Week 6 of 36 · 8 words · ages 6–7

1st Grade spelling words, week 6: -nk ending

When n comes before k at the end of a word, the n takes an ng sound and the k follows: thank, drink, skunk.
thank
To say you are grateful to someone.
drink
To swallow water or juice.
skunk
A black and white animal with a strong smell.
blank
Empty, with nothing written on it.
plank
A long flat board of wood.
chunk
A thick piece broken off something.
shrink
To get smaller.
tank
A big container that holds water or gas.

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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