Vowel Consonant Vowel Pattern

                                     VCV Pattern

                       cane, these, like, rope, mule,

All these words have a silent e at the end. The silent e can make a vowel long if it is only one sound away from the vowel. If it is more than one sound away, this rule will not work.

Look at this word.

Bathe

How many sounds are between the e and the a? One

The th is a digraph and makes only one sound; the letter e can make a vowel long if it is only one sound away. 

Look at this word.

Horse

How many sounds are between the o and the s? Two 

Homonyms

Homonyms

Dear-beloved or precious

Deer-a mammal, the males often have antlers

We’ve grown attached to the dear deer that comes to nibble on our bushes.

Do-to perform, act, or accomplish

Due-currently owed

Dew-water droplets condensed from the air on to cool surfaces, usually at night

You’d better do the yard work this afternoon since we’re due for a heavy dew. 

Die-to cease to live

One of a pair of dice

Dye-to color something with dye

Before I die I want to learn to hand-dye my own fabrics.

Dough-flour or meal mixed with liquid

Doe-a female deer

Lee stuck acorns and apple pieces in a ball of dough and hung it up for the doe to nibble.

Which-What one?

Witch-a sorceress

Which witch do you want to be for Halloween?

Floss Rule

stiff	smell	boss
off	fill	mess
sniff	doll	brass

Floss Rule: When you have a one syllable word that has a short vowel sound followed by the sound f, l, or s, those sounds are usually spelled ff, ll , or ss.

Homonyms

Homonyms

Hole-an opening or gap

Whole-full amount; complete

If you don’t fill up the whole hole, someone might step into it and twist his ankle.

 

Worst-bad; most unpleasant

Wurst-a sausage

That’s the worst wurst I’ve ever tasted!

 

 

Sight-the power to see

Site-the position or location of a city, building, event, etc.

He had no sight yet, but he was able to describe the site of the town.

 

Clothes-garments, articles of dress

Close-to shut; to block an entrance

Close the lid on the box lightly so moths won’t get to the winter clothes.

 

Suffixes s, ed, less and ing

Suffix ing: Means something is happening right now

Hitting

Suffix less: Means without

Hatless

Suffix ed: Means something has already happened

Jumped 

Suffix ed can have three sounds: d, t, ed

Suffix ed can only say ed when the last letter of the root word is letter d or the letter t.

Examples: belted  and padded

Suffix ed will sound like d or t at all other times.

When you have a word with a vowel and then a consonant you double the last consonant before adding a suffix with a vowel

Example: 

     pad    padded   

hit     hitting