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468 GUIDED SPELLING™
ma
jor
fo
cu
se
s o
f t
he
we
ek
we
ek
tit
le
co
ns
ist
en
t s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
This
is a
th
ink
wor
d.”
so
un
ds w
ith
m
ult
ipl
e s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
Que
stio
n?”
ad
dit
ion
al
gu
idin
g p
oin
ts
Gui
ding
cue
: “C
aref
ul h
ere
. . .”
1Sh
ort V
owel
s a, e
, and
i;
Con
sona
nt D
igra
phs t
h,
ch, s
h, a
nd w
h
u Th
e so
und
/ă/ i
s spe
lled
a (a
dd)
u Th
e so
und
/ĕ/ i
s spe
lled
e (le
d)u
The
soun
d /ĭ/
is sp
elle
d i (
sit)
u Th
e vo
iced
and
unv
oice
d so
unds
/th/
are
sp
elle
d th
(the
n, th
in)
u Th
e so
und
/ch/
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d ch
(chi
p)u
The
soun
d /s
h/ is
usu
ally
spel
led
sh (fi
sh)
u Th
e sou
nd /h
w/ i
s spe
lled
wh
(whe
n)u
The
soun
d /k
/ afte
r a sh
ort v
owel
in a
on
e-sy
llabl
e w
ord
is sp
elle
d ck
(bac
k)
u Th
e so
und
/s/ a
t the
end
of a
one
-syl
labl
e sh
ort
vow
el w
ord
is oft
en sp
elle
d ss
(pas
s)
2Sh
ort V
owel
s o a
nd u
; C
onso
nant
Clu
ster
su
The
soun
d /ŏ
/ is s
pelle
d o
(box
)u
The
soun
d /ŭ
/ is s
pelle
d u
(up)
u Th
e so
und
/ng/
is sp
elle
d ng
(son
g)
u Th
e so
und
/l/ a
t the
end
of a
one
-syl
labl
e sh
ort
vow
el w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
ll (t
ell)
u Th
e so
unds
/kr/
and
/kl/
at th
e be
ginn
ing
of a
w
ord
or sy
llabl
e ar
e sp
elle
d cr
and
cl (
crea
m,
class
)u
Writ
ers n
eed
to li
sten
care
fully
to th
e sou
nds
whe
n a
wor
d ha
s a cl
uste
r with
a p
reco
nson
anta
l na
sal (
sand
)u
Hom
opho
nes a
re w
ords
that
soun
d th
e sa
me
but a
re sp
elle
d di
ffere
ntly
(the
re, t
heir)
u A
com
poun
d w
ord
is m
ade
of tw
o sm
alle
r w
ords
and
writ
ten
with
no
spac
e be
twee
n th
e tw
o (a
nybo
dy)
u A
n ab
brev
iatio
n is
a sh
ort f
orm
of a
wor
d,
usua
lly w
ith a
per
iod
at th
e en
d (D
r.)
3En
ding
su
The
infle
ctio
nal e
ndin
gs /s
/ and
/z/ o
n sh
ort v
owel
wor
ds a
re sp
elle
d s (
plan
ts,
stand
s)
u In
a c
ontr
actio
n, th
e ap
ostr
ophe
show
s tha
t le
tters
hav
e be
en le
ft ou
t (di
dn’t)
cont
inue
s
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GRADE 3 / SCOPE AND SEQUENCE 469
ma
jor
fo
cu
se
s o
f t
he
we
ek
we
ek
tit
le
co
ns
ist
en
t s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
This
is a
th
ink
wor
d.”
so
un
ds w
ith
m
ult
ipl
e s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
Que
stio
n?”
ad
dit
ion
al
gu
idin
g p
oin
ts
Gui
ding
cue
: “C
aref
ul h
ere
. . .”
4En
ding
s s a
nd e
su
The
infle
ctio
nal e
ndin
g /ә
z/ is
spel
led
es
(pas
ses)
5D
oubl
ing
with
End
ings
ed
and
ing
u If
a si
ngle
-syl
labl
e ba
se w
ord
has o
ne
vow
el a
nd o
ne c
onso
nant
afte
r the
vow
el,
then
we
doub
le th
e la
st c
onso
nant
bef
ore
addi
ng e
d or
ing
(pla
nned
, miss
ing)
6Re
view
of W
eeks
1, 2
, 3,
and
4u
Stu
dent
s are
intr
oduc
ed to
alp
habe
tizat
ion
in
the
wee
kly
spel
ling
activ
ity
7So
und
/ch/
Spe
lled
tch;
So
und
/j/ S
pelle
d dg
eu
The
soun
d /c
h/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vo
wel
in a
sing
le-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
usua
lly
spel
led
tch
(mat
ch)
u Th
e so
und
/j/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vow
el
in a
sing
le-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
spel
led
dge
(edg
e)
u Th
e so
und
/r/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
spel
led
wr (
writ
e)
8So
und
/ē/ S
pelle
d y;
Sp
ellin
g W
ords
of M
ore
Than
One
Syl
labl
e
u Th
e so
und
/ē/ a
t the
end
of a
pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
y (h
appy
)u
Spe
lling
by
sylla
bles
mak
es it
eas
ier t
o w
rite
poly
sylla
bic
wor
dsu
The
way
we
say
a po
lysy
llabi
c w
ord
does
not
al
way
s cor
resp
ond
to th
e w
ay it
is w
ritte
n (fo
r ex
ampl
e, th
e sy
llabl
es in
pup
py so
und
like
/p
ŭ-pē
/ but
they
are
writ
ten
as p
up a
nd p
y)u
Whe
n w
e he
ar a
long
vow
el so
und
at th
e en
d of
a sy
llabl
e, it
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d w
ith th
e lo
ng
vow
el le
tter i
tsel
f (pa
per)
9Vo
wel
-con
sona
nt-e
u Th
e lo
ng v
owel
soun
ds /ā
/, /ē
/, /ī/
, /ō/
, and
/ū/ a
re o
ften
spel
led
vow
el-c
onso
nant
-e
(nam
e, th
ese,
time,
hom
e, us
e)
u Th
e so
und
/f/ is
som
etim
es sp
elle
d ph
(pho
ne)
u Th
e sou
nd /j
/ afte
r a lo
ng v
owel
is sp
elle
d g
(pag
e)u
A m
nem
onic
hel
ps u
s rem
embe
r how
to sp
ell
a w
ord
cont
inue
s
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470 GUIDED SPELLING™
ma
jor
fo
cu
se
s o
f t
he
we
ek
we
ek
tit
le
co
ns
ist
en
t s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
This
is a
th
ink
wor
d.”
so
un
ds w
ith
m
ult
ipl
e s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
Que
stio
n?”
ad
dit
ion
al
gu
idin
g p
oin
ts
Gui
ding
cue
: “C
aref
ul h
ere
. . .”
