Terms
a sound where the mouth is open and air flows out
What is a vowel?
the number of vowel sounds in a syllable
What is 1?
a word that names a person, place, thing, condition, or idea
What is a noun?
a suffix that means more than one (plural); it can have 2 sounds: “s” or “z”
What is suffix -s?
examples: cats, bells
the pattern where you double the final consonant of a 1-syllable, short-vowel words ending in “f” “l” “s” and “z”?
examples: sniff, grill, gloss, fuzz
What is the FLoSZy or ffsszzll pattern?
a sound where the air is blocked by the lips, tongue, or teeth
What is a consonant?
the number of syllables in fantastic
What is 3?
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
another suffix that means more that one (plural); it follows a base word that ends in a hissing sound.
What is suffix -es?
examples: kisses, foxes, lunches, buzzes, dishes
the letter that spells “ks;” it’s the only letter that makes 2 sounds by itself.
What is -x-?
example: f i x = 4 sounds
two or more consonant letter-sounds next to each other; they both keep their sounds.
examples: bl-, st-, -lf, -nk,
What is a consonant blend?
a weak-and-mushy vowel sound in an unstressed syllable; sounds like “ih” or “uh”
What is schwa?
a word that expresses an action or state of being
What is a verb?
a suffix that indicates the past; it can have three sounds:
“t”
“d”
“id”/””ud”
What is suffix -ed?
examples: kissed, jogged, potted
the two letters used to spell “kw”
What is -qu-?
examples: quit, quack
two letters that make one sound
examples: sh, ff, ng
What is a digraph?
a syllable with a short vowel followed (or closed in) by one or more consonants
examples: an, ant, plant
What is a closed syllable?
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
What is an adverb?
a suffix that means “without;” it turns a noun into an adjective.
What is suffix -less?
example: job → jobless
the suffix spelling pattern where you add an extra consonant to the base word
example: get + ing = getting; add an extra -t-
What is the 1-1-1 doubling pattern?
pattern: suffix begins with a vowel - 1-syllable base word - 1 vowel letter-sound in the base word - 1 consonant-letter sound
three letters that make one sound
examples: -dge
What is a trigraph?
a syllable with a long vowel sound that ends with a silent e
examples: bake, rice, cute
What is a Vowel-Consonant-E (VCe) syllable, a.k.a. "bossy" e?
a suffix that means “the state or condition of;” it turns an adjective into a noun.
What is suffix -ness?
example: sad → sadness
the suffix spelling pattern where you take away the -e- at the end of a base word
example: save + ed = saved
What is the dropping pattern?
pattern: -suffix begins with a vowel - base word ends in an -e-