Sounds vs. Syllables
What is the difference between a sound and a syllable?
Syllables have vowels in them. Syllables are a way to break up a word into chunks. Words can be broken up by sounds (letters) instead of chunks.
g and j
"ya" and "iks"
How can we tell if a vowel will be long or short when we are reading?
We will have a long vowel if two vowels are placed together or a word ends in "e". For example Pie we hear the long "i" and Phone we hear a long "o".
What is a word family?
A word family is where a group of words have the same ending and or beginning!
How many sounds are in the word "shrink"?
5
What tells you which sound the letter "G" will make?
The vowel that follows the "g."
List three words which begin with the sound "y"
Yellow
Yo-Yo
Yogurt
Yesterday etc.
Finish this saying: "When two vowels go walking..."
"The first one does the talking and says it's name"
List 4 words from the word family "at". Each word is worth 50 points.
Cat
Bat
Mat
Fat
How many syllables are in the word "Elephant"?
3
Which vowels following the "g" make it say the "g" sound?
a,o,u
List three words which have the letter "X" in them!
Fix
Mix
X-ray
Maximum etc.
List 3 words which have a long "o"
Phone
Cone
Alone
List 3 words from the "ch" word family. Each word is worth 100 points
Chant
Chair
Chat
How many syllables are in the word "television"?
4
Which vowels following the "g" make a "j" sound?
i,e,y
Read this word:
Extraordinary
List three words which have a "Short u"
Pug
Tug
Mug
Bug
List 4 possible word families
-at
-sh
-ank
-uck
How many sounds AND syllables are in the word "activities"?
Sounds: 9
Syllables: 4
Which two words do not follow the g/j rule?
Girl and Gift
Read this word:
Yacht
Read these words! Each word read correctly is worth 100 points!
Pie
Boat
Plug
Plunge
Ape
How is a word family different from sounds?
Word families use different sounds placed together in order to create the beginning or ending of words.