unit 6

unit 6 FOCUS:

*Only one vowel that is the last letter in the syllable

*Vowel sound is long and marked with a macron; symbol for open syllables is "o"

*Can be combined with other syllables to make multisyllabic words

*Acts as a vowel

*Says long i sound at the end of one syllable words

*Usually says long e sound at the end of multisyllabic words (exceptions include deny and rely)

*Exceptions occur with an "a" at the beginning or end of a word in unstressed (unaccented) syllables

*When "a" is at the beginning or end, it has a schwa (short u) sound

*Exceptions occur with an "i" in the middle of a word in unstressed (unaccented) syllables

*When "i" is in the middle syllable and followed by a consonant, it has a schwa (short i or u) sound

*When "i" is in the middle syllable and followed by a vowel, it has a long e sound

*g says /j/ when followed by e, i, or y

*c says /s/ when follows by e, i, or y

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