Orthography and Spelling Rules Flashcards
6 cards from real CALT practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 6 Orthography and Spelling Rules flashcards as text
The floss rule in English orthography states that:
Answer: After a single short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word, double the letters f, l, s, and sometimes z
The floss rule specifies that these consonants are doubled after a single short vowel at the end of a one-syllable base word, as in staff, bell, miss, and fuzz.
In English orthography, a closed syllable is defined as:
Answer: A syllable ending in a consonant, which makes the vowel short
A closed syllable ends in one or more consonants, which closes in the vowel and keeps it short.
The silent e rule states that when a word ends in silent e:
Answer: The preceding vowel is typically long and the final e is silent
In a vowel-consonant-e syllable, the silent final e signals that the preceding vowel makes its long sound, as in cake, bite, and hope.
Which spelling rule explains why hop becomes hopping but hope becomes hoping?
Answer: The doubling rule also called the 1-1-1 rule
The 1-1-1 doubling rule states that a final consonant is doubled before a vowel suffix when the word has one syllable, one final consonant, and one preceding vowel. Hope does not qualify because it has a VCe pattern.
When adding the suffix -ing to the word bake, which spelling rule applies?
Answer: Drop-e rule: drop the final silent e before a vowel suffix
When a word ends in silent e like bake, the drop-e rule requires dropping the e before adding a vowel suffix, producing baking.
The six syllable types taught in structured literacy are:
Answer: Closed, open, vowel-consonant-e, vowel team, r-controlled, consonant-le
The six syllable types form the foundation of systematic syllable division instruction in structured literacy.