lin·guis·tics noun \liŋ-ˈgwis-tiks\ the study of language and of the way languages work
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a/ apple / e / elf/ i / inch / o/ octopus / u / run/
a/ ape / e / eat/ i / kite / o/ rope / u / unicorn/
BB FF KK MM RR TT DD HH JJ NN PP GG LL QQ VV WW XX YY zz
A/ ape / E / Pete/ I / kite / O/ rope / U / cute/
sh th wh ch ng ck
sh th wh ch ng ck Individually, see how many words you can identify using these digraphs.
sh th wh ch ng ck In teams, see how many words you can identify using these digraphs.
The Digraph Song The Digraph Song
tch igh air ore ear Individually, see how many words you can create using these trigraphs.
tch igh air ore ear In teams, see how many words you can identify using these trigraphs.
ai oa ay ea When 2 Vowels Go Walking When 2 Vowels Go Walking
Write one word containing each consonant blend listed above. qu st sm sn scr spl str spr sw ft lp bl
How many syllables are in the word syllable?
Do you notice that in each of the closed syllables, the vowel is short? Take a look at these words: cap sit men
Is cap in the house with the open door, or is cap in the house with the closed door? cap cap
Do you notice that in each of the open syllables, the vowel is long (says its name)? Take a look at these words: be me
Is be in the house with the open door, or is be in the house with the closed door? be be
Soft “C” and “S” celery cell cent sad sailboat soap “C” catfish cannon count continue cape cards
“Z” and “S” zebra zigzag zipper is his pose “K” make book sac Tic Mac
“J” giant giraffe Georgia January jellyfish jar
On the next slide, be prepared to identify base words and suffixes.
helphelpshelpedhelping talktalkstalked talking votevotesvotedvoting likelikeslikedliking joinjoinsjoinedjoining looklookslookedlooking loveloveslovedloving
wagewage theme finefine dozedoze cutecute ruderude
eeee ◦ reef eaea ◦ reach aiai ◦ paid ayay ◦may◦may oaoa ◦ roach owow ◦low◦low oeoe ◦toe◦toe igh ◦ night
/oi/: oi / oy ◦ boil / toy /ou/: ou / ow ◦ shout / now /aw/: au / aw ◦ cause / saw /oo/: oo ◦ book