Sample Words From List
spruce
straight
scrape
strange
scream
stretch
scribe
strict
scram
spray
stripe
spread
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They all begin with an s and more specifically they all begin with spr-, str-, or scr.
What do you think scribe means?
(noun) person who copies books
What do you think script means?
(noun) the writing for a play, movie, or TV show
What do you think spruce means? Can you think of two different meanings?
(noun) an evergreen tree
(verb) to make neat
How might we sort these words?
By their beginning three letter blends - spr-, str-, and scr.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
Do you see any words that have tricky spellings?
straight - because of the silent gh
scratch - because of the tch ending
spread - because of the ea pattern for short e