Unit 2 Word Study

Week 1

Skill Focus: Plurals

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge.

Challenge words:

- eyelashes

- ambulances

- inventories

Week 2

Skill Focus: Vowel Diphthongs: ou, ow, oi, oy

Spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables.

Challenge words:

- corduroy

- annoyance

- trapezoid

Week 3

Skill Focus: Irregular Plurals

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge.

Challenge words:

- embargoes

- nebulae

- phenomena

Week 4

Skill Focus: Greek Roots: bio, phon, scope, graph, meter, tele

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patters.

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling multisyllabic words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns.

Challenge words:

- kaleidoscope

- biodegradable

- cacophony

Week 5

Skill Focus: Latin Roots: terr, rupt, tract, aqua, dict

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge.

Challenge words:

- jurisdiction

- corruption

- extractable