Floss rules by Wendy
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FLOSS RULES provide guidelines for doubling consonant letters when adding suffixes to words ending in short vowels. The rules are that one-syllable words ending in f, l, or s get their final consonant doubled if the vowel is short and preceded by one consonant. Examples of words following this pattern include bell, chill, and pass. There are some common exceptions like if, gas, and bus that do not follow this doubling pattern. Final s sounds that make a /z/ sound are also never doubled, such as in words like his and was.
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Floss rules by Wendy
- 1. FLOSS RULES
- 2. 1. One syllable word 2. Short vowel 3. Ends in f, l, or s 4. Gets a bonus letter
- 3. Examples: • F words: fluff, muff, stuff, staff. • L words: tell, bell, smell, will, chill, pill. • S words: pass, miss, gloss, puss, hiss.
- 4. Exceptions • Common exceptions: if, clef, gas, this, us, yes, bus, plus. • Final -s sounded as /z/ is never doubled. ex: as, is, was, has, his.
- 5. Coding • Extra letters are called bonus letters!! • Place a star over the bonus letter. bell