Spelling and Syllable Division

This video tutorial introduces third-grade students to VCCV multisyllabic words, focusing on the Rabbit Rule for splitting words between consonants. The lesson includes a routine for learning words by saying, spelling, and writing them. Students practice with various words, including basket, subject, lesson, traffic, mustard, compact, absent, cosmic, disgust, and fantastic. The video concludes with practice on high-frequency words like table and north.

What is the focus of the first spelling lesson for third grade?

• VCCV multisyllabic words

• Single-syllable words

• High-frequency words

• Vowel-consonant-vowel words

What is the Rabbit Rule in spelling?

• Splitting words between two consonants

• Ignoring consonants in spelling

• Splitting words between two vowels

• Combining vowels and consonants

What is the first step in the spelling routine?

• Writing the word

• Mapping the sounds

• Drawing a bridge

• Saying the word

How do you spell the word 'basket'?

• B A S K A T

• B A S K E T

• B A S C E T

• B A S K I T

What is the correct way to split the word 'subject'?

• Su-bject

• Sub-jecte

• Sub-ject

• Subj-ect

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'lesson'?

• L E S S I N

• L E S O N

• L E S S A N

• L E S S O N

Where do you split the word 'traffic' according to the Rabbit Rule?

• Tra-ff-ic

• Tra-ffic

• Traff-ic

• Traf-fic

What is the correct spelling of 'mustard'?

• M U S T A R T

• M U S T A R

• M U S T A R D

• M U S T E R D

How do you split the word 'compact'?

• Co-mpact

• Com-pact

• Compa-ct

• Comp-act

What is the correct way to spell 'absent'?

• A B S E N T

• A B S E N D

• A B S A N T

• A B S I N T