Terms
a sound where the mouth is open and air flows out
Examples: a, e, i, o, u
the number of syllables in:
dog
What is 1?
What is "b"?
("p" and "b" are "lip poppers")
the letter for spelling "k" before -a-, -o-, and -u-
Examples: _an, _ot, _up.
What is -c-?
a sound where the air is blocked by the lips, tongue, or teeth
Examples: b, k, l, t, r
What is a consonant?
the number of syllables in:
dogs
What is 1?
the loud sibling of "ck" (quiet sibling)
What is "g"
("ck" and "g" are "tongue scrapers")
the letter for spelling "k" before -e- and -i-
Examples: _eg, _it
What is -k-?
two letters that make one sound
Examples: sh, ck, ff, zz
What is a digraph?
the number of syllables in:
sunset
What is 2?
the loud sibling of "s" (quiet sibling)
What is "z"?
("s" and "z" are called "skinny air")
the digraph for spelling "k" after a short vowel
Examples: ba_ _, ne_ _, ro_ _
What is -ck-?
two or more consonants next to each other; they keep their sounds
Examples: bl, cr, sk, tw
What is a consonant blend?
the number of syllables in:
misses
What is 2?
What are the lips?
("f" is a lip-cooler)
the pattern for 1-syllable words with short vowels that end in the following digraphs: -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz
What is the FLoSZy pattern?
a small word or piece of a word with 1 vowel sound
Examples: cat (1 vowel = 1 ____), catnip (2 vowels = 2 _____)
What is a syllable?
the number of syllables in:
fantastic
What is 3?
the part of the mouth being "cooled" when saying "th"
What is the tongue?
("th" is a "tongue cooler")
the letters for spelling "nose sounds"
What are -m-, -n-, and -ng-?