Bonus Letters
What are the three bonus letters?
f, l, s
What are the two "nasal" welded sounds?
am, an
What is a digraph?
What is a suffix?
A suffix is added to a baseword and changes the meaning
What doesn't "play fair" in the word "does"?
It should say /duz/; the oes
What consonant is sometimes a bonus letter?
z
Which of these are welded sounds - in, am, all, ill, ess
am, all
What are the 5 digraphs?
wh, ch, sh, th, ck
What is a baseword?
A baseword is a word that can stand alone as a word or have something added to it.
What doesn't play fair in the word "shall"?
When do you double the l, f, s and sometimes z?
At the end of a one syllable word ending in l, f, s and sometimes z
Which words contain a welded sound?
ham, pal, fan, chill, fuss, wall
ham, fan, wall
Which digraph ONLY comes at the beginning of a word?
wh
What are the 2 suffixes that when added to a word means "more than one"?
-s, -es
Why is "both" a HFW and irregular?
The "o" is long, instead of short
What is the story about why these consonants are doubled?
The f is too frightened, l is too lonely, and s is too scared to go without their twin
How do you mark a welded sound?
Read these words: bath, wham, ship, tick, chop
How do you mark a digraph?
bath, wham, ship, tick, chop - one line under the digraph
Which suffix can make two sounds? What are they?
-s - /s/ and /z/
Which of these words DON'T follow the rules and are irregular HFW?
do, was, me, has, want
do, was, want
How do you mark a bonus letter?
Put a star over the second letter.
How do you tap a welded sound?
Glue your fingers together
Which digraph ONLY comes at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel?
ck
After what endings do we add -es instead of -s?
sh, ch, s, x, z
wishes, riches, messes, foxes, fizzes
What do these HFW all have in common?
me, he, she, we, be
They all end in a long e