Word Structure
What is a word with a 3-letter blend?
spring
street
splendor
Spell ______________.
Is it more than one?
flashes
yes, it is more than one
Decode
shallow
C / V
shal / low
How do you spell the homophone of weight?
What are the 4 sounds of y?
long i
long e
short i
y
How many is singular?
How many is plural?
1
more than 1
What are the h-brothers/digraphs?
ch-
sh-
th-
wh-
ph-
Use their in a sentence
What are 3 vowel teams that say long o?
o
o_e
oa
oe
ow
What rule does grinning follow?
1-1-1 doubling
Decode
cylinder
C / C / R
cyl / in / der
How do you spell 50
fifty
What is the suffix in this word?
vacation
Why is it important to recognize blockers?
The blockers tell us if we need to follow the short vowel rules.
L N R --- typical blockers
Decode
ringing
C / suffix
ring / ing
How do you spell more than one woman?
women
What sound do you try if the short and the long vowel sound doesn't make sense?
schwa
What are these two words and what rule do they follow?
faxing yalped
1-1-1 doubling
faxing--> NEVER double w, x, y
yalped--> NEVER double 2 ending consonants
Decode
rephorms
prefix / R / suffix
re / phorm / s
What is the homophone of steal?
steel
It is a type of metal.