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name
q always followed by u
c before e, i, or y says s, other letters it says k
g before e, i, or y may say j, other letters it says g
a, e, o and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable
i and y usually say i (short sound), may say long sound
y not i is used at the end of English words
silent e’s- job 1- e jumps over consonant to make vowel say
job 2- words that end in v or u
job 3- words that end in c or g
job 4- every syllable needs a vowel
job 5- no job
8. 5 spellings for er including er, ir, ear, ur, wor
9. one-one-one rule (cvc- add consonant with ending)
10. two-one-one rule (second syllable- add consonant with
vowel ending)
11. drop final silent e when adding endings that begin with a
vowel
12. after c use ei, if you say a- use ei other words usually use ie
13. sh at beginning and end of word except with ending ship
14. ti, si, and ci most often used to say sh at beginning of
second+ syllables
15. si says sh when syllable before it ends in s
16. si may say zh
17. double l, f, or s following a single vowel at end for one
syllable words
18. usually use ay at end of base word to say a
19. i and o may say long sound if followed by double consonant
20. s never follows x
21. all by itself two l’s, with another syllable only one l
22. till and full by itself two l’s, as a suffix one l
23. dge only after single vowel that says short sound (1st)
24. change y to i when adding an ending except when ending
begins with vowel
25. ck only after a single vowel that says short sound (1st sound)
26. capitalize proper nouns
27. z used at beginning of words that say z
28. ed-three sounds
29. words usually divided between double consonants
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q always followed by u
c before e, i, or y says s, other letters it says k
g before e, i, or y may say j, other letters it says g
a, e, o and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable
i and y usually say i (short sound), may say long sound
y not i is used at the end of English words
silent e’s- job 1- e jumps over consonant to make vowel say
name
i. job 2- words that end in v or u
ii. job 3- words that end in c or g
iii. job 4- every syllable needs a vowel
iv. job 5- no job
8. 5 spellings for er including er, ir, ear, ur, wor
9. one-one-one rule (cvc- add consonant with ending)
10. two-one-one rule (second syllable- add consonant with
vowel ending)
11. drop final silent e when adding endings that begin with a
vowel
12. after c use ei, if you say a- use ei other words usually use ie
13. sh at beginning and end of word except with ending ship
14. ti, si, and ci most often used to say sh at beginning of
second+ syllables
15. si says sh when syllable before it ends in s
16. si may say zh
17. double l, f, or s following a single vowel at end for one
syllable words
18. usually use ay at end of base word to say a
19. i and o may say long sound if followed by double consonant
20. s never follows x
21. all by itself two l’s, with another syllable only one l
22. till and full by itself two l’s, as a suffix one l
23. dge only after single vowel that says short sound (1st)
24. change y to i when adding an ending except when ending
begins with vowel
25. ck only after a single vowel that says short sound (1st sound)
26. capitalize proper nouns
27. z used at beginning of words that say z
28. ed-three sounds
29. words usually divided between double consonants