lesson 1: Consonants
Spelling Rule: The vowel letters are a, e i, o and u. The rest of the letters are consonants. Each consonant spells its own sound. Listen for each sound in the List Words.
1. fox
2. cut
3. hill
4. wind
5. put
6. all
7. moon
8. saw
9. tell
10. new
1. fox
2. cut
3. hill
4. wind
5. put
6. all
7. moon
8. saw
9. tell
10. new
lesson 2: consonants
Spelling Rule: Consonants are the building blocks of all words. Any letter that is not a vowel is a consonant. Listen for the sounds of the consonants in these words.
1. let
2. his
3. had
4. ask
5. old
6. took
7. also
8. sat
9. fell
10. get
1. let
2. his
3. had
4. ask
5. old
6. took
7. also
8. sat
9. fell
10. get
lesson 3: short-vowel sounds for a and i
Spelling Rule: Each List Word has the short a sound or the short i sound. You hear the short i sound in fit. You hear the short a sound in sad and in have even though have has more than one vowel.
1. band
2. fit
3. him
4. tack
5. sad
6. list
7. mitt
8. have
9. will
10. skirt
1. band
2. fit
3. him
4. tack
5. sad
6. list
7. mitt
8. have
9. will
10. skirt
lesson 4: short-vowel sounds for u and o
Spelling Rule: Each List Word has the short u sound or the short o sound. You hear the short u sound in must and pup. You hear the short o sound in soft and pot.
1. gum
2. pot
3. dust
4. frog
5. must
6. sock
7. pup
8. shot
9. soft
10. tug
1. gum
2. pot
3. dust
4. frog
5. must
6. sock
7. pup
8. shot
9. soft
10. tug
lesson 5: short-vowel sound for e
Spelling Rule: Each List Word spells the short e sound in one of these ways: e, as in set and help, ea, as in head, and ai, as in said.
1. set
2. head
3. help
4. yet
5. bread
6. belt
7. tent
8. said
9. bed
10. sell
1. set
2. head
3. help
4. yet
5. bread
6. belt
7. tent
8. said
9. bed
10. sell
Lesson 6: Review of lessons 1-5
1. moon
2. saw
3. all
4. new
5. ask
6. old
7. his
8. get
9. have
10. tack
11. mitt
12. will
13. frog
14. soft
15. pup
16. tug
17. head
18. set
19. said
20. tent
2. saw
3. all
4. new
5. ask
6. old
7. his
8. get
9. have
10. tack
11. mitt
12. will
13. frog
14. soft
15. pup
16. tug
17. head
18. set
19. said
20. tent
lesson 7: long-vowel sound a
Spelling Rule: The long a sound is the vowel sound you hear in save and sail. Each List Word has the long a sound spelled in one of these ways: a_e or ai.
1. save
2. lake
3. face
4. same
5. gate
6. rake
7. tape
8. sail
9. paint
10. afraid
1. save
2. lake
3. face
4. same
5. gate
6. rake
7. tape
8. sail
9. paint
10. afraid
lesson 8: long-vowel sound i
Spelling Rule: Each List Word has the long i sound. Sometimes the sound is spelled i_e, as in mile. Sometimes the long i is spelled i _ _ as in find.
1. wide
2. mile
3. line
4. hide
5. fire
6. nice
7. fine
8. mind
9. find
10. behind
1. wide
2. mile
3. line
4. hide
5. fire
6. nice
7. fine
8. mind
9. find
10. behind
lesson 9: long-vowel sound o
Spelling Rule: Each List Word has the long o sound, spelled in one of the following five ways: o_e, as in those; ow, as in low; oa as in coat; o as in go; or old, as in sold.
1. those
2. low
3. goat
4. own
5. coat
6. go
7. hope
8. sold
9. over
10. ago
1. those
2. low
3. goat
4. own
5. coat
6. go
7. hope
8. sold
9. over
10. ago
lesson 10: long-vowel sound e
Spelling Rule: The long e sound is the vowel sound you hear in feed and sea. Each List Word has the long e sound spelled in one of these ways: ee or ea.
