Week 20 of 36 · 8 words · ages 6–7

1st Grade spelling words, week 20: ie

The letters ie say long i in pie, tie and lie. A final y turns to i before es or ed, which gives skies and fried.
pie
A pastry with filling inside.
tie
To fasten with a knot.
lie
To say what is not true.
fried
Cooked in hot oil in a pan.
skies
The wide space above us full of clouds and stars.
pies
Round pastries with fruit baked inside.
ties
Knots that hold string or laces.
lies
Things people say that are not true.

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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