10So
und
/s/ S
pelle
d c
Befo
re e
, i, a
nd y
u If
the
soun
d aft
er /s
/ is s
pelle
d e,
i, o
r y, t
he
soun
d /s
/ is o
ften
spel
led
cu
The s
ound
/k/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spell
ed k
(wok
e)u
The
soun
d /s
/ afte
r a lo
ng v
owel
is sp
elle
d c
or s
(pla
ce, b
ase)
11So
und
/ē/ S
pelle
d ee
an
d ea
u Th
e so
und
/ē/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d ee
or e
a (s
ee, h
eat)
u Th
e so
und
/z/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
z or
s (
blaz
e, ri
se)
12Re
view
of W
eeks
5, 7
, 8,
9, a
nd 1
0
13En
ding
s s, e
d, a
nd in
g on
Con
sona
nt-e
Wor
dsu
The
infle
ctio
nal e
ndin
gs /s
/ and
/z/ o
n co
nson
ant-
e w
ords
are
spel
led
s (sh
apes
, ca
res)
u W
hen
a ba
se w
ord
ends
with
co
nson
ant-
e, w
e dr
op th
e la
st e
bef
ore
addi
ng e
d or
ing
(nam
ed, t
akin
g, ch
ange
d,
serv
ing,
dan
ced,
mov
ing,
love
d)
14So
und
/er/
Spe
lled
er,
ir, a
nd u
ru
The
soun
d /e
r/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d er
, ir,
or u
r (he
r, bi
rd, b
urn)
15So
und
/ar/
Spe
lled
ar;
Soun
d /o
r/ S
pelle
d or
an
d or
e
u Th
e so
und
/ar/
is sp
elle
d ar
(far
)u
The
soun
d /o
r/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
r in
the
mid
dle
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d or
(n
orth
)
u Th
e so
und
/or/
at t
he e
nd o
f a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d or
or
ore
(for
, mor
e)
u A
t the
end
of a
wor
d, th
e so
und
/k/ a
fter r
is
usua
lly sp
elle
d k
(sha
rk)
16So
und
/ā/ S
pelle
d ai
an
d ay
u Th
e so
und
/ā/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ay
u
The
soun
d /ā
/ is o
ften
spel
led
ai o
r ay
(wai
t, pl
ay)
u -f
ul a
nd -l
y ar
e co
mm
on su
ffixe
s
cont
inue
s
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GRADE 3 / SCOPE AND SEQUENCE 471
ma
jor
fo
cu
se
s o
f t
he
we
ek
we
ek
tit
le
co
ns
ist
en
t s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
This
is a
th
ink
wor
d.”
so
un
ds w
ith
m
ult
ipl
e s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
Que
stio
n?”
ad
dit
ion
al
gu
idin
g p
oin
ts
Gui
ding
cue
: “C
aref
ul h
ere
. . .”
17So
und
/ō/ S
pelle
d oa
an
d ow
u Th
e so
und
/ō/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ow
(gro
w)
u Th
e so
und
/ō/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d oa
or o
w (b
oat,
own)
u Th
e so
und
/n/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
spel
led
kn (k
now
)u
The
com
mon
fina
l syl
labl
e /s
hŭn/
is u
sual
ly
spel
led
tion
18Re
view
of W
eeks
11,
13,
14
, 15,
and
16
19En
ding
s on
Sing
le-
sylla
ble
Wor
dsu
Ther
e ar
e ex
cept
ions
to th
e do
ublin
g ru
le: w
e do
not
dou
ble
x (b
oxes
); w
e do
not
dou
ble
w o
r y
in v
owel
spel
lings
such
as a
y, e
y, o
y, u
y, a
w,
ew, a
nd o
w (p
laye
d, b
uyin
g, sh
owed
)
20So
und
/oo/
Spe
lled
oo,
ew, a
nd u
-con
sona
nt-e
u Th
e so
und
/oo/
is
often
spel
led
oo, e
w,
or u
-con
sona
nt-e
(soo
n,
grew
, Jun
e)
21So
und
/oo/
Spe
lled
oou
The
soun
d /o
o/ is
usu
ally
spel
led
oo
(look
)u
re- a
nd u
n- a
re c
omm
on p
refix
es
22So
und
/ī/ S
pelle
d ig
h an
d y
u Th
e so
und
/ī/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d y
(sky
)u
The
soun
d /ī/
is o
ften
spel
led
igh
or y
(nig
ht, b
y)
23En
ding
s es,
ed, a
nd in
g on
Wor
ds Th
at E
nd
with
Con
sona
nt-y
u If
a b
ase
wor
d en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-y,
then
we
chan
ge th
e y
to i
befo
re a
ddin
g th
e in
flect
iona
l end
ing
es (fl
ies,
pupp
ies)
u If
a b
ase
wor
d en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-y,
then
we
chan
ge th
e y
to i
befo
re a
ddin
g th
e in
flect
iona
l end
ing
ed (c
ried
, cop
ied)
u If
a ba
se w
ord
ends
with
cons
onan
t-y, w
e do
not c
hang
e the
bas
e wor
d w
hen
we a
dd th
e in
flect
iona
l end
ing
ing
(flyi
ng, h
urry
ing)
cont
inue
s
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ma
jor
fo
cu
se
s o
f t
he
we
ek
we
ek
tit
le
co
ns
ist
en
t s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
This
is a
th
ink
wor
d.”
so
un
ds w
ith
m
ult
ipl
e s
pe
ll
ing
sG
uidi
ng c
ue: “
Que
stio
n?”
ad
dit
ion
al
gu
idin
g p
oin
ts
Gui
ding
cue
: “C
aref
ul h
ere
. . .”
