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

BOOK 2 • WEEK 21 Building Spelling Skills • Orthographic Mastery

LEVEL C • STUDENT PRACTICE SHEET

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Level: C

1 Orthographic Handwriting Practice: Read each word aloud, observe <-al>, <-ss>, and <-sion> spellings, and write it cleanly twice.

-ple, -al, & decide (Words 1–5)

1 prin•ci•ple

2 prin•ci•pal

3 phys•ic•al

4 de•cide

5 de•cid•ed

-sion & suc- Family (Words 6–10)

6 de•ci•sion

7 oc•ca•sion

8 suc•cess

9 suc•ceed

10 pro•fes•sion

Double -ss- & discuss (Words 11–15)

11 pro•fes•sor

12 pos•sess

13 pro•gress

14 dis•cuss

15 dis•cus•sion

2 Orthographic Suffix Sorting: Group words by suffix <-sion>, double <-ss> bases, decide/root family, and <-al>/<-ple> academic terms.

Suffix <-sion> (4 words)

Double <-ss-> & <-ceed> (5 words)

decide & professor (3 words)

<-al> & <-ple> Terms (3 words)

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

Homophone Pair: principal (school leader / your pal) • principle (fundamental rule / standard)

a. The school welcomed all incoming students at the start of the morning assembly.

b. Always telling the truth is an essential moral that every citizen should follow.

c. Our reminded us that standing firmly by our core of fairness brings true honor.

📚 Rules to Remember • Week 21

Rule 1 • Homophones: <principal> vs. <principle>

Memory hint: "The principal is your pal" (-pal refers to a leader/chief). Principle ends in -le like rule.

Rule 2 • Suffix <-sion> Sounds

-sion says /ʒən/ after a vowel in de•ci•sion, oc•ca•sion, but says /ʃən/ after a consonant in pro•fes•sion, dis•cus•sion.

Rule 3 • Double <ss> in Latin Bases

Latin roots retain double ss across word families: suc•cess, pos•sess, pro•gress, dis•cuss.

Rule 4 • Suffix <-al> Forms Adjectives

-al forms adjectives relating to a noun base: phys•ic → phys•ic•al (Greek phys- says /fɪz/).