Spelling Patterns
2.23.B
spell words with common orthographic patterns and rules:
complex consonants (e.g., hard and soft c and g, ck);
r-controlled vowels;
long vowels (e.g., VCe-hope); and
vowel digraphs (e.g., oo-book, fool, ee-feet), diphthongs (e.g., ou-out, ow-cow, oi-coil, oy-toy);
2nd Grade Writing - Spelling Patterns Lesson
The letter g can make two different sounds. One is a hard-g sound, which is pronounced "guh." The other is a soft-g sound, which is pronounced "juh," like the letter j.
When a g is followed by an e, i, or y in a word, then it usually makes a soft-g sound.
The hamster's cage was full of toys.
Yuna watched the baby giraffe hide behind its mom.
The students ran back and forth across the gym.
The letter c can make two different sounds. One is a hard-c sound, which is pronounced "kuh," like the letter k. The other is a soft-c sound, which is pronounced "suh," like the letter s.
When a c is followed by an e, i, or y in a word, then it usually makes a soft-c sound.
One penny is equal to one cent.
The little mouse got lost in the big city.
Jarod crashed his bicycle on his way home.
When a one-syllable word has a short-vowel sound and ends with a hard-k ("kuh") sound, it usually ends with the letters ck.
The black cat meowed for more fish.
Redbeard broke the lock to the treasure chest.
Instead of a dog, Rey had a pet rock.