Week 1: Review
Vowel Consonant Rule
READ IT!
Short Vowels
There are five vowels in the alphabet. The rest of them are
consonants. Vowels are the letters a, e, i, o, and u. The consonants are
all of the other letters in the alphabet that aren’t vowels.
Vowels can make long or short sounds. This week, we are going to talk
about the short sound.
SAY IT!
Some examples of words with short vowel sounds are the words cat,
step, pin, not, and up. We can tell that a vowel is going to be short when
it is followed by another consonant. We call this the vowel consonant
rule.
DO IT!
Using your highlighter, highlight all of the words that have short vowel
sounds in the box below.
Example:
nest
camp
1. bell
6. best
2. test
7. pump
3. pop
8. bit
4. beat
9. pan
5. cap
10.nail
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Week 1: Review
Open Vowels and the Sneaky E
READ IT!
Last week we learned that vowels made short sounds. This week we are
going to learn about their long sounds. When we say that a vowel is
long, what we mean is that the vowel says its own name when you read
it.
There are different things you can do to make a vowel say its own
name. One of those things is when a vowel has nothing behind it at all.
SAY IT!
Say the words he and go. Do you hear how long the vowels sound?
DO IT!
Highlight the words in the box below that have long vowel sounds:
1. bet
5. be
2. not
6. hi
3. me
7. no
4. an
8. we
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READ IT!
Sometimes vowels are long because the word has a ‘sneaky e’. If a word
has a vowel, then a consonant, then an e, the vowel is long.
For example, look at the word bake. Notice that there’s an a, then a k,
then a ‘sneaky e’. Because of this pattern, the a says its own name. It is
a long vowel.
SAY IT!
Here are two more examples of words with the ‘sneaky e’ pattern:
frame
shine
DO IT!
Highlight the words that have the ‘sneaky e’ pattern in the box below.
1. home
6. cake
2. plane
7. sense
3. shape
8. June
4. cute
9. shine
5. able
10. joke
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Week 2: VCCV Rule and Blends
READ IT and SAY IT!
A syllable is a word part containing one sound. When we have a word
with more than one vowel sound, it tells us that the word contains more
than one syllable. Whenever we have a word that contains more than
one syllable, we must divide the vowels into syllables. We can usually
tell how to break a word up into syllables by looking for the pattern
vowel-consonant consonant-vowel.
We are going to practice dividing words into syllables.
Let’s look at the word traffic. If you look at the word carefully, you
can see the pattern vowel-consonant consonant-vowel. The first part
of the word makes up the first syllable. That syllable is ‘traf’. The next
syllable is ‘fic’.
traffic
v cc v
DO IT!
Using a pencil, work with a partner to divide up the word in the box
below into two syllables. Remember to become VCCV pattern hunters!
1. contest
5. their
2. napkin
6. puppet
3. plastic
7. panda
4. fabric
8. until
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Week 2: Blends
READ IT!
A blend is two or three consonants that slide together so smoothly
that you can hardly hear each sound.
SAY IT!
Example: str eet
sp lit
gr een
DO IT!
In the box below, highlight the consonant blend in each word.
1. slip
7. splat
13. prom
2. strap
8. swift
14. stop
3. plop
9. frog
15. smog
4. snip
10. glass
16. grass
5. trip
11. blimp
17. flip
6. spot
12. spring
18. dress
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Week 3: Digraph ai and ay
READ IT!
A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
SAY IT!
Digraph ai makes the long a sound and is usually found in the middle of
the word.
Example: rain.
Digraph ay also makes the long a sound, but it is usually found in the
final position of the word.
Example: hay
DO IT!
Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite these
words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
train
hay
plain
pay
today
stay
drain
pain
play
quail
Digraph ai
Digraph ay
1._______________
1._______________
2. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
4. _______________
5._______________
5._______________
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Week 4: Digraph ea
READ IT AND SAY IT!
Digraph ea can make three sounds:
1. Long e as in speak
2. Short e as in bread
3. Long a as in break
DO IT!
Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite these
words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
head
great
bean
thread
heat
weak
steak
breath
ea as in speak
ea as in bread
1._______________
1._______________
2. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
3. _______________
ea as in break
1._______________
2. _______________
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Lesson 5:Digraphs ei and ie
READ IT! A digraph is two letters that come together to make one
sound.
SAY IT! The digraphs ie and ei are tricky! Most of the time, when you
see either ei or ie, they will make the long e sound.
Example:
either
piece
However, when ie is at the end of a word, it makes the long i sound.
Example: pie
DO IT! Look at the words in the circle below. Put them in the boxes
based on what sound their ei or ie makes. You may use your highlighter
to highlight the digraphs if it helps you. Once you are finished, check
your work with a partner.
either
thief
believe
lie
tie
niece
grief
belief
long e sound
1._______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
long i sound
1._______________
2. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
6. _______________
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Week 6: Digraph ee and ey and oo
READ IT!
A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
The digraph ee and the digraph ey both sound like the long vowel e.
SAY IT!
Example:
sheep
turkey
DO IT!
In the box below take a moment to read each word to yourself. Once
you are finished, turn to a partner and take turns reading the words.
1. valley
4. steep
7. barley
2. sleep
5. kidney
8. tree
3. creep
6. deep
9. smiley
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READ IT!
Digraph oo is different because it makes two sounds.
SAY IT!
Digraph oo can make the /oo/ sound as in moon and the /uh/ sound as in
book.
DO IT!
Take a moment to read each word to yourself. Once you are finished,
use your highlighter to highlight only the words that have the /oo/
sound as in moon.
1. booth
4. boot
7. shook
2. hoot
5. hood
8. spoon
3. book
6. proof
9. foot
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Week 7: Digraphs ue and ew
READ IT! A digraph is when two letters come together to make one
sound.
When the letters ue come together, they make the /ew/ sound.
SAY IT! Example: glue
DO IT! Look at the word in the box below. Use your highlighter to
highlight all of the ue sounds. Then, go back and read the ue words to
yourself. In the blank spaces in the box, think of your own ue words.
1. hue
6. barbeque
2. due
7. argue
3. true
8.____________
4. value
9.____________
5. rescue
10.____________
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READ IT!
A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
SAY IT!
Digraph ew comes together to make a very unique sound. We can hear
it in words like chew and stew.
DO IT!
Highlight digraph ew in the box below, read each word to yourself,
then take turns reading the words with a partner.
1. flew
4. grew
7. mildew
2. crew
5. nephew
8. blew
3. threw
6. few
9. dew
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Week 8: Digraph oa, Digraph oe, and Digraph th
READ IT!
A digraph is when two letters come together to make one sound. When
two vowels come together, the first vowel says its name. We say that
when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.
SAY IT!
For example, in the word goat, the vowel o says its name. You do not
hear the vowel a at all. Another example of this is the word toe. The
vowel o says its name, but you do not hear the vowel e at all.
DO IT!
In the box below, highlight only the vowels who say their name in each
word. Once you are finished, take turns reading the words to your
partner.
1. soap
5. doe
2. roast
6. toast
3. load
7. toad
4. roam
8. Joe
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The digraph th comes together to make one sound also.
SAY IT!
You can hear the digraph th in words like with and then.
DO IT!
Highlight the digraph th in each word below then take turns reading
the words to your partner.
1. than
5. their
2. path
6. with
3. the
7. moth
4. those
8. math
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Week 9: Digraph sh and Digraph ch
READ IT!
When the letters s and h come together they make the /sh/ sound.
SAY IT!
You can hear this sound in the words shut and fish.
DO IT!
Using your highlighter, highlight the digraph sh in the box below.
Practice reading the words when you are finished. If you finish early,
try to write new digraph sh words in the black space at the bottom of
the page.
1. cash
5. shut
2. shock
6. ship
3. shack
7. she
4. bush
8. shine
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READ IT!
The digraph ch is very special because it can make three different
sounds.
SAY IT!
These are the three sounds the digraph ch can make:
1.
/ch/ sound in cheese
2.
/sh/ sound in chef
3.
/k/ sound in Chris.
DO IT!
Using your pencil, follow directions carefully. You may work with your
partner.
