Book 2 • Week 17 • Level B • Student Practice Sheet

BOOK 2 • WEEK 17 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 the silent <w> and phonogram spellings, and write it cleanly twice.

Digraph <wr-> Family (Words 1–5)

1 write

2 wri•ter

3 wri•ting

4 hand•wri•ting

5 wrote

<wr-> & <laugh> (Words 6–10)

6 wrong

7 wreck

8 writ•ten

9 laugh

10 laughed

<augh> & <our> (Words 11–15)

11 laugh•ter

12 caught

13 taught

14 course

15 fourth

2 Phonics & Phonogram Sorting: Group the words by initial digraph <wr->, <augh>, and <our>.

<wr-> + Long Vowel (5 words)

<wr-> + Short / Broad (3 words)

Phonogram <augh> (5 words)

<our> Says /ōr/ (2 words)

3 Homophone Distinctions: Choose the correct homophone pairs to complete each sentence.

Pairs: right/write • rote/wrote • coarse/course • forth/fourth

a. It is always to practice neat cursive when you a letter.

b. Instead of learning solely by drill, the author thoughtful explanations.

c. The sailboat captain charted a steady around the jagged, coastal reef.

d. On the day of July, marching bands stepped briskly down Main Street.

📚 Rules to Remember • Week 17

Rule 1 • Digraph <wr-> Says /r/

The digraph wr is used only at the beginning of a word or base; the w is silent (write, wrong, wreck, written).

Rule 2 • Dual Sounds of <augh>

In laugh, laughed, laughter, augh says rare short /ăf/. In caught, taught, augh says broad /aw/.

Rule 3 • Phonogram <our> Says /ōr/

In course and fourth, our represents the /ōr/ sound.

Rule 4 • Homophone Clarity

Master four pairs: right/write, rote/wrote, coarse/course, and forth/fourth.