Alaina Decoding
bridge
bridge
finest
syllable
A chunk of a word. Every syllable has to have a vowel.
Y Rule
If a word ends in a Y, drop the Y and add I before adding a suffix.
ninth
ninth
running
running
gym
gem
F,L,S,Z
One syllable, short vowel word, ending in F,L,S,Z-double the f,l,s, and z.
Contraction- cannot
Two words put together, some sounds are taken out and replaced by an apostrophe. Can't
been
been
I'll
I will
splice
splice
CVC
Consonant Vowel Consonant- vowel is short
1-1-1 Rule
1 Syllable, 1 short vowel, 1 consonant after the vowel- double the consonant before adding the suffix.
whole
can
c-a, o, u
beat
beet
Pigpen Rule
Divide the 2 syllables between the two words.
pre-
prefix- before
half
half
kid
k- i, e
strangle
strangle
Compound Word
Two words put together that forms a new word.
Root Word
A word without a prefix or suffix that cannot stand alone.
ocean
ocean