Read each word in the box below, if the digraph ch makes the /ch/
sound like cheese, color the word yellow. If it makes the /sh/ sound
like chef, color the word blue. If it makes the /k/ sound like what we
hear in Chris, color the word green.
1. chorus
5. chin
2. beach
6. chameleon
3. chiffon
7. peach
4. preach
8. chief
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Week 10: Combination or
READ IT!
A combination is two letters that come together to form an
unexpected sound.
We see the word or in many words. Where we see it inside of words
can change how we read the word.
SAY IT!
Let’s look at these two words:
sort
tractor
When the combination or is in the middle of the word, we read it like
we think we would. That’s why the word sort is so easy to read!
When the combination or is at the end of the word, we makes the /er/
sound. That’s why tractor is not as easy to read.
DO IT!
In the box below, try reading each word. Highlight only the words that
have the combination or that makes the /er/ sound.
1. worth
5. factor
2. fort
6. short
3. sport
7. doctor
4. actor
8. Ford
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Week 11: Combination ar, er, ir, and ur
READ IT!
A combination is two letters that come together to make an
unexpected sound.
Combination ar makes two sounds.
SAY IT!
The first sound it makes is the /ar/ as in arm.
The second sound it makes is the /er/ as in dollar. When the
combination ar makes the /er/ sound, it’s usually in the second syllable.
DO IT!
Take a moment and read each word in the box below. Highlight the
word if the combination ar makes the /er/ sound. Check your work with
your partner.
1. farm
4. collar
7. star
2. burglar
5. card
8. tarter
3. hard
6. cheddar
9. tar
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READ IT!
Combination er, ir, and ur may have different letters, but they all make
the same sound. The sound they make is the /er/ sound.
SAY IT!
Examples:
nerve
birthday
burn
DO IT!
Read the words in the box below, then turn to your partner and take
turns reading them.
1. dirt
4. butter
7. purse
2. shirt
5. verb
8. turn
3. bird
6. her
9. fur
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Week 12: Vowel Y and Digraph ck
READ IT!
If vowel y is at the end of a word with two syllables, it makes the long
e sound.
SAY IT!
For example:
candy
twenty
DO IT!
Highlight the words in the box below whose vowel ys also make the long
e sound.
1. clumsy
5. sixty
2. happy
6. shy
3. try
7. baby
4. sandy
8. fifty
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READ IT!
A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
SAY IT!
When the two consonants ck come together, they make the short k
sound. For example, in the word back, the letters c and k come
together to make the short sound. Also, in the word pocket, the letters
c and k come together to make one sound.
DO IT!
In the box below, highlight the digraph ck sound in each word then
practice reading the words to your neighbor.
1. lock
5. rocket
2. track
6. flock
3. click
7. stick
4. stuck
8. neck
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Week 13: Spelling with ck and k
READ AND SAY IT!
When spelling with the final /k/ sound, you can use either a k or a ck.
The trick to know which one to use is to know that ck is found after a
vowel that makes a short sound.
Example: qui ck
K is found after a consonant or a vowel digraph (when two vowels come
together to make one sound).
Example:
think
book
DO IT!
In the box below, add either a k or a ck to complete each word. Check
your work with a partner once you are finished.
1. coo ____
6. shoo ____
2. cli ____
7. qui ___
3. ti ____
8. sun ____
4. wee _____
9. atta____
5. bla ___
10. carsi ____
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Week 14:Spelling with c and k
READ IT! When spelling with the /k/ sound, there are some rules to
help you keep things straight.
SAY IT!
1.
k is
usually found before e, i, and y
2.
c is
usually found before a, o, u, and any consonant
DO IT!
Let’s use the rules above to fill in the missing letters in the box below.
I have already done the first two for you.
1. c ab
6. __it
2. s k ip
7. __lip
3. __ot
8. fa__t
4. __iss
9. fau__et
5. s__in
10. __rop
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Week 15: Combinations qu, wh, and the sounds of ow
READ IT! Combinations are two letters that come together to make an
unexpected sound.
SAY IT!
The letters qu come together to make the sound we hear in quit.
The letters wh come together to make the sound we hear in whale.
