Coding
Symbols
Rules
Suffixes
Spelling
100

A vowel in a closed syllable is coded with a 

Breve

100

VC

Vowel in a closed syllable

100

When a word has a short vowel before a final (f), (l) or (s)

Floss Rule

100

More than one

s or es

100

How is the (er) sound spelled after the letter w

combination or

200

A vowel in an open accented syllable is long code it with a 

Macron

200

V

Vowel

200

Name 2 letters English Words do not end with

i, v

200

The act of doing now

ing

200

How is the Final (s) sound spelled after a short vowel

ss

300

How do you code a diagraph

underline

300

S

Syllable

300

When spelling (k) with the letter c , what letters come after it

a, o, u or any consonant

300

Describing something that happened in the past

ed

300

What 3 ways can the (er) sound be spelled in an unaccented syllable?

Combination er, combination or, or combination ar
400

How do you code a combination

Arc

400

FSS

Final Stable Syllable

400

Final (s) spelled 'se' should have what type of letter in front of it

a consonant

400

What three sounds does suffix ed make

ed, d, t

400

What letters follow the (k) sound in order to spell it with a k

e, i, y

500

Combination er in an unaccented syllable is coded with a

Tilde

500

^

Circumflex

500

In a 2 syllable base word that ends with the (k) sound, the (k) sound is spelled

with the letter c.

500

The suffix meaning the most

est

500

Why can't we spell buccet this way

Because the second c would be pronounced (s) and not (k)