Understanding Sounds and Suffixes

Mrs. Holmes guides students through a lesson on trick words, suffixes, and sentence construction. The lesson begins with setting up an iPad drawing app, followed by exercises on the trick words 'carry' and 'night'. Students learn about suffixes like 'ly', 'ty', and 'y', and practice using them in words such as 'safety', 'bravely', and 'safely'. The lesson concludes with sentence practice, reinforcing the use of trick words and suffixes.

What should you do before starting the lesson?

• Read a book

• Solve a math problem

• Prepare your iPad with the drawing app

• Write a summary

Which word is the first trick word introduced in the lesson?

• Change

• Night

• Family

• Carry

How many sounds are in the word 'carry'?

• Five

• Six

• Four

• Three

What sound does the 'y' in 'carry' make?

• Short a

• Long a

• Long e

• Short e

What is unique about the spelling of the word 'night'?

• It starts with a silent 'n'

• It ends with a silent 't'

• It uses 'igh' to make a long 'i' sound

• It has a silent 'g'

Which word shares the 'igh' spelling with 'night' but has a different sound?

• Sight

• Fight

• Light

• Eight

What is the purpose of suffixes like 'ly', 'ty', and 'y'?

• To change the tense of a verb

• To describe the base word

• To shorten a word

• To make a word plural

What does the suffix 'y' do to the word 'chill'?

• Makes it a noun

• Turns it into a verb

• Changes its tense

• Describes something as chilly

What is the base word in 'safety'?

• Safety

• Safet

• Saf

• Safe

Which suffix is used in the word 'bravely'?

• ey

• y

• ty

• ly