letrs spelling lesson 1 short a and long a copyright © 2013 kelly mott

LETRS SPELLING LESSON 1Short a and Long a

Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

FOCUS QUESTION: What are the rules for

short a?


SPELLING PATTERN:/ă/ spelled a followed

by a consonant


Closed Syllable Rule

• If a vowel is closed in by consonants, it makes the vowel sound short.

Example word:

past


Let’s practice our spelling words that

follow this rule.


• Say the word: past• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


p a s t

• Say the word: magic• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


m a g i c

• Look at the word magic again.

magic• Why does the g say /j/?• English Rule: The g is soft when it is followed

by e, i, y.


• Say the word: hang• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


h a ng

• Say the word: glass• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


g l a ss

• Look at the word magic again.

glass• Why do we have two s’s?• English Rule (Bonus Letter): If a one syllable

word ends in s, f, l, or z, we double that letter.


• Say the word: raft• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


r a f t

• Say the word: fact• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


f a c t

FOCUS QUESTION: What are the rules for

long a?


SPELLING PATTERN:/ā/ spelled a-consonant

-e


VCE Rule

• When a vowel is followed by a consonant and the letter e, the vowel sound is long.

Example word:

blade



follow this rule.


• Say the word: blade• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


b l a de

• Say the word: amaze• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


a m a ze

• Say the word: sale• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


s a le

• Say the word: stale• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


s t a le

SPELLING PATTERN:/ā/ spelled ai


Vowel Team ai

• We see the vowel team ai in the middle of one syllable words. It says /ā/.

Example word:

afraid



follow this rule.


• Say the word: afraid• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


a f r ai d

• Say the word: drain• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


d r ai n

• Say the word: stain• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


s t ai n

• Say the word: jail• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


j ai l

SPELLING PATTERN:/ā/ spelled ay


AY Rule

• The ay is used for the long /ā/ sound when it is at the end of a syllable or at the end of a word.

Example word:

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follow this rule.


• Say the word: gray• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


g r ay

• Say the word: delay• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


d e l ay

• Say the word: crayon• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


c r ay o n

• Say the word: maybe• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


m ay b e

SPELLING PATTERN:/ā/ spelled ea


Vowel Team ea

• Sometimes the vowel team ea says /ā/. We see the vowel team ea in the middle of one syllable words.

Example word:

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follow this rule.


• Say the word: steak• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


b r ea k

• Say the word: steak• Tap it out• How many sounds?• Let’s tap it again and say what letters we hear.


s t ea k

letrs spelling lesson 1 short a and long a copyright © 2013 kelly mott

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