Breaking Down Tricky Words: Using the Bossy E Strategy

This video tutorial teaches how to read multisyllable words by breaking them into syllables and using the bossy e strategy. It explains vowel sounds, common mistakes with the bossy e, and how to apply the VCE pattern to solve tricky words. The lesson includes practice examples and a recap of the strategies learned.

Which of the following is NOT a vowel according to the lesson?

• a

• q

• u

• i

What is the common mistake readers make when they see an 'e' at the end of a word?

• They ignore the 'e'.

• They make all vowels in the word say their name.

• They pronounce the 'e' loudly.

• They skip the word entirely.

What does the 'e' in the VCE pattern do to the vowel closest to it?

• It changes the vowel to a consonant.

• It makes the vowel say its name.

• It makes the vowel silent.

• It removes the vowel from the word.

In the word 'bonfire', where should the word be split to apply the VCE pattern?

• Between 'r' and 'e'

• Between 'n' and 'f'

• Between 'b' and 'o'

• Between 'f' and 'i'

When encountering a longer word, what is the first step in applying the VCE pattern?

• Check the first syllable.

• Check the second syllable.

• Pronounce the word as a whole.

• Ignore the VCE pattern.