DO IT! Look at the words below in the box. Use your highlighter to
highlight the qu and wh sounds, read each word to yourself, then take
turns reading them to a partner.
1. quiz
2.whip
3. quest
4. whiff
5. quick
6. whisk
Can you think of any other qu or wh words? Write them blank space
below!
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READ IT!
The letters ow can come together to make two different sounds.
Look at these words:
cow
bow
They may look the same, but they are not said the same. We have to be
very careful when reading the ow sound in a book.
SAY IT!
The ow in the word cow has the /ow/ sound.
The ow in the word bow has the long o sound.
DO IT! Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite
these words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
throw
wow
mow
brown
stow
now
how
tow
ow as in cow
ow as in bow
1._______________
1._______________
2. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
4. _______________
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Week 16: Voiced S and G that sounds like J
READ IT!
The letter s can make two sounds. We say that it is voiced when it
makes the /z/ sound.
SAY IT!
Example:
fast
was
DO IT!
Take time saying each word in the box below. If it is voiced and makes
the /z/ sound, highlight the word.
1. has
4. is
2. his
5. disk
3. as
6. sock
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READ IT and SAY IT!
The letter g can also make two sounds. It can make the /g/ sound like
it does in the word green. It can also make the /j/ sound like it does in
the word germ. The letter g will usually make the /j/ sound when it is
followed by the letters e (germ), i (giant), or y (gym).
DO IT!
Take time saying each word in the box below. If it makes the /j/ sound,
highlight the word.
1. gross
5. germ
2. ginger
6. gem
3. ground
7. hinge
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Week 17: The Floss Rule and Y
READ IT!
The Floss Rule tells us that when a word has a short vowel sound
followed by the consonants f, l, or s, those letters are usually doubled.
SAY IT!
Examples:
sniff
smell
floss
DO IT!
Highlight the words that have the Floss Rule in the box below:
1. mess
6. doll
2. letter
7. fill
3. boss
8. off
4. brass
9. shift
5. sassy
10. tell
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READ IT!
Sometimes the letter y will act like a consonant and sound short like it
does in the word yellow. The only time the letter y ever sounds short
is if it’s at the beginning of the word. All of the other times you see a
y in a word, it acts like a vowel.
SAY IT!
For example, the y in the word yarn is at the beginning so it sounds
short. The y in the word fly is at the end. When it is at the end of a
word that has only one syllable, it is a long vowel and says its own name.
DO IT!
In the box below, highlight the y at the end of each word that has a
long y vowel sound.
1. shy
4. cry
2. why
5. yard
3. dry
6. pry
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Week 18: oi and oy
READ IT! Oi and oy come together to make a very unique sound. When
you see these vowel combinations they always make the /oy/ sound that
you hear in the word boy.
SAY IT! Examples:
toy
soi l
When you hear the /oy/ sound at the end of a word, it is most likely
spelled –oy. When you hear the /oy/ sound in the middle of the word, it
is most likely spellied –oi.
DO IT! In the box below, highlight the oi and oy sounds, say the words
to yourself, then take turns reading the words to a partner.
1. joy
5. coil
2. spoil
6. joy
3. enjoy
7. foil
4. Troy
8. soy
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Week 19: Suffix s and es
READ IT!
A suffix is something that is added to the end of a word that changes
the meaning of that word.
When we see a suffix on a word, we put a box around it to make sure
there is a root word left.
There are many suffixes. The suffix we are going to learn about this
week is the suffix s.
The suffix s means more than one.
SAY IT!
Example: dogs When we add the suffix s to dog, it changes the
meaning from one dog to more than one dog.
DO IT!
In the box below, highlight the words that have a suffix s.
Be careful! All of these words have an s on the end, but not all of them mean more than one.
1. mass
5. class
2. maps
6. gross
3. dress
7. pencils
4. cats
8. crayons
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----------------------------------------------READ IT!
Sometimes, we have to add the suffix es to the end of a word to make
it mean more than one.
If a word ends in s, x, z, sh, or ch we have to add the suffix es to
the end of the word to make it mean more than one.
*If a word ends in f, we must change the f to a v before we add es.