24Re
view
of W
eeks
17,
19,
20
, 21,
and
22
25So
und
/ou/
Spe
lled
ou
and
owu
The
soun
d /o
u/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ow
(now
)u
The
soun
d /o
u/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d ou
or o
w (s
outh
, to
wn)
26Sp
ellin
g Po
sses
sives
u T
o m
ake
a sin
gula
r nou
n po
sses
sive,
we
add
’s (t
he b
oy’s
hat)
u T
o m
ake
a pl
ural
nou
n th
at e
nds i
n s
pos s
es siv
e, w
e add
an ap
ostro
phe (
the b
oys’
team
)u
To
mak
e a
plur
al n
oun
that
doe
sn’t
end
in
s pos
sess
ive,
we
add
’s (t
he m
en’s
team
)
27So
und
/oi/
Spel
led
oi
and
oyu
The
soun
d /o
i/ at
the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d oy
(boy
)u
The
soun
d /o
i/ is
spel
led
oi
or o
y (p
oint
, joy
)u
The
soun
d /ī/
in th
e m
iddl
e of
a w
ord
is so
met
imes
spel
led
y (t
ype)
28C
onso
nant
-l-e
Sylla
bles
u W
hen
the
last
sylla
ble
of a
bas
e w
ord
soun
ds li
ke c
onso
nant
-/l/,
it is
usu
ally
sp
elle
d co
nson
ant-
l-e (s
impl
e, ca
ttle)
u Th
e sy
llabl
e /k
l/ at
the
end
of a
wor
d is
often
sp
elle
d cl
e or
kle
(unc
le, w
rinkl
e)
29So
und
/aw
/ Spe
lled
au,
aw, a
nd a
u Th
e so
und
/aw
/ at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
aw (j
aw)
u Th
e sou
nd /a
w/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d au
or a
w (f
ault,
law
n)u
The
soun
d /a
w/ b
efor
e th
e so
und
/l/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d a
(sal
t, ta
ll)
30Re
view
of W
eeks
23,
25,
26
, 27,
and
28
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kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
1Sh
ort V
owel
s; Fr
eque
ntly
M
isspe
lled
Wor
dsu
The
soun
d /ă
/ is s
pelle
d a
(cat
ch)
u Th
e so
und
/ĕ/ i
s spe
lled
e (s
pend
)u
The
soun
d /ĭ/
is sp
elle
d i (
skill
)u
The
soun
d /ŏ
/ is s
pelle
d o
(pon
d)u
The
soun
d /ŭ
/ is s
pelle
d u
(lunc
h)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vow
el in
a o
ne-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
spel
led
ck (t
rack
)u
The
soun
d /l/
at t
he e
nd o
f a o
ne-s
ylla
ble
shor
t-vo
wel
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ll
(ski
ll)u
The
soun
d /c
h/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vow
el in
a si
ngle
-syl
labl
e w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
tch
(cat
ch)
u Th
e so
und
/j/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vow
el in
a si
ngle
-syl
labl
e w
ord
is sp
elle
d dg
e (b
adge
)u
The
suffi
x /ә
z/ is
spel
led
es (l
unch
es)
u W
riter
s nee
d to
list
en c
aref
ully
to th
e so
unds
whe
n a
wor
d ha
s a c
lust
er w
ith a
pre
cons
onan
tal n
asal
(pon
d, la
mp)
u A
com
poun
d w
ord
is m
ade
of tw
o w
ords
and
writ
ten
with
no
spac
e be
twee
n th
e tw
o (c
anno
t)u
Hom
opho
nes a
re w
ords
that
soun
d th
e sa
me
but a
re sp
elle
d di
ffere
ntly
(thr
ough
, thr
ew)
2D
oubl
ing
with
Si
ngle
-Syl
labl
e W
ords
; Fr
eque
ntly
Miss
pelle
d W
ords
u If
a si
ngle
-syl
labl
e ba
se w
ord
has o
ne v
owel
and
one
co
nson
ant a
fter t
he v
owel
, the
n w
e do
uble
the
last
con
sona
nt
befo
re a
suffi
x be
ginn
ing
with
a v
owel
(hop
ped,
stop
ping
, re
ddish
, sad
der,
flatte
n)
u E
xcep
tion
to d
oubl
ing:
we
do n
ot d
oubl
e x
(mix
ing)
u Th
e so
und
/s/ a
t the
end
of a
one
-syl
labl
e sh
ort v
owel
wor
d is
often
spel
led
ss (p
ass)
u A
mne
mon
ic h
elps
us r
emem
ber h
ow to
spel
l a w
ord
u In
a c
ontr
actio
n, th
e ap
ostr
ophe
show
s tha
t let
ters
hav
e be
en
left
out (
don’
t, ca
n’t)
u A
n ab
brev
iatio
n is
a sh
orte
ned
form
of a
wor
d, u
sual
ly w
ith a
pe
riod
at t
he e
nd (D
r.)
