Level 8 Spelling Rules (vowel teams) Flashcards
Piece of Pie
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /ee/ in the middle as EE. Look up /eye/ at the end as Y.
Oil Boy
Use OY at the end. Use OI anywhere else.
Turkey
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /ee/ at the end as Y.
Audience Saw
Use AW at the end. Use AU anywhere else. See also: Crawl on the Lawn. (Note short-o vs /au/ sounds: if you’re not sure, look it up using O. But not at the end of a word. There, use AW.)
Crawl on the Lawn
Use AW if followed by JUST ONE Nice Letter.
Shown the Bowl
Use OW for the /oe/ sound if followed by JUST ONE Nice Letter.
Good Food
This is NOT the most common spelling of /oo/ at the end. Look up /oo/ at the end of a word as EW. Look up /oo/ at the end of a syllable as U.
Mouse Group
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /ou/ as OW. Look up /oo/ in the middle as OO.
Slow Down
Look up /ou/ as OW. Look up /oe/ at the end, or if followed by JUST ONE Nice Letter as OW. (see also: Shown the Bowl)
Clean Breath is Great
In a one-syllable word, Look up /ee/ as EE, /eh/ as E, and /ai/ as AI.
High Sight
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /eye/ at the end as Y. Look up /ite/ at the end as ITE. Watch out for confusables.
Taught
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /aut/ at the end as AUT. Watch out for confusables.
Eight
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /ai/ at the end as AY. Look up /ait/ at the end as AIT. Watch out for confusables.
Receive Vein
This is NOT the most common spelling. Look up /ee/ as EE. Look up /ai/ as AI.
Ceiling
Unsure if it is IE or EI? Say: “I before E, except after C.” (Note: this only works for the /ee/ sound.)
