Seeing Stars
by Donna Latham
by Donna Latham
This Week's Spelling Word List:
This week we will focus on the sounds /j/, /s/, and /k/. It is important to know the letters which make these sounds, because they are not able to be "sounded out".
We will focus on "ge", "dge", and "gi" for the /j/ sound (as in gentle, judge, and giant). Whenever a short vowel sound proceeds the /j/ sound in a word, it is spelled using the "dge" instead of the "ge" alone. For example, the difference between "badge" and "page". "badge" has a short vowel, "page" has a long vowel. This makes it necessary to include the "dge" in badge.
With the /s/ sound, we are focusing on "ce" and "ci" (as in center and city). There are no words on the spelling list with this pattern, but we will be using this pattern throughout the week in other activities.
The /k/ sound can be made using "ch", "ck", and "k". Much like the difference between "dge" and "ge", "ck" is used when the vowel which proceeds the /k/ sound is a short vowel. For instance, the difference between "lack" and "lake". We call this the "short vowel, c, k pattern". The "ch" version of the /k/ sound is usually used at the beginnign of syllables such as the word "character". This is another sound not found on the spelling list, but will be found in our exercises this week.
Spelling of /j/, /s/, /k/
1. clock
2. large
3. page
4. mark
5. kitten
6. judge
7. crack
8. edge
9. pocket
10. brake
11. change
12. ridge
13. jacket
14. badge
15. orange
16. freckles
17. advantage
18. pledge
19. Kentucky
20. kingdom
This week we will focus on the sounds /j/, /s/, and /k/. It is important to know the letters which make these sounds, because they are not able to be "sounded out".
We will focus on "ge", "dge", and "gi" for the /j/ sound (as in gentle, judge, and giant). Whenever a short vowel sound proceeds the /j/ sound in a word, it is spelled using the "dge" instead of the "ge" alone. For example, the difference between "badge" and "page". "badge" has a short vowel, "page" has a long vowel. This makes it necessary to include the "dge" in badge.
With the /s/ sound, we are focusing on "ce" and "ci" (as in center and city). There are no words on the spelling list with this pattern, but we will be using this pattern throughout the week in other activities.
The /k/ sound can be made using "ch", "ck", and "k". Much like the difference between "dge" and "ge", "ck" is used when the vowel which proceeds the /k/ sound is a short vowel. For instance, the difference between "lack" and "lake". We call this the "short vowel, c, k pattern". The "ch" version of the /k/ sound is usually used at the beginnign of syllables such as the word "character". This is another sound not found on the spelling list, but will be found in our exercises this week.
Spelling of /j/, /s/, /k/
1. clock
2. large
3. page
4. mark
5. kitten
6. judge
7. crack
8. edge
9. pocket
10. brake
11. change
12. ridge
13. jacket
14. badge
15. orange
16. freckles
17. advantage
18. pledge
19. Kentucky
20. kingdom
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