Book 2 • Week 16 • Level A • Student Practice Sheet

BOOK 2 • WEEK 16 Building Spelling Skills • Orthographic Mastery

LEVEL A • STUDENT PRACTICE SHEET

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Level: A

1 Orthographic Handwriting Practice: Read each base word and suffixed form aloud, and write it cleanly twice.

Past Tense <-ed> (Words 1–5)

1 asked

2 called

3 looked

4 played

5 stayed

<-ed> & Suffix <-ing> (Words 6–10)

6 filled

7 do•ing

8 go•ing

9 play•ing

10 try•ing

<-ing> & [Deb] Words (Words 11–15)

11 cry•ing

12 be•ing

13 feel•ing

14 goes

15 does

2 Phonics & Suffix Sorting: Sort the 15 words according to their suffix pronunciation and base structure.

Suffix <-ed> Words (6 words)

Suffix <-ing> (Base Kept) (5 words)

<y> Kept before <-ing> (2 words)

[Deb] <oe> Verb Forms (2 words)

3 Homophone Distinctions: Choose the correct homophone (sealing or ceiling) to complete each sentence.

Pair: sealing (closing tightly or fastening) • ceiling (overhead interior roof surface)

a. A beautiful brass chandelier hung down gracefully from the tall plaster .

b. Mother was carefully the glass jars of homemade strawberry jam.

📚 Rules to Remember • Week 16

Rule 1 • Suffix <-ed> Sounds

Past tense suffix -ed has three pronunciations: /t/ (asked, looked), /d/ (called, played, stayed, filled), or /ed/.

Rule 2 • Adding Suffix <-ing>

A suffix is added to a base word. Do not drop single vowel y when adding -ing (trying, crying).

[Deb] Rule 3 • <oe> in <goes> and <does>

e is added to protect vowel o in goes (/ō/); does has irregular short /u/ pronunciation (/dŭz/).

Rule 4 • Homophone Distinction

Distinguish homophones: sealing (fastening a container) vs. ceiling (top of a room).