SPECTRUM® Spelling
Grade 6
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3:
Short Vowels: a, e, i
Short Vowels: o, u
Long Vowels: a, e, i
Spelling Tip:
Short a is spelled a, short
Spelling Tip:
The short o sound can be
Spelling Tip:
Long a can be spelled a, ai,
e is spelled e and ea, short
spelled o. The short o
ay, ea, eigh, and
i is spelled i. The symbol
sound can also be spelled
a-consonant-e. The symbol
for short a is /a/. The
au, aw, oa, and ough. These
for long a is /ā/. Long e can
symbol for short e is e/.
spellings are called
be spelled ea, ee, ei, ie, and
The symbol for short i is
diagraphs. They have
y. The symbol for long e is
/i/.
slightly different sounds.
/ē/. Long i can be spelled i,
The symbols for short o
igh, y, and i-consonant-e.
are /o/ and /Ô/ (for the
The symbol for long i is /ī/.
animal
except
digraphs). The short u
distance
sound is spelled with the
behavior
letter u. The symbol for
maintain
canyon
meadow
install
fantastic
mention
skill
fraction
method
strict
grand
pleasant
swimming
short u is /u/.
comedy
clumsy
audience
hundred
awkward
husband
broad
reluctant
sought
stumble
modern public
auditorium
understand
awning
display
clean
freight
escape
season
chimpanzee
receive
achieve
velocity
migrate
bright
reply
prize