Unit 20, Lesson 2

W. A. L. T.

Determine vowel digraphs with at least 80% accuracy

Determine the different sound/spelling patterns of vowel digraphs at least 8 of 10 trials successfully

Determine the suffixes of words at least 4 of 5 trials

Identify suffixes that change words into adjectives at least 4 of 5 trials

Utilize commas in addresses and dates 8 of 10 trials successfully

1. Review: Vowel Digraphs

A vowel digraph is made up of two vowel letters that combine to make a single vowel sound.

Vowel digraphs can be found at the beginning, middle, or end of a word or syllable.

Knowing the position of a vowel sound in a word can help a writer determine which vowel digraph to use to spell the word.

1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs oa and ow

• Float, bowl, glow, loan, own, croak, show, oat

• Sort the words into two columns• Oa Ow

bowlfloat

glow

own

loancroak

oat show

1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs oa and ow

Each of the words listed on the previous slide (float, bowl, glow, loan, own, croak, show, oat) have the long o sound in them Oa and ow represent the long o sound

Ow is found at the beginning, middle, or end of words Example: own, bowl, show

Oa is found at the beginning or middle of words Example: oat, loan

1. Memorize It

Words with oe can also represent or sound the same

Oe can also sound like the long o sound Example:

Toe, doe

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playgreat

showtoe

2. Sort It: Vowel Digraphs

Please turn to workbook page 61Highlight or underline the words with the

long o or the long a soundCircle the vowel digraph that represents

those soundsWrite the word under the correct heading

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knownplaying

play fellow

great low

Workbook Page R67Open Final Silent e Vowel digraph /a/

Vowel digraph /o/ Vowel Digraph /e/

Vowel digraph /i/

Open and Final Silent e should have words in these

two columns already. If not, add two words now.

If that is done, think of two words for Vowel Digraph /a/ and Vowel Digraph /o/. Add

those words to the two columns.

2. Write It: Essential Words

Please turn to workbook page 62Review the Essential Words in the Word

BankPut the words in alphabetical order and write

them on the linesWrite one sentence for each Essential WordCheck that each sentence uses sentence

signals- correct capitalization, commas, and end punctuation

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Course

Friend

Guarantee

Guard

Guess

Guest

Answers will vary!

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2. Word Fluency

Record your best trial on page R42

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5. Passage Fluency

Record your best trial on page R44

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3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes

A base word is a word that can stand alone and does not have a prefix or a suffix

A base word can have one or more syllables Example: slow, yel/low

Prefixes and suffixes are affixes, or meaningful word parts, that can be added to base words

Suffixes are added to the ends of words and extend or modify these words’ meanings Examples to follow

3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes

Base Word + Suffix = New Word

Clean + -er = Cleaner

Weak + -est = Weakest

Cream + -y = Creamy

• The suffixes –er and –est are added to base words to form comparative and superlative adjective forms.• The suffix –er means “more.” The suffix –est means “most.”

3. Introduction: Suffix -y

-y : means “characterized by, consisting of, quality or condition of”

Examples: Snowy, Misty, Lucky

- Snowy: A condition of snow

- Creamy: Consisting of cream

- Lucky: Characterized by luck

3. Write It: Suffixes –er, -est, and -y

Please turn to workbook page 63Read the sentencesDecide if –er, -est, or –y should be added,

write it on the lineReread the sentence to make sure it makes

sense

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y

est

y

y

er

est

y

est

y

er

3. Expression of the Day

Up your alley

Meaning: easy for you to do or complete

Example: I want you on my team because the game is right up your alley.

4. Review: Adjective Suffixes

Hardcover page 46 can be used to review adjectives and suffixes used to form adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe nounsAdjectives tell which one? What kind? Or

how many?The meaning of –y is “characterized by,”

“consisting of,” or “condition of”The meaning of –er is “more”The meaning of –est is “most”

4. Identify It: Adjective Suffixes

Please turn to workbook page 64Reread the paragraph and look at the

underlined wordsCopy the adjectives that have the suffixes –y,

-er, and –est into the appropriate columns

Workbook Page 64biggest luckywealthier

largest crazypoorergreatest funnyfunniestdeepest

4. Introduction: Commas in Addresses

A comma is used when writing an address to separate the street number and name from the city

Another comma is used to separate the city from the state

If the address is used inside a sentence, a comma is used after the state

Example: We are moving to 300 New Street, Oldtown,

Massachusetts, in late August.

4. Punctuate It: Commas in Addresses

In a mailing address, a two-letter state abbreviation and a zip code are used instead of the name of the state. A comma is not used between the state abbreviation and the zip code.

Please turn to workbook page 65Identify where commas are needed Place commas where needed in each

sentence

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My brother’s address is 123 Fake Street, Faketown, Ohio.

I am mailing a card to my brother: John Smith, 123 Fake Street, Faketown, OH 89210.

4. Introduction: Commas in Dates

Hardcover page 50 gives examples and explains commas in dates

A comma is used to separate the month and day from the year

If the date is written inside a sentence, a comma is used after the year

Example: On April 1, 2010, I will turn 30.

4. Punctuate It: Commas in Dates

Please turn to workbook page 66

Identify where commas are needed

Place commas where they are needed in the sentences

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, ,

,

, ,

July 14, 1984.

5. Chart It: Word Play

Please turn to WORKBOOK page 67Please turn to HARDCOVER page 57

Read the poems and discuss themFind the examples of word play in the poemsFill in the chart as we discuss the poems

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Absurd, foolish

Nash created a nonsense word that

rhymes with rhinoceros.

waspitalityhospitality

Generous treatment of

guests

Nash created a nonsense word that

rhymes with hospitality.

lllamallama

Animal related to the camel

Nash created a silly spelling

for a real word with an unusual spelling.narra

narrow

Limited in area; thin

Nash created a nonsense

word to rhyme with

Sahara.

6. Answer It

Please turn to WORKBOOK page 68Use HARDCOVER page 57 to help you

answer the questionsWrite the answers in complete sentencesUse a dictionary to clarify and meanings

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68

A rhinoceros is not pleasant to look at.

The termites ate the floor made of wood.

Wasps are generous about inviting other wasps into their nests. Wasps are pests because they sting humans and cause

distress.

An ostrich is an animal that lives and lays eggs in flat, arid areas of Africa and has

long legs, a narrow neck, and a wide mouth.

The ostrich, the largest living bird, runs quickly but does not fly. It lives and lays eggs in flat, arid areas of Africa and has

long legs, a narrow neck, and a wide mouth.

Answers will

vary!