Digraphs and Vowel Digraphs
Look
What two letters are the vowel digraph?
Look
cat has a short vowel sound. Makes the "ah" sound
Does pop follow the 1-1-1 doubling rule?
YES
1 syllable, 1 vowel, 1 consonant after the vowel
popping
Race
-ing
YES
Word has a silent e and the suffix starts with a vowel
racing
cry
-ed
YES
change y - i and suffix starts with a vowel that isn't i
cried
clean
What two letters are the vowel digraph?
clean
Does the o in rope have a short or long vowel sound?
Long vowel sound
Does flip follow the 1-1-1 doubling rule?
Yes
1 syllable, 1 vowel, and 1 consonant after the vowel
flipping!
engage
-ing
YES
drop e and add -ing
engaging
try
-ed
YES
change y-i and suffix starts with a vowel that's not I
tried
Shore
Which two letters are the digraph?
branch
short or long vowel sound?
short
makes the ahh sound
Does greet follow the 1-1-1 doubling rule?
NO - has 2 vowels
greeting
crowd
-ed
no silent e at the end
crowded
pry
-ing
the suffix begins with an i so we do NOT change the y to an i
prying
chirp
Where is the digraph?
ch
Does the i in print have a short or long vowel sound?
Does lift follow the 1-1-1 doubling rule?
NO - has two consonants after the vowel
lifting
nag
-ed
NO
There is no silent e at the end!
Nagged
dry
-ed
YES
y--> i and add ed
dried
Shush
Which 2 letters are the digraph?
Trick question! It's either the sh in the beginning of the word or the sh at the end of the word
Eat
Does the vowel digraph EA make a long or short vowel sound?
Long!
Makes the E sound
NO - 2 consonants after the vowel
disrupting
frustrate
-ed
YES drop the silent e at the end and add -ed
frustrated
reply
-ing
the suffix starts with an i so keep the y
replying