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17 Cards in this Set
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Cry
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Y at the end of one syllable words make the Long I sound.
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Baby
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Y at the end of multi-syllable words make the Long E sound.
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Flu
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Long U makes two sounds
/ee-oo/ but sometimes it's easier to just say /oo/. |
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No Floss
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There's no FLOSS rule in multi-syllable words unless they are compound words. Then you spell them like they would normally be spelled all by themselves.
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Nancy
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CY at the end of words will say SEE most of the time
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Music Trick
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IC at the end of mulit-syllable words will always be spelled IC. If it's a single syllable word the only time you use CK is right after a short vowel.
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Picnic Chicken Basket
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When spelling the /k/ sound in the middle of words you try to use C whenever you can. You can't when a "Watch Out" vowel comes right after. Then the only time you use CK is when it comes right after a short vowel. If it doesn't come right after a short vowel use K.
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Happy
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Short vowels must be closed. If you don't hear anything closing it off you double the next sound you do hear.
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Almost All
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ALL is a unit which is at the end of word making an unusual sound. If you hear ALL at the beginning you spell it AL.
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Campus Confess
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If the second syllable is accented or lasts the longest and ends with S you double it.
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Eggs or EX?
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When you read E-X then a blue tile or consonant you say EX. If E-X is followed by a yellow tile or vowel you say EGGS.
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How do you spell the sound of /ex/?
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There are no E-X-S or E-G-S spellings.
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What sound does schwa make?
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Schwa says /u/ in an unaccented syllable.
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Texas Blossom
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These words follow the Closed A or Closed O Schwa pattern.
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Cancel Pencil
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These words follow the Any Vowel-L Schwa pattern.
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Banana
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This word follows the Open A Schwa pattern.
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Confident
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In the middle of words Open I and Open E makes its short sound.
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