PHONICS

WORKSHEETS LEVEL - V

Prepared by
S.P.Merlin Priyadarshini D.TEd;M.A;B.Ed.
Melony academy
Madurai
melonyacademy@gmail.com

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Double consonant words
Fill in the blank with double consonant:
dd zz bb Mm
A Fi Ra it Su er
O Fu Ro er Swi ng
Da y Ja Co ler Du y
Mi le Pi a Pe le Gra ar
La er Dri le Ho le Mu y
Bu y Pu le Ca age Ha er
A ress Whi Bu le Co on
Sa le Di y Ri on Dru er
Pu le Gri le Ru er Shi er
We ing Bri ard Go le Ma al
Hi en Si le Squa le Yu y
Ra ish Qui ical Wo ed Co ent
To ler Bu Mo ed Ru y
Su en No le Ho y Tu y
Cu le Fi y Bo y Tri er
Stu Sha y Ha ock
Lo y Si er

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pp tt oo ee rr
A le Bu on M n Tr A ow
Sli er Le er B t Sh p Mi or
Su ly Bi er P l Sw p Ca ot
Su ort Bu er F t B f Bo ow
Ha en A ack Sp n Gr n Be y
Pu et Pre y Br m Qu n Ho ible
Pe er Ki en Z Str t Che y
Pe ey Co on W d Sl p Cu ent
Sto ing Ma er B k W k E or
Ski ing Gu er Sch l Scr n Te ible
Ho ing Bo le Ball n S k Co ect
Zi ed Ba le Tr p Betw n Na ow
Shi ing Ca le Z m Ch k A ive
A ly Bu erfly R k Kn So y
Hi opatamus Be er B th Sh t Wo y
Disa oint Cu er Sc p Sn ze Pa ot
A raise Po er R t Br ze I egular
A roximate Shu er F d Fr ze Ca y
Co er Gli er Sh t T th Co ection
A lause L se D r Co uption
O osite G se F l Cu ency

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I can sort the word
dd zz bb mm

add puzzle rabbit pizza cabbage shabby summer

saddle wedding jazz hammer ribbon comma daddy
drizzle buzzard whizz Pebble gobble mammal
toddler sizzle cobbler ladder raddish grammar
middle rummy hidden fizzy rubber trimmer dizzy
mummy lobby address odd cuddle brizzard
bubble summit fuzz mobbed shabby
grizzle buddy nozzle lobby drummer
yummy submit

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 Stuff Hill Goggle Dinner Apple Smuggle
Spell Ruff Baggy Slipper Coffee Scanner
Handcuff Chilly Football Winner Lollipop Puppy
Belly Sniff Bigger Staff Runner Innocent
Penny Bunny Dinner Pepper Office Toggle
Yellow Toffee Thrill Hippopotamus Skipping clapping
Puppet Tennis Jogging Million Smell Small
Waffle Digger Nanny Copper Muffin Drill
Applause Bluff Giraffe Peppy Manner Puff
Support Grill Shipping Funnel Nugget Doggy
Earmuff Trigger Off Puff Balloon Cliff

ff ll gg nn pp

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cattle moon pretty tree dress discuss
stress sheep tooth scoop Arrow school
attack green glass carry Goose chess
current pool grass carrot Kitten week
zoom cotton queen address Sleep three
class kiss wood pottery Spoon desert
bottle error compass teen tomorrow currency
cheek shuttle broom street butterfly bless
cuckoo cherry arrest parrot sneeze butter

tt oo ee ss rr

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Read aloud Double the Consonant
Jill’s Fall Tap= tapping tapped

Jill and tom met at Jog= jogging jogged

the swing set. Jill and Tom
Shop = Shopping Shopped
will swing. Jill went up
and fell. Then Jill did Yell Ship = Shipping Shipped
and Yell. Tom tells Jill. Run= Running Runner
“You yell a lot.” “Do I
yell a lot? Said Jan. “Well, Stop= Stopping Stopped
when you get hit it is not Begin= Beginning Beginner
bad to yell a lot.” “No,”
said Tom. “If I get hit I bet Hot= Hotter Hottest
I will yell.” Big = Biggest Biggest
If a word ends with one vowel
Fluency Passage and one consonant(VC), double the
final consonant before adding: -
Patty had a new dress. It
ing, -ed, -er, -est, -age
was so pretty! It had fancy
buttons on the front and a
zipper on the side. When she
wore it to dinner. She spilled
sauce on it. Oh no! When patty
got home. She scrubbed the
stain. It went away!
1. had a new
dress.

