Book 2 • Week 21 • Level B • Student Practice Sheet

BOOK 2 • WEEK 21 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 <al-> prefixes, double <ss>, and <-ying> endings, and write it cleanly twice.

Prefix <al-> & along (Words 1–5)

1 al•ways

2 al•most

3 al•read•y

4 al•though

5 a•long

Double <ss> & lonely (Words 6–10)

6 lone•ly

7 a•cross

8 un•less

9 re•cess

10 ad•dress

Keep -y & student (Words 11–15)

11 les•son

12 car•ry•ing

13 hur•ry•ing

14 stud•y•ing

15 stu•dent

2 Phonics & Rule Sorting: Group words by prefix <al->, double <ss> syllables, keep <-y> before <-ing>, and open syllable/base forms.

Prefix <al-> (One 'l') (4 words)

Double <ss> Words (5 words)

Keep <-y> + <-ing> (3 words)

Open Syllable Bases (3 words)

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

Homophone Pair: tail (animal appendage) • tale (story or narrative)

a. The friendly golden retriever wagged its bushy eagerly when we arrived home.

b. Grandfather gathered everyone near the fireplace to tell an exciting winter folk .

c. The picture book contained a charming fairy about a mischievous rabbit with a fluffy white .

📚 Rules to Remember • Week 21

Rule 1 • Prefix <al-> Uses Single 'l'

When the word all is combined as a prefix to another syllable, omit one l (al•ways, al•most, al•read•y, al•though).

Rule 2 • Double <ss> After Short Vowels

Spell /s/ with ss after a short vowel at the end of a syllable or word (a•cross, un•less, re•cess, ad•dress, les•son).

Rule 3 • Change Rule Exception for <-ing>

Keep final y when adding suffix -ing to avoid writing double i: carry → car•ry•ing, hurry → hur•ry•ing, study → stud•y•ing.

Rule 4 • Homophone Distinctions: <tail> vs. <tale>

Tail (animal body part, spelled with vowel team ai) vs. tale (story/narrative, spelled with split vowel-e a_e).