3W
ords
with
Lon
g a
Spel
led
a-co
nson
ant-
e,
ai, a
nd a
y; F
requ
ently
M
isspe
lled
Wor
ds
u L
ong
a is
often
spel
led
a-co
nson
ant-
e, a
i, or
ay
(r
elate
, exc
laim
, day
)u
The
soun
d /ā
/ at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
sp
elle
d ay
(tod
ay)
u Th
e le
tter y
is so
met
imes
a v
owel
(hap
py, t
ypic
al, t
ype,
day,
ke
y, b
oy, b
uy)
u Th
e so
und
/j/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
g (p
age)
u Th
e so
und
/s/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
c or
s (p
lace
, bas
e)
cont
inue
s
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AD
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
4Po
lysy
llabi
c Sp
ellin
gu
Pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ords
can
be
spel
led
by sy
llabl
esu
The w
ay w
e say
a p
olys
ylla
bic w
ord
does
not
alw
ays c
orre
spon
d to
the
way
it is
writ
ten,
for e
xam
ple,
the
sylla
bles
in p
uppy
so
und
like
/pŭ-
pē/ b
ut th
ey a
re w
ritte
n as
pup
and
py
u Th
e so
und
/s/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d c
befo
re e
, i, a
nd y
(cen
t,
city
, fan
cy)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ a
t the
end
of a
sylla
ble
is us
ually
spel
led
c (p
icni
c)u
A sy
llabl
e bo
unda
ry m
arks
the
end
of o
ne sy
llabl
e an
d th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e ne
xt (t
raffi
c)u
Whe
n w
e he
ar a
long
vow
el so
und
at th
e en
d of
a sy
llabl
e, it
is
usua
lly sp
elle
d w
ith th
e lo
ng v
owel
lette
r its
elf (
pape
r)u
In a
n op
en sy
llabl
e co
nstr
uctio
n, th
e sy
llabl
e en
ds w
ith o
ne
long
vow
el (p
ilot)
u In
a c
lose
d sy
llabl
e co
nstr
uctio
n, th
e sy
llabl
e co
ntai
ns a
shor
t vo
wel
and
end
s with
one
or m
ore
cons
onan
ts (p
rope
l)
5Sy
llabl
es w
ith S
chw
asu
A sc
hwa
is th
e so
und
of u
nacc
ente
d sh
ort u
u
Sch
was
are
spel
led
man
y w
ays,
for e
xam
ple,
seco
nd, a
go,
clim
ate,
and
capt
ain
u Th
e so
und
/f/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d ph
(pho
ne)
u V
owel
s in
unac
cent
ed sy
llabl
es m
ay h
ave
soun
ds o
ther
th
an sc
hwas
; for
exa
mpl
e, so
me
dict
iona
ries
show
the
pron
unci
atio
n of
clim
ate a
s /kl
īmĭt/
and
but
ton
as /b
utn/
6Re
view
of W
eeks
1, 2
, 3,
and
4
7Sy
llabl
es w
ith L
ong
e Sp
elle
d e-
cons
onan
t-e,
ee
, ea,
and
y
u L
ong
e is
often
spel
led
e-co
nson
ant-
e, e
e, o
r ea
(com
plet
e, w
eek,
seas
on)
u Th
e so
und
/ē/ a
t the
end
of a
pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ord
is us
ually
sp
elle
d y
(ple
nty)
u Th
e so
und
/n/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
sp
elle
d kn
(kno
w)
u In
a v
owel
-con
sona
nt-e
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
sylla
ble
cont
ains
a si
ngle
vow
el fo
llow
ed b
y a
cons
onan
t and
e
(com
pose
)u
In a
vow
el te
am sy
llabl
e co
nstr
uctio
n, th
e vo
wel
soun
d is
spel
led
with
two
lette
rs (b
etw
een,
reas
on)
u W
ord
hist
ory
show
s cha
nges
in sp
ellin
g, m
eani
ng, a
nd
pron
unci
atio
n of
wor
ds
8Sy
llabl
es w
ith e
r, ir
, an
d ur
u Th
e so
und
/er/
is o
ften
spel
led
er, i
r, or
ur (
pers
on, t
hird
, su
rfac
e)u
The
soun
d /z
/ afte
r a lo
ng v
owel
is sp
elle
d z
or s
(bla
ze, r
ise)
u In
an
r-co
ntro
lled
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
sylla
ble
incl
udes
a
singl
e vo
wel
follo
wed
by
r (re
turn
, rem
ark,
orb
it)
cont
inue
s
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AD
E 4
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
9Sy
llabl
es w
ith L
ong
i Sp
elle
d i-c
onso
nant
-e,
igh,
and
y
u L
ong
i is o
ften
spel
led
i-con
sona
nt-e
, igh
, or y
(pro
vide
, fli
ght,
fry)
u Th
e so
und
/ī/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d y
(s
ky, d
eny)
u Th
e so
und
/ī/ in
the
mid
dle
of a
wor
d is
som
etim
es
spel
led
y (t
ype)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
k (w
oke)
u W
hen
we
hear
a lo
ng v
owel
follo
wed
by
a co
nson
ant s
ound
in
the
last
sylla
ble
of a
pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ord,
the
sylla
ble
usua
lly
ends
with
vow
el-c
onso
nant
-e (r
efus
e, cr
ocod
ile)
10D
rop
e G
ener
aliz
atio
nu
If th
e ba
se w
ord
ends
with
con
sona
nt-e
, we
drop
the
final
e
befo
re a
suffi
x be
ginn
ing
with
a v
owel
(tam
ed, c
losin
g, w
ider
, se
nsor
, sca
ly, l
ovab
le)
11Sy
llabl
es w
ith L
ong
o Sp
elle
d o-
cons
onan
t-e,
oa
, and
ow
u L
ong
o is
often
spel
led
o-co
nson
ant-
e, o
a, o
r ow
(a
lone
, coa
t, be
low
)u
The
soun
d /ō
/ at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
sp
elle
d ow
(gro
w)
u Th
e so
und
/r/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
sp
elle
d w
r (w
rite)
u Th
e le
tter w
act
s as a
vow
el in
aw
, ew
, and
ow
(jaw
, few
, allo
w)
12Re
view
of W
eeks
5, 7
, 8,
9, a
nd 1
0
13Sy
llabl
es w
ith o
r and
or
e; S
ylla
bles
with
ar
u Th
e so
und
/or/
at t
he b
egin
ning
or i
n th
e m
iddl
e of
a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
