Vowel Phonograms
The /ö/ in fruit
What is UI?
Two-letter /k/ used only after a single short or broad vowel.
What is CK?
This explains why the U says its long sound in the word "music"
What is A E O U usually say their long sounds at the end of a syllable?
The plural of cat
What is cats?
Honk, with a QU
What is quack?
3 letter /er/
What is EAR?
The 2 two-letter /n/s
What is KN and GN?
This explains how we know that "broccoli" is NOT an English word.
What is English words don't end in an I U V or J?
The plural of fox
What is foxes?
Warrior with a KN
What is a knight?
/ö-ü-ō/
What is OO?
2 letter /r/
What is WR?
This explains why C says /s/ in the word "ice"
What is C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y?
The past tense of trade
What is traded?
Tells time with TCH
What is a watch
/ă-ā-ä/
What is A?
These are the 3 phonograms that have a U that is NOT a vowel.
What is BU, GU, and QU?
This explains why there is a final silent E at the end of the word "cake"
What is the E makes the vowel say its long sound?
The past tense of pick
What is picked?
Spoken or written words with GU
What is language?
The 2 letters that have all of the same sounds in different orders.
What is I and Y?
This phonogram means that the word it's in, comes from Greek.
What is PH?
This explains why the letter O says /ŭ/ in the word "month"
What is O may say /ŭ/ in a stressed syllable next to a W, TH, M, N, or V?
The combination of silly and -ness
What is silliness?
Introspection or brainwork, with OUGH
What is a thought?