Alphabet
26
How many letters are there in the alphbet?
Sounds that are blocked by the tongue, teeth or lips and are sometimes voiced
What are consonants?
A word or part of a word that has a vowel sound
What is a syllable?
/w/
What sound does a "w" make?
"a" in an unaccented syllable
When does "a" say /short u/?
A
What is the initial letter of the alphbet?
Sounds that are both opened and voiced
What are vowels?
VC
What is an closed syllable?
/k/ and /s/
What sounds do a "c" make?
Trigraph that makes a long "i" sound
What is "igh"?
Z
What is the final letter of the alphabet?
Two or more consonants that come together to make one sound or an unexpected sound
What are consonant combinations?
V
What is an open syllable?
/g/ and /j/
What sounds does a "g" make?
Says /long e/ at the end of a word
What sound does "y" make in the final position?
M and N
What are the two medial letters of the alphabet?
Two vowels that come together to make one sound or an unexpected sound.
What is a vowel pair?
VCE
What is a vowel-consonant-vowel syllable?
/n/ in the back of the mouth
What is /ng/?
/k/ in a one syllable word after a short vowel
When do you spell /k/ with "ck"?
All eagles must soar.
What is the sentence to help remember the quartiles of the alphabet?
e, i, y
What are the softeners?
VV
What is a vowel pair syllable?
/long i/, /short i/, /long e/ and /y/
What four sounds does a '"y" make?
Double "f, l or s" after a short vowel
What is the Floss Rule?