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Spelling Rules

Ask your student the following spelling rule questions. If your student answers correctly, check the box next to the question.


    Name the vowels.

Answer Key

a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y


    A consonant is...

Answer Key

any letter that is not a vowel


    Say the short sounds of the vowels.

Answer Key

/ǎ/, /ě/, /ǐ/, /ǒ/, /ǔ/


    Every word has at least one...

Answer Key

vowel


    Names start with a...

Answer Key

capital letter


    How many syllables are in each of the following words?

leaf      coat      sister      poster

shirt     computer     roast     playground

Answer Key

leaf (1), coat (1), sister (2), poster (2), shirt (1), computer (3), roast (1), playground (2)


    C says /s/ before what three letters?

Answer Key

e, i, and y


    1. What are two ways to spell the sound of /k/ at the beginning of a word?
2. Which letter do we try first?

Answer Key

1. c and k
2. c


    Which letters are often doubled after a single vowel at the end of a one-syllable word?

Answer Key

f, l, and s


    CK is used only after...

Answer Key

a short vowel


    “Plural” means...

Answer Key

more than one


   Two common ways to make a word plural are by adding...

Answer Key

s or es


    Ask your student to find the base words of the following words.

hugs      lunches      rocks      glasses

Answer Key

hug, lunch, rock, glass


    Say the long vowel sounds.

Answer Key

/ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, /ū/


    A vowel in a closed syllable is usually (long or short).

Answer Key

short


    A vowel in an open syllable is usually (long or short).

Answer Key

long


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