Flashcards on Foundational English Phonics and Grammar
Foundational English Phonics and Grammar
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English phonics and syllables
15 cards
Card 1
Question: What is a syllable?
Answer: A syllable is a single unit of speech (e.g., ba-by split into two syllables).
Card 2
Question: Give an example of dividing a two-syllable word into syllables.
Answer: baby → ba-by.
Card 3
Question: What is a short vowel sound pattern and an example for A?
Answer: Short A in CVC words, e.g., cat, map.
Card 4
Question: What is a long vowel sound pattern and an example for A?
Answer: Long A in CVCe or vowel teams, e.g., bake, rain.
Card 5
Question: Give short and long vowel examples for E.
Answer: Short E: bed, tent. Long E: Pete, leaf.
Card 6
Question: Give short and long vowel examples for I.
Answer: Short I: sit, fish. Long I: bite, kite.
Card 7
Question: Give short and long vowel examples for O.
Answer: Short O: hop, box. Long O: rope, boat.
Card 8
Question: Give short and long vowel examples for U.
Answer: Short U: cut, sun. Long U: cute, mule.
Card 9
Question: What does the Silent E do to a vowel?
Answer: The Silent E makes the vowel say its name (turns a short vowel into a long vowel sound).
Card 10
Question: What is the VC-CV syllable division pattern and an example?
Answer: Split the consonants between vowels in a V C-C V pattern. Example: doc-tor, cac-tus.