2. She wore it to .

3. She the stain

off the dress.

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Read the sentences:
o Dad is shopping at the mall.
o The student was running to catch the bus.
o Your chapter book is thinner than mine.
o We need a 60 watt bulb. Scott is my best friend.
o Our dog is mutt.
o They are clapping.
o The rabbit eats carrot.
o He has killed a tiger.
o Children have lunch on midday.
o The glass is on the table.
o The duck waddled through the puddle.
o Maddy is my best buddy.
o A ladder was in the middle of the room.
o He played the fiddle at her wedding.
o My daddy’s shoes got muddy.
o The workers tapped the rubber trees.
o Do you like summer?
o When I spilled milk, my mum mopped the floor.

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 FLOSS RULE
When /f/ /l/ /s/ or /z/ is heard after a short vowel at the end of a one-
syllable word. It is spelled with a double ff, ll, ss or zz.

-ff -ll -ss -zz

Puff Hill Miss Buzz
Fluff Doll Boss Jazz
Cliff Sell Less Fuzz
Sniff Drill Guess Pizza
Staff Spill Glass Frizz

Read aloud
The FLSZ Rule
Grill Staff Floss Less Still Sell
Double f, l, s and z after a
short vowel sound at the end Loss Mess Will Doll Moss Dress
of most one-syllable words.
miss Spell Bless Toss Grass Bill
Fill in the blanks:
pass boss cliff drill fluff sniff
Double after
a short sound
at the of most
words.
Practice – Circle the words that
follow the flsz Rule:

as puff fill miff

buzz bus sal ball
mess log gus chill
bat red off jazz
was well tin chess
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 Read the sentences:
1) The twig fell off the deck.
2) The dog held his leg stiff.
3) Jim will huff and puff up the hill.
4) Sam will toss the shell on to the sand.
5) Jack fell off the bed and hit his skull.
6) The pup felt of fluff and stuff.
7) Kim will not fuss in class.
8) The lass did dress in dull red.
9) Bill has a swell ranch at the top of that cliff.
10) The dog did sniff and lick the bigtwig.
11) A fish has gills.
12) The bee will buzz.

Will hits a ball Who? What? Where?

Will Tock had always Jim drives a blue car.
wanted to play ball. He went to
Kate likes to drive her red car.
his mom and asked, “can I play
ball” Will felt happy, and he Flipper the frog has a car. His
could not wait till he it was time car is green.
for the ball park. He could not
The monster drives his car to
play last time because he had
the store. His car is orange.
been ill. He felt sad. Will had to
call his friend Jan hall to come Who has a green car?
to the park for bell. She ran
down the hall and to the park!
“I was sad when you were sick, What color is Kate’s car?
will,” said jan. Just then, they
heard a “buzz” as a bug went
by. “I was sad too, and I had to Where does the monster drive
sit and chill when I wanted to his car?
play ball” said will. “This is a
swell day!” they said.
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FLOSSY WORDS

grill floss ball skull bell

doll dress hiss puzzle

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The two “C” sounds

Hard ‘C’ Soft ‘C’

When ‘c’ comes When ‘c’ comes

along with a,u,o it is along with e,i,y it is
pronounced as ‘K’ pronounced as‘S’

C + (a, u, o) = K C + (e, i, y) = S

Say the name of the picture aloud. Circle the words that begin with a
hard C sound.
Underline the words that begin with a soft C sound.

