Week 11 of 36 · 8 words · ages 6–7

1st Grade spelling words, week 11: u_e and e_e

A silent e makes u say its name in cute and mule, or oo in flute and rule. It makes e say its name in these and theme.
cute
Sweet and lovely to look at.
flute
A long thin instrument you blow into.
these
The ones right here.
tube
A long round hollow pipe.
mule
An animal that is part horse and part donkey.
rule
Something you must follow, like in a game.
huge
Very, very big.
theme
The main idea of a story.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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