Spelling Principle

Dates / Spelling Principle / Word List / High Frequency Words
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9/8-9/12
3.24C / High Frequency Words
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that they use often.
2. Say: “There are words that you read and write often. We call these words High Frequency words. Writers need to be able to write them correctly. / 1.  always
2.  because
3.  enough
4.  sure
5.  animal
6.  family
7.  today
8.  children
9.  where
10. thought / After the week of 9/22-9/26 5 High Frequency words will be added to the weekly list.
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9/15-9/19
3.24C / High Frequency Words
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that they use often.
2. Say: “There are words that you read and write often. We call these words High Frequency words. Writers need to be able to write them correctly. / 1.  important
2.  laugh
3.  special
4.  through
5.  yesterday
6.  beautiful
7.  finally
8.  build
9.  certain
10.  idea / After the week of 9/22-9/26 5 High Frequency words will be added to the weekly list.
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9/22-9/26
3.24C / High Frequency Words
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that they use often.
2. Say: “There are words that you read and write often. We call these words High Frequency words. Writers need to be able to write them correctly. / 1.  said
2.  really
3.  morning
4.  possible
5.  suddenly
6.  afraid
7.  favorite
8.  different
9.  myself
10. another / After the week of 9/22-9/26 5 High Frequency words will be added to the weekly list.
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9/29-10/3
3.24C / Compound Words
1.  Principle:Two words put together to make one word.
2.  Say: “When 2 words that can stand alone are put together, they make a new word. This is called a compound word.” / 1.  homework
2.  sandbox
3.  playground
4.  outside
5.  anyone
6.  yourself
7.  downstairs
8.  without
9.  doorbell
10. sunshine
11. blueberry
12. popcorn
13. snowstorm
14. scarecrow
15. earthquake / 16.along
17.early
18. keep
19.against
20.quiet
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10/6-10/10
3.24Bv / Complex Consonant Clusters at the beginning of words
1.  Principle:
A sequence of 2 or 3 consonant letters that appear together
2.  Say-“Consonant clusters are made up of 2 or 3 consonants together. Sometimes they appear at the beginning of words.” / 1.  spread
2.  scrap
3.  splatter
4.  shrimp
5.  sprayed
6.  square
7.  screen
8.  scramble
9.  string
10. squish
11. split
12. strong
13. shred
14. splendid
15. straw / 16. before
17. between
18. everyone
19. asked
20. large
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10/13-10/17
3.24Bv / Complex Consonant Clusters at the end of words
1.  Principle:
A sequence of 2 or 3 consonant letters that appear together
2.  Say-“Consonant clusters are made up of 2 or 3 consonants together. Sometimes they appear at the end of words.” / think dusk
dusk / bought
drink task / everything
drift watch / goes
soft patch / great
half
jump cork
lamp dark
grand kitchen
lend
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10/20-10/24
3.24B / R-controlled vowels
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words with r-controlled vowels. When vowels are combined with “r,” the vowel sound is usually changed. One or two vowels may occur with “r” in the phonogram pattern. The simpler patterns include ar, ir, but other patterns pose greater challenges. Some patterns represent a long vowel sound with “r” (tire). Patterns include ar, ark, arm, ard, arl, art, arf, arp, arch, ar-e, air, are; er, ere, ear, eart, eer, earn, eard, erd, er-e; ir, ire, or, oor, ore, our, orn, ord, oar; ur, ure, urse, urn.
2. Say: “Some words have a vowel pattern with one or two vowels and “r.” When vowels are with “r” in words, you usually blend the sound with “r,” like in third.” / 1.  start
2.  carpet
3.  barber
4.  party
5.  lunar
6.  pardon
7.  charge
8.  smart
9.  third
10. dirty
11. thirsty
12. quirk
13. virtual
14. skirt
15. circus / 16. sometimes
17. though
18. surprise
19. wanted
20. usually
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10/27-10/31
3.24B / R-controlled vowels
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words with r-controlled vowels. When vowels are combined with “r,” the vowel sound is usually changed. One or two vowels may occur with “r” in the phonogram pattern. The simpler patterns include or, er, ur, but other patterns pose greater challenges. Some patterns represent a long vowel sound with “r” (tire). Patterns include ar, ark, arm, ard, arl, art, arf, arp, arch, ar-e, air, are; er, ere, ear, eart, eer, earn, eard, erd, er-e; ir, ire, or, oor, ore, our, orn, ord, oar; ur, ure, urse, urn.
