R-Controlled Vowels
What are the 5 main r-controlled vowels
ar, or, er, ir, ur
If you have one cat and then you get another one, what is the new word for both of them?
which two vowels work together to make the long A sound?
ai, ay
A compound word is made of two smaller words put together. What word do you get when you put sun and flower together?
sunflower
We use these five "Snap Words" to ask questions. They all start with wh-. Can you name three of them?
who, what, where, when, why
Mrs. Powers' favorite animal
Most words add "s" to become plural, but words ending in ch, sh, x, or s need these two letters instead. (Example: beach -> beach__)
-es (beaches)
which two vowels work together to make the long 0 sound
oa
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones. Which word should you use in this sentence: "I _____ my bike to school" (road or rode)?
If I want to ask someone about the location of the park, I use the word that rhymes with "bear." Which "W" word is it?
where
There are three different vowel teams that make the same "er" sound, like in the words h_ _, b_ _d, and s_ _f. Name two of them.
-er, -ir, -ur
If I jump today, I am jumping. If I did it yesterday, I add these two letters to the end of the word.
-ed (jumped)
Both ai and ay make the long A sound. Which one of these teams is almost always used at the end of a word?
ay
A homograph is a word that is spelled the same but has different meanings. This word means a "heavy metal" but it also means "to show the way" (like a leader).
lead
We use a special version of "there" when something belongs to people. Example: "That is _____ house." Is it spelled there, their, or they're?
their
Name two words that rhyme with chair and are spelled with -air
hair, stair, pair, lair, air,
When a short-vowel word like hop adds "-ing," you must do this to the letter "p" before adding the ending.
The words keep and clean both have a long E sound. Spell the word that happens when you sleep. Does it use the ee team or the ea team?
dream
In some words, two consonants stay together but one is silent. In the words knee, knot, and knight, which letter is silent?
k
The word you're is a contraction. It is a short way of saying these two words.
you are
This animal lives in the water or on land and has a shell. It is spelled with the 'er' sound.
turtle
When the word bake wants to become baking, which letter do you have to throw away before adding "-ing"?
the letter e (baking)
The vowel team ie can make two different sounds. It makes a long I sound in pie, but it makes a long E sound in this word for a person who is the daughter of your brother or sister.
niece
what are the three sounds that the consonant combination gh make?
/g/ like in ghost
/f/ like in laugh
silent like in night
"_____ over _____ playing with _____ toys." Which versions of there/their/they're go in the blanks (in order)?
They're
there
their