1. feed
2. sea
3. meet
4. real
5. keep
6. week
7. deep
8. easy
9. beach
10. clean
1. feed
2. sea
3. meet
4. real
5. keep
6. week
7. deep
8. easy
9. beach
10. clean
lesson 11: long-vowel sounds of u
Spelling Rule: The long u sound is the sound you hear in few or the sound you hear in rule. These sounds can be spelled u_e, ue, or ew. We also hear the long u sound in you.
1. rule
2. use
3. tune
4. mule
5. due
6. true
7. grew
8. few
9. you
10. cute
1. rule
2. use
3. tune
4. mule
5. due
6. true
7. grew
8. few
9. you
10. cute
lesson 12: Review of lessons 7-11
1. face
2. save
3. paint
4. sail
5. mind
6. line
7. nice
8. mile
9. coat
10. over
11. low
12. said
13. clean
14. keep
15. easy
16. real
17. few
18. true
19. cute
20. tune
2. save
3. paint
4. sail
5. mind
6. line
7. nice
8. mile
9. coat
10. over
11. low
12. said
13. clean
14. keep
15. easy
16. real
17. few
18. true
19. cute
20. tune
lesson 13: consonant blends with l or r
Spelling Rule: In a blend, you can hear each of the consonants that go together, as in class. Listen for the l blend or r blend in each List Word.
1. grass
2. trunk
3. truck
4. flew
5. flat
6. class
7. plate
8. from
9. glove
10. friend
1. grass
2. trunk
3. truck
4. flew
5. flat
6. class
7. plate
8. from
9. glove
10. friend
lesson 14: Consonant blends with s
Spelling Rule: The letter s can work with two or more letters to make a blend, as in still and strike. A blend can begin a word or end a word. Listen for the s blend in each List Word.
1. snake
2. smell
3. still
4. smoke
5. spell
6. swim
7. slice
8. most
9. strike
10. story
1. snake
2. smell
3. still
4. smoke
5. spell
6. swim
7. slice
8. most
9. strike
10. story
lesson 15: y as a vowel
Spelling Rule: The letter y can team up with a, e or o to spell vowel sounds. The a sound can be spelled ay, as in say, or ey, as in they. The oi sound can be spelled oy, as in joy.
1. plays
2. say
3. may
4. tray
5. gray
6. today
7. away
8. they
9. boys
10. joy
1. plays
2. say
3. may
4. tray
5. gray
6. today
7. away
8. they
9. boys
10. joy
lesson 16: y as a vowel
Spelling Rule: The letter y can team up with a, e or o to spell vowel sounds. It can also spell vowel sounds along like the e sound in many and the sound in try.
1. bunny
2. many
3. fry
4. only
5. lucky
6. by
7. tiny
8. penny
9. why
10. key
1. bunny
2. many
3. fry
4. only
5. lucky
6. by
7. tiny
8. penny
9. why
10. key
lesson 17: contractions
Spelling Rule: Contractions are made when two words are combined. One or more letters are dropped. A mark called an apostrophe (') replaces the missing letters as in can't and we're.
1. you'll
2. they're
3. it's
4. we've
5. isn't
6. let's
7. aren't
8. I'm
9. can't
10. we're
1. you'll
2. they're
3. it's
4. we've
5. isn't
6. let's
7. aren't
8. I'm
9. can't
10. we're
lesson 18: Review of lessons 13-17
1. class
2. glove
3. from
4. friend
5. slice
6. smoke
7. spell
8. swim
9. boys
10. they
11. joy
12. today
13. by
14. tiny
15. key
16. why
17. isn't
18. we're
19. let's
20. you'll
2. glove
3. from
4. friend
5. slice
6. smoke
7. spell
8. swim
9. boys
10. they
11. joy
12. today
13. by
14. tiny
15. key
16. why
17. isn't
18. we're
19. let's
20. you'll
lesson 19: words with the ar or or sound
Spelling Rule: When a vowel is followed by r, the vowel sound is changed by the r. Listen for the or sound, as in corn, and hte ar sound, as in farm.
