Beware of Bossy R
Picture 1
Which bossy r pair is in this word?
stAR
What job does Silent E have with these words?
cube, game, hide, plane
(Rule #1) Silent E makes the vowel before it say its name
play, fly, study
y+ing= <3
Leave the "y" and add -ing to the end of the word!
playing, flying, studying
we add ___ to make most nouns plural
dog, book, coat
-s!
dogS, bookS, coatS
Name the vowel pair!!
unavailable
ai!!
unavAIlable
Picture 2
Which bossy r pair is in this word?
doctOR
What job does Silent E have with these words?
clothe, teethe, breathe, loathe
(Rule #4) Silent E tells us to turn our voice on for the "th" sound
words that end in "ee"
flee, see, agree
ee+ing= <3
Leave the "ee" and add -ing!
fleeing, seeing, agreeing
we add ___ to make words ending in -s, -sh, -x, -ch, -z, and -ss plural
dress, dish, box, couch
-es!
dressES, dishES, boxES, couchES
Name the vowel pair!!
inconvenience
ie!!
inconvenIEnce
Picture 3
Which bossy r pair is in this word?
flowERs
What job does Silent E have with these words?
dance, large, change, spice
(Rule #2) Silent E makes soft "c" and "g" sounds
word ends in a consonant
run, put, stop
add a twin consonant + ing
runNing, putTing, stopPing
we make words ending in "y" plural by...
cherry, family, baby
hint: do we keep the y?
take away the y and add "ies"
cherries, families, babies
Name that vowel pair!!
Avenue
ue!!
avenUE
Picture 4
Which bossy r pair is in this word?
aIRplane
What job does Silent E have with these words?
freeze, give, clue, tie
(Rule #3) Silent E keeps v,i,u, and z from being the last letter
words ending in "ie"
die, lie, tie
The "ie" is kicked OUT and "y" is added +ing
dYing, lYing, tYing
we make words that end in "f" or "fe" plural by...
knife, elf
take away the "f" or "fe" and add "ves"
knives, elves
Name those vowel pairs!!
blackboard
poetical
oa!! and oe!!
blackbOArd
pOEtical
Picture 5
Which bossy r pair is in this word?
hambURger
What job does Silent E have with these words?
twinkle, table, apple, purple
(Rule #5) Silent E adds a vowel to syllable consonant+le
Every syllable needs a vowel!!
words ending in "e"
fake, dance, love, smile
faking, dancing, loving, smiling
BIG BONUS: make these words plural! (hint: its a trick!!!)
man, tooth, deer, sheep
These are irregulars!
men, teeth, deer, sheep
Name those vowel pairs!!
bioengineering
oe and ee!!
biOEnginEEring