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Skills to Learn

Spelling Words

1

short vowel [a], consonants [t, m, s, b, c, f]

 

2

consonants [r, h, n, j, l, p]

 

3

consonants [g, d, v] and what a "telling thought" sentence is (using capitals and periods).

 

4

short vowel [i] and the consonant [w]

 

5

consonant [k]

 

6

[-ck]  words

 

7

consonants [qu, x, y, z] and what an "asking thought" is (reading and writing question marks).

 

8

short vowel [o] and the red word {was}

 

9

words with [-ss], [-ll], [-ff], and [-zz]

 

10

words  with [-nk] and [-ng] and the red word {what}

 

11

The 'h' brothers: [ch], [wh], [th], and [sh] and the red words {are} and {put}

 

12

short vowel [e] and red words {could, would, should}.  Also what an exclamatory sentence is.

 

13

13a - beginning consonant blends [sl, bl, fl, cl, gl, pl] and the red word {they}                              

13b - continuing with blends [tr, fr, pr, cr, dr, shr, br, gr, thr] and the red word {your}

13c - consonant blends [sc, sp, sw, sm, sk, squ, sn, st] and [w] blends [tw, dw]

 

14

short vowel [u] and the red words {Mr., Mrs., from}

 

15

1 and 2 syllable words.

 

16

Consonant cluster [str, spr, spl, and scr]. The red word {were}. 

 

17

Final consonant blends [ -st, -nt, -mp, -sk, -sp, -nd, -ld, -lp, -lk, -lt, -ft, -pt, -ct].  The red words {two}, {do}, {many} and {any}.

 

18

The digraph [ -tch].  Common endings (suffixes) [ -s] and [ -es].

 

19

[r] controlled vowels [ar], [er], [ir], [or], [ur] and the red word {who}, {come}, and {some}. 

 

20

Open syllable words.  The red words {very}, {once}, and {whose}. The suffix [ -ed].

 

21

Magic final ë (silent e).  The red words {here}, {from}, {give}, and {live}.  The suffix [ -ing].

 

22

Syllable division.

 

 

 

 

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