Vowels Rule Flashcards
What are vowels letters
a,e,i,o,u and sometime y and sometime w.
What two type of sound can a,e,i,o,u make?
can make a short sound or along sound.The short sound of “a” is the sound you hear in “at”
The long sound of “a” is the sound you hear in ate.
What is magic “e”?
an “e” at the end of a word will usually make the first vowel long.
(make it say its name.)
Double “oo” has two sounds what are they?
One is the sound you hear in “moo”.
The other is the sound you hear in “book”.
Double trouble combination sound like?.
"oi" and "oy" "au" and "aw" "ou" and "ow" "oo" and "cw" Say these words: "oil" and "boy" "Paul" and "law" "out" and "now" "moon" and "new"
“I” before “e”
except after “c” or when sounded like “a” as in neighbor or weigh.
What is syllable?
Is a piece of a Word which you can say without a break.
re-mem-ber
To spell double Trouble sound usually use
“oy” “aw” and “ow” at the end of the word. Use “oi” “au” & “ou” in the middle of a word.
Examples: oil, haul, out
The r is so strong that it change the sound of?
the vowel which comes in front of it.
What letter “r” will not change?
long “i” long “o” & long “u”
Examples: Fire, more, pure
Because of the “r” the sound of “or” and “ore” are the same
-even though you expect one “o” to be short and the other to be long.
Examples: for, store
“Ph” ALWAYS copies “f”
Examples: phone, photo
“Ch” sometime copies “K” as in
chrome (“krome”) often there is an “r” after or near the “ch”
When “s” is surrounded by vowels the “s” copy
“z” sound
At the end of a word when “y” is the only vowel in the word “y” copy what?
long “I”
When two vowels are close together what is the rule?
USUALLY the first vowel is long (say it name)
The first vowel dose the talking and the second one dose the walking.
example: “noise” “pie” “main”
The “untouchable” are pairs of consonants witch you CANNOT take apart or sound out one letter at a time the main ones are?
“ch” “sh” “wh” and “th” now say the sound of each “untouchable”.
“A” at the end of a word sound like?
short “u” example:
The long “u” make two slightly different sound what are they?
One sound like the name of the letter “u” as in cute.
The other sound like the “u” in tube.
Both sounds follow the rule for long “u”
When does the letter “c” copies “k” or “s”?
It copies “s” when the letter after it is “e” “I” or “y”
Examples: cent, city, cycle
At the end of a word “s” copies “z” EXCEPT
after “f” “k” “p” or “t”
When does “y” copies long “e” at the end of a word?
When it’s not the only vowel in the word.
Examples: baby, lacy
The letter “g” usually copies “j” when?
The letter after it is “e” “ i “ or “y”
What are the untouchables
“Th” “wh” “sh” “ch”
They can not be taken apart.
