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The short a sound may be spelled a. The short i sound may be spelled i.
In most words, the short e sound is spelled e, the short o sound is spelled o, and the short u sound is spelled u.
The long a and the long i vowel sounds may be spelled by the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
Spelling Words sad dig jam glad list win flat if plum was want been
Spelling Words wet job hug rest spot mud just help plum said of does
Spelling Words cake mine plate size ate grape prize wipe pile rake give have
Challenge Words sandwich picnic
Challenge Words puddle helmet
Challenge Words mistake guide
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The long e, the long o, and the long u vowel sounds may be spelled by the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
The short vowel sound may be spelled with one letter. The long vowel sound may be spelled by the vowel-consonant-e pattern.
Spelling Words these nose use rose pole close cute those mule one love come
Spelling Words tap tape fin fine tub tube rob robe cap cape slid slide
Challenge Words wrote ice cube
Challenge Words scrap scrape
Spelling Words sad glad win if want been wet job mud plum said does cake mine grape prize give have these nose rose mule one love tap tape tub tube slid slide
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A consonant cluster is two or more consonant letters together.
A final consonant sound may be spelled with the same two letters.
the sh sound ‡ dish the th sound ‡ thin the ch sound ‡ chase the wh sound ‡ while
Spelling Words next spin clip grade swim plant last test skin left drag glide
Spelling Words doll full dress spell add hill class pull kiss mess fell spill
Spelling Words dish what than chest such thin push shine chase while catch sure
Challenge Words climb bruise
Challenge Words across address
Challenge Words whisper thumb
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Some words end with the consonants nd, ng, nk, nt, or mp.
The consonant sound k may be spelled k or ck.
Spelling Words end camp thank sing drink hunt stand long thump hand think bring
Spelling Words milk neck ask snake truck kick smoke rock desk black lake trick
Challenge Words young friend
Challenge Words pocket whiskers
Spelling Words spin swim plant last left drag full spell add class mess spill dish thin chase while catch sure camp drink hunt long hand bring milk neck smoke rock desk black
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The long a sound may be spelled ay, ai, or a-consonant-e.
The long e sound may be spelled ee or ea.
The long o sound may be spelled o, ow, or oa.
Spelling Words pay wait paint cave train shake pail whale clay away they great
Spelling Words free each clean teeth please sheep beach wheel team speak sneeze people
Spelling Words old own most soap float hold both know cold do goes toe
Challenge Words raisin birthday
Challenge Words between reason
Challenge Words swallow ocean
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The long i sound may be spelled igh, i, or y.
Homophones sound alike but do not have the same spelling or the same meaning.
Spelling Words night kind spy child light find right high wild July eye buy
Spelling Words meet meat week weak road rode tail tale be bee too two
Challenge Words behind lightning
Challenge Words threw through
Spelling Words pay train whale away they great each clean teeth sheep beach people own float both know do goes light find high July eye buy meet meat week weak too two
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s ‡ grapes es ‡ boxes, beaches, wishes, dresses
The c has the k sound or the s sound. The g has the g sound or the j sound.
The vowel sound in call may be spelled a before l, aw, or o.
Spelling Words days bikes boxes beaches wishes dresses names bells stamps dishes grapes children
Spelling Words cot face goal gym city page plug crash place gone brag nice
Spelling Words tall saw dog draw call fall soft paw ball yawn log small
Challenge Words stitches fences
Challenge Words circus once
Challenge Words awful wallpaper
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The vowel sound in soon may be spelled oo or ew. The vowel sound in book may be spelled oo.
The vowel sound in town may be spelled ow or ou.
Spelling Words boot took new moon blew book soon grew foot room you who
Spelling Words cow house town shout down mouse found loud brown ground could should
Challenge Words shampoo balloon
Challenge Words towel pounce
Spelling Words boxes beaches wishes dresses grapes children cot face goal gym city page saw draw call fall yawn log book soon grew room you who town shout down loud could should
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A compound word is a word that is made up of two shorter words.
I + am ‡ I’m I + have ‡ I’ve
The vowel + r sound in car is spelled ar.
Spelling Words cannot pancake maybe baseball playground someone myself classroom sunshine outside upon nothing
Spelling Words I’m don’t isn’t we’ve we’ll it’s I’ve didn’t you’re you’ll wasn’t can’t
Spelling Words car dark arm star park f yard party hard farm start are warm
Challenge Words nobody everywhere
Challenge Words they’re wouldn’t
Challenge Words sparkle apartment
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The vowel + r sound in horn is spelled or or ore.
The vowel + r sound at the end of mother is spelled er.
Spelling Words horn story fork score store corn morning shore short born door four
Spelling Words mother father sister brother water after other better over never under flower
Challenge Words report force
Challenge Words remember feather
Spelling Words pancake baseball playground classroom sunshine upon I’m don’t isn’t I’ve wasn’t can’t car dark arm star are warm horn store morning shore door four mother water after over never under
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run + ing = running clap + ed = clapped
like + ed = liked make + ing = making
The long e sound at the end of a two-syllable word may be spelled y.
Spelling Words running clapped stopped hopping batted telling pinned hugging sitting rubbed missed pulled
Spelling Words liked using riding chased spilled making closed hoping baked hiding named packed
Spelling Words happy pretty baby very puppy funny carry lucky only every penny cookie
Challenge Words wrapped swelling
Challenge Words teasing knocking
Challenge Words sorry noisy
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A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word.
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word.
Spelling Words unhappy retell unsafe unkind repaint refill unlike remake unpack reread unlock rename
Spelling Words helpful sadly hopeful thankful slowly wishful kindly useful safely painful mouthful weakly
Challenge Words rewrite unused
Challenge Words quickly wonderful
Spelling Words running clapped hopping telling sitting rubbed liked spilled making closed hoping baked happy puppy funny lucky every cookie unhappy unsafe repaint unlike remake unpack helpful thankful slowly safely painful mouthful
