Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Spelling Words

White: some long 'a' are made with a helper 'e' (mane) and some with two vowels (main). Sort by long and short vowel sound and by how long vowels are made:
space, rain, black, mane, tale, brain, paint, place, rash, blame, train, main, faint, want, chain, camp, tail, said, frame, flash.

Orange: In two syllable words, if the first syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is short (diner); if the first syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel is long (dinner or silent). Sort by long and short vowels and find the pattern:
silent,happen,number, funny, winter, follow, female, better, problem, after, moment, pattern, sister, finger, bottom, chapter, fever, member, blanket, pillow, water, only, yellow. window.

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