GRAPH 1 letter making 1 sound in a word 1 letter Examples baby r ai n sh ar k ant my s n ow SMART SPELLING Program DIGRAPH 2 letters making 1 sound in a word Examples f or k b ea ch s t ar t c ow Th ur s day H ea d I ng SOUNDS There are Speech sounds are also called ‘phonemes’ We can hear sounds When breaking words into sounds, raise a finger for each sound you say to keep track We make sounds with our mouth and listen to them with our ears QUADGRAPH 4 letters making 1 sound Examples w eigh w eigh t eigh t n eigh b our What is the difference between a digraph and a blend ? Diagraph Blend A diagraph is a pair of letters that make one sound A blend is a pair or group of letters that work together using each of their individual sounds th as in thumb wh as in where ch as in cheese ck as in clock sh as in shark ph as in phony bl as in blab br as in brace sm as in small tr as in tram sk as in skirt tw as in twang SYLLABLES Syllables are beats in words Every syllable has a vowel sound Use karate hands to work out how many syllables When working out syllables don’t break up a digraph (a digraph is when 2 letters make 1 sound) If you break a diagraph in the middle you are adding another sound for example - you can break the word kitten in 2 ways Ki. tten. or kitt. en. but not kit . ten. As this adds an extra ‘t’ sound SPLIT DIGRAPH 2 letters, making 1 sound in a word that are split with another letter between them LETTERS There are 26 letters in the English We need to call letters by their names You can see letters and write letters There are capital and lower case letters TRIGRAPH 3 letters, making 1 sound Examples l igh t ch air d oor b e w are ch eer a n t I que c l ear SILENT LETTERS No ! Don’t call them that they are just part of digraphs or trigraphs Examples – lamb - l I a I mb (you don’t say l-a-m-b) knee - kn l ee - name this as the diagraph ‘kn’ wrist - wr l i l s lt (you don’t say w-r-i-s-t) CONSONANT SUFFIXES Starts with any letter in the alphabet except for ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ and sometimes ‘y’ Examples play + full = playful real + ly = really happy + ness = happiness breath + less = breathless punish + ment = punishment VOWEL SUFFIXES Starts with ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ and sometimes ‘y’ Examples brave + ed = braved race + er = racer wet + est = wettest play + able = playable reverse + ible = reversible active + ist = activist wash + ing = washing danger + ous = dangerous stretch + y = stretchy Yellow Spelling Rule When a word ends in ‘e’ drop the ‘e’ and add the vowel suffix Examples make + ing = making name + ed = naming have + ing = having care + ed = cared brave + est = bravest White Spelling Rule In most words Just add the suffix Examples play + ing = playing jump + ed = jumping quick + est = quickest fear + less = fearless luck + y = lucky Blue Spelling Rule When the second last letter makes the sound ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ double the last letter and add the vowel suffix Examples tap + ing = tapping wrap + ed = wrapped run + er = running stop + ed = stopped shred + ing = shredding Pink Spelling Rule When a word ends in the Graph ‘y’ change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and then add any suffix except ‘ing’ Examples cry + ed = cried carry + ier = carrier lucky + est = luckiest funny + er = Funnier rely + able = reliable Plural rule # 1 Usually just add ‘s’ One dog Five dogs One iPad Nine iPads Examples chair + Usually just add ‘s’ = chairs tree + Usually just add ‘s’ = trees book + Usually just add ‘s’ = books horse + Usually just add ‘s’ = horses pencil + Usually just add ‘s’ = pencil Plural rule # 2 Words that end is ‘sh’, ‘ch’ ‘tch’, ‘s’, ‘ss', ‘x’, ‘z’ or ‘ss' add ‘es’ One dish Many dishes One watch Many watches Exceptions – quiz, quizzes Examples wish lunch bus glass box + Words that end is ‘sh’ add es = wishes = lunches + Words that end is ‘sh’ add es = buses + Words that end is ‘sh’ add es = glasss + Words that end is ‘sh’ add es = boxes + Words that end is ‘sh’ add es Plural rule # 3 Words that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ drop the f’ or ‘fe’ and add ‘ves’ One knife Four knives One calf Two calves **Some exceptions – chiefs, reefs, chefs Examples wolf + Drop the ‘f’ and add ‘ves’ = wolves wife + Drop the ‘fe’ and add ‘ves’ = wives **chief + exception = chiefs **reef + exception = reefs Plural rule # 4 Words ending in ‘o’ add ‘es’ One potato Six potatoes One hero Many heroes **Some Exceptions - pianos, solos radios kangaroos, memos, studios, photos, videos Examples + Words ending in ‘o’ add ‘es’ = tomatoes mango + Words ending in ‘o’ add ‘es’ = mangoes **photo + exception = photos **video + exception = videos tomato Plural rule # 5 Words ending in ‘y’ a. Examples a. puppy + a. puppy = a. lolly a. lolly + = a. party a. party b. If the y is a graph drop the y and add ‘ies’ Examples + If the y is a graph drop the y and add ‘ies’ = puppies + If the y is a graph drop the y and add ‘ies’ = lollies + If the y is a graph drop the y and add ‘ies’ = parties If the y is the last letter of a digraph just add ‘s’ Examples b. boy b. birthday b. donkey + If the y is the last letter of a digraph just add ‘s’ = boys + If the y is the last letter of a digraph just add ‘s’ = birthdays + If the y is the last letter of a digraph just add ‘s’ donkeys Plural rule # 6 Use the same word One fish Many fish One sheep lots of sheep Examples deer + Use the same word = deer aircraft + Use the same word = aircraft salmon + Use the same word = salmon tuna + Use the same word = tuna species + Use the same word = species Plural rule # 7 Use a different word One foot Two feet One mouse Lots of mice Examples goose dice person tooth louse + Use a different word = geese + Use a different word = die + Use a different word = people + Use a different word = teeth + Use a different word = lice This weeks SMART SPELLING Focus Split THA NK YOU FOR DOWNLOADI NG! 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