Silent Letters and Spelling Patterns

Mrs. Holmes guides students through a lesson on spelling options, focusing on words with multiple spelling possibilities. The lesson includes practice with trick words, vowel sounds, and specific words like nose, hose, rose, maze, blaze, and move. Students learn to identify correct spellings and mark words using phonics rules.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Practicing math problems

• Learning new vocabulary

• Understanding different spelling options

• Reading comprehension

Which of the following is a trick word?

• Maze

• Together

• Apple

• Blaze

What sound does the long vowel 'a' make?

• Oh

• Ee

• Ay

• Ah

In the word 'nose', which letter represents the 'z' sound?

• N

• O

• S

• E

How is the word 'hose' correctly spelled?

• Hose

• Hoz

• Hoze

• Hous

Which marking technique is used for the word 'rose'?

• Circle the consonants

• Highlight the first letter

• Underline the vowels

• Scoop it and cross out the silent 'e'

What is the correct spelling for the word that means a puzzle made of paths?

• Maize

• Mase

• Mays

• Maze

In the word 'blaze', which letter is silent?

• B

• L

• A

• E

What is the correct spelling of the word that means to change position?

• Muv

• Mouve

• Move

• Moove