or (n
orth
)u
The
soun
d /a
r/ is
spel
led
ar (f
ar)
u Th
e so
und
/or/
at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
or o
r or
e (fo
r, m
ore)
u A
t the
end
of a
wor
d, th
e so
und
/k/ a
fter r
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d k
(rem
ark)
14Sy
llabl
es w
ith L
ong
u an
d So
und
/oo/
u L
ong
u is
usua
lly sp
elle
d u-
cons
onan
t-e
(mul
e)u
The
soun
d /o
o/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d u-
cons
onan
t-e,
ew
, or o
o (in
clude
, flew
, sm
ooth
)
cont
inue
s
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AD
E 4
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nu
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
15Sy
llabl
es -t
ion
and
-sio
nu
Rel
ated
wor
ds a
re o
ften
clue
s for
spel
ling
-tion
and
-sio
nu
The
sylla
ble
/shә
n/ is
usu
ally
spel
led
tion
(mot
ion)
u Th
e sy
llabl
e /z
hәn/
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d si
on (d
ivisi
on)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/shә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
con
sona
nt-t
, /sh
әn/ i
s spe
lled
tion
(pro
duct
ion,
in
vent
ion)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/shә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
ss, /
shәn
/ is s
pelle
d si
on (d
isscu
ssio
n)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/zhә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
de,
/zhә
n/ is
spel
led
sion
(div
ision
)u
Whe
n a
wor
d th
at e
nds w
ith /c
hәn/
is re
late
d to
a w
ord
that
en
ds w
ith st
, /ch
әn/ i
s spe
lled
tion
(sug
gesti
on, d
iges
tion)
u
Whe
n th
e sy
llabl
e of
a b
ase
wor
d is
/chә
r/, i
t is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d tu
re (f
utur
e, na
ture
)
16Sp
ellin
g Po
sses
sives
u T
o m
ake
a sin
gula
r nou
n po
sses
sive,
we
add
’s (t
he b
oy’s
hat)
u T
o m
ake
a pl
ural
nou
n th
at e
nds i
n s p
osse
ssiv
e, w
e ad
d an
ap
osto
phe
(the
girl
s’ te
am)
u T
o m
ake
a pl
ural
nou
n th
at d
oesn
’t en
d in
s po
sses
sive,
we
add
’s (t
he m
en’s
team
)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/shә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
te, /
shәn
/ is s
pelle
d tio
n (o
pera
tion)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/shә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
it, /
shәn
/ is s
pelle
d si
on (p
erm
issio
n)u
Fin
al sy
llabl
es th
at e
nd w
ith th
e so
unds
/ĭj/
usua
lly e
nd w
ith
age
(dam
age,
stora
ge)
17Sy
llabl
es w
ith /o
o/
Spel
led
oo; S
ylla
bles
w
ith /o
u/ S
pelle
d ou
an
d ow
u Th
e so
und
/oo/
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d oo
(coo
k)u
The
soun
d /o
u/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d ou
or o
w (a
mou
nt, fl
ower
)u
The
soun
d /o
u/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ow
(a
llow
)
18Re
view
of W
eeks
11,
13,
14
, 15,
and
16
19C
hang
e y
to i
Gen
eral
izat
ion
u If
the
base
wor
d en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-y, w
e ch
ange
y
to i
befo
re a
ny su
ffix
exce
pt o
ne b
egin
ning
with
i
(ple
ntifu
l, ug
liest,
mys
teri
ous,
happ
ines
s)u
If th
e ba
se w
ord
ends
with
con
sona
nt-y
and
the
suffi
x is
/z/,
we
chan
ge y
to i
and
add
es (p
uppi
es, h
urri
es)
gr
ad
e 4
sc
op
e a
nd
se
qu
en
ce
(co
nti
nu
ed)
cont
inue
s
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focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
20Sy
llabl
es E
ndin
g in
C
onso
nant
-l-e
and
Con
sona
nt-a
-l
u F
inal
sylla
bles
that
end
with
/әl/
are
usua
lly sp
elle
d co
nson
ant-
l-e o
r con
sona
nt-a
-l (s
tabl
e, fin
al)
u In
a c
onso
nant
-l-e
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
last
sylla
ble
of
a ba
se w
ord
cons
ists o
f a c
onso
nant
follo
wed
by
le (t
able
, sim
ple,
uncle
)
21Sy
llabl
es w
ith o
i and
oy
; Syl
labl
es w
ith /a
w/
Spel
led
au, a
w, a
nd a
u Th
e so
und
/oi/
is sp
elle
d oi
or o
y (c
hoic
e, an
noy)
u Th
e so
und
/oi/
at th
e en
d of
a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
oy
(des
troy
)u
The
soun
d /a
w/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d au
or a
w (a
udie
nce,
awfu
l)u
The
soun
d /a
w/ b
efor
e th
e so
und
/l/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d a
(a
lway
s, ta
ll)u
The
soun
d /a
w/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly
spel
led
aw (j
aw)
u Th
e so
unds
/aw
l/ at
the
begi
nnin
g of
a p
olys
ylla
bic
wor
d ar
e us
ually
spel
led
al (a
lmos
t, al
thou
gh, a
ltoge
ther
)
22Pr
efixe
s un-
, re-
, and
dis-
u Th
e pr
efixe
s un-
, re-
, and
dis-
are
com
mon
pre
fixes
(u
nim
port
ant,
recy
cle, d
isagr
ee)
23Su
ffixe
s -fu
l, -le
ss,
and
-nes
su
The
suffi
xes -
ful,
-less
, and
-nes
s are
com
mon
suffi
xes
(tho
ught
ful,
colo
rless
, brig
htne
ss)
24Re
view
of W
eeks
17,
19,
20
, 21,
and
22
25Pr
efixe
s non
-, m
is-,
and
pre-
u Th
e pr
efixe
s non
-, m
is-, a
nd p
re- a
re c
omm
on p
refix
es
(non
