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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 2, Decode Automatically and Read Smoothly

Spell Common Patterns and Irregular Words

Use conventional spelling for common patterns and frequent irregular words; use phonetic spelling for untaught words.

How the lesson starts: Spell Common Patterns and Irregular Words

1. Meet Gus the duck

   Hi friend! Meet Gus the duck. Gus delivers mail. Every box needs a label. If a word is spelled wrong, the mail gets lost! Let's help Gus spell.

2. Long vowel patterns

   Long vowels have patterns. In the middle, A I says long A, like rain. A quiet E at the end makes long A, like cake. Seed has two E letters. Boat has O and A.

3. Let's pick cake

   Gus has three labels. Caik, cake and cike. Which one is right? Say cake slowly. We hear long A. Cike has an I. Wrong vowel! Caik has a team, but cake uses a quiet E. Cake is right!