Friday, March 26, 2010

Wilson Terms and Rules

Wilson Rules

Diagraph Blend: A consonant diagraph combined with a third consonant that makes its own sound.
Example- shred, lunch, throw, depth

Diagraph: Two letters together to form one sound.

Example- sh, ch, ck, th, wh, ph, qu

Base Word: A word that can stand alone.

Example- Bug

Suffix: An ending that can be added to a base word.

Example- bug + s= bugs, pit +s=pits

Blend: Two or more consonants together each making a separate sound.

Example- sk, st, ft, sp, dr, tr, pl, fl, fr, pr, gr, bl, br, lk, lf and lb

Closed Syllable: The vowel sound is short. The vowel is followed by one or more consonants (closed in). The syllable can have 1 vowel.

Example- cup, it, pest, stump

If the word ends with 1 vowel that is immediately followed by an l. s or f. Double the consonants.

Example- hil-hill, mis-miss, puf-puff

Welded Sounds: 3 letters that have individual sounds but are close together and hard to separate.

Example- ang-fang, ing-ring, ing-sing, ong-song, ink-pink, ank-bank, unk-junk, onk-honk.

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