fat,
miss
pell,
pre
gam
e)
26U
nusu
al P
lura
lsu
Som
e sin
gula
r nou
ns th
at e
nd in
f or
fe h
ave
a pl
ural
form
en
ding
in v
es (h
alve
s, lea
ves,
wiv
es)
u Th
e pl
ural
of s
ome
noun
s is m
ade
by a
cha
nge
to th
e ba
se
wor
d (w
omen
, tee
th, g
eese
, mic
e)u
The
singu
lar a
nd p
lura
l are
the
sam
e fo
r som
e no
uns (
shee
p,
deer
, sal
mon
)u
For
som
e w
ords
that
end
with
con
sona
nt-o
, we
just
add
s to
fo
rm th
e pl
ural
(pia
nos,
solo
s); f
or o
ther
wor
ds, w
e ad
d es
(p
otat
oes,
tom
atoe
s, he
roes
)
u If
the
singu
lar n
oun
ends
with
vow
el-o
, we
just
add
s to
form
th
e pl
ural
(zoo
s, stu
dios
)
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inue
s
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
27D
oubl
ing
with
Po
lysy
llabi
c W
ords
u If
a p
olys
ylla
bic
base
wor
d en
ds w
ith o
ne v
owel
follo
wed
by
one
cons
onan
t and
if th
e ac
cent
is o
n th
e la
st sy
llabl
e, th
en
we
doub
le th
e la
st c
onso
nant
bef
ore
a su
ffix
begi
nnin
g w
ith a
vo
wel
(beg
inne
r, ad
mitt
ed, r
epell
ent,
forg
otte
n)
28Su
ffixe
s -er
, -or
, and
-est
u Th
e su
ffixe
s -er
, -or
, and
-est
are
com
mon
suffi
xes (
teac
her,
wid
er, a
ctor
, har
dest)
29W
ord
Part
s -ab
le a
nd
-ible
u Th
e w
ord
part
s -ab
le a
nd -i
ble a
re c
omm
on (v
eget
able
, po
ssib
le),
and
are
often
suffi
xes (
was
habl
e, se
nsib
le)
u W
ords
that
end
with
ce
or g
e ar
e ex
cept
ions
to th
e
drop
e g
ener
aliz
atio
n w
hen
the
suffi
x be
gins
with
a o
r o
(rec
harg
eabl
e, co
urag
eous
)
30Re
view
of W
eeks
23,
25,
26
, 27,
and
28
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AD
E 4
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
1Sh
ort V
owel
s; Fr
eque
ntly
M
isspe
lled
Wor
dsu
The
soun
d /ă
/ is s
pelle
d a
(cat
ch)
u Th
e so
und
/ĕ/ i
s spe
lled
e (s
pend
)u
The
soun
d /ĭ/
is sp
elle
d i (
switc
h)u
The
soun
d /ŏ
/ is s
pelle
d o
(kno
ck)
u Th
e so
und
/ŭ/ i
s spe
lled
u (t
runk
)
u Th
e so
und
/n/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
sp
elle
d kn
(kno
ck)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ d
irect
ly a
fter a
shor
t vow
el in
a o
ne-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
spel
led
ck (t
rack
)u
The
soun
d /l/
at t
he e
nd o
f a o
ne-s
ylla
ble
shor
t-vo
wel
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ll
(thr
ill)
u Th
e so
und
/ch/
dire
ctly
afte
r a sh
ort v
owel
in a
sing
le-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d tc
h (s
witc
h)u
The
soun
d /j/
dire
ctly
afte
r a sh
ort v
owel
in a
sing
le-s
ylla
ble
wor
d is
spel
led
dge
(pled
ge)
u Th
e su
ffix
/әz/
is sp
elle
d es
(hat
ches
)u
Writ
ers n
eed
to li
sten
car
eful
ly to
the
soun
ds w
hen
a w
ord
has a
clu
ster
with
a p
reco
nson
anta
l nas
al (t
runk
, lam
p)u
A c
ompo
und
wor
d is
mad
e of
two
wor
ds a
nd w
ritte
n w
ith n
o sp
ace
betw
een
the
two
(hal
fway
)u
Hom
opho
nes a
re w
ords
that
soun
d th
e sa
me
but a
re sp
elle
d di
ffere
ntly
(kno
w, n
o)u
In a
con
trac
tion,
the
apos
trop
he sh
ows t
hat l
ette
rs h
ave
been
le
ft ou
t (yo
u’re
, we’d
’ve)
2D
oubl
ing
with
Si
ngle
-syl
labl
e W
ords
; Fr
eque
ntly
Miss
pelle
d W
ords
u If
a si
ngle
-syl
labl
e ba
se w
ord
has o
ne v
owel
and
one
co
nson
ant a
fter t
he v
owel
, the
n w
e do
uble
the
last
con
sona
nt
befo
re a
suffi
x be
ginn
ing
with
a v
owel
(tro
tting
, ski
dded
, sw
imm
er, m
uddy
)
u E
xcep
tion
to d
oubl
ing:
we
do n
ot d
oubl
e x
(mix
ing)
u A
mne
mon
ic h
elps
us r
emem
ber h
ow to
spel
l a w
ord co
ntin
ues
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
3Lo
ng V
owel
s; Fr
eque
ntly
M
isspe
lled
Wor
dsu
Lon
g a
is oft
en sp
elle
d a-
cons
onan
t-e,
ai,
or a
y (r
elate
, ex
claim
, day
)u
The
soun
d /ā
/ at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
ay
(tod
ay)
u L
ong
e is
often
spel
led
e-co
nson
ant-
e, e
e, o
r ea
(com
plet
e, w
eek,
seas
on)
u Th
e so
und
/ē/ a
t the
end
of a
pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ord
is us
ually
sp
elle
d y
(ple
nty)
u L
ong
i is o
ften
spel
led
i-con
sona
nt-e
, igh
, or y
(pro
vide
, fli
ght,
fry)
u Th
e so
und
/ī/ a
t the
end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d y
(s
ky, d
eny)
u L
ong
o is
often
spel
led
o-co
nson
ant-
e, o
a, o
r ow
(alo
ne,
coat
, belo
w)
u L
ong
u is
often
spel
led
u-co
nson
ant-
e (h
uge,
com
pute
)
u Th
e le
tter y
is so
met
imes
a v
owel
(hap
py, t
ypic
al, t
ype,
day,
ke
y, b
oy, b
uy)
u Th
e le
tter w
act
s as a
vow
el in
aw
, ew
, and
ow
(jaw
, few
, allo
w)
u Th
e so
und
/j/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
g (c
age)
u Th
e so
und
/s/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
s or c
(bas
e, tw
ice)
u Th
e so
und
/r/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f a w
ord
is so
met
imes
spel
led
wr (
writ
e)u
The
soun
d /ō
/ at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
o or
ow
(b
uffal
o, sh
adow
)u
