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Silent Final E

• words ending with a silent E, as in MAKE and GIVE.

• words that always have a vowel before the final E.

• words that end with a consonant before the final E.

• words that have no vowels at all.

Word endings

• an additional part of a word that is added to a root, such as ED tacked onto WALK to make the new word WALKED

• a prefix that changes the meaning of a word

• a synonym for the root word

• a grammatical error in word formation

Diphthongs

• two vowels in a syllable that work together to make one sound, as in LOOK, RAW, NOW, COIL and JOY.

• a single vowel sound that is pronounced with a glide from one vowel to another.

• a combination of three vowels in a syllable that creates a unique sound.

• a consonant sound that blends with a vowel to form a syllable.

Contractions

• two words that are shortened and combined to make one word, such as CAN NOT when it becomes CAN'T

• a type of punctuation used in writing

• a grammatical error in sentence structure

• a method of combining two sentences into one

Homophones

• identical sounds with different meanings, such as their, there, and they're

• words that sound the same but have the same meaning

• words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently

• words that have different meanings and different sounds

Vowel Teams

• two vowels that work together to make one sound, such as AI and EA.

• a single vowel that can stand alone in a word.

• a combination of consonants that create a vowel sound.

• two vowels that are always pronounced separately.

R-Controlled vowels:

• The vowel sound remains the same regardless of the surrounding letters.

• The vowel sound changes because it is written next to an R, in BIRD, HER, FUR, STAR, HORN

• R-controlled vowels are always pronounced as long vowels.

• R-controlled vowels are only found in words with two syllables.

Blends

• two-letter pairs that are pronounced so quickly they seem to blend, such as, FR and SN

• single letters that are pronounced separately

• three-letter combinations that create a new sound

• syllables that are combined to form a word

Digraphs

• two-letter pairs that make one sound, such as SH and TH

• single letters that represent a single sound

• combinations of letters that create a silent letter

• letters that are always pronounced the same way