Bonus Letters
f, l, s, sometimes z
What are the Bonus Letters
wish
Sh is the digraph in this word
underline two letters together
What is a digraph
doll
What is a closed syllable?
one vowel sound
How many vowel sounds in a syllable?
when you have a one syllable word with a short vowel followed by a f, l, s, and sometimes z
When to use a bonus letter
think
th is the digraph in this word
box around a sound
What is a welded sound?
brave
What is a v-e syllable?
two sounds combined together to make one sound
What is a digraph?
bel
This word needs a bonus letter, because the one syllable word has a short vowel followed by an "l"
chick
ch and ck are digraphs in this word
breve
What is a short vowel?
hi
What is an open syllable?
dge and tch
What are trigraphs?
cap
phone
ph is the digraph in this word
macron
What is a long vowel?
cattle
What is an -le syllable?
when a word has a suffix, you underline .....
What is the base word?
malls
This word does not need a bonus letter because the word contains a welded sound and a suffix
what are the digraphs
wh, ch, sh, th, ck, ph
circle
What is a suffix?
profile
What is open and v-e syllable?
closed, v-e, open, -le
What are the syllable types?