PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 ORTHOGRAPHY • SYLLABIC -LE • KITTY DOT RHYME STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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Curriculum Capstone • 12 Core Syllabic -le Words & Kitty Dot Rhyme

“See my playful kitty Dot; / She is very pretty, is she not? / She plays with a string and ties it in a knot!”

12 Master Syllabic -le Words: crā-dle, tā-ble, stā-ble, mā-ple, căn-dle, hăn-dle, kĕt-tle, pĕb-ble, bŏt-tle, ăp-ple, bŭn-dle, tŭm-ble.

12 Master Syllabic -le Words • Penmanship Track

Copy the 12 capstone dissyllables, grouping into Long Vowels vs. Short Vowels:

Long Vowels: cra-dle • ta-ble • sta-ble • ma-ple

Short Vowels: can-dle • han-dle • ket-tle • peb-ble • bot-tle • ap-ple • bun-dle • tum-ble

Kitty Dot Rhyme & Homophone Copywork • not vs. knot

Copy the Kitty Dot rhyme, identifying both homophones:

See my playful kitty Dot; she is very pretty, is she not?

She plays with a yarn string and ties it in a tight knot!

Curriculum Synthesis • Creative Story Studio

Write two sentences using at least three -le words:

Model: Mother placed a bowl of red apples on the maple table.

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Wheeler's Orthoepic Rules • Syllabic -LE & Book Capstone

1. 1. The Syllabic -LE Law: Every syllable must contain a vowel. In terminal -le, the silent e provides the written vowel while the liquid l carries the spoken beat (/əl/).

2. 2. Consonant Preceding -le: If a single consonant precedes -le, the first vowel is long (ta-ble, ma-ple). If twin consonants precede -le, the vowel is short (ket-tle, ap-ple).

3. 3. Homophone Discrimination: Not vs. Knot: Reinforce the difference: not expresses denial; knot with silent k represents a tangle of cords or strings.