Orton Gillingham Reading and Spelling Anglo Saxon Single Syllable Flashcards
Floss Rule
Double the F, L, or S after a short vowel closed syllable.
K/C Rule
K takes I and E, C takes the other 3
-ng
says /ng/ teach as as ang, ing, one, ung
Consonant Digraphs
sh says /sh/
ch says /ch/
th says /th/
wh says /w/
Silent e
E kicks the vowel and makes it say its name
s sounds like /z/
s says /z/ between two vowels
long spelling right after short vowel
ck say /k/ right after short vowels
tch says /ch/ right after short vowels
dge saus /j/ right after short vowels
r-controlled vowels
ar says /ar/ like a pirate
or says /or/
er, ir, ur say /er/
gentle cindy
c says /s/ before an e, i, y (while tracing the letter c)
g says /j/ before an e, i, y (mostly)
ee
ea
ee says /ee/ anywhere in the word
ea says /ee/ anywhere in the word
Rabbit Rule
When two consonants come between two vowels, split between the double consonants (split ms words between double consonants)
rab/bit, vc/cv
oo
oo says /oo/ and /uh/
ai says /ae/ in the beginning and the middle
ay says /ae/ at the end
Tiger rule
when one consonant is between 2 vowels, split after the vowel to make it an open syllable
a
like in apple
i
like in itchy
o
olive o
u
like in upper
e
egg
turtle rule
consonant -le, count back three
rescue a few
ue says /ue/ or /oo/
ew says /ue/ or /oo/
ea says /e/
ea says /ee/ or /eh/, Ea says /e/, /eh/. or /a/
ir
says /er/ for old words and numbers
ur
says /ur/ for the hurt words
oo
oo says /oo/ and /uh/
ai says /ae/ in the beginning and middle
ay says /ae/ at the end
night sky
igh says /ie/ in the middle
y says /ie/ at the end of one syllable words
Boat is slow
oa says /oe/ in the beginning or middle
ow says /oe/ at the end
Boil the toy
oi says /oy/ in the middle
oy says /oy/ at the end
Loud Cow
ou says /ow/ in the middle
ow says /oe/ or /ow/ at the end
ow says /ow/ in the middle before an L or n
au
says /aw/ in the beginning or middle
aw says /aw/ at the end
aw says /aw/ before a k,l, n (infrequent, revisit)
y
y says /e/ at the of 2 syllables
-ed
-ed says /id/ after d and t
-ed says /d/ after a voiced letter
-ed says /t/ after a voiceless letter