Spelling Rules
pass, miss, spill, buzz
What is the floss rule?
track, spend, chip, spot, camp
What are closed syllables?
two letters making one sound
What is a diagraph?
Basket, sister, muffin, dentist
What are rabbit (VC'/CV) words?
Two ways to spell the long u sound
What is u and u-e?
The initial/medial /k/ rule.
What is use k before e, i, y and c before everything else?
target, dollar, sport, fern
What is Bossy r?
Short vowel sounds are coded with this.
What is a breve?
robot, spider, music, open
What are tiger v/cv words?
Four ways to spell the long a sound
What are a-e, a, ay, ai ?
cats, thankful, jumping, stacked
What is the "just add" or "no change" rule?
bubble, candle, motion, adventure
What are final stable syllables?
When a suffix or prefix is added to a base word, it makes this.
What is a derrivative?
lemon, visit, cabin, river
What are camel (vc/v) words?
Four ways to spell the long i sound
What are i-e, i, y, igh?
beginning, snappy, runner
What is the "doubling rule"?
athlete, cube, glade, shine, phone
What is Magic e?
The vowels in these words are called this.
moist, foil, brown, shout
What is a diphthong?
discuss, command, insist, collect
What are raccoon words (VC/CV')?
Three ways to spell the long o sound
What are o-e, o, ow?
easily, cities, sleepiness
What is the "changing rule"?
tray, snow, paint, heap, boat
What are vowel teams?
What we call this type of words.
bind, mold, post, wild
What are kind, old words?
salute, behind, motel, alarm
What are gazelle words (v/cv')?
Six ways to make the long e sound
What are ee, e-e, e, y, ea, ie?