Book 2 • Week 5 • Level B • Student Practice Sheet

BUILDING SPELLING SKILLS • BOOK 2

CURRICULUM: RF.3.3 / RF.4.3 • WEEK 5 • LEVEL B

PHONICS & SPELLING PRACTICE

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1 Read and Copy Practice: Say each spelling word clearly, then write it neatly twice:

/o͞o/ spelled oo Words 1-5

1. too

2. loose

3. food

4. moon

5. soon

/o͞o/ & Silent e Words 6-10

6. room

7. smooth

8. school

9. afternoon

10. choose

Exceptions & ear Words 11-15

11. eye

12. body

13. copy

14. wear

15. bear

2 Phonics Pattern Sorting: Sort the 15 words under their matching phonics rules:

RULE 1 • /o͞o/ SPELLED oo 8 WORDS

RULE 3 • SILENT e KEEPS FROM ENDING IN s 2 WORDS

RULE 4 • V/CV EXCEPTIONS (SHORT 1ST SYLLABLE) 2 WORDS

RULE 5 & 6 [Deb] • /ār/ SPELLED ear 2 WORDS

SPECIAL WORD • SIGHT VOWEL / LONG ī 1 WORD

3 Homophones Practice: Complete each sentence with the correct homophone:

1. The nurse checked my left (eye / I).

2. A huge wild (bare / bear) stood near the lake.

3. Please (wear / where) your warm jacket today.

4. Can my little brother come (to / too / two)?

💡 SPELLING RULES TO REMEMBER • WEEK 5 LEVEL B

Rule 1

/o͞o/ spelled oo

Rule 2 [Deb]

/o͞o/ can be spelled ew, o, oo, ou, ough, u, ue, and ui

Rule 3

Silent e keeps a non-plural word from ending in s.

Rule 4

One consonant between two vowels usually goes with the second vowel, in the first syllable long as in baby. Exceptions must be memorized (body, copy).

Rule 5

/ār/ spelled ear

Rule 6 [Deb]

/ār/ can be spelled are, air, or ear