Lesson 43 • Student Practice Sheet • Wheeler's Speller

BOOK 1 • WHEELER'S SPELLER Primary Phonics Curriculum • Lesson 43

STUDENT PRACTICE WORKSHEET

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Phonological Discovery: Identifying dual sounds of the consonant c: Soft c (/s/) before e vs. Hard c (/k/) elsewhere.

DIACRITICS • ç vs ¯c

1 Copy carefully and spell orally.

Column 1 ice, nice, rice

1. ice

2. nice

3. rice

Column 2 cage, cape, cost

4. cage

5. cape

6. cost

Column 3 lace, face, race

7. lace

8. face

9. race

Column 4 clock, clear, close

10. clock

11. clear

12. close

2 Sort and write each word, marking each c (ç or c̄).

Word Bank: ice cage lace clock nice cape face clear rice cost race close

Soft c (ç = /s/ sound as in ice)

Hard c (c̄ = /k/ sound as in can)

3 Answer these questions.

a. What other single consonant letter has the exact same sound as soft c (ç)? Letter:

b. What other single consonant letter has the exact same sound as hard c (c̄)? Letter:

c. Look closely at ice, nice, rice, lace, face, race. What vowel letter always follows soft c in these words? Vowel:

📚 Rules to Remember • Lesson 43

Rule 1 • Soft C Sound (/s/)

The letter c says soft /s/ when followed immediately by e, i, or y (ice, nice, lace, face). Marked as ç.

Rule 2 • Hard C Sound (/k/)

The letter c says hard /k/ before a, o, u or consonants (cape, cost, clock, clear). Marked with a bar c̄.

Rule 3 • Dual Consonants in cage

In cage, initial c is hard /k/ before a, and final g is soft /dʒ/ before e!