Spelling Rules
What are the 6 (or7) spelling rules that you know?
2. v-e
3. 1-1-1 Doubling Rule
4. Final E
5. Final y
6. c-le Doubling Rule
*7. 2-1-1 Doubling rule
Define a syllable.
A syllable is a word, or part of a word with one vowel sound.
When you see the endings ck, tch, dge, ct what does that tell you about the vowel before it?
It is short.
What is a prefix?
A word part that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
What are stick vowels?
i, e, y
What is the Buzz Off Miss Pill Rule?
1 syllable word, 1 short vowel, ends in zfsl you double it.
Name the 6 types of syllables
1. open syllable 1. v-e 3. closed syllable 4. vowel team syllable 5. r controlled syllable 5. c-le syllable
When you hear /a/ at the end of word, how do you spell it?
ay
ex. pay, stay, ray
A word part that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
What are round vowels?
a, o, u
What is the 1-1-1 Doubling Rule?
1 syllable word, 1 shot vowel, 1 final consonant, suffix begins with a vowel, double the final consonant.
ai, oa, ee, ea, oi, oy, aw, au, ui, ow, ay, ey
What c-le ending has a silent letter in it?
What does the prefix sub mean? Give an example of the word.
Below
submarine, subzero, subway, submerged
Why do we call sight words 'red' words?
The tell us to stop, we can't sound them out, they don't follow spelling rules
What is the c-le Doubling Rule?
After a short vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding -le
Give an example of an r-controlled syllable.
ar, or, ir, ur, er, ear, air, oar,
When you add an 'r' to the vowel team 'ea' what sound does it make?
/ear/ as in hear OR
/er/ as in Earth
without
hopeless, careless, thankless, painless
Name 3 ways that information enters our brain.
1. touching
2. seeing
3. speaking
4. hearing
What is the final y rule?
If the word is vowel y, you keep the 'y'
If you are adding the suffix 'ing' you keep the 'y'
It does not have a sounded vowel.
When you hear the sound /ol/ in the middle of a word, how do you spell it?
al ex: bald
How many ways can you spell the sound /shun/?
tion, sion, cian
What is the name of Kristy's dog?
Poppy