1. Phonics and Spelling Rules Third Grade

2. Units 1-3  Short Vowels-a, e, I, o, u  Final consonant blends- used at the end of a word.  mp- limp; st- most  Initial consonant blends-used at the beginning of a word.  bl- black; dr- dread

3. Consonant Blends  When two consonants come together and a little of each letter is heard as we blend the sounds together.  blclflglplsl  brcrdrfrgrpr  trsmsnskscst  spswstrsprsplscr

4. Short Vowel Sounds  Vowels will be short in a syllable that has the CVC (Consonant-vowel-consonant) or VC pattern.

5. Unit 4 Rules  Long Vowels-  When a word ends in a silent e, the vowel that comes before the e will be long and say its name. The final e is sometimes called the magic e because of the way it can change the sound of the first vowel from short to long.  pin/ pinehop/hopefin/fine  Exceptions to the silent e rule:  havecome somelove  donegonegivemove

6. More Unit 4  A vowel digraph is when two vowels come together and have one vowel sound. It has one long vowel sound. Usually, the first vowel is long, but the second is silent. However, there are many exceptions!!!!  ai-rain(said is an exception)ay-hay  oe-toeee-meetoa-boat  ey- turkey (they is an exception)

7. Vowel Digraph Exceptions  ei- followed by gh:  eightfreightsleigh  It has a long a sound.  ei- has long e in words such as:  weirdeither

8. More Exceptions-ea  ea can have the long, short e or long a sound.  Long e- seat, eat, meat  Short e- head  Long a- steak, break, great

9. More Unit 4- Initial A  The initial a is when the a is at the beginning. The initial a has a long a sound in these words:  Amy  April  angel  apron  ache

10. Unit 5-Long Vowel  A vowel digraph is when two vowels come together and have one vowel sound. It has one long vowel sound. Usually, the first vowel is long, but the second is silent. However, there are many exceptions!!!!  ai-rain(said is an exception)ay-hay  oe-toeee-meetoa-boat  ey- turkey (they is an exception

11. Long Vowels-Unit 5  ie –  Long e as in piece, niece, yield  Long i as in pie, tie, die, cried  Exception- friend (short e sound)  Remember the spelling rule- i before e except after c!!!!!

12. Unit 5- Y  Most of the time, y takes the place of the i for a vowel sound.  fryskyslyprytype

13. Unit 5-Y  In multi-syllable words with a vowel coming before the final y, the y will have a long e sound.  babystudycity copy  chillyeverymummy

14. Unit 5- Y  Y is considered a vowel and a consonant. When the first letter is a y in a word, it is a consonant and has the sound of yuh.  yesyardyonder