WRS-Basics Book 1-2

Consonants are letters such as ​ (a)  

• h, j, b, l, c
• a, e, i, o, u
• oi, oy, ee aw, ea
• qu, ck, er, or, ir

Answer explanation

Consonants are all letters that are not vowels.

Closed syllables have only ​ (a)   vowel. The vowel sound is​ (b)   . The vowel is closed in by one or more​ (c)   .

• one
• short
• consonants
• long
• open
• two

Match the following term to its definition.

• letters whose sounds are learned as a group

• buddy letters

• "qu" are buddies because they are always together in English words

• digraph

• spelling rule which doubles f,l,s at the end on one syllable words

• welded/glued

  sound

• two or three consonants that each has its own sound

• blend

• two consonants that work together to make one sound

• bonus letter

Match the following to show how each is marked.

• an individual line under each letter

• blend

• put a star about the extra letter

• welded/glued

  sound

• circle them

• bonus letter

• box the letters

• digraph

• one line under each letter

• buddy letters

Vowels are letters such as ​ ​ (a)  

• a, e, i, o, u
• oi, oy, ee aw, ea
• qu, ck, er, or, ir
• m, z, t, l, n

Answer explanation

Vowels are all letters that are not consonants.

How do you show that a word has a suffix?

• You scoop the baseword and circle the suffix.

• You circle the baseword and scoop the suffix

• You circle the whole word because it has a suffix.

How do you know if a word that is said to you has a suffix?

• The teacher says the whole word, (ex. "dress")

• The teacher says the baseword, then the whole word.

  (ex. dress/dresses)

• The teacher says the syllable is closed.

Match the syllable type explanation to each word.

• closed-has a welded sound

• loaf

• closed-one short vowel closed in by consonants

• play

• not closed-has two vowels

• me

• not closed-has one vowel but its not closed in

• which

• not closed-has a "d" syllable

• wall

Closed syllable exceptions have ​ (a)   that is closed in by or more ​ (b)   but the vowel sound is ​ (c)   -this is what makes it an exception . You mark this syllable type with a "C" which is ​ (d)   .

• one vowel
• consonants
• long
• crossed out
• circled
• vowels

Match the following examples with the term.

• suffix

• boxes

• digraph blend

• lunch

• closed exception

• slap

• blend

• wild

• prefix

• misspell