2. Say: “Some words have a vowel pattern with one or two vowels and “r.” When vowels are with “r” in words, you usually blend the sound with “r,” like in nurse .” / 1. world
2. worm
3.certain
4.perfect
5.purpose
6.nurse
7.fork
8.storm
9.thorn
10.perhaps
11.swerve
12.merge
13.blurt
14.suburb
15.burden / 16.everybody
17.decided
18.forever
19.practice
20.heard
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11/3-11/7
3.24B / Spell with silent letters
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that have silent letters.
2. Say: “Some words have silent letters. Common silent letter clusters include /wr/, /kn/, /bt/, /mb/, /st/ / 1.  knead
2.  knob
3.  kneel
4.  knickknack
5.  gnarl
6.  gnaw
7.  design
8.  cologne
9.  wrestle
10. wrist
11. wreath
12. wrench
13. wrinkle
14. crumb
15. lamb / 16. until
17. people
18. leave
19. brought
20. does
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11/10-11/14
3.24Biv / Double Consonants in the Middle of Words
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that have double consonants as the dividing point between syllables (between the 2 consonants).
2. Say: “Some words have double consonant letters in the middle of words. You can divide the words into syllables between the 2 consonants and spell each syllable or part.” / 1.common
2. follow
3. lesson
4. better
5.pretty
6.effort
7. carrot
8.collect
9.error
10.yellow
11.happen
12.blubber
13.dollar
14.puzzle
15.stubborn / 16. wait
17. correct
18. quickly
19. became
20.anything
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11/17-11/21
3.24B / /ou/ in words
1.  Principle: The letters ou make a variety of sounds in words.
2.  Say: “When the letters ou appear next to each oither in a word they can have many sounds. They may have the /u/ sound as in could, or the /aw/ sound as in thought, or the /ow/ as in cloud. / 1.could
2.should
3.would
4.thought
5.through
6.bought
7.touch
8.enough
9.ground
10.mouse
11.round
12.cough
13.brought
14.fought
15.cloud / 16.share
17.record
18.phone
19.known
20.machine
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12/1-12/5
3.24B / Vowel Diagraphs (oo,oa, ee,ea,ai,ay)
1.  Principle: 2 vowels next to each other in a word make 1 sound
2.  Say: “When 2 vowels are next to each other in a word they make 1 sound. Sometimes that sound is the sound of 1 of the vowels, usually the first vowel” “For example boat. The oa are next to each other and make the long sound of the letter o.” / 1. booth / 11.only
2.roof / 12.explain
3.hood / 13.few
4.speech / 14.climb
5.cheese / 15.than
6.feast
7.dream
8.weather
9.ahead
10.roast
11.groan
12.sprain
13.paid
14.away
15.betray
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12/8-12/12
3.24Bvi / More Diagraphs(ou,ow,oi,oy)
1.  Principle: 2 letters next to each other in a word make 1 sound
2.  Say: “Sometimes when 2 letters are next to each other in a word they make 1 sound. Sometimes that sound is a completely new or different sound.” “For example count. The ou next to one another make the /ow/ sound, or boil the oi next to each other make the /oy/ sound.” / 1.  amount
2.  bounce
3.  thousand
4.  mountain
5.  coward
6.  follow
7.  growl
8.  noise
9.  appoint
10. voice
11. poison
12. annoy
13. destroy
14. voyage
15. employ / 16.eyes
17.also
18.giant
19.funny
20.join
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1/5-1/9
3.24D / Open Syllables
1.  Principle: When dividing a word into syllables, and the syllable ends with a vowel, this causes the vowel to be long.
2.  Say: “Sometimes when words are divided into syllables, the syllable may end in a vowel. When this occurs the vowel is long.” / 1.odor
2.lazy
3.equal
4.minus
5.secret
6.even
7.pilot
8.music
9.silent
10.focus
11.robot
12.tulip
13.tidy
14.paper
15.baby / 11. ocean
12.nothing
13.paid
14.show
15.learn
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1/12-1/16
3.24D / Closed Syllables
1.  Principle: when dividing a word into syllables, and the syllable ends in a consonant, this causes the vowel to have the short vowel sound
2.  Say: “Sometimes when words are divided into syllables, the syllable may end in a consonant. When this occurs the vowel is short.” / 1.pumpkin
2.product
3.shadow
4.insect
5.garden
6.picture
7.contest
8.lizard
9.planet
10.finish
11.wagon
12.rapid
13.lemon
14.salad
15.spinach / 16.gym
17.trouble
18.use
19.woman
20.year
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1/19-1/23
3.24D / Final Stable Syllable
1.  Principle: A syllable that comes at the end of a word and ends in a consonant followed by –le
2.  Say: “Words that have a syllable at the end of a word that ends in a consonant followed by –le are called Final Stable Syllable words.” / 1.gargle
