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Alphabet

Teacher Tool Kit  — Alphabet Exploration

All letters in the English Language have their own sound except G. It also has the j sound, this is called the soft sound.
G is usually soft when it comes in front of e, i and y. The G is hard when it comes in front of a, o and u.

Rule #1

A single vowel in a syllable or in a one-syllable word is usually short.

Example: bat, a is short because it is a single vowel in a one syllable word. In infants, i and a are both short because each is a single vowel in a syllable. But home has two vowels in one syllable.

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Rule #2

A vowel at the end of a syllable normally gives the long sound.

Example: me, the e is long because it is at the end of the word. In pupil, u is long because it is at the end of a syllable. Note: In apple, the a is not at the end of a syllable and the e is silent

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Rule #3

The inside vowel in a one-syllable word ending with e is normally long.

Example: name, the a is long, stove, the o is long.

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Rule #4

Majority of the time when two vowels are together, the first one is usually long and the second is normally silent.

Example: team, the e is long and the a is silent. In bread, this rule does not apply.

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Rule #5

A single vowel in a syllable or in a one-syllable word is usually short.

Example: bat, a is short because it is a single vowel in a one syllable word. In infants, i and a are both short because each is a single vowel in a syllable. But home has two vowels in one syllable.

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Rule #6

In the ie the i is silent and the e is long.

Example: lies, chief

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Rule #7

Vowels are normally short when they come before two consonants.

Example: band, the a is short and in upper, the u is short. But this is not true for the i in 'listen.'

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Y-Sounds — Alphabet Exploration

If “y” is used as the first letter in a word, then it will say the sound heard in “yellow” and “yam”. It will give
the E and the I sounds when “y” is at the end of the word. Examples: buy or many

Vowel Blends

Parts #1

These are Vowels followed by r.

Ar as in car.
Er as in her
Or as in for
Ur as in fur

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Parts #2

In the ie the i is silent and the e is long.

Ang as in rang
Eng as in strength
Ing as in ring
Ong as in long
Ung as in rung

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Parts #3

These are Vowels followed by vowels.

Oy as in boy
Oi as in coin
Oo as in cool
Ou as in mouse

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Parts #4

These are Vowel sounds that have been changed by different letters.

Ai as in fair
Al as in all
Aw as in raw
Ew as in dew
Ow as in town

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Parts #5

These are Vowel sounds that have also been changed by different letters.

Au as I auto
eigh as in eight
ight as in right
ould as in could

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Parts #6

These are Vowel sounds that have also been changed by different letters.

Alk as in walk
Igh as in high
Ind as in find
Old as in cold
ild as in wild

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Syllables — Alphabet Exploration

A syllable is a word or part of a word that has only one sound. Each syllable has one vowel or one vowel sound.

Syllabication

Rules of Syllabification

Rule #1

If one consonant comes between two vowels in a word, the word is divided before the consonant.

Example: because, the consonant c comes between e and a; therefore it is divided into be/ cause.

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Rule #2

If two consonants come between two vowels in a word, the word is divided between the consonants.

Example: master, is divided into mas/ ter because the two consonants, s and t, come between the two vowels, a and e.

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Rule #3

If the word is a compound word, divide it between the two words.

Example: batman, is divided into bat/man because the bat is one word and man is another.

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Rule #4

If the word has a prefix and a root which has a vowel sound, the word is divided between the prefix and the root word.

Example: repair, is divided into re/pair because the prefix re and the root word pair. Prefixes are considered several syllables.

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Rule #5

If the word has a suffix and a root which has a vowel sound, the word is divided between the suffix and the root word. Suffixes are considered several syllables.

Example: repair, is divided into re/pair because the prefix re and the root word pair

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Rule #6

If ed is added to a word that ends with d or t, the ed becomes a separate syllable.

Example: painted, is divided into paint/ed. When ed is added to other words, the words remain one syllable. Example: pull and pulled.

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