Real Spelling Review of vowels and consonants and when changes to an

a a e e i i o o u u y y vowels

a e i o u y

ee ea y y e e ai ay a-e a a ir er or ur

b b consonants c c d d f f r r s s t t v v k k l l m m n n p p q q j j h h g g w w x x z z

ch th sh ph cl sl pl fl bl cr sc ck dge tch

a a e e i i o o u u y y and are a team and can swap places with one another

Every syllable has at least one vowel the family very

Sarah Sarah Caleb Caleb Megan Angela Angela Sarah Sarah Megan Megan Angela Angela Caleb Caleb

Can go at the beginning of a word? Okay! key play stay really Only if there is a very good reason! YES! yacht yam yellow Can it go at the end of a word ? Can it go on the middle of a word?

We never keep a in the middle of a word unless there is a good reason to do so crying playing happiness cycle

cycle – if it is word of Greek origin crying – to stop 2 s being together. No English word has and are not English words playing – if the is part of a vowel digraph e.g. 3 Good Reasons to keep a

Unless there are one of those three reasons we always change the to an happy + ness = happiness copy + ing = copying

copy + ed  happy + ness  cry +ed  play + ing  copied happiness cried playing

buy + ing  busy + er  try +ed  tried busier buying