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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVES
The letters oo can stand for the
vowel sound in book, //, or in
moon, /ü/. The letter u can
stand for short u or the vowel
sound in book, //. Context
provides the clue to
pronunciation. The letters ew,
ue, and ui can stand for the
vowel sound in moon, /ü/.
  • Associate the vowel
    sounds in tooth and cook
     with the letters that spell
    them.
  • Review words with
    suffixes -y, -ish, -hood,
    and -ment.
  • Blend and read words with
    the vowel sounds in tooth
     and cook and words with
    suffixes -y, -ish, -hood,
     and -ment.
  • Apply decoding strategies:
    blend longer words.
ELL
Support Phonics Speakers of
Chinese, French, Italian, Korean,
Spanish, and Urdu may have difficulty
distinguishing the short and long oo
 sounds in book (short) and moon
 (long). Help them practice saying
and writing word pairs like
cook/cool, took/tool, shook/shoot.
See the Phonics Transition
Lessons in the ELL and
Transition Handbook.
Practice Book
Practice Book 3.2 p. 109
with | without Answers
You may wish to explain the
meanings of these words.
astonishment great surprise
pavement the hard surface
of a road
Vocabulary Tip
Phonics
Phonics
Vowels in tooth, cook
TEACH
Remind students that many sounds can be spelled in different ways. Write the words
cook, tooth, put, blew, true, and suit.
  • How many vowels do you see in the word cook? (2)
  • How many vowel sounds do you hear? (1)
  • What vowel sound do you hear in cook? (//)
  • Which letters stand for that sound? (oo)
Think AloudMODEL I see that the letters oo stand for //. So the next word must be
/tth/. That's not right! The word tooth has the vowel sound /ü/, so it looks
as if the letters oo can stand for // or /ü/. The vowel pairs ew, ue, and ui
also stand for /ü/. And u is another way to spell //.
PUT
SUIT
TRUE
BLEW
Model blending put, blew, true, and suit.
Then have students blend the words with you.
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Write these words. Have students read them and then
underline the letters that stand for // or /ü/.
nuisance notebook ambush shrewdly
woody mildew untrue bamboo
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Write these sentences. Have individuals read them
and point out words with // or /ü/. Words with // or /ü/ are underlined.
Look at the big kangaroo!
The stories in the newspaper were untrue.
Drew put blueberries on his cereal.
Fruit juice is a good, healthy drink.
To assess, observe whether students pronounce the // and /ü/ words correctly.
Review Word Parts
REVIEW SUFFIXES -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
CONNECT Write this sentence: The bright sun gave the fluffy cloud a yellowish glow.
  • We studied the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment.
  • Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words have suffixes. (fluffy, yellowish)
  • What is the suffix in fluffy? (-y) What is the base word? (fluff)
  • What is the suffix in yellowish? (-ish) What is the base word? (yellow)
Continue in the same way with the sentence Teamwork gave everyone a sense of
accomplishment and brotherhood.
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Have individuals read the following words. Provide
help blending the words as needed. Have the suffix and base word identified in each.
sisterhood guilty improvement babyish
government speedy chilly selfish
fiftyish pavement motherhood astonishment
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Have students read these sentences. Then, to
check meaning, have them give their own sentence for the underlined word.
The new mother looks forward to parenthood with excitement.
I thought his statement was very childish.
We watched the tricky magician in amazement.
The children love to play outside on snowy, windy days.
To assess, note how well students read words with the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment.