Phonogram

Question 1

Phonogram

Answer 1

is a letter or a group of letters that make a sound.

Question 2

Vowel Digraphs

Answer 2

are usually two vowels written togther. Some stand for the sound of a long vowel.
(ai, ea, ie, oa). Others stand for new sounds (oi, ou, oo, au, ew).
ai, ay –> pain, say (Long “a” sound) ( ay always comes at the end of a word english words do not end in ai).
ea, ee –> bean, see (Long ‘e” sound)
ie, igh –> tie, high
oa, oe, ow –> boat, toe, snow (Long “o” sound)

Question 3

New Vowel Digraph Sounds

Answer 3

oi, oy --> boil, toy
ou, ow --> out, cow
oo --> boot, book ( this digraph stands for two different sounds)
au, aw--> sauce, claw
ew, ue --> grew, blue

Question 4

Common Vowel spelling patterns

Answer 4

ight --> height, night
all --> ball
alk, alt --> walk, salt
ild, ind--> wild find
old--> told
ear, eer--> fear, dear

Question 5

Blends

Answer 5

are two or more consonants that keep their regual sounds when combined. Blends may appear at the beginning, middle, or end of words

Question 6

Common Beginning Blends

Answer 6

bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gr, pl, pr, sk, sl, sm, sn, st, and tr.

Question 7

Common Ending Blends

Answer 7

ft, mp, nd, and nt.

Question 8

More Blends

Sometimes when two or more consonants are written together, one letter is silent

Answer 8

kn–> Know
wr–> write
gn –> gnat
mb–> comb

Question 9

Vowels

Answer 9

A, E, I, O, U, and sometime Y

Long Vowels says the Letter name

Question 10

The Silent “e”
When the “e” appears at the end of a word, it usually silent. A silent “e” at the end of a word usually means that the vowel before the “e” will make a long-vowel sound.

Answer 10

word withoue “e” Word with “e”
short vowel sound long vowel sound
at + e = ate
man + e = mane
mad + e = made

Question 11

Exceptions to the silent “e” rule

Answer 11

1. The silent “e” ending dosen’t always mean the vowel before the e will have a long vowel sound. Several common execeptions: come, have.
2. An “e” at the end of a word is not always silent. When a word is made up of on one consonant + “e” or “ee”, the “e” is not silent, but it takes the long -e sound.

me, he, be, we, see