Sounds 1
What sound does a vowel make if it is closed in by a consonant?
short sound
What sound does digraph kn make?
/n/ sound
What sound does trigraph tch make?
/ch/
What do we call a letter that does not make a sound in a word?
Silent letter
How do we code a vowel when it is making its short sound?
Breve
What sound does a vowel make if it is not closed in by a consonant?
long sound
What sound does digraph /wr/ make?
/r/ sound
What is the suffix in the word "helping"?
-ing
Digraph
How do we code a vowel when it is making its long sound?
Macron
What does a sneaky e do to a vowel?
makes it say its long sound
How many sounds do the letters ow make?
2 sounds (digraph & diphthong)
In the VCCV syllable division pattern, where do we put the syllable division line?
Between the consonants
What do we call 3 letters coming together to make 1 sound?
Trigraph
How do we code digraphs and trigraphs?
Underline them
What sound does trigraph igh make?
long I sound
What 2 sounds can the letter y make when it is acting like a vowel?
long /e/ sound and long /i/ sound
What 3 letters make up the final, stable syllables in each of these words?: "staple", "bottle", and "lable"
ple, tle, & ble
What do we call two letters that come together to make an unexpected sound?
Combination
How do we code diphthongs?
Arc
How many sounds can the digraph ea make?
3 sounds (short e, long e, long a)
What do we call a vowel (that is NOT the letter u) when it is making the short /u/ sound?
a schwa
In the word "mouse", are the letters ou acting like a diphthong or a digraph?
Diphthong
What do we call it when 2 vowel sounds come together so fast that they are considered to be one syllable?
Diphthong
How do we code voiced letters?
Voice line