BUILDING SPELLING SKILLS • WEEK 3 • LEVEL C
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Target Phonics: Master Family Words with multi-syllable -er (sister, mother); identify unaccented schwa /ə/ (relative, cousin); spell /ah/ with a / augh (grandma, daughter); apply /f/ as ph (nephew), /ē/ as ie & silent e jobs (niece, relative). Primary stress marked with ˈ.
7 RULES COVERED IN FULL
1 Spelling Word Study & Penmanship: Read each word aloud, observe primary stress (ˈ) and syllable division (•), and copy neatly.
Family: Part 1Trace • Write
1. ˈsis•ter
2. ˈmoth•er
3. ˈbroth•er
4. ˈfath•er
5. ˈgrand•fath•er
Family: Part 2Trace • Write
6. ˈgrand•ma
7. ˈdaugh•ter
8. son
9. ˈpar•ents
10. ˈun•cle
Family: Part 3Trace • Write
11. aunt
12. ˈcous•in
13. niece
14. ˈneph•ew
15. ˈrel•a•tive
2 Spelling Rules Sorting Matrix: Write each spelling word under the exact phonics rule category it demonstrates.
1. /er/ SPELLED er AT THE END OF A MULTI-SYLLABLE WORD (4 words) sister, mother...
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. [Deb] /ah/ SPELLED a OR augh (3 words) father, grandma...
5.
6.
7.
3. /ə/ SPELLED a, e, OR i IN AN UNACCENTED SYLLABLE (2 words) relative, parents
8.
9.
4. /f/ SPELLED ph (1 word)
10.
5. /ē/ SPELLED ie & SOFT c (JOB 3) (1 word)
11.
6. SILENT e AFTER v (JOB 2) (1 word)
12.
7. FAMILY WORDS & -cle (3 words)
13.
14.
15.
3 Homophones Mastery (son/sun & aunt/ant): Complete each sentence with the correct homophone.
1. The warm morning shone brightly on the meadow. (son / sun)
2. Mr. Davis proudly introduced his eldest to us. (son / sun)
3. My favorite baked delicious cookies for our visit. (aunt / ant)
4. A tiny red crawled across the picnic table. (aunt / ant)
💡 SPELLING RULES TO REMEMBER • WEEK 3 LEVEL C
1. /er/ at Word End
/er/ spelled er at the end of a multi-syllable word
2. Unaccented /ə/
/ə/ spelled a, e, or i in an unaccented syllable
3. /ah/ Spellings [Deb]
/ah/ spelled a or augh
4. /f/ Spelled 'ph'
/f/ spelled ph
5. /ē/ Spelled 'ie'
/ē/ spelled ie
6 & 7. Silent e Jobs 3 & 2
Silent e causes c and sometimes g to say their soft sounds (job 3) and prevents an English word from ending in u or v (job 2).