Key Cards

Question 1

1. The vowels are

Answer 1

a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y

Question 2

2. A consonant is

Answer 2

any letter that isn’t a vowel

Question 3

3. Repeat after me: A vowel’s first sound is short

Answer 3

Point to the vowel that says:
/a/ (as in apple)
/e/ (as in end)
/i/ (as in igloo)
/o/ (as in odd)
/u/ (as in up)

Question 4

4. Every word has at least one

Answer 4

vowel

Question 5

5. Names state with a

Answer 5

capital letter

Question 6

6. Count syllables (Words are on the reverse.)

Answer 6

leaf (1) broom (1)
coat (1) table (2)
sister (2) playground (2)
poster (2) computer (3)
car (1) blanket (2)
friendship (2) dinosaur (3)
shirt (1) mailbox (2)
shovel (2) puppy (2)
road (1) rubber (2)

Question 7

7. C says /s/ before which three letters?

Answer 7

e, i, or y

Question 8

8. What are two ways to spell the sound of /k/ at the beginning of a word?

Which letter do we try first?

Answer 8

1. c and k

2. c

Question 9

9. Which letters are often doubled after a single vowel at the end of a one-syllable word?

Answer 9

f, l, and s

Question 10

10. ck is only used right after

Answer 10

a short vowel

Question 11

11. Plural means

Answer 11

more than one

Question 12

12. You can make a word plural by adding

Answer 12

s or es

Question 13

13. Tell me the base word of

Answer 13

dishes shells letters flowers
hands mats pencils cars
dogs lips boats lights
pumpkins hills paints brushes
ponds songs toys plants
hugs ducks books hotels
wings glasses tables motors
mops clams lunches tests
rocks bears boys beaches
logs boxes trees squirrels

Question 14

14. The long vowel sounds are

Answer 14

/a/, /e/, /i/, /o/ or /u/

Question 15

15. The vowel in a closed syllable is usually

Answer 15

short

Question 16

16. The vowel in an open syllable is usually

Answer 16

long