C | L | O | V | E | R | ||||||
Closed | C-LE | Open | Vowel Teams | Silent –e | R-Controlled | ||||||
Contains 1 vowel followed by 1 or more consonants (with the exception of the letter r) The vowel is closed in and can’t say it’s name. The vowel is short. (VC, CVC, CVCC) cl cop | consonant –le is located at the end of a base word “Consonant le, count back three!” cl c-le can.dle | Ends with an open vowel – it is NOT closed off by a following consonant, so it is free to shout its name. The vowel is long. o me | made up of 2 or more letters that represent one vowel sound (dipthong) (Note – “When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking is false 50% of the time) vt suit | 1 vowel followed by 1 consonant and the final silent e. The silent e makes the first vowel long so it says its name e hope | Usually contains only one vowel influenced by a following “r” r-c herd | ||||||
in cap big run boss | jump lunch send wish off | can.dle bub.ble ti.tle pur.ple tin.gle | ga.ble sta.ple jug.gle tum.ble | me go fly | ro.bot ti.ger hu.man va.cate | goat green play straw sound | troop point | game ride home cute June | athlete | car short fern bird church | early earth |
CLOVER is a mnemonic to remember the types. The order of instruction can vary, but is often COEVRL.
Once students have mastered all of the types, the order for underlining the vowel patterns is REVLOC.