ai (not used)
oi (not used)
er (her)
ir (first)
ur (nurse)
wor (works)
ear (early)
au (not used)
ck (two letters)
ui (not used)
oa (boat)
ph (two letters)
kn (2 letters, beginning)
gn (2 letters, beginning and end)
wr (2 letters)
dge (3 letters)
eigh (4 letters)
ti (tall)
ci (short)
The RULES we've covered in
class are also noted below. They will come in handy for explaining words
and the letters used as we progress through our Spalding word list from
home. Make note of them wherever it is most convenient for you.
r. 4 Vowels a,e,o,u may say their name at the end of a syllable (me)
r. 5 i and y sometimes say "I" (silent, type)
r. 6 The letter y, not i, is used at the end of English words (my)
r. 7 Jobs of e
job 1- e can jump over one consonant and make another vowel say it's name (time)
job 1- e can jump over one consonant and make another vowel say it's name (time)
job 2- English words don't end in v or u (have, blue)
job 3- e makes the g say "j" and the c say
"s" (charge, chance)
job 4- every syllable needs a vowel (little)
job 5- silent e (are)
r. 17 When a one syllable word ends in l, f, or s we double it (will)
r. 18 Use ay to say "A" at the end of a base word (day)
r. 19 i and o may say their name when followed by 2 consonants (child,
cold)
