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
