Week 9 of 36 · 10 words · ages 8–9

3rd Grade spelling words, week 9: silent gh

In these words the gh is silent. It often follows i (might, slight) or sits inside ough and augh (thought, caught).
straight
Not bent or curved.
might
Strength or power.
slight
Small in size or amount.
eight
The number after seven.
weigh
To find out how heavy something is.
caught
Grabbed something that was moving, like a ball.
taught
Helped someone learn, in the past.
daughter
A girl or woman who is someone's child.
thought
An idea in your head.
though
In spite of the fact that something is 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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