Zaner-Bloser
Short a, Short i |
sh, ch, tch, th, wr, ck |
Double Consonants |
Short o, Short e |
Consonants: /j/, /s/ |
Double Consonants + y |
Short u |
Digraphs, Clusters |
Adding -ing |
ou, oi |
The Schwa Sound |
Adding -ed and -ing |
ew, oo |
Words Writers Use |
Contractions |
Vowel-Consonant-e |
Vowel /ô/ |
Plurals: -s, -es |
Long a: ai, ay |
r-Controlled Vowel: /ôr/ |
Irregular Plurals |
Long e: ee, ea |
r-Controlled Vowel: /ûr/ |
Suffixes: -er, -est |
Long i: i, igh |
r-Controlled Vowel: /âr/ |
Suffix: -ly |
Long o: ow, oa, o |
Homophones |
Compound Words |