You will also need to change an fe to a v before adding es.
*If a word ends in y, we must change the y to an i before we add es.
SAY IT!
More than one dress = dress es
More than one box = box es
More than one bush = bush es
More than one beach = beach es
More than one elf = elv es
** More than one life = lives
More than one baby = babi es
DO IT!
In the box below, use what you have learned to decide if you need to
put an s or an es at the end of each word to make it mean more than
one. Remember, you may need to cross our an f or an I before adding
an es.
1. kitty ____
6. buzz ____
2. class ____
7. puppy ___
3. kite ____
8. push ____
4. fox _____
9. knife ____
5. brush ___
10. peach ____
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Week 20: Suffixes ed, ing, less, ish, ist
READ and SAY IT!
A suffix is something added to the end of a word that changes the
meaning of the root word.
ing – means something is happening right now.
Example: Bella is chewing on a bone.
less – means without
Example: After Bella had her bone taken away, she felt hopeless.
ed – means something happened in the past.
Example: Bella chewed on the bone yesterday.
ist – someone who performs something
Example: Bella wants to be an artist when she grows up.
ish – have the qualities of
Example: Bella felt foolish for falling down the stairs.
DO IT!
In the box below, draw a circle around each suffix.
1. clapped
5. boyish
2. organist
6. landed
3. harmless
7. thinking
4. colonist
8. smiling
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Week 21:Dropping Rule and Doubling Rule
READ and SAY IT!
If a root word ends with a silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix
that begins with a vowel (like ed or ing).
Example:
1.
slide
+ ing = sliding
Slide has a silent e and the suffix ing begins with a vowel, so we
would drop the e and add the ing.
2.
tune +
less = tuneless
Tune has a silent e, but the suffix less does not begin with a
vowel. We would NOT drop the e in this case.
DO IT! Short practice!
1. nice + est = _______________
2. write + ing = _______________
When a root word ends in a vowel then a consonant like the words tip,
hop, neat, you will need to double the last consonant before adding the
vowel suffix.
Example: swim = swimming
DO IT! Short practice!
1. big + er = _______________
2. sad + est = _______________
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DO IT!
In the box below, add the suffix to the root word to form a new word.
Make sure that you are making sure to either drop or keep the sneaky
e and that you are doubling the consonants if they need to be doubled.
After you are finished, go over your answers with your partner.
1. fade + less = ________________________
2. hot
+ est = ________________________
3. stop + ed
= ________________________
4. ripe + ness = ________________________
5. fine + est = ________________________
6. vote + er
= ________________________
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Week 22: Final Stable Syllables
READ AND SAY IT!
The different groups of three letters below show themselves in many
words. Let’s say them together.
ble
dle
ple
fle
gle
tle
kle
Each of these groups of letters is its own syllable in a word.
Example: mar ble Do you see how the sound is its very own syllable?
Let’s practice saying and separating these words in the box below.
DO IT!
In the box below, say each word, then use your highlighter to show the
final stable syllable.
1. stumble
4. bottle
7. straggle
2. handle
5. ruffle
8. bugle
3. sample
6. buckle
9. turtle
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Week 23: Final Stable Syllable tion and sion
Suffix ous
READ IT!
Last week, we saw how three letters can come together at the end of
the word to make a final syllable. This week we are going to learn about
different final syllables.
The final stable syllables tion and sion may look different, but they’re
said the same way. Both of these syllables actually make the /shun/
sound when you say them.
SAY IT! Let’s practice reading these words:
mo tion
ten sion
DO IT!
Look at the words in the box below. Read them to yourself, then turn
to a partner and take turns reading them to one another. You can
underline the syllables as you say them if it helps you.
1. fraction
2. mission
3. nation
4. confusion
5. conclusion
6. explosion
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READ IT!
The suffix ous means either having or full of. When you see it behind a
rood word, it changes the meaning of that word.
SAY IT!
Example: glamorous means full of glamour.
DO IT!
Look at the box below. Turn to your partner and talk about what you
think these words might mean. The words may look big, but once you
know what the suffix means, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to
understand these words!
