Keyword
This is the keyword for the /ch/
chin or chair
If a vowel has a consonant behind it, the vowel is----------? short or long?
Short because it is closed.
A closed syllable is when ___________________.
a consonant is after (behind) a vowel
What is the FLOSZ rule?
1 syllable word, short vowel, ends with a f, l, s, or z---double the letter
stuff, smell, grass
Keyword for /-ck/
This keyword for /x/?
box
Name the vowels.
how many syllables in the word:
fantastic
3
What two letters show past tense? What sound can it make?
ed
/id/ /d/ /t/
What must we have in every syllable?
a vowel sound
The keyword for -tch
witch
When a syllable is open, the vowel is ____________. Is it short or long (say it's letter name)
long---- say its letter name
How many syllables in the word:
gate
1
When do we use the "ck?"
End of a short word (single syllable) after a short vowel
4
This is the keyword for /i/
What symbol do you put above the vowel in a closed syllable? VC
breve (half moon)
How many syllables in the word:
raise
2
What letter or letters are used to show "more than one" or plural?
s or es
How many sounds in the word plenty.
5
This is the keyword for -dge
bridge
What symbol do you put above a vowel in a open syllable? V
macron (straight dash)
How many syllables in the word:
Octogan
3
How many sounds (phonemes) are in the word
carted?
4
When we write a letter, where should we always start?
At the top