Substep One
This type of word ends with a consonant and has a short vowel
Closed syllable word
What are "ang", "ong", "ink"?
Bonus $200: Can you name all the sounds?
Welded sounds
Spell the word given to you. And explain the middle consonant rule.
Chisel: the "S" will sound like a Z when it comes between 2 vowels.
What 2 long sounds does the U make?
What is /YU/ and /OO/
What does the Y say at the end of a 1 syllable word?
long I
Sh, Ch, CK, Wh, Ph, Th are what type of letter combinations?
Digraphs
How many taps does the word stand have?
What is 4
What type of word is "checklist"
What is a compound word?
Bonus: Explain what a compound word is
These words are examples of V-E syllables, even though at times you are unable to hear the long vowel sound due to this letter.
What are words with controlling-R, for example: fire, pure, share, care?
This vowel is the most used vowel sound in the English language.
What is the schwa sound
What letter always follows the Q?
The U
Explain what "fect" is
Fect is a Latin-based element.
Bonus $300: It is part of a larger word using either a prefix and/or a suffix
What type of word is disrupt?
What is a complex word?
Bonus $300: A complex word is when you have to have a prefix added to a base element to create a wole word.
Spell the word given and explain each part of the word.
Includes
In is a prefix
Clude is a lating-based element
S is a suffix
List the 4 ways Y says E at the end of a word can be spelled.
baby: long A ba by
plenty: short E plen ty
bunny: double the n short U bun ny
bevy: V never gets doubled bev y
Which digraph always comes at the end of a word? And which digraph always comes at the beginning of a word? Bonus For $200: Spell 2 words: each using the digraphs
What is CK and WH.
Which
Check
List the exceptions to the welded sounds
Ild, old, ind, olt, and ost
Spell the word given and divide it into syllables
What is fantastic.
fan tas tic
Why do we put a silent "e" at the end of the word dense?
The silent "e" is closing in the s so it is not plural.
Bone $400: if the e was not on the end, it would say dens as in a bears den.....
Spell the word
Give them a word fro 5.4 schwa sounds to spell
What are the F, L, and S at the end of one-syllable words?
What are Bonus letters
Listen to the word given to you. What 2 letters are the last letters you hear in the word? And why it is significant.
What is -CT. It will never be -KT-
Name all the sounds -ed can make
What is -ed, -id, -d, -t
This letter can never end a word in the English language.
What is the letter V.
When do the letters A and I make the schwa sounds?
A: at the beginning and end or a word
I: usually in an open syllable in the middle of a word.
Bonus $500: the I can be its own syllable in the middle making the schwa sound.