akiak by robert blake theme 1 selection 1
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Akiak by Robert Blake Theme 1 Selection 1. blizzard. a snowstorm with strong winds. checkpoint. a place along a route where people sign in. courageous. brave; fearless. experienced. having the knowledge to do a particular task. musher. the driver of a dogsled team. refuge. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
• The /ă/ sound (short a) is usually spelled a followed by a consonant sound.
past grass cat back crab
• The /ĕ/ sound (short e) is usually spelled e followed by a consonant sound.
bed get kept west lend
• When you hear the /ā/ sound (long a), think of the patterns a-consonant-e, ai, and ay.
safe grain gray pain tale tail
• When you hear the /ē/ sound(long e), think of the patterns ee and ea.
cream sweet east please feet
• A statement tells something. It ends with a period (.).
• A question asks something. It ends with a question mark (?).
• A command tells someone to do something. It ends with a period (.).
• An exclamation shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point (!).