Lessons 70 & 71 - Student Worksheet

PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 LITERATURE & MORPHOLOGY STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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“There’s a merry brown thrush sitting up in the tree,
‘He’s singing to me! He’s singing to me!’
And what does he say, little girl, little boy,
‘Oh, the world’s running over with joy!
Don’t you hear? don’t you see?
Hush! look! In my tree
I’m as happy as happy can be!’”
— LUCY LARCOM

Find the contractions in the poem. Write each contraction and the full words it stands for:

There’s =

Full words:

He’s =

Full words:

world’s =

Full words:

Don’t =

Full words:

I’m =

Full words:

Orthography Detective — Why two t’s in sitting, two n’s in running, but only one g in singing?

sit + ing = sitting

1 short vowel (i) + 1 consonant (t) → double t! Copy:

run + ing = running

1 short vowel (u) + 1 consonant (n) → double n! Copy:

sing + ing = singing

Root already ends in two consonants (ng) → do not double! Copy:

Homophone Detective — Supply the correct missing homophone words (I / eye • right / write):

1. “I am old, so old _____ can _____ a letter.” (Choose: I or eye, and right or write)

2. “Each day and every day, / Do what is _____.” (Choose: right or write)

3. “The sun wakes up, and his round _____ / Stares and stares at the big round sky.” (Choose: I or eye)

Essential Spelling & Grammar Rules to Remember:

1. The 1-1-1 Doubling Rule: If a one-syllable word has 1 short vowel and ends in 1 consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ing (sit → sitting, run → running).

2. Two Consonants Stay Single: If a word already ends in 2 consonants (like sing), simply add -ing without doubling (singing, ringing).

3. Homophones (Sound Alike, Spelled Differently): I (myself) vs. eye (to see with); right (correct / good) vs. write (with pencil and paper).