Week 1: Review
Vowel Consonant Rule
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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.
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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.
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Using your highlighter, highlight all of the words that have short vowel sounds in the box below.
Example: nest camp
- bell6. best
2. test7. pump
3. pop8. bit
4. beat9. pan
5. cap10.nail
Week 1: Review
Open Vowels and the Sneaky E
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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.
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Say the words he and go. Do you hear how long the vowels sound?
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Highlight the words in the box below that have long vowel sounds:
1. bet5. be
2. not6. hi
3. me7. no
4. an8. we
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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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.
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Here are two more examples of words with the ‘sneaky e’ pattern:
frame shine
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Highlight the words that have the ‘sneaky e’ pattern in the box below.
- home6. cake
2. plane7. sense
3. shape8. June
4. cute9. shine
5. able10. joke
Week 2: VCCV Rule and Blends
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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 c c v
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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!
Week 2: Blends
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A blend is two or three consonants that slide together so smoothly that you can hardly hear each sound.
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Example: str eet sp lit gr een
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In the box below, highlight the consonant blend in each word.
Week 3: Digraph ai and ay
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A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
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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
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Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite these words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
Week 4: Digraph ea
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Digraph ea can make three sounds:
- Long e as in speak
- Short e as in bread
- Long a as in break
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Look at the words in the circle below. You are going to rewrite these words in the correct boxes below according to their digraph.
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.
Week 6: Digraph ee and ey and oo
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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.
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Example: sheep turkey
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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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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Digraph oo is different because it makes two sounds.
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Digraph oo can make the /oo/ sound as in moon and the /uh/ sound as in book.
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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.
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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so.
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A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
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Digraph ew comes together to make a very unique sound. We can hear it in words like chew and stew.
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Highlight digraph ew in the box below, read each word to yourself, then take turns reading the words with a partner.
Week 8: Digraph oa, Digraph oe, and Digraph th
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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.
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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.
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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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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The digraph th comes together to make one sound also.
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You can hear the digraph th in words like with and then.
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Highlight the digraph th in each word below then take turns reading the words to your partner.
Week 9: Digraph sh and Digraph ch
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When the letters s and h come together they make the /sh/ sound.
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You can hear this sound in the words shut and fish.
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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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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The digraph ch is very special because it can make three different sounds.
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These are the three sounds the digraph ch can make:
- /ch/ sound in cheese
- /sh/ sound in chef
- /k/ sound in Chris.
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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.
Week 10: Combination or
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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.
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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.
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In the box below, try reading each word. Highlight only the words that have the combination or that makes the /er/ sound.
Week 11: Combination ar, er, ir, and ur
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A combination is two letters that come together to make an unexpected sound.
Combination ar makes two sounds.
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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.
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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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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Combination er, ir, and ur may have different letters, but they all make the same sound. The sound they make is the /er/ sound.
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Examples: nerve birthday burn
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Read the words in the box below, then turn to your partner and take turns reading them.
Week 12: Vowel Y and Digraph ck
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If vowel y is at the end of a word with two syllables, it makes the long e sound.
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For example: candytwenty
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Highlight the words in the box below whose vowel ys also make the long e sound.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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A digraph is two letters that come together to make one sound.
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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.
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In the box below, highlight the digraph ck sound in each word then practice reading the words to your neighbor.
Week 13: Spelling with ck and k
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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
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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.
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.
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- k is usually found before e, i, and y
- c is usually found before a, o, u, and any consonant
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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.
Week 15: Combinations qu, wh, and the sounds of ow
READ IT! Combinations are two letters that come together to make an unexpected sound.
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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.
Can you think of any other qu or wh words? Write them blank space below!
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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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.
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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.
Week 16: Voiced S and G that sounds like J
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The letter s can make two sounds. We say that it is voiced when it makes the /z/ sound.
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Example: fast was
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Take time saying each word in the box below. If it is voiced and makes the /z/ sound, highlight the word.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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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).
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Take time saying each word in the box below. If it makes the /j/ sound, highlight the word.
Week 17: The Floss Rule and Y
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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.
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Examples: sniffsmellfloss
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Highlight the words that have the Floss Rule in the box below:
- mess6. doll
- letter7. fill
- boss8. off
- brass9. shift
- sassy10. tell
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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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.
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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.
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In the box below, highlight the y at the end of each word that has a long y vowel sound.
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.
Week 19: Suffix s and es
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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.
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Example: dogs When we add the suffix s to dog, it changes the meaning from one dog to more than one dog.
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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.
Do not go on to lesson 2 until you are told to do so!
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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.
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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
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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.
Week 20: Suffixes ed, ing, less, ish, ist
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A suffix is something added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the root word.