Vocabulary
What is a vowel?
Any other letter other than a consonant.
a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y
expected
ex pect ed
What suffix do we use to tell more than one?
-s or -es
How do we know when a vowel is short?
It is a short vowel when a vowel is closed in by one or more consonants
What are the spelling options for /oi/
oi and oy
2 consants put together to make one sound is what?
Digraph
spell
frequent
What are the 3 sounds of the past tense suffix?
-ed
/d/
/t/
/id/
When is -ck used?
-ck is used at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel
Spelling options for /e/
ee
ea
-y
e
What is a syllable?
a word or part of a word that contains at least one sound in the pronunciation.
planetarium
plan et ar i um
-ing is used when?
-ing is used when we are doing something now.
What is the rule about syllables?
Every syllable has to have a vowel.
What is the spelling option for /oo/
ew oo
u-e ui
-ue u
A suffix is the morpheme at the end of a word that describes the verb.
Spell
im ag i na tion
What does -ly mean when it is used in a word?
How something is done?
What is the rule with j?
J is only found at the beginning of a word. It can not be found at the end. If it is at the end it has to be changed to a ge or dge
Spelling option for /shun/
-tion
-sion
Fluency
acceleration
ac sel er a tion
When we use -ful after a word it means?
example: careful, joyful
It means, full of...
Name at least 2 rules for the "e" at the end of a word.
1. makes a vowel say its name. v-e
2. It holds the place after a "v."
3. It makes the "c" say /s/ and "g" say /j/
Spelling options for /er/?
er ir ur wor r