Clock City Car

Candy Carrot Circle

Camera Coat Celery

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Hard ‘C’ vs soft ‘C’ sounds sort
Cab Cent Car Cat
Rice Cow Face Cookie
City Pencil Cold Dance
spicy Cube mice Cup

Hard C sound Soft C sound

Read it (Soft C Words)

Usually when “C” is
followed by the e, I or y the “C”
is soft and sounds like “S”.
cent city bouncy
face circle fancy
ice circus mercy
mice pencil spicy

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cent crane nice place
cake candy color come
cell race cute carry
crash fancy city twice

Hard C sound Soft C sound

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camp cat cell cent
crawl cap call celery
cement city cycle cricket
crib cake circle circus
center cereal corn cowboy

Hard C sound Soft C sound

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The two “G” sounds

Hard ‘G’ Soft ‘G’

When ‘g’ comes When ‘g’ comes
along with a,u,o it is along with e, i, y it is
pronounced as ‘G’ pronounced as ‘J’
G + (a, u, o) = G G + (e, i, y) = J

Say the name of the picture aloud. Circle the words that begin with a
hard G sound.
Underline the words that begin with a soft G sound.

goat gas gem

gym gate game

giraffe goose giant

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Hard ‘G’ vs soft ‘G’ sounds sort

gate age go giant

goose magic stage gum
gas energy grab gold
huge page gummy cage

Hard G sound Soft G sound

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imagine engine general gang
gutter energy goal danger
gather gap good gobble
ginger ghost geography girl
golf magic wage age

Hard G sound Soft G sound

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 girl gem gentle cage
grocery goat game giraffe
germ gym magic gas
charge gift bridge goose
smudge large edge gate

Hard G sound Soft G sound

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The two “S” sounds

Hard ‘S’ Soft ‘S’

When ‘S’ comes When ‘S’ comes
along with a,u,o it is along with e,i,y it is
pronounced as ‘S’ pronounced as ‘Z’
S + (a, u, o) = S S + (e, i, y) = Z

Hard ‘S’ vs soft ‘S’ sounds sort

sad lips scare noisy
noise roses score busy
miss sister lies sunday
girls friends frogs cross
boss nose exist thursday
was saturday science house
mouse misty nosy

Hard S Sound Soft S Sound

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Read a Loud:

1. He wept when he heard the sad news.

2. They say that a large dam will be built.
3. It sounds crazy.
4. Sit beside me.
5. She had to take care of her sister.
6. We used a plank to cross the ditch.
7. The house is opposite the church. You can’t miss it.
8. The boss has sent message for me.
9. The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face.
10. You can’t scare me.
11. His nose bled.
12. It’s the empty can that makes the most noise.
13. There is no rose without a thorn.
14. They have three young boys.
15. Are they friends?
16. The children are sleeping. Please don’t be so noisy.
17. My father is busy getting ready for his trip.
18. Do you believe that god exists?
19. He never lies but when the holly is green.

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 SILENT LETTERS
Many words in English have silent letters. Silent letters are letters
you can’t hear when you say the words…. But that are there when you
write them.

Silent Letters Words

Silent B Silent C Silent H Silent T Silent W
aplomb abscend ache apostle answer
bomb abscess anchor bristle awry
climb ascend archaeology bustle playwright
comb ascent architect butcher sword
debt conscience chaos castle two
dumb conscious character christmas whole
doubt crescent charisma fasten wrack
dumb descend chemical glisten wrap
Jamb descent chlorine hustle wrapper
lamb disciple choir listen wrath
limb evanesce chord match wreath
numb fascinate choreograph moisten wreck
plumber fluorescent chrome mortgage wreckage
subtle muscle echo nestle wren
succumb obscene ghost often wrench
thumb resuscitate honest rustle wrestle

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 Silent G Silent E Silent K Silent L Silent P
align age knack almond coup
assign breathe knead balm cupboard
benign bridge knee calf pneumonia
campaign change kneel calm pseudo
champagne clothes knew chalk psychiatrist
cologne gene knickers could psychic
consign hate knife folk psychology
design like knight half psychotherapy
feign love knit palm psychotic
foreign please knitting salmon raspberry

Draw a line to match the correct silent letter for each word:

Numb T
Knee B
Hour W
Two K
Listen H

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 Silent Letters
Here is list of common letter combinations with silent letters. This
list contains most of silent letters that give English as a second language
students difficulties.

