Phonology
UNIT 4
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1 Say each word. Listen for the vowel phoneme in each word. Circle each word with a long /e/ phoneme. Draw a line under each word with a short /e/ phoneme.
sheep
nest
pen
Write these words in alphabetical order, then write a definition for each of them. You may use a dictionary to help you.
plateau
Word
oats
aloe
moat
bureau
Definition
bee
2 Look for some short /e/ vowel phonemes and long /e/ vowel phonemes in a book you are reading. Read the words out loud to help you. Write two words from your book in each box below. Short /e/ phoneme
Long /e/ phoneme
Remember that a suffix is a letter or group of letters that go at the end of a word to make a new word. The suffixes -s and -es can tell us something is happening now. 1
From Sand to Sea
Use the rules and base words to complete these sentences using words with the suffixes -s and -es. Then make up your own sentence using the same rule.
If the base word ends with a consonant graph, blend or digraph, but not s, x, z, ch or sh, add the suffix -s. drip | drips rest | rests laugh | laughs
by Cameron Macintosh
A green turtle spends most of its life in the sea, but it starts its life on land. drip
3 Read the above sentence out loud.
Water ______________________________________________ from the tap.
hop
Circle each word with a long /e/ vowel phoneme. 12
Morphology
Tip
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