ea
How many sounds does the vowel team 'ea' have?
3
*BONUS - Receive 25 additional points for each sound you can name.
What phonogram pattern is -igh?
Trigraph - three letters that make one sound.
What sound does "oa" make?
How many sounds does the vowel team oo make?
Two.
*BONUS - for 25 additional points, what are the sounds oo makes?
*BONUS - For 50 additional points, what are the two sounds?
What is the most common sound of ea? Which sound should you try first?
The long e sound.
How many sounds are in the word light?
3
*BONUS - for 50 additional points, what are the sounds and what is the vowel sound?
What syllable types are oa and ai?
Vowel teams.
What is the more common sound of oo? The long sound or the short sound?
The long sound, like it food.
What is the most common sound for ie?
Long i.
Read the following words:
leaf , steak, weather
Which word does not have a long vowel sound?
Weather. It has the short e sound.
What is the consonant-le syllable in the word table?
-ble
We have learned four ways to spell the long o sound, what are they?
o_e , o , oa , ou
The short sound for oo is usually followed by what consonant(s)?
k , t , or d
At the end of a one syllable word. Example: pie.
Sort the following list of words:
team , bread , speak, clean , great , weather
Explain your reasoning.
long e - team , speak , clean
short e - bread , weather
long a - great
How many syllables are in the word bubble?
2
*BONUS - for 50 additional points, what are the two syllable types?
We have learned five ways to spell the long a sound, what are they?
ay , a_e , a , ai , ea
Sort the following words:
moon , book , spoon , good , boot
How did you sort them?
short sound - book , good
What part of a word does ie usually make the long e sound?
In the middle of a one syllable word. Example: chief.
The word lead is a homograph (words that are spelled the same put pronounced differently). What is the meaning of the word lead as it is used in the following sentence:
"The teacher will lead the group."
To guide or direct.
*BONUS - for an additional 100 points, what is the other pronunciation of this word and what does it mean?
Where do we usually see -igh in a word?
The middle or end of a one syllable word.
*BONUS - For 50 additional points, what consonant usually follows igh?
Where do we usually find oa and ai in a word?
The following words are homophones (words pronounced the same but have different meanings): pool and pull
How do I know which one to use when spelling?
Context! What are you talking about?
*BONUS - for 50 additional points, which do I need if I am talking about going swimming?
The word friend is a sight word....why?
Because the vowel team ie is not following its expected pattern of making the long i or long e sound.
*BONUS - For 50 additional points, what is the vowel sound in friend?