Silent B – B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word.

climb crumb dumb comb

Silent D – D is not pronounced in the following common words.

handkerchief sandwich Wednesday

Silent E – E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes

the vowel long.
hope drive gave write site

Silent G – G is not pronounced when followed by an N.

champagne foreign sign feign

Silent GH – GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many

words.
thought through daughter light might right

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Silent H – H is not pronounced when followed W. Some speakers
whisper the H before the W.
What When where whether why

Silent H – H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the

article “an” with unvoiced H. Here are some of the most common.
hour honest honor heir

Pronounced H – H is pronounced at the beginning of these common

words. Use the article “a” with voiced H.
hill history height happy hangover

Silent K – K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a

word.
knife knee know knock knowledge

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 Silent Letters
Highlight the silent letters in the listed words:

design sandwich
plumb autumn
gnarl ache
receipt knee
anchor choir
wednesday bristle
descend tomb
foreign chemist
champagne doubt
Muscle hymn
Sword wrap
Knife knock
Reign psychology
Chaos gully
Knew christmas
Gnome scissors
Listen damn

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 Silent Letter – B
Some words have a silent letter. This means that when
you say the word you can’t hear it, but when the word is
written down, the silent letter is included.
For Example : We write the word lamb with a ‘b’, but when it
is spoken we say ‘lam’. It has a ‘silent b’ because we can’t
hear the b sound when we say the word.

Read the clues to figure out which ‘silent b’ words are

hidden in the word search. Write the ‘silent b’ word in the space
next to each clue.
1) Used to make your hair tidy.

2) Not your fingers but your .

3) A loud explosion can be caused by this.

4) A baby sheep.

5) This is done when you go up a ladder or stairs.

6) Bits of cake or biscuit.

7) Your arms and legs.

8) When you are uncertain about something, you it.

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Find the silent b words in the word search.

C D O U B T U N
Y W S A O F L T
C B C K M E I H
L R A M B M M U
I L U C O M B M
M A L M L J S B
B M V D B X Z U
O B H H F S D D

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All of these words have silent letters.
Say and rewrite each word. Circle the silent letter or letters

Knee
Sigh
Write
Climb
Thumb
Who
High
Lamb
Knot

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Choose the correct answers
1) Which word has letter K silent?
a) Sink b) King c) Know d) Beak

2) Which word has letter H silent?

a) Hour b) Hot c) Hello d) Hammer

3) Which word has letter K silent?

a) Kit b) Kick c) Sky d)Knife

4) Which word has letter H silent?

a) Heat b) Honest c) Hill d)Ham

5) Which word has letter B silent?

a) Bill b) Boy c) Debt d)Bulb

6) Which word has letter L silent?

a) Talk b) Tale c) Tall d)Tell

7) Which word has letter T silent?

a) Melt b) Often c) Felt d)Hurt

8) Which word has letter W silent?

a) When b) where c) what d)Whole

9) Which word has letter E silent?

a) Tell b) Eagle c) Smile d)Egg

10) Which word has letter L silent?

a) Talk b) Walk c) Folk d)All of these

11) Which word has letter L silent?

a) Calm b) Camel c) Class d)Call

12) Which word has letter T silent?

a) What b) Watch c) Wait d)All of these
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Put each words into the right column, according to the
silent letter.
Remember that silent letters have no sound in a word.

knight knock scissors muscle knife

lamb what whale climb wreck
numb write wrap wrong knee
knit wriggle knot wrist right
comb ghost gnome crumb sword
bomb wren honest hour doubt

Silent K Silent W Silent B Silent H Silent G Silent C

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Write the word that completes each sentence.

