Reading Nonsense Words
Vowels
Syllables
Syllable Types
Prefixes and Suffixes
100

Read "simdap"

What is simdap

100

Short vowels make what sounds?  List them all.  There are 5

What is /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/

100

Open syllables have one ___________ found at the end of a syllable.

What is a "vowel"

100

The word "bird" is an example of what syllable type?

What is "r-controlled"

100

What is the prefix in "unstoppable?"

What is "un?"

200

Read "lobi"

What is   lobi

200

What 5 spelling patterns and 3 sounds do the r-controlled vowels make?

ar, er, ir, ur, or; ar=/ar/, er, ir, ur=/er/, or=/or/

200

Closed syllables are syllables that have one _______ followed by one or more ________.

What is "vowel" and "consonants"

200

Name all six syllable types

What is "closed, silent-e, open, vowel team, consonant-le and vowel-r."

200

What is the prefix in the word "impossible?"

What is "im."

300

Read "cloysplor"

What is cloysplor

300

Give 3 examples of vowel teams and the sounds they make.

Answers vary.

300

How many syllables are in the word "elaborate"

What is "4"

300

The word "me" is what type of syllable?

What is "open"

300

What is the prefix in the word "preschool?"

What is "pre-"

400

Read "glaipnabe"

What is glaipnabe

400

The vowel sound for an open syllable is _______?

What is "long"

400

In the word refrigerate, what is the third syllable type?

What is "r-controlled"

400

In the word "refrigerate", the syllable "ate" is what type of syllable?

What is "vowel consonant e"

400

What is the suffix in the word "beautiful?"

What is "-ful"

500

Read "loshple"

What is loshple

500

The vowel sound for consonant "le" syllables is ________.

What is the "schwa" (/l/)

500

Where is the consonant-le syllable type found in a word?

What is at the end (though it can sometimes be followed by a plural suffix like -s)

500

The word "equal" is two 2 syllables.  What type of syllables are found in this word?

What is "open" and "closed"

500

What are the prefix and suffix in "disrespectful?"

What are dis- and -ful.