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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVE
Connect to Phonics Some base words do not change when adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est: greatest. Others do change: planned, leaving, heavier. Base words sometimes change spelling but not pronunciation when adding endings.
  • Spell words ending in
    -ed, -ing, -er, or -est.
*Word from the selection
Challenge Words
Spelling Words
1.
  using* 9.  leaving
2.
  getting 10.  worried
3.
  easiest 11.  strangest
4.
  swimming 12.  freezing
5.
  heavier 13.  funniest
6.
  greatest 14.  angrier
7.
  pleased 15.  shopped
8.
  emptied    
       
 
16.
  included
19.
  scarier
17.
  occurred 20.  happiest
18.
  supplying    
ELL
Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.
DAY 1
Pretest and Sort
DAY 2
Think and Practice
DAY 3
Connect to Writing
DAY 4
Review
DAY 5
Posttest
PRETEST
Use the Dictation Sentences from
Day 5 to administer the pretest.
Read the word, read the sentence,
and then read the word again.
Guide students in self-correcting
their pretests and correcting any misspellings.
Monitor Progress
then… use words 1–20
for Advanced Learners.
If… students correctly spell all pretest words,
then… use words 1–15
for On-Level practice.
If… students misspell 1–4 pretest words,
then… use words 1–8 for Strategic Intervention.
If… students misspell more than 4 pretest words,
Spelling
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 9.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 9
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TEACH
Adding new endings to words
sometimes changes the spelling
of the base word. These changes
can include doubling the consonant
at the end of the word or changing
the letter y to an i before adding
the ending. Write the spelling
words on the board. Guide
students to name the base word
for each spelling word and explain
what change, if any occurs when
the ending is added.
FIND THE PATTERN Ask students to group spelling words into four columns according to how the base word changes when adding a new ending: no change, double the final consonant, drop the final e, and change y to i.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 10.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 10
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Spelling & Phonics   Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est
WRITE A LETTER
Ask students to write a letter to a friend, using at least three spelling words. For each spelling word, ask students to write the base word above the word in red pencil.
These words are often
misspelled because students
are not sure when to double the consonant at the end of the
base word. Alert students to these frequently misspelled words.
started
getting
swimming
Frequently Misspelled
Words
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 11.
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Spelling Practice Book p. 11
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REVIEW ADDING -ed, -ing,
-er, and -est
Have students work with a partner. They should take turns calling out the base form of a spelling word. Then have the other partner spell the related spelling word. For example, when one partner says "please," the students would reply by spelling "pleased."
Spelling Strategy
Doubling Up
The last letter of a base word determines how the word is spelled when -ed, -ing, -er, or
-est is added. Have students pay attention to the last letter of base words to spell new words correctly.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 12.
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Spelling Practice Book p. 12
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DICTATION SENTENCES
  1. Eric likes using his new bike.
  2. I am getting a dog for my birthday.
  3. What is the easiest game?
  4. Anna has a swimming lesson today.
  5. Which box is heavier?
  6. My father makes the greatest pancakes!
  7. I am pleased to meet you.
  8. Mike emptied the cups.
  9. We are leaving at nine o'clock.
  10. Mom is worried about you.
  11. I read the strangest book!
  12. It is freezing outside!
  13. Carl told the funniest joke.
  14. I am angrier than you are.
  15. We shopped at the mall.
CHALLENGE
  1. The shopping list included lots of things.
  2. That idea never occurred to me.
  3. Karen's mom is supplying the snacks.
  4. Which movie is scarier?
  5. My sister is the happiest baby.