SPELLING PATTERNS (PLURAL)
How do we make 'BOX' plural?
Add 'es' so it becomes boxes
What do C & V stand for in CVC, CVCe, and CVVC?
C= CONSONANT
V= VOWEL
What is a silent letter, and give one example.
A silent letter is a letter that we write but don’t pronounce in a word.
Example: the k in knife or the w in write.
What is a prefix and where is it added to a word?
Give one example.
A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Example: un + happy = unhappy (means not happy).
What did the teachers' strike start?
Monday October 6th, 2025
Which of these words needs to change spelling before adding -es?
a) church
b) baby
c) glass
baby → babies
Which word has a CVC pattern (consonant–vowel–consonant)?
a) cake
b) sit
c) rain
SIT
In the words knife and know, what rule does the silent k follow?
The k is silent when it comes before n at the start of a word.
What is a suffix and where is it added to a word?
Give one example.
A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or part of speech.
Example: teach + er = teacher (a person who teaches).
When is Ms. Al-Janabi's birthday?
May 26
Give me an example of 2 irregular nouns that do not follow the plural spelling pattern we learned about.
Foot, man, tooth, child, person, etc
Circle the word that follows the CVCe pattern (the silent e makes the vowel long):
a) hop
b) hope
c) hat
HOPE
The b in thumb and climb is silent.
What position is the letter b usually in when it’s silent?
The b is usually silent after m (as in climb, thumb, lamb).
If you add the prefix re- to a verb, what usually happens to the meaning of the word?
Give an example.
The prefix re- means “again” or “back.”
Example: rewrite means to write again.
I am tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Tell me the plural forms of these nouns:
a) knife
b) leaf
c) photo
a) knives
b) leaves
c) photos
Which word has the CVVC pattern (two vowels together make one sound)?
a) team
b) pet
c) mad
TEAM
How does the silent e in a word like hope change the sound of the word compared to hop?
What does this tell you about the role of silent letters?
The silent e makes the vowel long (hop → short o, hope → long o).
This shows that silent letters can change how vowels are pronounced, not just stay unspoken.
Explain the rule for when you add a suffix beginning with a vowel (like -ing or -ed) to a word that ends in a silent e.
Give an example.
You usually drop the silent e before adding a vowel suffix.
Example: make → making, hope → hoping.
I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and forests but no trees. What am I?
A map
Explain the spelling pattern rule for changing a word that ends in -y to plural, and give one example.
If a word ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -es (e.g., baby → babies).
If it ends in a vowel + y, just add -s (e.g., key → keys).
Explain the difference in vowel sound between “hop” and “hope.”
Which spelling pattern causes the change?
“Hop” is CVC and has a short o sound.
“Hope” is CVCe; the silent e makes the vowel long (long o sound).
Explain the purpose of silent letters in English.
Why do we still have them even though we don’t pronounce them?
Silent letters show word history and meaning connections.
They help us understand where words come from and keep spelling consistent across related words (like sign and signal).
Adding a suffix can change a word’s part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.).
Use the base word beauty to show how suffixes change its part of speech and meaning.
beauty (noun) → beautiful (adjective) → beautifully (adverb).
Suffixes -ful and -ly change how the word functions in a sentence.
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. What am I?
Keyboard