english system of spelling – reading rules cambridge university press, bogotÁ
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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
QUESTIONS??
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