Lesson 23 Word Lists and Sentences

dge, ge-dge Spelling Generalization

1. They wanted to find some hedge funds to invest in for the children’s center.
2. Her mother sent their entire clan to an expensive lodge for their vacation.
3. The judge was a large man who had a hard time fitting into his bench.

1. There is a new performance that will open on the Neptune Stage.
2. The focus will be on one gigantic vase set to the left side of the stage.
3. All six actors will change their costumes behind it five times!
4. The opening was a huge success!

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

dge, ge-dge gen

In this lesson, we learned the sound for the Trigraph dge.

• dge  – fudge /j/

We also learned the ge-dge Spelling Generalization – the /j/ sound at the end of words will be spelled with ‘ge’ when it follows a consonant or a long vowel.
Examples: large, page, strange.
The /j/ sound at the end of words will be spelled ‘dge’ when it immediately follows a short vowel.
Examples: badge, wedge, fridge, lodge, fudge

Practice

1. Add dge or ge to the end of each of these words to create the /j/ sound.
   

   dŏ____

   hĭ ____

   spur___

2. Add the suffix that means ‘happening now’:
   

   slant____	lift____
   skimp____	stack____
   track____	plant____
   hint____	pitch____
   flock_____	scratch____

3. Add the suffix that means ‘in the past’:
   

   drift____	smash____
   bench____	depress____
   grind____	flash____