of a word with the following vowel teams (1 for each)
1. ay
2. ey
3. oi
4. oo
5. au
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Name the syllable types for each of the following words:
1. she
2. blinks
3. grapes
4. home
5. sting
1. open
2. closed
3. vowel consonant e
4. vowel consonant e
5. closed
What is the name of the mark you put above a vowel to show that it is short? What is the name of the mark you put above a vowel to show that it is long? Give an example of a word with each kind of vowel.
short vowel-breve
long vowel- macron
Find three words that have 2 or more syllables in the sentences below:
Abigail passed the soccer ball to her teammate and ran ahead towards the goal. She ran as quickly as she could, but did not make it in time to score a goal and lead her team to victory.
Abigail, soccer, teammate, ahead, quickly, victory
Name 5 trick words you have practiced this year.
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