English Language Arts
An overview of the Essential Outcomes:
Text Forms and Structures
Students relate the form and structure of texts to the communication of ideas and information.
Oral Language
Students examine and apply listening and speaking skills, processes, or strategies in a variety of formal and informal interactions.
Vocabulary
Students analyze new words and morphemes to enhance vocabulary.
Phonics
Students investigate how phonics connects to word formation and supports the process of reading and writing.
Fluency
Students apply fluency strategies and develop reading comprehension.
Comprehension
Students analyze text and make connections to personal experiences to support meaning.
Writing
Students investigate writing and research processes that support informed written expression.
Conventions
Students investigate and demonstrate how conventions support written communication.
English Spelling List:
Unit A
Short a words. They do not sound like their name. (AAA ANT)
Short i words. They do not sound like their name. (III INK)
1. sat _____________________ ______________________
2. stand _____________________ ______________________
3. sack _____________________ ______________________
4. cramp _____________________ ______________________
5. spat _____________________ ______________________
6. stick _____________________ ______________________
7. zip _____________________ ______________________
8. swim _____________________ ______________________
9. him _____________________ ______________________
10. risk _____________________ ______________________
Unit B
Short o words. They do not sound like their name. (OOO ON/OFF)
Short u words. They do not sound like their name. (UUU UMBRELLA)
1. not ________________ _________________
2. stop ________________ _________________
3. drop ________________ _________________
4. frost ________________ _________________
5. mop ________________ _________________
6. sun ________________ _________________
7. junk ________________ _________________
8. buzz ________________ _________________
9. jump ________________ _________________
10. gum ________________ _________________
Unit C:
Short e words. They do not sound like their name. (EEE EGG)
Short vowel review.
1. end ____________________ ___________________
2. desk ____________________ ___________________
3. held ____________________ ___________________
4. belt ____________________ ___________________
5. help ____________________ ___________________
6. flat ____________________ ___________________
7. pond ____________________ ___________________
8. best ____________________ ___________________
9. stick ____________________ ___________________
10. club ____________________ ___________________
Unit D:
FLSZ Spelling Rule (ff,ll,ss,zz) These letters are doubled after a short vowel sound.
-all, -oll, -ull: The vowels A, O, and U make a different sound when followed by LL.
1. fluff ________________ _________________
2. hill ________________ _________________
3. boss ________________ _________________
4. jazz ________________ _________________
5. mall ________________ _________________
6. roll ________________ _________________
7. pull ________________ _________________
8. call ________________ _________________
Unit E:
The grapheme CK spells /k/.
The grapheme SH spells /sh/.
1. black ________________ _________________
2. snuck ________________ _________________
3. kick ________________ _________________
4. neck ________________ _________________
5. lock ________________ _________________
6. dish ________________ _________________
7. mash ________________ _________________
8. shut ________________ _________________
9. shop ________________ _________________
10. shed ________________ _________________
Unit F:
The grapheme TH spells /th/ (voiced).
The grapheme TH spells /th/ (unvoiced).
1. than ________________ _________________
2. them ________________ _________________
3. this ________________ _________________
4. thus ________________ _________________
5. moth ________________ _________________
6. with ________________ _________________
7. thud ________________ _________________
8. theft ________________ _________________
Unit G:
The grapheme CH spells /ch/ & Digraphs Review.
1. chin ________________ _________________
2. chop ________________ _________________
3. such ________________ _________________
4. bench ________________ _________________
5. pack ________________ _________________
6. ship ________________ _________________
7. that ________________ _________________
8. rush ________________ _________________
9. bath ________________ _________________
10. snack ________________ _________________
Unit H:
The grapheme WH spells /w/; the grapheme PH spells /f/.
The grapheme NG spells /η/.
1. when ________________ _________________
2. whiz ________________ _________________
3. graph ________________ _________________
4. phone ________________ _________________
5. rung ________________ _________________
6. king ________________ _________________
7. long ________________ _________________
8. bang ________________ _________________
Unit I:
The grapheme N spells /η/ when followed by a K.
Digraphs review 2.
thank ________________ _________________
blink ________________ _________________
honk ________________ _________________
sunk ________________ _________________
shred ________________ _________________
thrill ________________ _________________
much ________________ _________________
then ________________ _________________
Unit J:
The magic E makes the vowel say its name. A_E and I_E pattern.
1. cave ________________ _________________
2. made ________________ _________________
3. came ________________ _________________
4. grape ________________ _________________
5. ride ________________ _________________
6. kite ________________ _________________
7. five ________________ _________________
8. dime ________________ _________________
Unit K:
The magic E makes the vowel say its name. O_E and E_E pattern.
1. broke ________________ _________________
2. globe ________________ _________________
3. hope ________________ _________________
4. drove ________________ _________________
5. theme ________________ _________________
6. sphere ________________ _________________
7. these ________________ _________________
8. niece ________________ _________________
Unit L:
The magic E makes the vowel say its name. U_E and review.
1. flute ________________ _________________
2. June ________________ _________________
3. tube ________________ _________________
4. rude ________________ _________________
5. eve ________________ _________________
6. grade ________________ _________________
7. joke ________________ _________________
8. nine ________________ _________________
Unit M
The grapheme C spells /s/ when followed by E (_CE).
