Phonics and Spelling Rules
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- o-i usually comes in the middle of a root word; o-y usually comes at the end of a root word
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- When there is one vowel in a word it usually says its short sound.
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Example:
tub, fell, rat, lot, fit - When there are two vowels in a word, the first vowel says its long sound, and the second vowel is silent.
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seat, time, vote, ate, tube - k/c rhyme: K comes before i and e; c before the other three- a, o, u.
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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to a root word to make a new word.
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A root word is a word from which other words are formed.
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- e in me, o in go, and y in fly usually come at the end of a short word. When e or o is the only vowel at the end of a short word, it usually says its long sound.
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me, go, fly, be, so - A word may be divided into syllables between double constants, and between a rootword and a suffix if the suffix has a vowel sound.
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Example:
sup/per
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walk/ing - A long word may be divided between a vowel and a consonant. If a vowel comes at the end of a syllable, it is long. A vowel in the middle of a sylable is usually short.
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mu/sic - The letter "a" at the beginning of a word usually says the short u sound.
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Example:
adopt - When you hear the "k" sound at the end of a word, remember this spelling hint: c-k follows a short vowel, and k-e follows a long vowel.
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Quick, pack,like, quake, cake - When a root word ends with a single consonant and the vowel is short, the consonant is usually doubled before adding a suffix begining with a vowel.
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Example:
dig becomes digging