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

BOOK 2 • WEEK 16 Building Spelling Skills • Orthographic Mastery

LEVEL B • STUDENT PRACTICE SHEET

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Level: B

1 Orthographic Handwriting Practice: Read each word aloud, observe phonogram patterns, and write it cleanly twice.

<ough> Patterns (Words 1–5)

1 bought

2 brought

3 thought

4 though

5 through

<ough> & <ou> Sounds (Words 6–10)

6 e•nough

7 tough

8 touch

9 young

10 group

Prefix <be-> & Bases (Words 11–15)

11 be•fore

12 be•cause

13 be•tween

14 pri•vate

15 friend

2 Phonics & Phonogram Sorting: Group the words by vowel sound and syllable structure.

/aw/ in <ough> + t (3 words)

/ŭf/ or /ŭ/ Sound (4 words)

/ō/ or /ōō/ Sound (3 words)

Prefix <be-> & Bases (5 words)

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

Homophone Pair: threw (action/past) • through (direction/passage)

a. The pitcher stepped forward on the mound and the baseball with great speed.

b. The express train rumbled straight the dark mountain tunnel without stopping.

c. She smiled after he the ball because they were finally halfway the game.

📚 Rules to Remember • Week 16

Rule 1 • Multi-Sound <ough>

Phonogram ough represents several sounds: /aw/ before t (bought, brought, thought), /ō/ (though), /ōō/ (through), and /ŭf/ (enough, tough).

Rule 2 • Vowel Team <ou>

The vowel team ou can say short /ŭ/ (touch, young) or /ōō/ (group).

Rule 3 • Prefix <be->

The prefix be- forms an open first syllable with a relaxed /ĭ/ sound (before, because, between).

Rule 4 • Spelling Hint <friend>

Remember: "A friend to the end" (has end inside). Distinguish homophones threw (hurled) and through (in one side and out the other).