English Spelling & Phonics Learning Hub
Curriculum-standard spelling worksheets and guided phonics study aligned with Macmillan & Pearson frameworks. Interactive Web Speech audio supports both full-sentence listening and individual word pronunciation.
Lesson 2: Short a & Long a
Distinguish between short ă (/æ/) and long ā (/eɪ/) with silent -e. Features a 4-column penmanship table, oral spelling drills, and dictation assessment.
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Lesson 3: Poetry & Phonics
Explore vowel sounds through classic poetry by James Whitcomb Riley and Sir Walter Scott. Practice oral reading fluency, handwriting lines, and phonics analysis.
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Lesson 4: Silent E & Vowel Sounds
Study silent -e rules forming long ā in families like -ave, -afe, -ace, -ade. Includes orthographic analysis, handwriting, and phonics transcription.
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Lesson 5: Poetry & Long a Study
Study long ā in two poetic selections by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Compare closed syllable forms with silent -e structures and diacritical markings.
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Lesson 6: Write from Memory
Build visual and auditory memory through a four-line classical verse (Do your best...). Features structured transcription lines and teacher dictation prompts.
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Lesson 7: Short e & Long e
Distinguish between short ĕ (/ɛ/) and long ē (/iː/). Includes a 4-column word study table, oral spelling questions, and sentence penmanship lines.
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Lesson 8: Poetry & Short e Study
Study short ĕ (/ɛ/) in two verses by Robert Louis Stevenson. Focuses on closed syllables (bed, nest, best, tell) and diacritical marking.
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Lesson 9: Word Building & Onset-Rime
Build words and practice onset-rime manipulation across 5 high-frequency word families: short -ed, -ell, -ess, -end, -est. Includes 25 vocabulary slots.
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Lesson 10: Long e • Vowel Team ee (ēe)
Contrast short ĕ (/ɛ/) with the long ee vowel team (ēe, /iː/). Compare minimal pairs like fed/feed, met/meet, red/reed with guided questions.
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Lesson 11: Poetry & Vowel e Study
Examine three phonetic roles of letter e across two classic verses by Robert Louis Stevenson. Practice vowel discrimination and expressive reading.
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Lesson 12: Memory Lesson • The Bluebells
Develop poetic memory and expressive recitation with the 3-stanza classic (The Bluebells). Features handwriting transcription and diacritical marks.
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Lesson 13: Vowel Team ee • Poetry Study
Practice 8 words containing vowel team ee (ēe, /iː/) in closed syllables. Features a poem on autumn leaves with oral reading questions.
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Lesson 14: Words Pronounced Alike • Homophones
Distinguish classic homophones be and bee. Master parts of speech (linking verb vs. insect noun) and practice dictation sentences.
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Lesson 15: Short & Long I • pin vs. pine
Contrast short ĭ (/ɪ/) in closed syllables with long ī (/aɪ/) with silent -e (pin/pine, rip/ripe, bit/bite, hid/hide).
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Lesson 16: Little Jack Frost • Vowel I Study
Study vowel sound i through two stanzas of Little Jack Frost. Features reading comprehension, transcription, and syllable analysis.
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Lesson 17: Short & Long I • VCe Exceptions
Distinguish short ĭ and long ī across 16 vocabulary words. Master historical VCe exceptions like give and live.
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Lesson 18: Word Building • Phonics Synthesis
Synthesize and build 31 words across four classic rimes (-ack, -ick, -ind, -ink). Features nasal clusters and historical vowel lengthening.
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Lesson 19: Poetry • Vowel Contrast & R-Controlled I
Explore poetry by Robert Burns & Richard Le Gallienne. Contrast short vs. long vowels and r-controlled ĩr (birds, girl, third).
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Lesson 20: Short • Long I • Silent Letters (gh & b)
Study 12 words contrasting short ĭ with long ī. Explore silent consonants in igh (high, sigh) and final silent -b (climb).
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Lesson 21: Words Pronounced Alike • write vs. right
Distinguish classic homophones write and right (/raɪt/). Master verb vs. adjective/direction meanings with contextual fill-in-the-blank sentences.
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Lesson 22: Sound of Y as Long I • Silent Letters
Master the vowel role of letter y representing long ī (/aɪ/) in open syllables (fly, cry, dry, try, sky, sly, fry, why). Examine silent -k in knight.
