Phonic
Why does 'cat' make the type of vowel sound?
VC
Each syllable must have what to be considered a syllable?
1 vowel sound
phenomenon
phe -- nom -- e -- non
What are digraphs?
Digraphs are two letters that make 1 sound.
When a vowel ends a syllable, what type of sound does it make?
long
Why does 'day' make the vowel sound that it does?
VV
phenomenon
4
optimistic
op -- ti -- mis -- tic
What are the short vowel sounds?
a, e, i, o, u
The 'r' is doubled in the word 'abhorred' because . . .
The last syllable has a short vowel sound.
Name the letters or letters that make the long 'a' sound in the word "taken"?
VCe
illuminate
5
accumulation
ac -- cu -- mu -- la -- tion
What are the long vowel sounds?
a, e, i, o, u
How would you spell embed with an -ed?
embedded
The re- in remember is what kind of syllable?
open
indigenous
3
amplification
am -- pli -- fi -- ca -- tion
-ed makes how many different sounds?
3
What are the vowel sounds in academic?
short-short-short-short
The -mem- in remember is what kind of syllable?
closed
unprecedented
4
counterproductive
coun -- ter -- pro -- duc -- tive
What are vowel sounds in the word "celery"?
short
When a syllable ends with a consonant, the vowel sound is most likely ____.
short