25. Word Lists and Sentences

1. My friend is flying in to be with me for a while and I should pick her up by ten a.m.
2. Do you want to fry the fish we catch, or do you want to stuff and bake them?
3. Flo is trying to pry the lid off that can so she can get to the tacks inside.

1. Peggy went to the rugby game by the lake with her friend Ivy.
2. Jenny will try to spend plenty of time with her friend Betty while she is here.
3. Take care! That flimsy lamp could fall and smash!
4. Call me crazy, but I love to have anchovy bits on top of my eggs.
5. My friend Sally wants to occupy the old Fry Clan home as long as she can.
6. What I am trying to tell you is that is a zany plan that will not fly!

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

Vowel y (ῑ,ē), Spelling y generalization

Vowels

y – fly – /ī/ – Vowel y says ī at the end of a 1 syllable word or a short syllable.  Examples:  by, shy, fry

y – candy – /ē/ – Vowel y says ē at the end of a word with more than 1 syllable. Examples: envy, lady, dandy

Practice

1. What type of syllable? Place a checkmark in the correct column.

2. Circle the suffix. Mark the vowels with a V. Mark the consonant(s) with a C.  What syllable pattern do you see? Divide the syllables. Does the vowel in the first syllable have a long or a short sound? Read the word.
   

   mentioning	investions
   unjust	protracted
   potion	detentions
   scratching	stenches