In Unit 4, we will continue to practice our cursive writing with new letters. We will also review the exceptions to the vowel-consonant-e syllable and learn a new spelling rule.
The review Concepts for Unit 4 are:
• exception to the silent e rule: “ ive”. “ive” is pronounced with a short i sound. The “e” is added because words in English language do not end with the letter “v”.
ex-- give, olive
• “ive” can also be a suffix. ex-- inventive, active
The new concepts for Unit 4 are:
• spelling rule: When adding a consonant suffix to a word that ends in a silent e simply add the suffix ---ex safe+ly= safely. If the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix. ex-- confuse + ing= confusing, brave + est = bravest
• cursive letters: d, g, q (• 2 o’clock cursive letters: These all start on the grass line and move up to the plane line to the 2 o’clock position.
• Homophones (Sound alike words):
week 1: mail male
plane plain
week 2: mind mined
find fined
***You can support your child by holding them accountable for the rules when they're spelling at home. Please don't correct all they do, but you can challenge them to find 3 words that are misspelled in their homework or writing. If you know that they've learned to drop the -e before adding a vowel suffix, you can suggest they try that. Happy spelling! :o)
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