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December 14, 2009 Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, wh -Some words have two consonants that blend together: among, think. Some words have two consonants that are said as one sound: graph, wheel. The sound of each letter is heard in a consonant blend. In a consonant digraph, the consonant pair stands for a new sound. Thanksgiving among think blank graph young wheel nephew belong whiskers whisper elephant white shrink wharf trunk strong blink chunk skunk **Challenge Words** strengthen bankrupt phantom whimsical whatever December 7, 2009 Words with ar, or -The vowel sound arm is often spelled ar: start. The vowel sound in for is often spelled or: morning. The vowels a and o have a slightly different sound when they are followed by r. Vowels followed by r are called controlled vowels. morning forest garbage form alarm corner story argue backyard start partner storm Florida apartment sport force forward sharp garden Arkansas **Challenge Words** departure margarine informative snorkel carnation November 16, 2009 Adding s and es -Add -s to words ending in a vowel and y and to most words: monkeys, friends. Change y to i and add -es to words ending in a consonant and y: supplies. Add -es to words ending in sh, ch, s, ss, x: taxes. Words that end in -s, -es, or -ies are often plural. monkeys friends plays supplies taxes holidays months companies costumes sandwiches hobbies daisies delays scratches counties teammates memories bunches batteries donkeys **Challenge Words** eyelashes ambulances trophies secretaries inventories November 9, 2009 Long u -Long u has two sounds and several spellings, u-consonant e, ew, oo, ui, and u: escuse, threw, mood, cruise, pupil. The letter patterns u-consonant e, ew, oo, ui, and u can stand for the long u sound. usual huge flute mood smooth threw afternoon scooter juice cruise truth bruise cruel excuse pupil groove confuse humor duty curfew **Challenge Words** influence aluminum nutrition accumulate igloo November 2, 2009 Long e -Long e at the end of a word can be spelled ie, ey and y: calorie, money, happy. When the letters ie, ey, and y come at the end of a word, they can stand for the long e sound. prairie calorie honey valley money finally movie country empty city rookie hockey collie breezy jury balcony steady alley trolley misty **Challenge Words** frequency parsley journey chimney attorney October 19, 2009 Long a and i -Long a is sometimes spelled ai, eigh, or ay: braid, weigh, spray. Long i is sometimes spelled igh: sigh. The letter combinations ai, eight, and ay usually stand for the long a sound. The letter combination igh usually stands for the long i sound. sigh right weigh eight detail height spray braid bait grain slight thigh tight raisin trait highway frighten dismay freight sleigh **Challenge Words** eighteen mayonnaise campaign daylight twilight September 21, 2009 Short vowel words with the VCCV pattern -Short a, e, i, o, and u are usually spelled a: admire, e: method, i: finger, o: soccer, and u: custom. A single vowel that comes before two consonants usually has a short sound.- admire magnet contest method custom rally soccer engine sudden finger accident mitten intend fabric flatten rascal gutter mammal happen cannon **Challenge Words** dungeon magnify festival thunderstorm injury
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