Curated OER
Word Patterns: Forming Words
In this word pattern worksheet, students add beginning letters to a series of the same ending letters to form words that have the same word endings.
Curated OER
Spelling Table
In this spelling worksheet, students use a spelling table as a reference sheet to help in spelling words with designated sounds. They see the sound, its spelling choices, and examples of words with the spelling patterns. There are no...
Curated OER
The Silent E
Students recognize silent "E" words and learn they should not pronounce the "E" when reading these words. In this Silent "E" Phonics activity, students learn a song that encompasses the right and wrong way to read a silent "E" word. They...
Curated OER
Christmas Words-Fill in the Vowels
In this spelling learning exercise, 1st graders provide the missing vowels for eight pictured words. Words include present, stocking, ornament, santa, snowman, angel, candle, and tree.
Curated OER
Silent E-- Should It Be There or Not?
In this language arts worksheet, students read 10 sentences and correct the words which may or may not need a silent E. Example: She set fir to the fire tree. (She set fire to the fir tree.)
Curated OER
-ew Word Search
In this spelling worksheet, students will locate words that consist of the -ew spelling pattern. Students have 15 words to discover in the horizontal and vertical direction.
Curated OER
gr Word Search
In this spelling worksheet, learners will locate words that contain the gr- spelling pattern. Students have 14 words to discover in the horizontal and vertical direction.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Dinosaurs Eggs Phonics
A game for students to practice elementary vocabulary and spelling. Choose from a list of patterns. Listen to the word and choose the egg that correctly spells the word that was said. Receive a certificate with words you know well and...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Spelling Lesson 22: Words With Word Parts Ation, Ition, Sion, Ion
This spelling lesson on words that end in the shun sound includes flashcards, opportunities to practice, a test, and two games, all designed to reinforce learning the meaning and spelling of these words.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Spelling Tion, Cian, and Sion Words
Using this set of Quizlet modules, students learn spelling, definitions, and usage of 21 words which end in the "shun" sound.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Word Detective
In this lesson, students will become word detectives to find spelling patterns in a story, and then sort the words they find according to the patterns. This "word detective" will become a favorite independent activity throughout the...
Other
Sarah Snippets: Syllable Division Rules
Syllable division rules show us how to break up a multi-syllable word into its syllable parts. There are six main syllable division rules to guide us. It all starts with the vowels. Find the vowels in the word. It helps to underline or...
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: R Controlled Words
Practice reading and pronouncing words that have a vowel followed by the letter R.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Dj Cows Spelling Patterns
A library of word searches for practicing vocabulary and spelling. Each word search focuses on a family of words with a similar spelling pattern.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Suffix Spelling Rules: Double Letters [Pdf]
Learn when to double the final consonant of a word when adding a suffix, and when the consonant does not get doubled.
Other
Literacy and Learning: The 1 1 1 Rule
A description of the 1-1-1 Rule (which is probably the only English spelling rule without exceptions), followed by examples.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Spelling Patterns "Go Fish" Card Game
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to make spelling cards grouped by spelling patterns. These cards are then used in a "Go Fish" style card game. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Word Wizards: Students Making Words
Using four popular children's books, "Corduroy", "Franklin in the Dark", "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", and "Chrysanthemum", the Word Wizard interactive game builds vocabulary with related words. Each 30-minute instructional activity...
Other
Words With Ge and Dge [Pdf]
Begin learning the spelling patterns that use -ge and -dge by learning some rules. Then master this list of words which use these spelling patterns.
Other
Rosemount Apple Valley Eagan Public Schools: Spelling Lesson 6 [Pdf]
A list of over 100 words ending in -al, -il, -le, and -el.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: All Day: All and Al
This printable phonics worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will fill in words to complete sentences with words that end with -al or -all. Then students will complete a word...
ICT Games
Ict Games: Viking Full Circle
Practice reading and writing words with the consonant - vowel - consonant spelling pattern. Then, select the vowel and the endings to review a variety of patterns.
Other
Prezi Laura Manning: Oo and Ould Spelling Words
This Prezi presentation introduces the two ways we spell the short oo sound.
Other
Ghost Letter Digraphs
This Prezi presentation gives examples of the silent-letter digraphs kn, wr, and gn.