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Lesson 23: Poetry • Sounds of I & Y • Silent Letters
Study Mary Howitt's spring nature poem. Contrast long /aɪ/ spellings between letters i and y, along with silent letters in bright, night, flying.
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Lesson 24: Short O • Long O • Closed Exceptions
Practice 18 words balancing short ŏ in closed syllables (drop, shop, plot) with long ō in VCe and closed-syllable exceptions (cold, gold, hold, most).
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Lesson 25: Poetry • Vowel O Study • Short ŏ & Long ō
Apply Lesson 24 vocabulary to classic children's poetry. Listen to spring rhythms while distinguishing short ŏ from long ō.
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Lesson 26: Vowel O Contrast • Magic E • Silent Letters
Analyze 16 words contrasting short ŏ with long ō and silent consonants in folks, smoke, choke. Includes dictation and transcription.
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Lesson 27: Four-Vowel Synthesis • a, e, i, o Review
Comprehensive synthesis and review of four vowels: a, e, i, o across 20 vocabulary words. Reinforce phonetic and diacritical discrimination.
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Lesson 28: Short u (ŭ) • Long u (ū) • Word Families
Introduction of vowel U with 16 words. Distinguish short ŭ in closed syllables (tub, cub, cut, run) from long ū (tube, cube, cure, mute).
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Lesson 29: Poetry • Short u (ŭ) Discrimination
Explore two classical children's verse excerpts by Wolston Dixey. Contrast short ŭ with vowel digraphs and r-controlled sounds.
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Lesson 30: Word-Building Synthesis
Build and synthesize 36 words across 5 high-frequency word families: -uff, -uck, -ump, -ush, -ock. Reinforce onset-rime blending.
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Lesson 31: Short u (ŭ), Long u (ū) & Silent Letters
Distinguish short ŭ in closed syllables (dusk, snug, cut, buzz) from long ū. Examine silent letters in dumb, crumb, thumb.
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Lesson 32: Birds • What They Do • Form Sentences
Practice subject-verb agreement between plural nouns and action verbs (Wrens build, Larks fly, Owls hoot) with sentence structure exercises.
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Lesson 33: Memory Lesson • “A Secret”
Memorization and recitation of the nature riddle poem “A Secret” (a cherry tree with three eggs). Focuses on expressive penmanship.
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Lesson 34: Long oo (o͞o) • Short oo (o͝o)
Contrast vowel digraph pairs: long oo (/uː/ - moon, noon, soon, spoon, cool) and short oo (/ʊ/ - book, look, took, good, wood).
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Lesson 35: Poetry • Vowel Digraph OO (o͞o vs. o͝o)
Study Robert Louis Stevenson's classic verse from A Child's Garden of Verses. Contrast long oo (/uː/) and short oo (/ʊ/).
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Lesson 36: Vowel Digraph OO Advanced Study (ōō vs. ŏŏ)
Advanced review of 16 words with digraph oo. Understand pre-plosive vowel laxing (/uː/ vs. /ʊ/) and complete dictation exercises.
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Lesson 37: Homophones • Bee vs. Be • Song of the Bee
Distinguish classic homophones bee (insect noun) and be (auxiliary verb). Read Marion Douglas's The Song of the Bee.
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Lesson 38: Poetry Anthology • Vowel Digraph OO (ōō vs. ŏŏ)
Poetry anthology featuring R.L. Stevenson, Elaine Goodale, and Charles McKay. Contrast long oo and short oo across rich literary stanzas.
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Lesson 39: Words Pronounced Alike • To, Too, Two
Distinguish the triple homophones to, too, and two (/tuː/). Master preposition, adverb, and numeral distinctions with sentence exercises.
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Lesson 40: A Rule for Spelling • Consonant Doubling
Master the 1-1-1 Doubling Rule: double the final consonant in one-syllable base words with one short vowel before vowel suffixes (-ing, -ed, -y).
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Lesson 41: A Rule for Spelling • Consonant Doubling
Advanced practice with the Consonant Doubling Rule before vowel suffixes -er, -ed, -ing across 7 base words (dip, trot, drum, blot, pat, bat, tin).
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