2.pickle
3.grumble
4.saddle
5.simple
6.giggle
7.popsicle
8.battle
9.jungle
10.apple
11.paddle
12.purple
13.humble
14.shuttle
15.rifle / 16.tell
17.without
18.those
19.quit
20.kept
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1/26-1/30
3.24F / Complex Contractions
1.  Principle: Writers need to know how to spell contractions.
2.  When 2 words are put together in a shortened form, one or more letters is left out and an apostrophe is put in. This shortened, or contracted, form is called a contraction. Contractions appear frequently in oral and written language. Is can be used with the names of people, places or objects (e.g., Peter’s sick today. The candle’s flickering in the wind.) An ‘s can represent is or has. An ‘d means would or had, showing a difference in meaning.
3. Say: “To make a contraction, put two words together and leave out a letter or letters. Put the apostrophe where the letters are left out. Without an apostrophe in the proper place, contractions are incorrect and misspelled.” / 1.you’d
2.they’ll
3.would’ve
4.shouldn’t
5.couldn’t
6.haven’t
7.doesn’t
8.could’ve
9.won’t
10.don’t
11.needn’t
12.you’ve
13.wouldn’t
14.hasn’t
15.they’ve / 16.what’s
17.we’re
18.let’s
19.that’s
20.soon
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2/2-2/6
3.24Bi / Double consonant when adding an ending that begins with a vowel
1.  Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words by doubling the final consonant to add an ending that begins with a vowel.
2.  Say: “When you add an ending to a word that begins with a vowel and the base word ends with a consonant then you double the consonant and add the ending.”
Exceptions: Say: “If the root word ends in more than one consonant, do not double the consonant. Just add the ending.” / 1.chopped / 16.own
2.tapped / 17.main
3.rubbed / 18.north
4.beginning / 14.group
5.swimming / 15.friend
6.dropped
7.grinning
8.patted
9.stopping
10.hopping
11.shopped
12.occurred
13.getting
14.running
15.batting
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2/9-2/13
3.24Bii / Drop the final e when adding an ending that begins with a vowel.
1.  Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words by dropping the final e to add an ending that begins with a vowel.
2.  Say: “When you add an ending to a word that begins with a vowel and the base word ends in e drop the e and add the ending.” / 1.saving
2.cared
3.smiled
4.using
5.framed
6.loving
7.shared
8.writing
9.suprising
10.solving
11.pleased
12.leaving
13.freezing
14.moved
15.included / 16.turn
17.which
18.journal
19.problem
20.question
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2/16-2/20
3.24Biii / Change y to i before adding an ending
1.  Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words by changing y to i before adding an ending.
2.  Say: “When you add an ending to a word that ends in y, change the y to i then add the ending.”
3.  Exceptions: Say: If the ending starts with i, do not change the y to i. Just add the ending.
Exceptions: Say: “If the y is preceded by a vowel, then do not change the y to i. Just add the ending.” / 1.pennies
2.emptied
3.parties
4.families
5.mysteries
6.carried
7.discoveries
8.berries
9.butterflies
10.chilliest
11.candies
12.countries
13.easier
14.messier
15.stories / 16.answer
17.been
18.front
19.food
20.usually
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2/23-2/27
3.24E / Spell commonly used homophones
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that sound the same but are spelled differently. The context determines how you spell the word.
2. Say: “Sometimes when you spell words that sound like other words. To determine which word to use, you need to think about the context (meaning) of the word.” / 1.  pair
2.  pear
3.  meet
4.  meat
5.  waste
6.  waist
7.  know
8.  no
9.  seen
10. scene
11. hear
12. here
13. new
14. knew
15. flower
16. flour / 17. leave
18. voice
19.verb
20.machine
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3/16-3/20
3.24E / Spell commonly used homophones
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that sound the same but are spelled differently. The context determines how you spell the word.
2. Say: “Sometimes when you spell words that sound like other words. To determine which word to use, you need to think about the context (meaning) of the word.” / 1.our
2.hour
3.there
4.their
5.they’re
6.ant
7.aunt
8.ate
9.eight
10.deer
11.dear
12.sale
13.sail
14.toe
15.tow / 16.right
17.write
18.whole
19.hole
20.cried
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3/23-3/27
3.24B / Spell base words and roots with prefixes (pre-, re-, un-)
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words formed with the prefixes pre-, re-, un-