Download penny - pennies

“What About Me?” Word Study
Plurals
Singular words are words that mean one. Plural words are words that mean more than one.
Rules:
Add an –s to most words to make them plural.
hamburger - hamburgers
computer - computers
bookcase - bookcases
chair - chairs
Add an –es to words that end in s, ss, ch, sh, x, z,
dish - dishes
guess - guesses
beach - beaches
and zz.
ax - axes
gas - gases
waltz - waltzes
Change the y to i and add –es when the word ends in a consonant and y.
berry - berries
bully - bullies
pony - ponies
city - cities
Sort the following words under the correct heading. Then write the plural form of the word beside it.
The first one is done for you.
penny, bunny, arch, hitch, index, trophy, chick, train, teacher, inch, bump, copy, acorn,
leash, cross, jury, body, cabin, hill, ruby, lily, whizz, string, iris, fox, gas, lady, dragon,
county, cousin
add s
add es
change y to i and add es
penny - pennies
Use the spelling list to practice recognizing the Word Study pattern and
correctly spell words that fit the pattern for this week.
“Kumak’s Fish” Word Study
Adding – ed, -ing, -er, -est
Rules:
When the word ends with a short vowel and consonant, double the consonant before adding –ed,
-ing, -er, and -est.
flat – flatter - flattest
hop – hopped - hopping
When the word ends with a consonant y, change the y to an i and add the ending –ed, -er, and
-est. It does not change when adding –ing.
lucky – luckier - luckiest
worry – worried - worrying
When the word ends with an e, drop the e before adding the ending –ed, -ing, -er, and –est.
cute – cuter - cutest
include – included - including
-er and –est are added to a word to compare two or more things. –er is added to compare two
things. -est is added to compare more than two things.
Tom runs faster than Kevin.
(compares Tom to Kevin)
Tom is the fastest runner in the class.
(compares Tom to everyone in his class)
Fill in the chart with the correct spelling.
-er
-est
-ed
-ing
happy
sad
large
early
save
tug
plan
rope
Use the spelling list to practice recognizing the Word Study pattern and
correctly spell words that fit the pattern for this week.
“Supermarket” Word Study
Long Vowel Digraphs (ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow)
Rules:
Most times when you see the vowel digraph ee and ea, it makes the long e sound.
tree
between
stream
seal
agree
screen
Most times when you see the vowel digraph ai and ay, it makes the long a sound.
stay
pail
dismay
bay
sail
plain
Most times when you see the vowel digraph oa and sometimes ow, it makes the long o sound.
goat
approach
blown
row
overflow
groan
Sort the following words by their long vowel sound. Some words do not have a long vowel sound.
Put those words in the “out of sorts” column. Underline the letters that make the long vowel sound.
dainty, snowshoe, degree, cent, goalie, painter, not, prayer, crowbar, canteen, its,
weasel, wrap, boathouse, sayings, unload, cheetah, coastal, disown, contain, defeat, tax,
beaver, bread, knot, exclaim, dismay, breezy
Long a
Long e
Long o
Out of Sorts
Use the spelling list to practice recognizing the Word Study pattern and
correctly spell words that fit the pattern for this week.
“My Rows and Piles of Coins” Word Study
Vowel Diphthongs (oy, oi, ou, ow)
Diphthongs are two vowels that stand for one sound. The oy and oi make the sound you hear in
boy. The ou and ow can make the sound you hear in round.
Examples:
oy and oi make the sound in boy
ou and ow make the sound in round
join
cow
destroy
frown
royal
aloud
Sort the words by their sound. Underline the letters oy, oi, ou, ow that make the vowel sound. The
first one is done for you.
royal, county, drowsy, oyster, mousetrap, exploit, counter, soybean, voyage, allow,
doubtful, rejoice, towel, avoid, cowhand, destroy, profound, foundry, enjoy, employ
vowel sound in boy
vowel sound in round
royal
Use the spelling list to practice recognizing the Word Study pattern and
correctly spell words that fit the pattern for this week.
“When Charlie McButton Lost Power” Word Study
VCCV (VC/CV)
The VCCV pattern is one that has a vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel in the word. We are
concentrating on words where the first vowel is short and you divide the word into syllables between
the consonants.
Example: happen… The a is a short vowel, the pp are consonants and the e is a vowel. I would
divide the word into syllables between the pp. hap/pen. When the two consonants are the same it
is called a doublet.
picnic – pic/nic (short i)
basket – bas/ket (short a)
spelling – spel/ling (short e)
traffic – traf/fic (short a)
subject – sub/ject (short u)
collar – col/lar (short o)
Sort the words under the correct heading. Divide the words into syllables. Underline the short vowel
sound. The first one is done for you.
helmet, elbow, slipper, letter, fabric, soccer, village, yellow, copper, pencil, husband,
coffee, picnic, reptile, plastic, traffic, comment, button, orbit, winter
VC/CV (no doubled consonant)
VC/CV (doublet)
hel/met
Use the spelling list to practice recognizing the Word Study pattern and
correctly spell words that fit the pattern for this week.