Level 1-4
What is the difference between a digraph and a blend?
A digraph is two consonants together that make only one sound (like sh, ch). A blend is two or more consonants together but each makes their own sound.
What are the sounds of y in an open syllable?
Y makes a long /i/ sound at the end of a one-syllable word, and a long /e/ sound at the end of multisyllabic words.
What is a suffix?
What is the difference between a vowel suffix and a consonant suffix?
Suffixes are added to the end of a base word to change its meaning.
Vowel suffixes start with a vowel; consonant suffixes start with a consonant.
What sounds does g make? What sounds does c make? How do you know which sound it will make?
G says /g/ unless it's followed by an e, i, or y - then it says /j/.
C says /k/ unless it's followed by an e, i, or y - then it says /s/.
What is an r-controlled syllable?
When an r is next to a vowel and it takes over, the vowel will not say its long sound or its short sound (ar, er, ir, ur, or).
What kind of syllable has a long vowel sound followed by a consonant and ends in a silent e?
vowel consonant e
What mark do you put over a vowel to show that it says its name and that it says the long sound?
A macron.
What letter is never written after an x?
s
Why is there an e at the end of the word charge?
To make the g say /j/.
What sounds do ar and or make?
or says horn, doctor
Long u has 2 sounds. What are they?
rule, mule
Explain an open syllable and give an example.
An open syllable ends in a vowel and that vowel makes its long sound. "Me" is an example of an open syllable.
What are the 3 sounds of -ed?
/d/ /t/ /id/
What does tch say? When do you use it?
tch says /ch/ and you use it after a short vowel.
What is one exception to the r-controlled syllable?
Double r words, like hurricane
What are the 2 sounds of s? When does it make the second sound?
/s/ and /z/. S says /z/ when it is between two vowels (or as a suffix).
Scoop and label the following words. Watch out for schwa!
rodent
minus
galaxy
(write on the board)
Explain the the 3 main things about a final stable syllable consonant-l-e.
It always comes at the end of a word; it always has a consonant; and it always ends in "le."
What 2 letters never end a word?
v and j
What do er, ir, and ur say?
/er/
What is the job of e at the end of a v-c-e word?
AND what is the exception for v-c-e syllable?
Magic e makes a vowel long.
AND the v-c-e exception is ive (give)
What is a schwa?
What does its symbol look like?
And what sound does it usually make?
It means the vowel is making an unexpected sound.
It looks like an upside down e.
It usually sounds like /u/.
What is the exception to the c-le syllable?
"stle" as in castle
What does ph say and is there a rule when to use it?
ph says /f/. There is no rule when to use it.
Is there a rule for when to use er, ir, or ur when spelling a word?
There is no rule!