All flashcards
Flashcard 1: What sound does the spelling “ow” make in the word “cow”?
Answer: Ow sound, as in “out”. The spelling 'ow' can make two sounds; in 'cow' it's the ow/out sound.
Flashcard 2: What does the vowel team “ea” usually sound like in the word “seat”?
Answer: Long e sound, as in “see”. The vowel team 'ea' can make different sounds; in 'seat' it's long e.
Flashcard 3: Which word has “ea” that sounds like short e: “meat” or “head”?
Answer: head. 'Head' has the short e sound, while 'meat' has the long e sound.
Flashcard 4: What does the vowel team “oo” sound like in the word “book”?
Answer: Short oo sound, as in “foot”. The letters 'oo' can make two sounds; in 'book' it's the short oo.
Flashcard 5: What does the vowel team “oo” sound like in the word “moon”?
Answer: Long oo sound, as in “soon”. The letters 'oo' can make two sounds; in 'moon' it's the long oo.
Flashcard 6: What sound does the spelling “c” make in the word “cat”?
Answer: Hard c sound, /k/. The letter 'c' makes a hard /k/ sound before a, o, u, or consonants.
Flashcard 7: What sound does the spelling “c” make in the word “city”?
Answer: Soft c sound, /s/. The letter 'c' makes a soft /s/ sound before e, i, or y.
Flashcard 8: Which word has final “y” that sounds like long e: “shy” or “funny”?
Answer: funny. 'Funny' ends with the long e sound, while 'shy' ends with long i.
Flashcard 9: What sound does the spelling “y” make in the word “my”?
Answer: Long i sound. When 'y' ends a one-syllable word, it usually sounds like long i.
Flashcard 10: Which word has hard “g”: “gem” or “goat”?
Answer: goat. 'Goat' has hard g before 'o', while 'gem' has soft g before 'e'.
Flashcard 11: What sound does the spelling “g” make in the word “giant”?
Answer: Soft g sound, /j/. The letter 'g' makes a soft /j/ sound before e, i, or y.
Flashcard 12: Which word has soft “c”: “cent” or “camp”?
Answer: cent. 'Cent' has soft c before 'e', while 'camp' has hard c before 'a'.
Flashcard 13: What sound does the spelling “ie” make in the word “pie”?
Answer: Long i sound. The spelling 'ie' can make different sounds; in 'pie' it's long i.
Flashcard 14: Which word has “ow” that sounds like long o: “brown” or “grow”?
Answer: grow. 'Grow' has the long o sound, while 'brown' has the ow/out sound.
Flashcard 15: What sound does the spelling “y” make at the end of the word “happy”?
Answer: Long e sound. When 'y' ends a two-syllable word, it usually sounds like long e.
Flashcard 16: What sound does the spelling “ow” make in the word “snow”?
Answer: Long o sound. The spelling 'ow' can make two sounds; in 'snow' it's long o.
Flashcard 17: Which word has “oo” that sounds like short oo: “food” or “good”?
Answer: good. 'Good' has the short oo sound, while 'food' has the long oo sound.
Flashcard 18: What sound does the spelling “ie” make in the word “chief”?
Answer: Long e sound. The spelling 'ie' can make different sounds; in 'chief' it's long e.
Flashcard 19: Which word has “ie” that sounds like long e: “tie” or “chief”?
Answer: chief. 'Chief' has the long e sound, while 'tie' has the long i sound.
Flashcard 20: Which word has "ow" that sounds like /ou/: "snow" or "cow"?
Answer: cow. "cow" has the /ou/ sound (like "how"), while "snow" has long o /o/.
Flashcard 21: Which word has "ow" that sounds like long o /o/: "brown" or "snow"?
Answer: snow. "snow" has the long o sound /o/, while "brown" has /ou/.
Flashcard 22: What sound does "oo" make in the word "book"?
Answer: Short oo sound: /u/ (as in "put"). "oo" in "book" makes the short sound, like in "look" and "good".
Flashcard 23: What sound does "oo" make in the word "moon"?
Answer: Long oo sound: /oo/ (as in "soon"). "oo" in "moon" makes the long sound, like in "food" and "pool".
Flashcard 24: Which word has "oo" that sounds like /u/: "moon" or "foot"?
Answer: foot. "foot" has the short oo sound /u/, while "moon" has long oo /oo/.
Flashcard 25: What sound does "y" make at the end of the word "happy"?
Answer: Long e sound: /ee/. When "y" ends a two-syllable word, it usually sounds like long e.
Flashcard 26: Which word has "y" that sounds like /ī/: "gym" or "my"?
Answer: my. "my" has "y" making the long i sound, while "gym" has short i.
Flashcard 27: What sound does "i" make in the word "find" (with "-ind")?
Answer: Long i sound: /ī/. In "-ind" words, "i" usually makes the long i sound.
Flashcard 28: Which word has "a" that sounds like /aw/: "was" or "cat"?
Answer: was. "was" has an irregular "a" sound /aw/, unlike the regular /a/ in "cat".
Flashcard 29: What sound does "a" make in the word "want"?
Answer: Aw sound: /aw/. "a" after "w" often makes the /aw/ sound, as in "water" and "watch".
Flashcard 30: What sound does "o" make in the word "do"?
Answer: Long oo sound: /oo/. "do" has an unusual "o" sound; it sounds like /oo/ instead of typical o.