Sammy Loves Friendly Zebras

Why does Sammy Loves Friendly Zebras help you?

• It is fun to say.

• It helps to remember that s, l, f, and z are the letters that may need to be doubled at the end of syllables.

• It help to remember that zebras are always friendly.

Which word needs the final consonant doubled?

• les

• fur

• sat

• tail

Why is the last consonant not doubled in deal?

• L is never doubled at the end of a syllable.

• It is an open syllable, and only closed syllables can have double letters at the end.

• L follows a vowel team

Which syllable needs to have the final consonant doubled?

• sit

• bul

• boat

• same

Which word needs the final consonant doubled?

• fun

• fine

• fuz

• foam

Which word needs the final consonant doubled?

• stuf

• surf

• soap

• sea