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

SPELLING & PHONICS • BOOK 2

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

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Phonological Study: Diphthong /ow/ (spelled ow), vocalic r /er/ (spelled ir and final er), irregular past tense (begin / began), and homophones (allowed / aloud).

/ow/ SPELLED OW • /er/ SPELLED IR • BEGIN / BEGAN

1 Read each word aloud, observe primary stress (ˈ) and syllable breaks (•), and copy neatly:

WORDS 1 – 5 /ow/ WORDS

1. now

2. how

3. how•ˈev•er

4. down

5. brown

WORDS 6 – 10 /ow/ & /er/

6. town

7. al•ˈlow

8. ˈpow•er

9. ˈdirt•y

10. bird

WORDS 11 – 15 + HOMO /er/, VERBS & HOMO

11. girl

12. third

13. first

14. be•ˈgin

15. be•ˈgan

H1. al•ˈlowed / H2. a•ˈloud

2 Sort the spelling words into all 6 matching phonics rules (including Debt Rules):

RULE 1 • /ow/ SPELLED ow THAT WE MAY USE AT THE END OF ENGLISH WORDS 3 WORDS

RULE 2 [Deb] • /ow/ CAN BE SPELLED ow, ou, AND augh 3 WORDS

RULE 3 • /er/ SPELLED ir 5 WORDS

RULE 4 [Deb] • /er/ CAN BE SPELLED er, ir, or (AFTER w), ur, ear, our 2 WORDS

RULE 5 • /er/ SPELLED er AT THE END OF A MULTI-SYLLABLE WORD 2 WORDS

RULE 6 • began IS AN IRREGULAR PAST TENSE 2 WORDS

3 Homophones Practice: Complete each sentence with allowed or aloud:

1. The teacher asked him to read the exciting story to the whole class.

2. Pets are not inside the grocery store without a special guide pass.

💡 SPELLING RULES TO REMEMBER • WEEK 4 LEVEL B

Rule 1

/ow/ spelled ow that we may use at the end of English words

Rule 2 [Deb]

/ow/ can be spelled ow, ou, and augh

Rule 3

/er/ spelled ir

Rule 4 [Deb]

/er/ can be spelled er, ir, or (after w), ur, ear, our

Rule 5

/er/ spelled er at the end of a multi-syllable word

Rule 6

began is an irregular past tense