ENGLISH SYSTEM OF SPELLING – READING

RULES

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, BOGOTÁ

PROBLEMS TO BE DISCUSSED

1. English spelling and sound correlation2. Types of syllable in English3. Vowel digraphs and their classification4. Practice

TYPES OF ENGLISH SYLLABLE

FOUR TYPES

TYPE 1 – OPEN SYLLABLETYPE 2 - CLOSED SYLLABLETYPE 3 - r- CONTROLLED SYLLABLE TYPE 4 - re - CONTROLLED SYLLABLE

2 types of open syllable:

• Absolute: me, by, no;

• Traditional with the final vowel letter e which is silent: make, these, code.

SPECIAL CASES OF VOWELS: TYPE 1 READING

SYLLABLE DIVISION OF THE WORDS BEGINNING WITH TYPE 3 SYLLABLE

When the first syllable ending in –r is followed by another consonant divide between them:

• German - Ger-man• Surplus - sur-plus• Larger - lar-ger• Barrack - bar-rack• Stirrup - stir-rup

SYLLABLE DIVISION OF THE WORDS BEGINNING WITH TYPE 4 SYLLABLE

When the first syllable ending in –r is followed by another vowel, divide before the letter r according to the rule: Ma-ry, sta-ring, soa-ring. Although the letter r graphically belongs to the second syllable, it marks Type 4 syllable and sound as /r /.

VOWEL DIAGRAPHS

A diagraph: a combination of two letters representing one sound.Vowel diagraphs: ee, ea, ei, ay, ai, etc. Consonant diagraphs: th, ch, sh, ph, kn, gn etc. Mixed diagraphs: qu

ENGLISH: 20 VOWEL DIGRAPHS• frequent• restricted to certain positions: ai, au, ei, eu and ey, oy• notoriously difficult: ou / ow

The diagraph ou

1. Trout, about, scout2. Country, trouble3. Shoulder , tough

PRACTICE EXERCISES

PRACTICE EXERCISES

PRACTICE EXERCISES

PRACTICE EXERCISES

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