Wor
d hi
stor
y sh
ows c
hang
es in
the
spel
ling,
mea
ning
, and
pr
onun
ciat
ion
of w
ords
4Po
lysy
llabi
c Sp
ellin
gu
Pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ords
can
be
spel
led
by sy
llabl
esu
The w
ay w
e say
a p
olys
ylla
bic w
ord
does
not
alw
ays
corr
espo
nd to
the
way
it is
writ
ten,
for e
xam
ple,
the
sy
llabl
es in
pup
py so
und
like
/pŭ-
pē/ b
ut th
ey a
re w
ritte
n
as p
up a
nd p
y
u A
sylla
ble
boun
dary
mar
ks th
e en
d of
one
sylla
ble
and
the
begi
nnin
g of
the
next
(tra
f.fic)
u W
hen
we
hear
a lo
ng v
owel
soun
d at
the
end
of a
sylla
ble,
it is
us
ually
spel
led
with
the
long
vow
el le
tter i
tsel
f (pa
per)
u In
an
open
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
sylla
ble
ends
with
one
lo
ng v
owel
(mom
ent)
u In
a c
lose
d sy
llabl
e co
nstr
uctio
n, th
e sy
llabl
e co
ntai
ns a
shor
t vo
wel
and
end
s with
one
or m
ore
cons
onan
ts (t
wen
ty)
u In
a v
owel
-con
sona
nt-e
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
sylla
ble
cont
ains
a si
ngle
vow
el fo
llow
ed b
y a
cons
onan
t and
e
(ext
rem
e)u
In a
vow
el te
am sy
llabl
e co
nstr
uctio
n, th
e vo
wel
soun
d is
spel
led
with
two
lette
rs (b
etw
een,
reas
on)
cont
inue
s
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wee
kti
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ma
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focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
5Sy
llabl
es w
ith S
chw
asu
A sc
hwa
is th
e so
und
of u
nacc
ente
d sh
ort u
u
Sch
was
are
spel
led
man
y w
ays,
for e
xam
ple,
seco
nd, a
go,
clim
ate,
and
capt
ain
u Th
e so
und
/s/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d c
befo
re e
, i, a
nd y
(cen
t,
city
, fan
cy)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ a
t the
end
of a
sylla
ble
is us
ually
spel
led
c (s
ucce
ed)
u V
owel
s in
unac
cent
ed sy
llabl
es m
ay h
ave
soun
ds o
ther
th
an sc
hwas
, for
exa
mpl
e, so
me
dict
iona
ries
show
the
pron
unci
atio
n of
clim
ate a
s /kl
īmĭt/
and
but
ton
as /b
utn/
6Re
view
of W
eeks
1, 2
, 3,
and
4
7D
rop
e G
ener
aliz
atio
n u
If th
e ba
se w
ord
ends
with
con
sona
nt-e
, the
n w
e dr
op
the
final
e b
efor
e a
suffi
x be
ginn
ing
with
a v
owel
(tam
ed,
requ
iring
, tra
der,
sens
or, s
mok
y, lo
vabl
e)
u Th
e so
und
/z/ a
fter a
long
vow
el is
spel
led
z or
s (b
laze
, wise
)u
The
soun
d /k
/ afte
r a lo
ng v
owel
is sp
elle
d k
(bro
ke)
u W
hen
we
hear
a lo
ng v
owel
follo
wed
by
a co
nson
ant s
ound
in
the
last
sylla
ble
of a
pol
ysyl
labi
c w
ord,
the
sylla
ble
usua
lly
ends
with
vow
el-c
onso
nant
-e (c
ontr
ibut
e, su
ppos
e)
8Sy
llabl
es w
ith
r-co
ntro
lled
Vow
els
u Th
e so
und
/er/
is o
ften
spel
led
er, i
r, or
ur (
conc
ern,
third
, su
rfac
e)u
The
soun
d /o
r/ a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
r in
the
mid
dle
of a
wor
d
is us
ually
spel
led
or (o
rbit,
bor
der)
u Th
e so
und
/or/
at t
he e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
or o
r or
e (fo
r, ex
plor
e)u
The
soun
d /a
r/ is
spel
led
ar (a
larm
)
u In
an
r-co
ntro
lled
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
sylla
ble
incl
udes
a
singl
e vo
wel
follo
wed
by
r (re
turn
, rem
ark,
orb
it)
9C
hang
e y
to i
Gen
eral
izat
ion
u If
the
base
wor
d en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-y, w
e ch
ange
y to
i
befo
re a
ny su
ffix
exce
pt o
ne b
egin
ning
with
i (s
atisfi
ed,
uglie
st, m
yste
riou
s, ha
ppin
ess)
u If
the
base
wor
d en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-y a
nd th
e su
ffix
is /z
/, th
en w
e ch
ange
y to
i an
d ad
d es
(cen
turi
es, a
pplie
s)
cont
inue
s
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
10O
ther
Vow
el D
igra
phs
u Th
e so
und
/oo/
is o
ften
spel
led
u-co
nson
ant-
e, e
w, o
r oo
(inclu
de, fl
ew, s
moo
th)
u Th
e so
und
/oo/
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d oo
(foo
t)u
The
soun
d /o
u/ is
ofte
n sp
elle
d ou
or o
w (c
ount
y, fl
ower
)u
The s
ound
/ou/
at th
e end
of a
wor
d is
usua
lly sp
elle
d ow
(allo
w)
u Th
e so
und
/oi/
is sp
elle
d oi
or o
y (c
hoic
e, ro
yal)
u Th
e sou
nd /o
i/ at
the e
nd o
f a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
oy
(em
ploy
)u
The
soun
d /a
w/ i
s ofte
n sp
elle
d au
or a
w (a
ppla
use,
awfu
l)u
The s
ound
/aw
/ at t
he en
d of
a w
ord
is us
ually
spel
led
aw (r
aw)
11Po
sses
sive
Nou
ns a
nd
Pron
ouns
u T
o m
ake
a sin
gula
r nou
n po
sses
sive,
we
add
’s (t
he b
oy’s
hat)
u T
o m
ake
a pl
ural
nou
n th
at e
nds i
n s p
osse
ssiv
e, w
e ad
d an
ap
osto
phe
(the
girl
s’ te
am)
u T
o m
ake
a pl
ural
nou
n th
at d
oesn
’t en
d in
s po
sses
sive,
we
add
’s (t
he m
en’s
team
)
u Th
e so
und
/k/ i
s som
etim
es sp
elle
d ch
(cha
ract
er, a
che)
12Re
view
of W
eeks
5, 7
, 8,
9, a
nd 1
0
13Sy
llabl
es -t
ion
and
-sio
nu
Whe
n a
wor
d th
at e
nds w
ith /s
hәn/
is re
late
d to
a w
ord
that
en
ds w
ith c
onso
nant
