UFLI Jeopardy

Blends & Digraphs

100

This two-letter digraph makes a quiet sound like in the word "ship."

/sh/

200

These two letters make the /k/ sound, but only come at the end of a short vowel word.

CK

300

What are the vowels teams that make the /aw/ sound?

aw, au, augh, ough

400

These three letters work together to make the /ch/ sound.

TCH

500

What are the ways to spell long E?

e, y, ee, ea, ey, e_e

Vowel Teams & Diphthongs

100

This "silent" letter sits at the end of a word to make the middle vowel say its name.

Silent E (or Magic E)

200

These two vowels together usually make the long /A/ sound in the middle of a word.

AI

300

This vowel team is often used at the end of a word to make the long /A/ sound.

AY

400

These are the two ways to spell the /oi/ sound.

OI and OY

500

This vowel team makes two sounds: the "cool" sound and the "look" sound.

OO

Bossy R (R-Controlled Vowels)

100

This is the sound a pirate makes.

AR

200

These three different R-controlled combinations all make the /er/ sound.

ER, IR, UR

300

This combination makes the sound heard in "fork" or "storm."

OR

400

This specific /er/ spelling is almost always used for the ends of words.

ER

500

When "W" comes before "OR," as in the word "work," it actually makes this sound.

/er/

Heart Words (Irregular Spellings)

100

Why do we call these "heart words?"

You have to know them by HEART!

200

In the word "said," this part is the "tricky" part that doesn't follow the normal AI rule.

AI (making the /e/ sound)

300

This 4-letter heart word sounds like it should start with "W-U," but it’s actually spelled with an "O."

once

400

In the word "they," these two letters make the long /A/ sound.

EY

500

This 2-letter word sounds like it should end in OO but it ends in O.

do