1. Mom has a statue of a in her garden.

2. The bus driver stopped at the corner.

3. The brave fought the enemy.

4. Did you ever to the top of a mountain?

5. Dad used the to fix the leaky pipe.

6. The little mouse ate the cracker .

7. Please your name at the top of the paper.

8. Tom all the answers!

9. My shoe string has a .

climb crumb gnome knew knot

knight wrench write wrong

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 Silent Letters-Kn, gn, wr

wrist gnome knot knight kneel

wrench wreath knife wrong

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 Spelling Rule

PLURAL RULE ONE

Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.
Desk → desks teacher→ teachers
Name → names park → parks
Town → towns month → months
Card → cards truck → trucks
Try these…
Pencil→ cup →
Book→ pad →
Tree→ plant →

PLURAL RULE TWO

Add ‘es’ to words ending in ’ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘x’ or ‘z’ to
make the plural

Beach → beaches wish→ wishes

Fox → foxes bus→ buses
Cross→ crosses waltz→ waltzes
Pitch→ pitches hutch→ hutches
Try these….
Church→ quiz→
Gas → wax→
Class→ dish→

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PLURAL RULE THREE
When the letter before a ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to an
‘I’ before adding an ‘es’.

City → cities berry→ berries

Pony → ponies reply → replies
Filly → fillies belly → bellies
Card → cards truck → trucks
Try these…
family→ lady →
army→ jelly→
nappy→ party →

PLURAL RULE FOUR

When words end in ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ‘oy’ and ‘uy’ add an ‘s’ to
make the plural.

boy→boys play→plays
pulley→pulleys grey→greys
relay→relays alley→alleys
Try these…
day→ satay →
monkey→ valley→
tray→ delay →
trolley→ key→

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PLURAL RULE FIVE
When words end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v’
before adding ‘es’.

Leaf → leaves wolf→ wolves

Wife→wives elf→ elves
Thief→ thieves life→ lives
Try these…
half→ hoof →
loaf→ shelf→
self→ calf →
Exceptions: Cliffs, chiefs, roofs, dwarfs and handkerchiefs.

PLURAL RULE SIX

When a word ends in ‘o’ and comes after a consonant, add ‘es’
to make the plural

cargo → cargoes mango→ mangoes

potato → potatoes hero→ heroes

avacado→ avacadoes buffalo→ buffaloes

Try these….
volcano→ tomato→
domino → echo→
mosquito→ torpedo→
Exceptions: pianos, solos, banjos, Eskimos, radios

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PLURAL RULE SEVEN
Sometimes, a word may completely change its form when a
plural is made.

person → people criterion→criteria

pony → ponies nucleus → nuclei
fungus→ fungi man → men
Try these…
foot→ woman→
mouse→ cactus→
tooth→ dice→

PLURAL RULE EIGHT

Sometimes, a word may stay the same in both its singular and
plural form

bream → bream series→ series

aircraft → aircraft trout → trout
salmon → salmon moose→ moose
Try these…
species→ sheep →
deer→ perch→
offspring→ tuna →
Trolley→ key→

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PLURAL RULE NINE
It may be confusing making compound words into plural
forms. In all cases the first word is made plural.

Brother in law → brothers in law

Court martial → courts martial
Attorney general → attorneys general
Try these…
Son in law →
Heir apparent →
Passer by →

PLURAL RULE TEN

Many words, particularly from other languages have
exceptions when making them plural.
One analysis of data – two analyses of data
curriculum → curricula appendix→ appendices
criterion → criteria index→ indices
bureau→ bureaux corpus→ corpora
Try these….
octopus→ basis→
formula → gateau→

datum→ crisis→

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SPELLING RULE ELEVEN
Before adding ‘er’ and ‘est’ to words ending in a consonants,
followed by a ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to an ‘I’
lazy → lazier salty → saltiest
lovely→ loveliest funny → funnier
mighty → mightier heavy → heaviest
Try these…
sandy → crazy →
happy→ fancy→
curly→ dry→
These new words are called degrees of comparison.