1. humorous
2. marvelous
3. poisonous
4. hazardous
5. prosperous
6. dangerous
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Week 24: More Final Stable Syllables and Ghost Letter Digraphs
READ IT! The final stable syllables tious and cious may look different,
but they’re said the same way. Both of these syllables actually make
the /shus/ sound when you say them.
SAY IT!
Let’s practice reading these words:
deli cious
infec tious
DO IT!
Look at the words in the box below. Highlight the final stable syllable,
read the words to yourself, then turn to a partner and take turns
reading them to one another.
1. fictitious
2. gracious
3. spacious
4.
cautious
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READ IT!
Each of the following words has a ghost letter. Take a moment and
think about which letters are ghost letters.
gnat
knife
wrist
SAY IT!
Even though there’s a g in gnat, we only hear nat.
Even though there’s a k in knife, we only hear nife.
Even though there’s a w in wrist, we only hear rist.
The digraphs gn, kn, and wr all contain ghost letters that make them
make only one sound.
DO IT!
Look in the box below. Highlight the ghost letter digraphs, then take
turns reading the words with your partner.
1. wrong
2. knit
3. gnash
4. knock
5. wrap
6. wreck
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Week 25: The sounds of ou and suffix ly
READ IT! The letters ou can come together to make two different
sounds.
Look at these words:
sour
group
They may look the same, but they are not said the same. We have to be
very careful when reading the ou sound in a book.
SAY IT!
The ou in the word sour has the /ow/ sound.
The ou in the word group has the /ew/ sound.
DO IT! Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite
these words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
coupon
south
pout
you
out
wound
soup
flour
ou as in sour
ou as in group
1._______________
1._______________
2. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
4. _______________
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Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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When you see the suffix ly at the end of the word, it tells you how
something was done.
Example: Gracie neatly folded her clothes.
If the root word already ends in y, you must change the y to an i
before you add ly.
Example: Gracie happily skipped down the street.
DO IT! In the box below, add ly to each rood word to make a new
word. If you need to change the y to an i, cross out the y and add the
ily. Read your new word to yourself.
1. flat___
5. soft___
2. most___
6. easy___
3. happy___
7. lazy___
4. loud___
8. week___
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Week 26: Digraph ph and Suffixes er and est
Digraph ph makes the /f/ sound.
Example: phone
Look at the box below. Use your highlighter to highlight the digraph ph.
Once you are finished highlighting the digraph, read each word to
yourself. Take turns with a partner reading the words to each other.
1. graph
4. phase
2. paragraph
5. phonics
3. alphabet
6. homophone
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so.
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READ IT!
As we have learned this year, a suffix is something that is put at the
end of a word that changes the meaning of a word.
SAY IT!
Suffix er is used when we compare two things.
Example: Connor is happier than Carson.
Suffix er can also mean someone or something that does something.
Example: I am a teacher.
Suffix est compares three or more things.
Example: Jordan is the quietest student in class.
DO IT!
Look at the words in the circle below. Put them in the right box.
painter
proudest
Compares two things
1._______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
longer
smoother
blender
sillier
Compares three or
more things
1._______________
2. _______________
loudest
officer
Does something
1._______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
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Week 27: Final s sounds
READ IT! Think of all of the words that you know that end in the /s/
sound.
Chances are, they aren’t all spelled with an s.
There are three other ways to make the /s/ sound at the end of a
word.
SAY IT!
1.
ce: ce is
found after a long vowel
Example: space
2.
se: se is
found after a consonant or two vowels
Example: purse
3.
ss: ss is
found after a short vowel
Example: toss
DO IT!
In the box below, add either a ce, se, or ss to make the word complete.
1. pa ____
5. spou ____
2. ra ____
6. to ___
3. spa ____
7. la ____
4. pur _____
8. hor____
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Week 28: Spelling with dge and ge
READ IT! A trigraph is three letters that come together to make one
sound.
SAY IT!
Trigraph dge makes the /j/ sound. It is found after any short vowel.
Example: badge
fudge
Digraph ge also makes the /j/ sound. It is found after anything that is
not a short vowel.
Example: stage
hinge
DO IT!
