Book 2 • Week 4 • Level A • Student Practice Sheet

SPELLING & PHONICS • BOOK 2

CURRICULUM: RF.2.3 / RF.3.3 • WEEK 4 • LEVEL A

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Phonological Study: Short vowel /ŏ/ (spelled o as in pot), short vowel /ŭ/ (spelled u as in run), vowel clusters (-st, -ch), and homophones (knot / not).

SHORT /ŏ/ • SHORT /ŭ/ • -ST / -CH • HOMOPHONES

1 Read and copy each spelling word neatly (All words are single-syllable root words):

WORDS 1 – 4 RULE 1 • /ŏ/ (o)

1. hot

2. lot

3. dog

4. cost

WORDS 5 – 8 RULES 1, 2 & 3

5. stop

6. drop

7. us

8. up

WORDS 9 – 12 RULE 3 • /ŭ/ (u)

9. but

10. cut

11. run

12. just

WORDS 13 – 15 + HOMO RULE 4 & HOMO

13. must

14. much

15. such

H1. knot / H2. not

2 Sort the spelling words into their matching spelling rules (including Debt Rules):

RULE 1 • /ŏ/ SPELLED o AS IN pot 4 WORDS

RULE 2 [Deb] • /ŏ/ CAN BE SPELLED o OR a 2 WORDS

RULE 3 • /ŭ/ SPELLED u AS IN run 5 WORDS

RULE 4 [Deb] • /ŭ/ CAN BE SPELLED u, o, oe, oo, OR ou 4 WORDS

3 Homophones Practice: Complete each sentence with knot or not:

1. Please do touch the hot pan on the kitchen stove.

2. Tie a firm in the rope so the dog cannot run away.

💡 SPELLING RULES TO REMEMBER • WEEK 4 LEVEL A

Rule 1

/ŏ/ spelled o as in pot

Rule 2 [Deb]

/ŏ/ can be spelled o or a

Rule 3

/ŭ/ spelled u as in run

Rule 4 [Deb]

/ŭ/ can be spelled u, o, oe, oo, or ou