SPELLING RULE TWELVE

Double the last letter of words ending in a short vowel
followed by a single consonant before adding ‘y’

rag → raggy wit→ witty

shag→ shaggy fog→ foggy
cat→ catty fun→ funny
Try these…
run→ mud→
wool→ skin→
fur→ bad→

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SPELLING RULE THIRTEEN
Just add a ‘y’ to words ending in two consonants to form
describing words.
The last few days have been quite windy in Moura.
dirt→ dirty trick→tricky
might→ mighty healthy→healthy
thirst→thirsty sand→sandy
Try these…
rock → fifth→
wealth→ smart→
chill→ fuss→

SPELLING RULE FOURTEEN

For words ending in a silent ‘e’, you must first drop the ‘e’
before adding a ‘y’

bone→ bonny smoke→ smoky

ice→ icy stone→ stony
rose→ rosy race→ racy
Try these…
flake→ scare→
taste→ nose→
spike→ laze→

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SPELLING RULE FIFTEEN
To indicate possession or ownership by a person or object, an
apostrophe (‘) followed by an ‘s’ is added.

horse → horse’s billy→ Billy’s

jenny→ jenny’s bird→ bird’s
office→ office’s nigel→ Nigel’s
Try these…
Santa→ car→
Moura→ Mary→
Peter→ shoe→

SPELLING RULE SIXTEEN

An apostrophe(‘) is also used to create a contraction,
indicating where a letter or letters have been left out.
She’s really looking forward to the ballet recital.
I am → I’m they had→ they’d
She would→ she’d do not→ don’t
Who is→ who’s let us→ let’s
Try these…
You are→ where is →
It is→ he is→
Can not→ she will→

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SPELLING RULE SEVENTEEN
CAPITAL LETTERS are used at the beginning of names and
places.
Uluru is a well known Australian landmark.
babu→ Babu America→ America
luke→ Luke yashini→Yashini
moura→ Moura goa→ Goa
Try these…
donald→ philip→
alex→ chennai→
tom→ mumbai→

SPELLING RULE EIGHTEEN

Homophones are words that have the same sound but a
different meaning and spelling.
A pair of scissors. The pear is a sweet fruit.
route→ root principal→principle
allowed→ aloud maid→ made
pause→ paws days→ daze
Write another word that sounds the same as…
practice→ main→
male→ threw→
four→ not→

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SPELLING RULE NINETEEN
Sometimes when writing, words may be shortened. These are
known as abbreviations.
I need to make an appointment to see Dr Phillips.
kilometre→ km street→ st
centimetre→cm aonymous→anon
australia→ Aust ante meridian→a.m.
Try these…
kilogram→ page→
example→ approximately→

SPELLING RULE TWENTY

To indicate ownership by a person whose name ends in an ‘s’ or
a plural noun, just add an apostrophe(‘)

poets→ poets’ gladys→ Gladys’

gases→ gases’ babies→ babies’
lewis→ Lewis’ ross→ Ross’
Try these…
flowers→ chris→
dennis → bottles→
class → boss→

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Spelling Rules For single syllable words:
Double the final consonant
before adding ed or ing if it is
preceded by a vowel.

Double the final consonant and add ing to make words for each base
word.
Slip Sit
Swim Chat
Plan Hop
Rub Shop

Add ‘ed’ to make the past tense of these words.

Don’t forget to double the final consonant!
Clap Grab
Stop Skip
Drag Trot

Do not add ‘ed’ for past tense in these words. Do you know the
correct word?
Grow Catch
Win Sleep

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Verb Endings – Adding ‘ed’ and ‘ing’
We can change a verb into the past or present tense by adding the
suffixes ‘ed’ or ‘ing’.
-Sometimes the spelling of root word does not have to be change.
-If the word ends in ‘e’, we drop the ‘e’ and add ‘ed’ or ‘ing’
Example:
The children played on the see-saw. We cycled to the park.
The children are playing on the see-saw. We are cycling to the
park.

Complete the table.

Root Word +ed +ing
Talk
Save
Grin
Look
Hop
Jog
Argue
Behave
Drop

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 -tch and -ch Consonant Clusters
Consonant blends are two or more consonants in a row whose sounds
blend together.

