Phonics

Nonsense Words

100

Say "maip" What is your vowel combination?

What is m-ai-p? Vowel combination is ai

200

Say mern What is the vowel combination?

What is m-er-n Vowel combination is er.

300

Say tain What is the vowel combination?

What is t-ai-n Vowel combination is ai.

400

Say morch What is the vowel combination?

What is m-or-ch Vowel combination is or

500

Say splize What is the vowel rule?

What is spl-i-ze E at the end of the word makes a long i sound.

Vowel Combinations

100

What 2 vowel teams make the long a sound? 

What is ai and ay?

200

What letter do you have to add to the end of the word to make the vowel a long sound? 

What is an "e"?

300

What 3 r controlled vowel combinations make the /er/ sound? 

What is er, ir, ur?

400

What vowel combinations make the /aw/ sound? 

What is au?

500

What vowel combinations makes the /oy/ sound? 

What is oi and oy?

Prefixes

100

What does the prefix "in" mean as in incomplete? 

What is not?

200

What does the prefix mis- mean as in miscount?

What is wrong?

300

What does the prefix re- as in reconnect? 

What is again.

400

What does the prefix dis- mean as in discontinue? Think of another word using dis-

What is not

500

What is a combination of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the words meaning?

What is a prefix?

Syllables

100

How many syllables does numerous have? 

What is 3? num-er-ous

200

How many syllables does unpredictable have?

What is 5? un-pre-dict-a-ble

300

How many syllables are in astronaut? 

What is 3? as-tro-naut

400

How many syllables are in unafraid? 

What is 3? un-a-fraid 

500

How many syllables are in obsolete?

What is 3? ob-so-lete

Anything

100

Write 5 words with the ai or ay sound.

What is (answers vary)

200

Say the word croy What is the vowel combination?

What is cr-oy Vowel combination is oy

300

How many syllables are in Shabbona? Show the syllables

What is 3 and shab-bon-a?

400

Saturday has 3 syllables. What are the vowel sounds in each syllable. 

syllable 1-short a

syllable 2-ur 

syllable 3- ay 

500

Name three vowels or vowel combinations and their key words. 

What is (answers vary)