ELA21.1.7f

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.7f

Decode words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words, distinguishing the difference between the long /Ä«/ sound in one-syllable words and the long /Ä“/ sound in two-syllable words, and words with vowel y in medial position, producing the short /Ä­/ sound for these words.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • The letter y can make three vowel sounds depending on the number of syllables in the words and its position in a word.

Skills

  • Decode (read) words with vowel y in the final position of one and two syllable words.
  • Distinguish the difference between the long /ī/ sound in one-syllable words (like fly and my) and the long /ē/ sound in two-syllable words (like baby and happy).
  • Decode (read) words with vowel y in medial position, such as myth and gym.

Understanding

  • Y can make three vowel sounds: long /ī/, long /ē/, and short /ĭ/.
  • The position of the vowel y in the word determines how the y is pronounced.

Vocabulary

  • Decode
  • Vowel y
  • Medial position
  • Final position
  • One-syllable words
  • Two-syllable words
  • Long /ī/ sound
  • Long /ē/ sound
  • Short /ĭ/ sound

COS Examples

Examples: fly, my; baby, happy; myth, gym

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