Sakshyam.ppt
- 4. Consonants and Vowels Vowels are the letters: a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y. Consonants are all the other letters, such as: b, d, t, s, etc. a e i o u a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
- 5. What Do We Do? Look at and read the word. Listen to the vowel sound. Ask: ‘Is it long or short?’
- 6. Short Vowel Sounds lap ing p begging hitting nodding putting lapping begging hitting nodding putting lap beg hit nod put
- 7. Rule If the vowel is a short sound with only one consonant after it, then double the consonant in the spelling.
- 8. How Many Consonants Are after the Short Vowel? ing backing sticking standing hunting banking turning jumping lifting back stick stand hunt bank turn jump lift ing ing ing ing ing ing ing back stick stand hunt bank turn jump lift
- 9. Rule If the vowel is a short sound but has more than one consonant after it, then add ‘-ing’. Can you think of any more words like these?
- 10. Look at the Next List of Words What do you notice? There is something the same about each one…
- 12. Rule If it ends in ‘e’, drop the ‘e’ when adding ‘-ing’. Use this song to help you remember: ‘Take off the e, add i-n-g.’
- 13. What Do You Think the Next Rule Might Be …? Look at this new list of words.
- 14. What Is the Same? break leap look sleep cheat float boil sail ing break leap look sleep cheat float boil sail ing ing ing ing ing ing ing
- 15. What Is the Rule? Talk with your partner.
- 16. Rules for Adding ‘-ing’ Long vowel sound – just add ‘-ing’ Short vowel sound, with one consonant – double the consonant and add ‘-ing’ Short vowel sound, with two consonants – add ‘-ing’ Ending in ‘e’ – drop the ‘e’ then add ‘-ing’ hitting jumping joke ing sailing
- 17. Add ‘-ing’ Double the consonant Drop the ‘e’ and add ‘-ing’ Sort these words into the grid below: name drink snow hit fan skip paint drive melt wash dive run Look for more examples in your reading books. naming drinking snowing hitting fanning skipping painting driving melting washing diving running Click on a word to check