-t, /
shәn
/ is s
pelle
d tio
n (p
rodu
ctio
n,
inve
ntio
n)u
Whe
n a
wor
d th
at e
nds w
ith /s
hәn/
is re
late
d to
a w
ord
that
en
ds w
ith te
, /sh
әn/ i
s spe
lled
tion
(ope
ratio
n)u
Whe
n a
wor
d th
at e
nds w
ith /s
hәn/
is re
late
d to
a w
ord
that
en
ds w
ith it
, /sh
әn/ i
s spe
lled
sion
(per
miss
ion)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/shә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
ss, /
shәn
/ is s
pelle
d si
on (e
xpre
ssio
n)u
Whe
n a
wor
d th
at e
nds w
ith /z
hәn/
is re
late
d to
a w
ord
that
en
ds w
ith d
e, /z
hәn/
is sp
elle
d si
on (d
ivisi
on)
u W
hen
a w
ord
that
end
s with
/chә
n/ is
rela
ted
to a
wor
d th
at
ends
with
st, /
chәn
/ is s
pelle
d tio
n (s
ugge
stion
, dig
estio
n)
u Th
e sy
llabl
e /s
hәn/
is u
sual
ly sp
elle
d tio
n (m
otio
n)u
The
sylla
ble
/zhә
n/ is
usu
ally
spel
led
sion
(div
ision
)
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
14Sy
llabl
es E
ndin
g in
C
onso
nant
-l-e
and
Con
sona
nt-a
-l
u F
inal
sylla
bles
that
end
with
/әl/
are
usua
lly sp
elle
d co
nson
ant-
l-e o
r con
sona
nt-a
-l (g
entle
, met
al)
u In
a c
onso
nant
-l-e
sylla
ble
cons
truc
tion,
the
last
sylla
ble
of
a ba
se w
ord
cons
ists o
f a c
onso
nant
follo
wed
by
le (t
able
, sim
ple,
uncle
)
15Sy
llabl
es w
ith -i
ve, -
ture
, an
d -a
geu
Fin
al sy
llabl
es th
at e
nd w
ith th
e so
unds
/ĭv/
usu
ally
end
with
-iv
e (na
tive,
expr
essiv
e)u
Whe
n th
e la
st sy
llabl
e of
a b
ase
wor
d is
/chә
r/, i
t is u
sual
ly
spel
led
-tur
e (fu
ture
, nat
ure)
u F
inal
sylla
bles
that
end
with
the
soun
ds /ĭ
j/ us
ually
end
with
-a
ge (d
amag
e, sto
rage
)
16W
ord
Part
s -ab
le
and
-ible
u Th
e w
ord
part
s -ab
le a
nd -i
ble a
re c
omm
on (v
eget
able
, ho
rrib
le),
and
are
often
suffi
xes (
acce
ptab
le, c
olla
psib
le)
u W
ords
that
end
with
ce
or g
e ar
e ex
cept
ions
to th
e dr
op e
ge
nera
lizat
ion
whe
n th
e su
ffix
begi
ns w
ith a
or o
(r
echa
rgea
ble a
nd co
urag
eous
)
17Sy
llabl
e -o
us a
nd
Suffi
x -ly
u F
inal
sylla
bles
that
end
with
the
soun
ds /ә
s/ u
sual
ly e
nd w
ith
-ous
(tre
men
dous
, mys
teri
ous)
u Th
e su
ffix
-ly is
a c
omm
on su
ffix
(eas
ily)
18Re
view
of W
eeks
11,
13,
14
, 15,
and
16
19Sy
llabl
es w
ith -a
nt
and
-ent
u F
inal
sylla
bles
that
end
with
-ant
and
-ent
are
com
mon
(a
bund
ant,
silen
t), a
nd a
re o
ften
suffi
xes (
defia
nt, d
epen
dent
)
20Sy
llabl
es w
ith -a
nce
and
-enc
eu
Fin
al sy
llabl
es th
at e
nd w
ith -a
nce a
nd -e
nce a
re c
omm
on
(alle
gian
ce, e
vide
nce)
, and
are
ofte
n su
ffixe
s (at
tend
ance
, co
rres
pond
ence
)
21La
tin R
oots
por
t and
uni
u Th
e La
tin ro
ots p
ort a
nd u
ni a
ppea
r in
seve
ral E
nglis
h w
ords
(t
rans
port
, uni
form
)
22Su
ffixe
s That
Mea
n a
pers
on w
ho o
r a th
ing t
hat
u S
ever
al su
ffixe
s ofte
n m
ean
a pe
rson
who
or a
thin
g th
at
(-er
, -or
, -an
, -ee
r, -e
nt, -
ist)
23G
reek
and
Lat
in R
oots
u S
ome
com
mon
Gre
ek a
nd L
atin
root
s are
par
t, m
edic
, mic
ro,
scop
e, te
le, p
hon,
pho
to, a
nd g
raph
u Th
e so
und
/f/ is
som
etim
es sp
elle
d ph
(pho
togr
aph)
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wee
kti
tle
ma
jor
focu
ses
of
the
wee
ka
dd
itio
na
l g
uid
ing
po
ints
24Re
view
of W
eeks
17,
19,
20
, 21,
and
22
25W
ords
with
Pre
fixes
u R
ecog
nizi
ng p
refix
es (s
uch
as re
-, di
s-, f
ore-
, sem
i-, in
-, su
b-,
supe
r-, c
o-, e
n-, a
nti-,
inte
r-, i
n-, o
ver-
, und
er-)
hel
ps u
s spe
ll m
any
wor
ds
26U
nusu
al P
lura
lsu
Som
e sin
gula
r nou
ns th
at e
nd in
f or
fe h
ave
a pl
ural
form
en
ding
in v
es (h
alve
s, lea
ves,
wiv
es)
u Th
e pl
ural
of s
ome
noun
s is m
ade
by a
cha
nge
to th
e ba
se
wor
d (w
omen
, tee
th, g
eese
, mic
e)u
The
singu
lar a
nd p
lura
l are
the
sam
e fo
r som
e no
uns (
shee
p,
deer
, sal
mon
)u
For
som
e w
ords
that
end
with
con
sona
nt-o
, we
just
add
s to
fo
rm th
e pl
ural
(pia
nos,
solo
s); f
or o
ther
wor
ds, w
e ad
d es
(p
otat
oes,
tom
atoe
s, he
roes
)u
If th
e sin
gula
r nou
n en
ds w
ith v
owel
-o, w
e ju
st a
dd s
to fo
rm
the
plur
al (z
oos,
studi
os)
27M
ore
Wor
ds w
ith
Suffi
xes
u R
ecog
nizi
ng su
ffixe
s (su
ch a
s -y,
-eth
, -ne
ss, -
ful)
help
s us
spel
l man
y w
ords
28D
oubl
ing
with
Po
lysy
llabi
c W
ords
u If
a p
olys
ylla
bic
base
wor
d en
ds w
ith o
ne v
owel
follo
wed
by
one
cons
onan
t and
if th
e ac
cent
is o
n th
e la
st sy
llabl
e, th
en
we
doub
le th
e la
st c
onso
nant
bef
ore
a su
ffix
begi
nnin
g w
ith a
vo
wel
(per
mitt
ing,
pre
ferr
ed, r
epell
ent,
forg
otte
n)
29Re
view
of S
ylla
ble
Con
stru
ctio
ns a
nd
Div
ision
s
u R
ecog
nizi
ng ty
pes o
f syl
labl
es c
an h
elp
us sp
ell (
pape
r, en
tire,
com
plet
e, be
twee
n, re
mar
k, si
mpl
e)u
Rec
ogni
zing
type
s of s
ylla
ble
divi
sions
can
hel
p us
spel
l (p
rac.t
ice,
han.
dle,
i.tem
, lim
.it, l
i.on)
30Re
view
of W
eeks
23,
25,
26
, 27,
and
28
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