Introduce Variant Vowels

Introduce Variant Vowels

Spelling practice using "Androcles and the Lion"

As we reread paragraph 1 of “Androcles and the Lion,” let's look for and underline the words paw and causing. In these words, lets circle the letters aw and au. Think about what sound these letters make in the passage.

Think about the sound you hear...

What sound does aw and au make in the words paw and causing?

walk, also, and fall

Think about the letters al and all in these words. What sound to these letters make when you say these words?

Multiple Choice

This sound is the same as the last sound or different?

• Same

• Different

Letter combinations do not always make the same sounds.

The sound in these words is the same, however the sound represented by the letters al together can be different in other words.

In words with -alk, like walk, the l is not pronounced.

In words like also and salt, we pronounce the l.

In words with -all, we say /ô/ plus l: fall.

How does this help?

Knowing the sounds these words make can help with spelling.

Let's Practice with a Word Sort!

I wil say a word, you tell me where it goes in the word sort chart....

Multiple Choice

cause

• al

• alk

• all

• au

• aw

Multiple Choice

small

• al

• alk

• all

• au

• aw

Multiple Choice

always

• al

• alk

• all

• au

• aw

Multiple Choice

chalk

• al

• alk

• all

• au

• aw

Multiple Choice

claw

• al

• alk

• all

• au

• aw

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the following list with the letter combination al

• taller

• caught

• salty

• talked

• almost

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the following list with the letter combination alk

• talked

• salty

• taller

• almost

• walking

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the following list with the letter combination all

• awful

• salty

• taller

• ball

• August

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the following list with the letter combination au

• taller

• ball

• talked

• caught

• August

Multiple Select

Select all the words from the following list with the letter combination aw

• drawing

• awful

• almost

• caught

• walking

Open Ended

List as many words with the letter combination al as you can in one minute.

Open Ended

List as many words with the letter combination aw as you can in one minute.

Open Ended

List as many words with the letter combination alk as you can in one minute.

Open Ended

List as many words with the letter combination au as you can in one minute.

Open Ended

List as many words with the letter combination all as you can in one minute.