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Rules

• Rule 'ch or tch' after a consonant

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  • • ch after a consonant
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule 'ch or tch?'
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  • • Test - Rule 'ch or tch?'
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  • • Using "ch" or "tch"
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• Rule: 'ch' or 'tch' after a short vowel.

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: 'ch' or 'tch'?
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  • • Test - Rule: 'ch' or 'tch'?
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  • • Rule: 'ch' or 'tch'? Use 'tch' after a short vowel.
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• Rule 'ch or tch' after two vowels

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  • • ch after two vowels
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule 'ch or tch?'
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  • • Test - Rule 'ch or tch?'
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  • • "ch" or "tch"? Use "ch" after two vowels.
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• Plural Rule- adding s or es

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Plural Rule- adding s or es
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  • • Test - Plural Rule- adding s or es
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  For teachers

  • • Plural Rules: Adding 's' and 'es'
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• Suffix Rule: Adding 'ing' and 'ed'

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  • • Add suffix and spelling stays the same
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Suffix Rule: Adding 'ing' and 'ed'
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  • • Test - Suffix Rule: Adding 'ing' and 'ed'
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  For teachers

  • • All letters are usually retained when adding a suffix
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• Rule: "a" sometimes makes an "o" sound

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: "a" sometimes makes an "o" sound
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  • • Test - Rule: "a" sometimes makes an "o" sound
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  For teachers

  • • The letter 'a' sometimes makes a short 'o' sound
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• Suffix Rule: Drop 'e' before adding 'ing'

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  • • drop e then add suffix beginning with a vowel final
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Suffix Rule: Drop 'e' before adding 'ing'
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  • • Test - Suffix Rule: Drop 'e' before adding 'ing'
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  • • Rule: Drop final 'e' before adding a suffix.
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• Rule: 'or' can make an 'er' sound

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  • • digraph or as in word y3
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: 'or' can make an 'er' sound
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  • • Test - Rule: 'or' can make an 'er' sound
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  For teachers

  • • The letters 'or' can make a 'er' sound
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• Rule: 'y' as a vowel

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  • • y acts as a vowel
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: 'y' as a vowel
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  • • Test - Rule: 'y' as a vowel
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  For teachers

  • • A 'y' acts as a vowel
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• Plural Rule - keep the 'y'

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  • • Plural Rules Words ending in y preceded by a vowel
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Plural Rule - keep the 'y'
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  • • Test - Plural Rule - keep the 'y'
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  • • Plural Rule: If "y" is preceded by a vowel just add "s" to make the plural
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• Plural Rule - change 'y' to 'i'

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  • • Plural Rules words ending in y preceded by a consonant change y to i
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Plural Rule - change 'y' to 'i'
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  • • Test - Plural Rule - change 'y' to 'i'
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  For teachers

  • • Plural Rule: Change 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'
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• Rule: 'c' can make an 's' sound before 'e', 'i' and 'y'

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: 'c' can make an 's' sound before 'e', 'i' and 'y'
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  • • Test - Rule: 'c' can make an 's' sound before 'e', 'i' and 'y'
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  For teachers

  • • A "c" can say "s" when followed by 'e' 'i' or 'y'
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• Rule: 's' says 'z' between two vowels

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  • • s says z
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Rule: 's' says 'z' between two vowels
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  • • Test - Rule: 's' says 'z' between two vowels
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  For teachers

  • • The letter 's' sometimes makes a 'z' sound
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• Plural Rule - Change a few letters

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  • • Plural Rules change a few letters
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Plural Rule - Change a few letters
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  • • Test - Plural Rule - Change a few letters
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  • • Plural Rules: Change a few letters when forming the plural
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• Plural Rule- Word stays the same

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Plural Rule- Word stays the same
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  • • Test - Plural Rule- Word stays the same
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  For teachers

  • • Plural Rule: no change -singular and plural are the same
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• Silent 'w' in 'wr'

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  • • digraph 'wr'
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Silent 'w' in 'wr'
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  • • Test - Silent 'w' in 'wr'
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  For teachers

  • • Words beginning with 'wr'
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• Silent 'k' in 'kn'

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  • • Digraph 'kn'
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  • • Digraph 'kn'
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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Silent 'k' in 'kn'
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  • • Test - Silent 'k' in 'kn'
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  For teachers

  • • Words beginning with 'kn'
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• Contractions using 'not'

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Contractions using 'not'
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  • • Test - Contractions using 'not'
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  For teachers

  • • Contractions: using 'not' to negate
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• Contractions using 'have'

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  • • Look, Cover, Write - Contractions using 'have'
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  • • Test - Contractions using 'have'
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  • • Contractions using 'have'
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