In the box below, add either a dge or a ge to complete the word. Once
you are completed, read each word silently to yourself, then take turns
reading them to a partner.
1. lo___
5. ju___
2. pa___
6. frin___
3. smu___
7. ri___
4. bri___
8.hu___
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Week 29: Compound Words
READ IT! A compound word is a name for two words that come
together to make a brand new word.
SAY IT! Example:
sea shell Sea is a word and shell is a word. Put
them together, you get seashell!
DO IT! In the boxes below, draw a line from a word from a word in
Box A to a word in Box B to form a compound word. Write the new
words you’ve found in the space provided at the bottom of the page.
The first two have been done for you!
BOX A
BOX B
1. dog
shelf
2. book
house
3. foot
pack
4. bath
room
5. black
bird
6. air
time
7. back
ground
8. under
plane
9. life
10. night
guard
ball
1. doghouse___________
6. __________________
2. bookshelf___________
7. __________________
3. __________________
8. __________________
4. __________________
9. __________________
5. __________________
10. _________________
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Week 30: Prefixes
READ IT! A prefix is a group of letters that come at the beginning of
a word that change the word’s meaning. They work like suffixes, but
they are not at the end of a word.
SAY IT!
The prefix re means again
Example: reheat means to heat something again
The prefix mis means wrong
Example: misfit means something fits wrong
The prefix under means not enough or below
Examples: underwater means below water
undercooked means not cooked enough
The prefix pre means before
Example: preview means to view it before
DO IT!
Use the circle maps on the next page to write other words that have
the prefixes above. You may work with a partner.
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re
pre
mis
under
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EXTENDED LEARNING:
There are so many prefixes. Sometimes prefixes can tell you how many.
mono = 1
Example: A monologue is a long speech made by 1 person.
bi = 2
Example: A bicycle is a 2 wheeled cycle.
tri = 3
Example: Triplets are 3 babies born together.
quad = 4
Example: A quadrilateral is a 4 sided shape.
pent = 5
Example: The Pentagon is a building with 5 sides.
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Week 31: Spelling with ch and tch
READ and SAY IT! When a word has a short vowel sound followed by
the /ch/ sound, spell the final /ch/ sound with tch.
Example: match
When the /ch/ sound follows anything but a short vowel sound, spell
the final /ch/ with the letters ch.
Example: rich
DO IT!
In the box below, fill in the blanks with either a tch or a ch.
1. I cut my lip and had to get one sti____.
2. Can I sit on the ben____ with you?
3. Is it time for lun____?
4. I will light a ma____ for the fire.
5. Tell the dog to fe____ the bone.
6. Did you see the chicks ha____?
7. I watched my dad ca____ a big fish!
8. My wa____ says it’s ten o’clock.
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Week 32: Trigraph igh and Quadrigraph eigh
READ IT! A trigraph is three letters that come together to make one
sound.
The letters igh come together to make the long i sound.
SAY IT!
Example:
light
sigh
DO IT!
Look at the box below. Use your highlighter to highlight the trigraph
igh. Once you are finished highlighting the trigraph, read each word to
yourself. Take turns with a partner reading the words to each other.
1. bright
4. tight
2. thigh
5. fright
3. fight
6. night
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so.
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READ IT!
Quadrigraphs are four letters that come together to make one sound.
The quadrigraph eigh makes the long a sound.
SAY IT!
Example: eight
DO IT!
Look at the box below. Use your highlighter to highlight the digraph ph.
Once you are finished highlighting the digraph, read each word to
yourself. Take turns with a partner reading the words to each other.
1. sleigh
4. weight
2. freight
5. eighteen
3. neighbor
6. eighty
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Multisyllabic Words
(may be used any time)
READ IT!
When a word has more than one syllable, we call it a multisyllabic word.
You may find this word easier to remember is you know that the prefix
multi means many. When you are trying to read these difficult words,
it’s easier if you break the words up into syllables.
SAY IT!
Let’s look at this word: innocently
It’s much easier if we break it up by syllables.
in no cent ly
DO IT!
Try breaking up these words on your own!
1. automatically
4. diplomatically
2. organically
5. comprehended
3. disconnectedness
6. prehistorically
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