-tch When a short vowel -ch When a short vowel

sound it heard right before sound is followed with a
the /ch/ sound in a one consonant sound in a one
syllable word; the ch will syllable word, the final
most likely be spelled with /ch/ sound it spelled with
tch. The t is silent. a ch.
Example : fetch, catch Example : munch, arch

Word Sort : Use the chart below to sort the words from the word
bank. ch tch

Branch ranch patch

Itch pouch
Hatch bench rich
March pitch
French torch such
Catch match

Your turn! Write one word that ends in -tch and one word that ends
in -ch that are not in the word bank.
-tch -ch
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 -ch word list -tch word List
inch pinch catch scratch
ranch punch hatch switch
crunch branch itchy watch
stench drench kitchen match
bench much pitcher patch

Read the sentence, write the missing letters of the words and listen to
the ending “TCH” blend sound:

1) Ca the ball.

2) Can you wa the baby while I am gone.

3) Use the swi to turn on the lights.

4) They started digging a di around the building.

5) Do not sna and run.

6) Fe a pail of water.

7) Stre your pants and see if it fits.

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 8) I went to see a cricket ma .

9) Can you scra my back.

10) I need to pa the tear on my shirt.

If a vowel is alone it
11) I am in the ki en. needs the tch shield to
protect it.

12) He didn’t do a sti work.

13) My nose is i y. hatch itch

If it has a friend next to it
just use Ch.
14) Pi of the ball.

15) La the door before you go to

bed. bunch beach

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-ge and -dge Consonant Clusters

-ge If the /j/ sound comes -dge If the /j/ sound comes
after a long vowel or a after a short vowel spell it
consonant comes before the /j/ with a dge.
sound spell it with -ge.
Examples : ledge, fudge,
Examples: cage, rage, large, bridge
change

-ge words list -dge words list

arrange damage badge grudge
average edge bridge hedge
baggage stage fridge Judge
change hinge dodge lodge
charge image fudge ledge
orange merge pledge knowledge
village cage ridge smudge
strange rage wedge sludge

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Read the sentences:
1) He sat at the edge of the stream.
2) Turn the page.
3) He was champing with rage at the delay.
4) Sage and mint are herbs.
5) Don’t judge me.
6) I pay fifty pounds a week for board and lodging.
7) Cross the bridge.
8) Put the jelly in the fridge to set.
9) I found the cage empty.
10) Can I see your badge.
11) Have you seen France on stage.
12) Tom saw a large bird.
13) The cat got through the hedge.
14) There was a dark smudge on his forehead.
15) I have got a good recipe for fudge.

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C, K and CK Rule:

When you hear /k/ should K-→ Generally, use k before e

you use c, k or ck? and i.
CK-→ Generally , use ck Example : ken, kid
after a short-vowel sound.
K-→ Generally, use k after a
Example : lock, pack, luck consonant.
C-→ Generally, use c Example : pink, shark
before a, o and u.
K -→ Generally, use k after a
Example : cat, cop, cup long-vowel sound.
Example : cake, speak, beak

K word list C word list Ck word list

Kid Can Neck
Kit Car Sick
Ken Cow Pluck
Kiwi Camel Rock
kin Camp Pick

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Read the sentences:
1) Every stick has two ends.
2) I need to hit the sack.
3) He can also speak a little Greek.
4) My desk is old.
5) The sparrow has a worm in its beak.
6) Pack your bags.
7) Did you pick one yet?
8) I had a run of bad luck.
9) Put these tools in the rack.
10) I can speak in English.

