Phonetic Skill #3 & #4
Sounds of -ed
C & G Bridges
O & I Vowel Families
Special Vowel Combinations
100

This is the sound the vowel in Phonetic Skill #3 makes.

What is a long vowel?

100

Words ending in -ed show what tense in English - present, past or future?

What is past tense.

100

This is the sound a c-bridge makes.

What is /s/?  As in "prince" or "price".

100

These three groups of two letters combined with the letter "o" give the "o" a long sound.  

What are ld, lt, and st?  Long vowel sound/all three letters underlined, no macron or breve.


100

These vowels may be used in Special Vowel Combinaitons.

What are a, e, i, o, and u?  All vowels can be used!

200

This vowel is silent in Phonetic Skill #4.

What is the vowel "e"?

200

This kind of constant gives the -ed a /d/ sound.

What is a voiced consonant?

200

This is the sound a g-bridge makes.

What is /j/?  As in "giraffe" or "George".

200

These two groups of two letters are used with the vowel "i" to form a special vowel family.

What are "-nd" and "-ld"?  Bond, bold, pond, cold.  Long vowel sound/all three letters underlined, no macron or breve.


200

What three 2-letter consonants are used in Special Vowel Combinations?

What are -ll, -ng, and -nk?

300

This is the sound of the vowel before the silent vowel in PS#4.

What is long?

300

This consonant gives the -ed a /t/ sound.

What is a voiceless consonant?

300

A "c" or "g" bridge is followed by these vowels.

What is "e" and "i"?

300

Name two words in the Vowel Family O and I that end in -ld.

What is cold, bold, mold, fold, gold, hold, sold, told, mild, wild, child...

300

Name two words with a Special Vowel Combination of -nk.

What are -ank, bank, -onk, -honk, -enk, (none), -ink, sink, and -unk, sunk?  And these are just a few.

400

This Phonetic Skill is in the words, "Ho, Ho, Ho!"

What is Phonetic Skill #3?

400

These two letters give the -ed the sound of /id/.

What are "t" and "d"?  As in "funded" or "tented".

400

Make up a sentence with a c-bridge word in it.

What is "The Prince was charming."

400

Name one word in the O & I Vowel Family ending with -nd.

What is hind, rind, blind, grind, or blind?

400

Name two words with Special Vowel Combination -ng.

What are, sang, English, ring, long, and sung?

500

Name three words that follow Phonetic Skill #4.

What are.... Hope, Bake, Meme, Like, Mice....?

500

Name the voiced vowels.

What are a, e, i, o and u?  All vowels are voiced!

500

Make up a sentence with a g-bridge word in it.

The Prince's name was George.

500

Name one word in the O & I Vowel Family ending with -st.

What is most or post or host?

500

Name two words with the Special Vowel Combination - ll.

What are tall, sell, mill, roll, mull?