When 1 consonant comes between 2 vowels, you can...
1. Divide after the 1st. vowel, which make the vowel long (Open syll.) ti/ger OR 2. Divide after the consonant, makes 1st. vowel short (close syll.) cam/el
The Who or the What the sentence is talking about is called the__________.
Subject (The kids)
What is one of the 7 Syllable types, in which the vowel(s) is followed by the consonant 'r'?
R-Controlled
When do you use the al versus all spelling?
Use al in the middle of a word, all at the end of a word.
What is the suffix in the word contraction?
Suffix -tion
Do you drop the silent e when adding the suffix -ness to the base word late? Why or why not?
No - ness is not a vowel suffix.
What is the suffix in the word sweetly?
Suffix -ly
What the subject is doing the sentence is called the______________.
Predicate (eating lunch)
Do you drop the silent e when adding the suffix -ing to smile? Why or why not?
Yes, because -ing is a vowel suffix (smiling)
A word that is a person, place, thing, animal, or idea is called a ______.
Noun
Read these nonsense words: pufed joped dramed
pufed joped dramed
What is 1 of the 7 syllable types where there is no consonant closing off (or shutting the door) on the vowel?
Open syllable
A word that is an action or state of being is called a________.
Verb
One of the 7 Syllable types, where the Silent e at the end of a word makes the previous vowel long (say its name) is called ________.
vce (Vowel consonant e) a.k.a Magic e
When 2 vowels make 1 sound (the long vowel sound of the 1st. vowel), it is a ______.
Vowel Team VV
If a word has a different meaning and sound different, BUT have the same spelling, it is called a __________.
Homograph
What is the base word in the word sadly?
Sad
What is the prefix in the word prevention?
Prefix pre-
What is the base word in the word shipment?
Ship
Words that the opposite meaning of another word is called an ________.
Antonym
What is the contraction word for we + have?
we've
In any word with a silent-e, you will drop the silent-e when adding a...
Vowel suffix (Silent-e spelling rule)
Listen to this sentence: I saw her use a saw to chop down the tree. Saw and saw are examples of...?
Homonym
Do you drop the silent e when adding the suffix -ment to state? Why or why not?
No, because -ment is not a vowel suffix (statement)
Right and write are examples of...?
Homophones
What is the base word in the word Spanish?
Span
When 2 vowels are next to each other, but are not acting like a vowel team, you should_______.
Divide the syllables between the vowels li/on
Read these nonsense words: briling shiver dinest
briling shiver dinest
What makes c say /s/ in the soft C Rule?
When c comes before e, i, or y
What are all 5 sounds y can make?
y - yoyo, i - fly, e - baby, i - gym, u - vinyl
When adding a suffix to a word ending in y, you should... (3 parts to the Y spelling Rule)
1. Change the y to if there is a consonant before y 2. Keep the y if adding ing 3. Keep the y if a vowel comes before the y
If a words sounds the same, is spelled the same, but has a different meaning, it is a ___________.
Homonym
When 2 vowels together make make 1 new sound (and your mouth slides into 2 positions), it is called a ______.
Diphthong Vowel Team (toy)
What makes a suffix a VOWEL suffix?
It begins with a vowel (i.e. ing, er, est, etc.)
Listen to the sentence: I hit the bat with a bat. Bat and bat are examples of...?
Homographs
Words that have the same meaning as another word is called a __________.
Synonym
Read these ghost sound words: knitting ghosts wrist debt
kn, gh, wr, bt
If a words has a different meaning and the spelling is different, BUT they sound the same it is called a_______. it is called a __________.
Homophone
What is the suffix in the word yummy?
Suffix -y
Read these nonsense words: cill gemp celp
cill gemp celp
See and sea are examples of...?
Homophones
Read these nonsense words: cypil gibble getty
cypil gibble getty
What makes g say /j/ in the Soft g Rule?
When the letter g comes before e, i, or y