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 Y RULE But you can only have a y in
the idle for 2 reasons.
Sounds of “Y”
1) The base word has
The “Y” steals the sound
vowel in a team before
of “I” and “e”.
they.
In a one syllable word “Y” Say + ing = saying
says “i”
2) The suffix begins with
Example : fly cry try
an i.
In a two syllable word Try + ing = trying
“Y” says “e”
Words Ending in Y
Read each word aloud. If the word
To make plurals ends in a long e sound, as in pony,
The rule is the same. Change the write it below the pony. If the word
y -->i ends in a long I sound, as in fly,
write it below the fly.
And add suffix -es.
baby try cry very ruby fry by
Example : Puppy→ puppies
tiny penny sky
Baby→ babbies

Pony fly

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Ch as k, ch, sh sounds
Ch as ch Ch as k Ch as sh
bunch chemical echo parachute
lunch mechanic ache machine
Chip chemist christmas chef
Chop scheme anchor brochure
Chat school stomach
Where is the Ch and What sound does it make? (Ch as ch, k, sh
sounds)
chip chirp teach catch character tech
lunch chips watch witch chloride psych
cherries chorus rich chemical chrome chef
change checkers munch chord monarch machine
chair chimney sandwich chaos stomach chemistry

Ch as ch Ch as k Ch as sh

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Read the sentences:
1) Tom is very interested in this scheme.

2) He is absent from school today.

3) Every ship needs an anchor.

4) She has problems with her stomach.

5) Try this new dish, created by our head chef.

6) Salt is an inorganic chemical.

7) The flight has been cancelled due to mechanical failure.

8) This cave has a good echo.

9) He stopped the machine and left the room.

10) He made his first parachute jump at the age of seventy.

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Ea as ea, e, ei
Ea as e Ea as e Ea as e
Sea Be Receive
Tea Me Perceive
Read We Conceive
Speak Even Ceiling
leaf Pete Receipt
clean she deceive

Neal the seal

Neal is a cute little white seal.
He used to live on an icy., cold
beach but now he lives his dream at
the zoo. His friend Teak made him a
deal. He will teach Neal to speak
and he will get a yummy fish meal!
Teak says, “Speak!” and Neal lets
out a happy-squeal. They make a
good team!

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Read the sentences:
I eat lots of food. Let it Rain!
Do you like meat? It is raining again, but
Lucy does not mind. She
We have a good team.
knows that all of the rain in
I like beans. April will help the flowers
grow in May. “Let it rain!”,
I don’t like the heat.
Lucy says as she laughs
My arms are weak. happily.
I had a big meal. What kind of day is it?
The coat was cheap.
She is very happy. What will the rain help grow
in May?
He likes to drink tea.
Shall I read the content.
How does Lucy feel?
I got the receipt.
An elephant is very heavy.
Are you ready to play in the sandbox.
Did he eat bread for breakfast?
Read these brief deals.
Feed the seal meat and a pea.
The vet will heal the pet’s heel.

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Multiple Choice
Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which word has long o sound?
a. Tissue b. new c. boat

2. Which word has long u sound?

a. Few b. bow c. toast

3. Which sound has the word stew?

a. Long e b. long o c. long u

4. Which sound has the word soap?

a. Long a b. long o c. long u

5. What is this?
a. Fridge b. prize c. slime

6. What is the beginning sound of the picture?

ippers
a. Sm b. sl c. gr

7. Which word is spelled correctly?

a. Smoke b. slid c. frag

8. Which picture has fr beginning sound?

a. b. c.
9. Which word has br beginning sound?
a. Crown b. broccoli c. dress

10. What is this?

a. Grill b. broom c. smoothie

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 Identify the correct spelling

1 reseption reception receptien

2 tvistar twister twistar

3 assembly assambli assembli

4 vacation vaccasion vecation

5 slleep sllep sleep

6 Scrrem screm screem

7 alphabet alphbet alphapet

8 sneaze sneeze Sneze

9 tesst test tset

10 zip zpi piz

11 grat great graet

12 crowd crwod cowrd

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C VS K

ar ool ake

eys ubs ilo

ubby in oma

oke ave alm

ape ing eg

usp ove ept

een iwi ube

ind orn eep

oat ite ow

itten ane ettle

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Spelling Test
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

sonday sunday sundai

allso aso Also

had hed Ad

fele feel fel

one oen wen

samrt smart smrat

dakr drak dark

stra star sart

sharp shrap shapr

throw throow throuw

throet throte throat

threa three thare

pare pair par

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