Lesson 17 Word Lists and Sentences

s/z/, ph/f/, Rabbit Rule

1. Kim and Ken will get up at sunrise to be at the lake on time.
2. The KFC franchise on Duke St. will close at the end of June.
3. If you expose that rose vine to the wind the plant will close up.
4. That dog can bite and I would advise you not to pat him.

1. Ralph went to the Sphinx on the next phase of his trip.
2. Ralph will use his phone to consult his phrase book and will not close the file while they talk with all the people there.
3. Ralph will hope to get close to a dolphin.

1. Have you had bannock?
2. Justin had to fill the ballast in his ship.
3. Dublin and Brussels would be fun to go to.

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

s/z/, ph/f/, Rabbit Rule

In this lesson, we learned the sounds associated with the following letters.

Consonant

s – nose – /z/

When s comes between two vowels, it generally has the /z/ sound.

Digraph

ph – phone – /f/

We also learned the following spelling generalization.

Rabbit Spelling Generalization

The Rabbit Spelling generalization – When the first syllable in a word is a closed syllable, with a short vowel sound. Add a consonant to the second syllable. The extra consonant “protects” the vowel to keep the sound short.
Examples: rabbit, better, litter, bobbin, summit

Practice

1. Choose a word to complete each sentence.
   

   dentist

   graph

   sphere

   phlox

   phrase

   1. Will you use ____________ paper for math?
   2. ____________ can be either a ground cover plant or a tall plant.
   3. I have to go to the _____________ at 3:00 p.m.
   4. What is the best _______________ to put in this sentence?

2. Divide these words into syllables. Example:  in tend
   1. Atlantic
   2. backlash
   3. empire
   4. lobster
   5. ostrich