Long Vowels
CK Rule
Floss Rule
C or K Rule
Silent E
Bossy R
1-1-1 Doubling Rule
Vowel Teams
H Brothers
Letter of the Week
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Short Vowels Cat When a single vowel is followed by a consonant, it makes the short sound. Examples are cat, pig, pot, bat, dug, and pet. We mark the vowel with a breve. A breve looks like a smile face over the vowel.  Long Vowels Long vowels sound like their name: a in name, e in Ethan, o in oatmeal, i in time, and u in Unite. We mark the vowel with a macron. A macron looks like a straight line over the vowel. CK Rule Use ck in short vowel sound words that are one syllable. Examples: Back, neck, chick, dock, and stuck. Floss Rule  Twin consonants are two identical letters that are next to each other. Double the f, l, s, and sometimes z at the end of a one syllable word following one short vowel. Examples of twin consonant words are class, call, jazz, and sniff. Code these words by crossing out the second letter. C or K Rule  When do you use a C? When do you use a K? Use a C with the vowels a, o, or u. Examples are cut, cop, or cab Use a K with the vowels e and i & y. Examples are kite, Ken, or Kyle. Silent E  A vowel followed by a consonant and silent e (sometimes called sneaky e) is always long. Examples are bone, name, rule, time, or late. Bossy R R controlled vowels (bossy R) are two letters that come together to make a different sound. Examples are er in term, ar in car, or in orbit, ir in bird, and ur in fur. 1-1-1 Doubling Rule One syllable words with one short vowel and one final consonant double the final consonant before adding a vowel suffix. Examples: swimming, fatter, biggest, and running. Vowel Teams Two vowels join together to make only one vowel sound. I use the saying, "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking." Examples are ea in eat, oa in boat, ai in pain, ee in jeep, and ay in play. Vowel Digraphs are another team. The make another sound. Some examples are: au and aw as in jaw and Paul ou and ow as in out and owl oi and oy as in soil and boy oo as in book or spoon H Brothers The H Brothers, (ie, consonant digraphs) are sh, wh, th, ch, and ph. Two or three consonants join together to make one special sound. The Sh brother is always telling the brothers to be quiet. (Shhhh!)The Wh brother is learning to whistle. The Th brother is always sticking his tonque out at the others. The Ch brothers loves trains. ("ch", "k", "sh") The Ph brother Phil bought a Phone. Examples: are sh in shark, wh in whip, th in this, ch in chip, & phone. Letter of the Week Week 1 - Ll Week 2 - Oo Week 3 - Gg Week 4 - Hh Week 5 - Tt Week 6 - Pp Week 7 - Aa Week 8 - Nn Week 9 - Mm Week 10 - Ii Week 11 - Ss Week 12 - Ff Week 13 - Rr Week 14 - Kk Week 15 - Bb Week 16 - Uu Week 17 - Zz Week 18 - Cc Week 19 - Ee Week 20 - Yy Home Graphics Purchased from pcCrafter.com |