Name:
Flowers for Algernon- Daniel Keyes
(Too) Hooked on Phonics
In order to write his journal entries, Charlie uses a strategy called phonetic spelling. Many words in
English can be spelled (and read) using phonics…but not all of them.
Directions: Correctly spell these words f rom Charlie’s writing.
1.shud:
17.practis:
2.rite:
18.lerned:
3.faled:
19.factery:
4.skared:
20.practise:
5.pockit:
21.lesin:
6.happind:
22.sholder:
7.acheve:
23.discoridged:
8.intelek:
24.memary:
9.operashun:
25.bandijis:
10.nuthing:
26.natcher:
11.pepul:
27.intristed:
12.dint:
28.brede:
13.argament:
29.experament:
14.hospitil:
30.amazed:
15.becaus:
31.rekemmended:
16.laffed:
32.perminint
Name:
Flowers for Algernon- Daniel Keyes
Punctuation is Fun!
Directions: Rewrite these excerpts, correctly using appropriate punctuation marks in the
appropriate places.
You got to mix them up, she showed? me” how. to mix! them( up,. and now; I can! mix
up all kinds” of punctuation, in! my writing? There, are lots! of rules? to lern; but Im
gettin’g them in my head.
"One thing? I, like: about, Dear Miss Kinnian: (thats, the way? it goes; in a business, letter
(if I ever go! into business?) is that, she: always gives me' a reason" when - I ask. She"s a
gen'ius! I cou'd be smart like-her, Punctuation , is? fun!"
Today, I lerned, the comma, this is a comma (,) a period, with a tail, Miss Kinnian,
says its importent, because, it makes writing, better, she said, sombeody, could lose, a lot
of money, if a comma, isnt, in the, right place, I dont have, any money, and I dont see,
how a comma, keeps you, from losing it,
But she says, everybody, uses commas, so Ill use, them too,
Name:
1.shud: SHOULD
17.practis: PRACTICE
2.rite:
18.lerned: LEARNED
RIGHT/WRITE
3.faled: FAILED
19.factery: FACTORY
4.skared: SCARED
20.practise: PRACTICE
5.pockit: POCKET
21.lesin: LESSON
6.happind: HAPPENED
22.sholder: SHOULDER
7.acheve: ACHIEVE
23.discoridged: DISCOURAGED
8.intelek: INTELLECT
24.memary: MEMORY
9.operashun: OPERATION
25.bandijis: BANDAGES
10.nuthing: NOTHING
26.natcher: NATURE
11.pepul: PEOPLE
27.intristed: INTERESTED
12.dint: DIDN’T
28.brede: BREAD OR BREED
13.argament: ARGUMENT
29.experament: EXPERIMENT
14.hospitil: HOSPITAL
30.amazed: A MAZE
15.becaus: BECAUSE
31.rekemmended: RECOMMENDED
16.laffed: LAUGHED
32.perminint: PERMANENT
Name:
You have to mix them up. She showed
me how to mix them up, and now I can mix
up all kinds of punctuation in my writing.
There are lots of rules to learn, but I’m
getting them in my head.
One thing I like about Dear Miss Kinnian
(that’s the way it goes in a business letter, if
I ever go into business) is that she always
gives me an answer when I ask questions.
She’s a genius! I wish I could be smart like
her. Punctuation is fun!
Today I learned about the comma. A
comma is like a period, but with a tail. Miss
Kinnian says it’s important because it makes
writing better. She said, “Somebody could
lose a lot of money if a comma isn’t in the
right place.” I don’t have any money, and I
don’t see how a comma keeps you from
Name:
losing it. But she says everybody uses
commas, so I’ll use them too.