Day 67 Communication (Spelling Strategies III)

Spelling Strategies

Lesson 3 Identifying Trouble Spots and Hard and Soft ‘C’

SPELLING LIST

1. panicky *
2. skiing
3. trafficking*
4. condemn
5. mimicked*
6. desperate
7. colicky*
8. development
9. shellacked*
10. thorough
11. publicity
12. through
13. accommodate
14. lieutenant
15. ecstasy
16. sergeant
17. Britain
18. pamphlet
19. prejudice
20. mischievous

SPELLING STRATEGY

1. When learning the correct spelling of a word, be sure to identify the part of the word or the letter combination that may confuse you. For example, many people have trouble remembering the vowel combination at the end of the word “Britain”. Is it “ai” or “ia”? Perhaps underlining the troublesome areas may be enough, but some people find that if they practise writing the word using a red (or contrasting coloured pen) to highlight problem letter combinations, they learn more quickly. Some of the words in this week’s lesson are particularly suited to this spelling strategy. Try it.

2. The letter “c” can sound like k (“hard” c) or like s (“soft” c). The sound of “c” is always hard k when it is the last letter in a word. The words in this lesson marked with an asterisk (*) all have root words that end in “hard” c. When a suffix beginning with “e”, “i”, or “y” is added to a root of words like “panic”, a “k” is always added first. This is done to maintain the hard “c” sound found in the root word.

SPELLING PRACTICE

Exercise 1

1. Copy the words in this week’s lesson into your notebook.
2. Beside each word you have written, rewrite it using some visual cue to highlight
the problem letter combinations.
3. Write sentences for each spelling word. Try to write the list word from memory.

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct spelling of one of this week’s list words. Try no
to look back at the spelling list unless you have to.

1. Downhill sk_____ is one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics.
2. Did you know that in Great Brit_____ apologize is spelled with an “s”?
3. The last two letters in conde_______ follow each other in the alphabet..
4. In the military, a l_________ is ranked higher than a s___________.
5. Children learn by mim_______ things they see around them.
6. Don’t get pan_____ when you see your Visa bill. They made a mistake.
7. Molly and the maid did a th________ cleaning th_____out the entire house.
8. The town sent a pam______ on recycling to every household.
9. The shipwrecked fishermen were des______ly hungry when rescued.
10. Use the “i” before “e” rule to spell the words ________ and _______ from this week’s spelling list.
11. Were they convicted of tra_______ing in narcotics?
12. There are only three “e”s in the word d_________ment.

Exercise 3

Write a story or essay using as at least ten of the words from this lesson. Make it a silly story if you like. Studies have shown that the sillier the story, the more likely you are to remember.