Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel I

By Camilia Sadik

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is a book for children and adults who can read but cannot spell the words that they read. It can be used by parents or in schools from the 4th grade and up, or by older children and adults as a self-help book without the help of a teacher. All ages are guaranteed to learn to read and spell hundreds of words at a time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: SpellingRulesCom
• Release date: May 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9780991383764

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10 Phonics and Spelling Books

The Vowel I is a volume in Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day, which is a book in six volumes that are The Vowel A, The Vowel E, The Vowel I, The Vowel O, The Vowel U, and The Consonants.

The 10 phonics and spelling books by Linguist Camilia Sadik are for all ages and their titles are:

1. Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (6 volumes)

2. 100 Spelling Rules

3. Read Instantly

4. The Compound Words

5. How to Teach Phonics - Teachers’ Guide

Contents

The vowel i has eight sounds we call phonics, which are spelled in these 19 ways we call spelling patterns.

Every sound and spelling pattern of the vowel i is presented in The Vowel I book, as in these examples: [Long i: night, sign, child, die, dye, type, icon, by, bypass] [Short i: Jim, gym] [Minor sounds of i: bikini, onion, mission, vision, soldier] [Schwa sound of i: credible, analyst]

Section 1: The first sound of i is the long i sound

The long i is spelled in 10 ways, as in Knight, Designer, Child, Tie, Bye, Mike, Lyle, Iris, Guy, and Cyclist.

Chapter 1: The long i sound spelled with "igh as in Knight"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The Homonyms’ Theory

Lesson 3: The "igh" phonic in 95 words

Lesson 4: The "igh words in a story about a Knight"

Homework

Chapter 2: The long i sound spelled with "ign as in Designer"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The semivowels’ Rule

Lesson 3: The "ign" phonic in 34 words

Lesson 4: The "ign words in a story about a Designer"

Homework

Chapter 3: The long i + semivowel: child, mind, climb, choir, Christ

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The semivowels’ Rule

Lesson 3: Long i + semivowel in 52 words

Lesson 4: Long i + semivowel words in a story about a "Child"

Homework

Chapter 4: The long i sound spelled with "ie as in Tie"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The two vowels walking Rule

Lesson 3: The "ie" phonic in 24 words

Lesson 4: The "ie words in a story about Tie"

Homework

Chapter 5: The long i sound spelled with "ye" as in "Bye"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The two vowels walking Rule

Lesson 3: The "ye" phonic in 18 words

Lesson 4: The "ye words in a story about Bye-bye"

Homework

Chapter 6: The long i sound spelled with "i-e as in Mike"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The "i-e" Rule

Lesson 3: The "i-e" phonic in 450 words

Lesson 4: "ise" (surprise) or "ize" (realize)?

Lesson 5: Spelled like long i, as in "imagine"

Lesson 6: The "i-e" words in a story about "Mike"

Homework

Chapter 7: The long i sound spelled with "y-e as in Lyle"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The "y-e" Rule

Lesson 3: The "y-e" phonic in 33 words

Lesson 4: The "y-e words in a story about Lyle"

Homework

Chapter 8: The long i sound spelled with "i´ as in Iris"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The stressed final "i´" Rule

Lesson 3: The "i´" phonic in 156 words

Lesson 4: The "i´ words in a story about Iris"

Homework

Chapter 9: The long i sound spelled with "y´ as in Guy"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The stressed final "y´" Rule

Lesson 3: The "y´" phonic in 47 words

Lesson 4: This "y changes to an i as in try→tried"

Lesson 5: The "-ify as in justify"

Lesson 6: The "y´ words in a story about Guy"

Homework

Chapter 10: The long i sound spelled with "y´ as in Cyclist"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

Lesson 2: The end of a syllable stressed y´ Rule

Lesson 3: The "y´" phonic in 57 words

Lesson 4: The "y´ words in a story about Cyclist"

Homework

Section 2: The Short i Sound

The short i sound is followed by one or two consonant as in "fit and fitter." The short i sound is spelled in two ways, as in Jim and gym

Chapter 11: The short i sound as in "Linda"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Short Vowel

Lesson 2: The short vowels’ Rule

Lesson 3: The short i phonic in 260 words

Lesson 4: One t in (limited) or tt in (admitted)?

Lesson 5: The prefix "im as in immature"

Lesson 6: The "ir phonic as in Sir" in 30 words

Lesson 7: The short i words in a story about "Linda and Lynn"

Homework

Chapter 12: The short i sound spelled with "y as in Lynn"

Lesson 1: Meaning of a Short Vowel

Lesson 2: The short vowels’ Rule

Lesson 3: The short i spelled with "y" in 72 words

Lesson 4: The short i spelled with "e as in enough" in 30 words

Lesson 5: The short i in "y words in a story about Lynn"

Lesson 6: Compare i with i

Homework

Section 3: Five minor sounds of "i"

bikini, onion, mission, soldier, vision

Chapter 13: The five minor sounds of the vowel I

Lesson 1: About the five minor sounds of the vowel "i"

Lesson 2: The "i says e as in bi·ki·ni" in 51 words

Lesson 3: The "e not i is usually in the first syllable as in the·a·ter"

Lesson 4: The "i says y as in on·ion" in 15 words

Lesson 5: The "si says sh as in mis·sion"

Lesson 6: The "di says j as in sol·dier"

Lesson 7: The "si sound as in vi·sion"

Homework

Section 4: The weak sound of "i" called a schwa sound

The schwa sound of "i" is a weak, unstressed sound of