1. farm
2. corn
3. hard
4. park
5. part
6. horse
7. more
8. far
9. floor
10. warm
1. farm
2. corn
3. hard
4. park
5. part
6. horse
7. more
8. far
9. floor
10. warm
lesson 20: vowels followed by r
Spelling Rule: When r follows the vowels e, i, o or u , it can make the ur sound you hear, in her and sir. That sound is spelled er, ir, or, or ur.
1. world
2. girl
3. skirt
4. her
5. first
6. worth
7. word
8. sir
9. turn
10. were
1. world
2. girl
3. skirt
4. her
5. first
6. worth
7. word
8. sir
9. turn
10. were
Lesson 21: Adding Suffixes ing, ed, s, or es
Spelling Rule: All of the List Words have been built from root words and the endings s or es, ed, or ing. Add es to words that end in s, x, sh, or ch. Just add s to words ending in other letters.
1. worked
2. sending
3. wants
4. glasses
5. sees
6. burning
7. reached
8. boxes
9. wishes
10. opening
1. worked
2. sending
3. wants
4. glasses
5. sees
6. burning
7. reached
8. boxes
9. wishes
10. opening
lesson 22: adding suffixes: ing, ed, and er or est
Spelling Rule: The final consonant in most short-vowel words is doubled when an ending is added. This rule has been followed for most of the List Words: jog + ing = jogging.
1. jogging
2. running
3. trimming
4. skipping
5. shopped
6. sadder
7. gladdest
8. hopped
9. winning
10. mixed
1. jogging
2. running
3. trimming
4. skipping
5. shopped
6. sadder
7. gladdest
8. hopped
9. winning
10. mixed
lesson 23: adding suffixes: ing, ed, s or es, and est
Spelling Rule: When a word ends in silent e, drop the e to add an ending that begins with a vowel. When a world ends in y after a consonant, change y to i to add the endings ed, es, er, and est.
1. having
2. serving
3. loves
4. baked
5. trades
6. fried
7. bodies
8. luckier
9. funniest
10. carries
1. having
2. serving
3. loves
4. baked
5. trades
6. fried
7. bodies
8. luckier
9. funniest
10. carries
lesson 24: Review of lessons 19-23
1. floor
2. more
3. hard
4. warm
5. first
6. turn
7. her
8. world
9. opening
10. wants
11. wishes
12. worked
13. gladdest
14. running
15. mixed
16. sadder
17. baked
18. luckier
19. trades
20. serving
2. more
3. hard
4. warm
5. first
6. turn
7. her
8. world
9. opening
10. wants
11. wishes
12. worked
13. gladdest
14. running
15. mixed
16. sadder
17. baked
18. luckier
19. trades
20. serving
lesson 25: words with vowel pairs
Spelling Rule: Two vowels that come together in a word can spell a long- vowel sound. In a word with a vowel pair, you can hear the sound of the vowel that comes first, as in toes and tie.
1. beat
2. reads
3. mean
4. lay
5. main
6. lower
7. pie
8. tie
9. toes
10. read
1. beat
2. reads
3. mean
4. lay
5. main
6. lower
7. pie
8. tie
9. toes
10. read
lesson 26: Words with oo
Spelling Rule: The letters oo sound, as in noon, or as in foot. Listen for the two sounds that are spelled oo in the List Words.
1. foot
2. food
3. soon
4. good
5. hood
6. noon
7. room
8. wood
9. boot
10. tooth
1. foot
2. food
3. soon
4. good
5. hood
6. noon
7. room
8. wood
9. boot
10. tooth
lesson 27: Words with the oi or ou sound
Spelling Rule: The sound oi can be spelled oy or oi, as in toy and oil. The sound ou sound can be spelled ow or ou, as in now or sound. Listen for the oi sound and ou sounds in the List Words.