The grapheme G spells /j/ when followed by E (_GE).
1. face ________________ _________________
2. mice ________________ _________________
3. place ________________ _________________
4. nice ________________ _________________
5. cage ________________ _________________
6. huge ________________ _________________
7. page ________________ _________________
8. change ________________ _________________
Unit N
VCe exceptions, when magic E does not make the vowel say its name.
If a word ends with CH, SH, S, X, or Z, we add -ES when using plural.
1. come ________________ _________________
2. give ________________ _________________
3. have ________________ _________________
4. none ________________ _________________
5. boxes ________________ _________________
6. glasses ________________ _________________
7. wishes ________________ _________________
8. buses ________________ _________________
Unit O
Adding -ED to verbs to make them past tense.
Adding -ING when actions continuously happen in the past or present.
1. called ________________ _________________
2. locked ________________ _________________
3. helped ________________ _________________
4. missed ________________ _________________
5. bumped ________________ _________________
6. acting ________________ _________________
7. being ________________ _________________
8. singing ________________ _________________
9. pulling ________________ _________________
10. doing ________________ _________________
Unit P
A closed syllable has only 1 vowel and is followed by 1 or more consonants, the vowel sound is short.
An open syllable has 1 vowel and is the last letter, the vowel sound is long.
1. sun ________________ _________________
2. not ________________ _________________
3. test ________________ _________________
4. in ________________ _________________
6. she ________________ _________________
7. go ________________ _________________
8. hi ________________ _________________
Unit Q
Compound words with two closed syllables.
1. handbag ________________ _________________
2. pickup ________________ _________________
3. softball ________________ _________________
4. eggshell ________________ _________________
5. himself ________________ _________________
6. hotdog ________________ _________________
7. sunset ________________ _________________
8. sandbox ________________ _________________
Unit R
The grapheme TCH spells /ch/.
The grapheme DGE spells /j/.
1. batch ________________ _________________
2. switch ________________ _________________
3. fetch ________________ _________________
4. notch ________________ _________________
5. bridge ________________ _________________
6. edge ________________ _________________
7. judge ________________ _________________
8. badge ________________ _________________
Unit S
-ILD, -OLD, -IND, -OLT, and -OST endings. Changing the sound of the vowel.
The grapheme Y spells /i/ at the end of one-syllable words.
1. child ________________ _________________
2. find ________________ _________________
3. told ________________ _________________
4. bolt ________________ _________________
5. most ________________ _________________
6. cry ________________ _________________
7. sky ________________ _________________
8. why ________________ _________________
Unit T
The grapheme Y spells /e/ at the end of two-syllable words.
The LE spells the /l/ sound.
1. bunny ________________ _________________
2. candy ________________ _________________
3. jelly ________________ _________________
4. silly ________________ _________________
5. pony ________________ _________________
6. sniffle ________________ _________________
7. apple ________________ _________________
8. bubble ________________ _________________
9. freckle ________________ _________________
10. hobble ________________ _________________
Unit U
The grapheme AR spells /ar/.
The graphemes OR and ORE spell /or/.
1. far ________________ _________________
2. apartment ________________ _________________
3. car ________________ _________________
4. card ________________ _________________
5. arm ________________ _________________
6. short ________________ _________________
7. store ________________ _________________
8. more ________________ _________________
9. born ________________ _________________
10. elevator ________________ _________________
Unit V
The graphemes ER, IR and UR spell /er/.
1. summer ________________ _________________
2. brother ________________ _________________
3. September ________________ _________________
4. winter ________________ _________________
5. girl ________________ _________________
6. shirt ________________ _________________
7. skirt ________________ _________________
8. curl ________________ _________________
9. turn ________________ _________________
10. hurt ________________ _________________
Unit W
The graphemes AI and AY spell /a/.
The graphemes EE, EA, EY spell /e/.
1. snail ________________ _________________
2. wait ________________ _________________
3. play ________________ _________________
4. spray ________________ _________________
5. green ________________ _________________
6. three ________________ _________________
7. please ________________ _________________
8. teach ________________ _________________
9. honey ________________ _________________
10. donkey ________________ _________________
Unit X
The graphemes OA, OW, OE spell /o/.
The graphemes IE and IGH spell /i/.
1. boat ________________ _________________
2. float ________________ _________________
3. show ________________ _________________
4. throw ________________ _________________
5. toe ________________ _________________
6. aloe ________________ _________________
7. pie ________________ _________________
8. tie ________________ _________________
9. night ________________ _________________
10. right ________________ _________________
Unit Y
The graphemes OO and U spell /oo/.
The grapheme OO spells /u/.
1. book ________________ _________________
2. foot ________________ _________________
3. push ________________ _________________
4. full ________________ _________________
5. boot ________________ _________________
6. tooth ________________ _________________
Unit Z:
The graphemes OI and OY spell /oi/
The graphemes OU and OW spell /ow/
1. coin ________________ _________________
2. point ________________ _________________
3. boy ________________ _________________
4. joy ________________ _________________
5. count ________________ _________________
6. round ________________ _________________
7. owl ________________ _________________
8. brown ________________ _________________
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