Syllables
one vowel, closed off by a consonant, which makes the vowel sound short
What is a closed syllable?
What town and state do we live in?
What is Westwood, Massachusetts?
A, E, I, O, U
What are vowels?
A made up story
What is fiction?
the vowel is long and the "e" is silent
What is a vowel-consonant-e syllable?
Capital of Massachusetts
What is the Boston?
ch, sh, th, ck, wh
What are digraphs?
People and animals that act out a story
What are characters?
the vowel is long and is at the end of the syllable ("door" is left open)
What is an open syllable?
Name of the ocean that is on Boston's coast
ai, ay, a-e, a
What makes the long a sound?
A story with animals that teaches a lesson
What is a fable?
This syllable type always has only 3 letters and is at the end of a two syllable words.
What is the consonant-le syllable?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
What are the world's oceans?
Baseball, playground, outside are examples of this type of word.
What are compound words?
A story that has a detective and clues
What is a mystery?
ar, or, er, ir, ur
What is a "r-controlled" or "bossy r" syllable?
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
What are the seven continents of the world?
Ish, ed, er, est, able, ive, y, en, ing, are examples of what type of suffix
What are vowel or "mean" suffixes?
What is non-fiction?