1. sound
2. frown
3. soil
4. mouth
5. now
6. toy
7. oil
8. spoil
9. noise
10. owl
1. sound
2. frown
3. soil
4. mouth
5. now
6. toy
7. oil
8. spoil
9. noise
10. owl
lesson 28: words with sh or th
Spelling Rule: Two consonants that come together to make one sound are called consonant diagraphs. Listen for the sound sh makes in shut,. Listen for the two sounds th can make in thin and then.
1. shout
2. shut
3. crash
4. then
5. thin
6. math
7. think
8. together
9. nothing
10. anything
1. shout
2. shut
3. crash
4. then
5. thin
6. math
7. think
8. together
9. nothing
10. anything
lesson 29: words with ch or wh
Spelling Rule: A consonant diagraph is two consonants that come together to make just one sound. The letters ch spell one sound, as in such. The letters wh spell the sound you hear in what.
1. what
2. such
3. where
4. peach
5. much
6. when
7. whip
8. arch
9. coach
10. who
1. what
2. such
3. where
4. peach
5. much
6. when
7. whip
8. arch
9. coach
10. who
lesson 30: Review of lessons 25-29
1. food
2. good
3. boot
4. wood
5. mouth
6. now
7. soil
8. toy
9. main
10. read
11. tie
12. toes
13. nothing
14. shout
15. shut
16. thin
17. much
18. peach
19. when
20. where
2. good
3. boot
4. wood
5. mouth
6. now
7. soil
8. toy
9. main
10. read
11. tie
12. toes
13. nothing
14. shout
15. shut
16. thin
17. much
18. peach
19. when
20. where
lesson 31: Words with the le ending
Spelling Rule: Words with the le spelling at the end always have at least two syllables, as in apple. Listen for the sound the le makes at the end of each List Word.
1. apple
2. handle
3. able
4. bottle
5. table
6. uncle
7. candle
8. purple
9. turtle
10. people
1. apple
2. handle
3. able
4. bottle
5. table
6. uncle
7. candle
8. purple
9. turtle
10. people
lesson 32: Words with c or ck
Spelling Rule: The letter c can make the k sound, as in colour, or the s sound , as in race. When the letters c and k come together, they make the k sound, as in kick.
1. race
2. stick
3. colour
4. kick
5. quick
6. back
7. became
8. neck
9. cent
10. city
1. race
2. stick
3. colour
4. kick
5. quick
6. back
7. became
8. neck
9. cent
10. city
lesson 33: words with the o sound
Spelling Rule: The o sound can be spelled three different ways: au, as in because, aw, as in draw, and a, as in call.
1. call
2. wall
3. draw
4. tall
5. ball
6. paw
7. crawl
8. talk
9. because
10. walk
1. call
2. wall
3. draw
4. tall
5. ball
6. paw
7. crawl
8. talk
9. because
10. walk
lesson 34: prefixes--adding un or re
Spelling Rule: A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word. The prefix un means not or the opposite. The prefix re means back or do again.
1. unkind
2. unlike
3. retold
4. reread
5. unhappy
6. recheck
7. remake
8. return
9. unlock
10. untie
1. unkind
2. unlike
3. retold
4. reread
5. unhappy
6. recheck
7. remake
8. return
9. unlock
10. untie
lesson 35: homonyms
Spelling Rule: Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings like to and two.
1. hole
2. whole
3. no
4. know
5. not
6. knot
7. ate
8. eight
9. to
10. too
11. two
12. right
13. write
14. one
15. won
1. hole
2. whole
3. no
4. know
5. not
6. knot
7. ate
8. eight
9. to
10. too
11. two
12. right
13. write
14. one
15. won
lesson 36: review of lessons 31-35
1. candle
2. apple
3. table
4. turtle
5. cent
6. race
7. colour
8. stick
9. paw
10. talk
11. tall
12. wall
13. recheck
14. unkind
15. return
16. unlike
17. hole
18. whole
19. right
20. write
2. apple
3. table
4. turtle
5. cent
6. race
7. colour
8. stick
9. paw
10. talk
11. tall
12. wall
13. recheck
14. unkind
15. return
16. unlike
17. hole
18. whole
19. right
20. write