FIRST GRADE SPELLING CHUNKS
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Week 1 (short a) |
-ab -ap -ad -at -am
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Week 2 (short a) |
-an -ack -ag -ast -and -ast |
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Week 3 (short i) |
-ig -in -it -is -ix -ip |
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Week 4 (short i) |
-id -ill -ick -im -if -ink |
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Week 5 (short o) |
-op -ot -ox |
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Week 6 (short o) |
-ock -ob -ond -om -og
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Week 7 (short u) |
-ud -ub -up -ust -ug
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Week 8 (short u) |
-un -uck -unt -um -ump -ut |
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Week 9 (short e) |
-ed -et -ell -en
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Week 10 (short e) |
-es -elp -est -eg -esk -eck -eft -eb |
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Week 11 (short vowel review) |
(See chunks above) |
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Week 12 (l, w, p blends) |
bl- sl- cl- fl- pl- sp- sw- sp- |
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Week 13 (r,k, t, m, n blends) |
gr- dr- tr- pr- fr- sk- st- sm- sn- |
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Week 14 (long a) |
-a-e -ay -ai |
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Week 15 (long i) |
-ee -ea -e -e-e |
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Week 16 (long e) |
-i-e -ie -y -igh |
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Week 17 (long o) |
-o -o-e -oa -ow
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Week 18 (long u) |
-u-e -ue -ui |
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Week 19 (-ed, -ing) |
Adding "ed" and "ing" |
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Week 20 (irregular verbs) |
Inflectional Endings *HINT: Think of verbs that end with silent e. Make new words by adding –ing or –ed. Remember to drop the silent e before adding the ending. (ex. have = having) *HINT: Thing of verbs that end with a short vowel spelled with a a (CVC) consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Make new words as above. Remember to double the final consonant before adding the ending. (ex. pat = patting / patted) |
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Week 21 (r- controlled vowels) |
-ir -or -ar –er -ur
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Week 22 (double middle consonants) |
(ex. ladder, silly, happy, etc.) |
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Week 23 (plurals) |
Adding "s" or "es" |
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Week 24 (change y to i) |
Changing "y" to "i" before adding es, est, or er *HINT: When a word (noun or adjective) ends in y, change the y to I before adding the ending. |
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Week 25 (diagraphs) |
kn- ch- sh- wh- th- -ch -th |
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Week 26 (compound words) |
(ex. popcorn, into, cupcake, etc.) |
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Week 27 (contractions) |
(ex. we’ve, he’d, etc.) |
