Spelling Rules

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Language Arts

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2013-2014

Spelling Rules for /k/ sound

- ck / Position:
-ck is most often used after a short vowel in a one syllable word
Example: duck, tack, speck, tick
k / Position:
K usually comes before i, e, and y
Example: bake, mike, ketchup, kind, keep
c / Position:
C usually comes before a, o, u
Example: Cat, cough, cute
Ch / Example: ache, Christmas, choir, echo, technical, stomach
-que / Example: lacquer, critique, conquer, antique

Spelling rules for /f/

-gh / Example: enough, cough
Irregular cases: dough, thought, through
ph / Example: dolphin, autograph, pharmacy, physician, telephone
-ff / Example: stiff

Spelling rules for /j/

Di / /j/
Example: soldier, cordially
Du / /joo/
Example: schedule, educate, graduate
--dge / Position:
-dge is most often used after a short vowel in a one-syllable word
Example: gadget, edge, badge, cartridge
-ge / Position:
J is never found at the end of a word. Ge will always represent /j/ in that position.
Example: plunge, large, strange, urge
g / Position:
G representing /j/ usually comes before i, e, or y
Example: gentle, gym, logic, tragic, engine
J / Position:
J usually comes before a, o, and u
Example: jacket, jolly, pajama, injury
-age / Position:
-age used when /ij/ is the final syllable of a polysyllable word
Example: storage, corsage, marriage, acreage, damage, mileage, garage, college

Exception: -age and –ege make sounds for /ij/

Spelling rules for /s/ sounds

C / Position:
The c is followed by i, e, or y when the sound is /s/
Example: receive, cereal, police, accept, advice, cycle, emergency, license
-ss / Position:
The –ss is found at the end of a short vowel, one syllable word.
Example: bliss, hiss, fuss, mass, toss

Spelling rules for final consonant –le

-cle / Position:
The vowel before a single consonant final le will have a long vowel sound.
The vowel before two or more consonants final le will have a short vowel sound.
Example: stumble, idle, uncle, settle, bugle

Decoding

The vowel before a single consonant final –le will be long. This is called a

consonant –le syllable.

The vowel before two or more consonants final –le will be short.

Example: ablebugleladletablecradle

mapleeaglebridle

Encoding

Spelling Fact: When you hear a short vowel before a final consonant. –le, you

must double the consonant if you do not hear two consonants.

Example: bubblefiddle

If you hear two consonants before the –le, there is no need to double a consonant.

s t u m b l e

Complete exercises to help you practice. When ready students will be checked on their understanding.