Syllables and Affixes- Sort #16
Spelling Test for the Green
Dear Parents,
The spelling skill that your child is working on this week involves open and
closed syllable words. An open syllable word contains a long vowel sound such as in
the word hu/man (V/CV). Closed syllable words contain short-vowel sounds as in
the word riv/er (VC/V). The VVCV juncture pattern is a variation of the open
syllable pattern since the syllable still ends with a long vowel sound, as in reason. I
know this is confusing, but the children seem to get it! I would encourage your
child to identify the words by listening for whether the words have a short or
long sound rather than relying on where the syllable breaks the word. They will be
more accurate. Following are the words in this week’s sort:
V/CV (long)
human
pilot
frozen
student
humor
lazy
music
Word Wall Words
through
wasn’t
kindness
follow
valentine
VC/V (short)
wagon
river
visit
never
planet
lemon
finish
seven
present
second
minute
VVCV (long)
reason
meeting
peanut
leader
sneaker
easy