05/06 Phonics and Spelling

05/06 Phonics and Spelling

Objective

I will be able to spell words correctly by sounding them out phonetically.

C.H.A.M.P.S.

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• M - at your desk

• P - answering questions and taking notes

• S - 80% or better on the Study Island quiz

Expectations

Pay Attention

Take Notes

Stay in your seat

No games or YouTube while Mr. Brown is teaching

Raise your hand to speak

Respond when called on

Do your best on the Study Island quiz

Spelling: Vowel Rules

There are many rules that will help you say and spell words. Here are some rules to help you with vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y).

"Silent e" Rule

Silent e is bossy. It does not make a sound. Instead, it makes the vowel that comes before say its own name.

examples: rope, gate, prize

Multiple Choice

Why is the "slient e" considered "bossy?"

• It makes other letters do its bidding

• It makes other letters say their own name.

• It makes the other letters say its name

• It's not actually bossy, it's just a rumor

"i before e except after c" Rule

Write i before e except after c or except when it sounds like an a as in "neighbor" and "weigh."

Multiple Choice

What is the exception to the "i before e" rule?

• Don't put "i before e" if the vowels sound like the letter "a," like in "neighbor"

• The letter "i" always goes before the letter "e"

• Rules were meant to be broken

Examples

i before e:

relief, believe, niece, chief, field

e before i:

receive, ceiling, eight

Words that break the rule:

weird, height, science

"Drop the -y and add -ies or -s" Rule

If a word ends in -y with a consonant before it (sky), drop the -y and add -ies to make it plural (skies). If the -y has a vowel before it (toy), then just add -s (toys).

Examples

Vowel, then "y"

buy/buys

boy/boys

day/days

Consonant, then "y"

baby/babies

family/families

pony/ponies

Multiple Choice

If a word ends in the letter "y" and the letter right before the "y" is a vowel, like "way" or "buy," how do you make it plural?

• Add "-ies" to the end

• Add "-s" to the end

• The plurarl form is the same as the singular

Multiple Choice

If a word ends in "y," and the letter before the "y" is a consonant, like "sky" or "body," how do you make the word plural?

• add "-ies" to the end

• add "-s" to the end

• The plural form is the same as the singular form of the word

Spelling

The steps and tricks below can help you spell some difficult words.

Look at the word

• What does it mean?

• How is it spelled?

• Do you see any word parts that you know?

Say the word

• What sounds do you hear?

• Are there any silent letters?

• Is it spelled like how it sounds?

Spell the word out loud

Do you notice any patterns?

Copy the word

Did you copy all the letters correctly?

Cover, write, and check the word

Did you spell the word correctly?

Spelling Tricks

Take a word that you are having trouble spelling, and try the following strategies to help you remember it.

Divide It

Divide the tricky word into smaller parts. Learn each part separately.

Example

in-de-pen-dent

Make Up Your Own Pronunciation

Say the tricky word in a way that will help you remember how it is spelled. Just remember not to pronounce the word this way in conversation!

Example

True pronunciation: ed-i-ter

Made-up pronunciation: ed-i-tor

Pair It Up

Pair the tricky word with a shorter, related word that gives a sound clue.

Example

depend → independent

Study the Problem Part

Find the part of the tricky word that gives you problems and study it extra hard.

Example

editOR

Think of a Sentence

Link the tricky word with a word that has the same problem letters.

Example

My independent sister put a dent in my car.

Think of Other Forms

Think of other forms of the word where you can better hear the problem letters in the word.

Example

editor → editorial

Use Rhyme

Find a rhyming word that you know that is spelled the same at the end.

Example

Independent rhymes with rent.

Multiple Select

What are some ways we can learn to spell difficult words?

Choose THREE answers!

• Copy it

• Divide it

• Study the problem part

• Completely ignore it