Spelling Patterns and Rules

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📚 Part 1: Pattern Recognition

1. Which spelling pattern does the word "running" follow?

Adding -ing without changes

Doubling the final consonant before adding -ing

Dropping the final e before adding -ing

2. Identify the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words below:

cat

table

dog

elephant

pen

3. Which prefix means "not" or "opposite of"?

re-

un-

pre-

4. Complete the pattern: hop → hopping, stop → stopping, swim → __________

Answer: _______________

✏️ Part 2: Apply the Rules

5. Add the suffix "-ed" to these words. Write the correct spelling:

a) walk → _______________

b) hop → _______________

c) dance → _______________

d) cry → _______________

6. Create new words by adding prefixes. Use: un-, re-, or pre-

a) _____ + happy = _______________

b) _____ + write = _______________

c) _____ + view = _______________

7. Explain in your own words: Why do we double the 'n' in "running" but not in "walking"?

🎯 Part 3: Word Detective Challenge

8. Look at these word pairs. Circle the correctly spelled word in each pair:

a) begining or beginning

b) stoped or stopped

c) hoping or hopping (when you want something to happen)

9. Extension Challenge: Break down the word "unbelievable" and identify all the word parts (prefix, root, suffix):

10. Reflection: Which spelling strategy helped you most today? (Visual charts, saying words aloud, breaking words into parts, etc.)

Spelling Patterns and Rules

Spelling Patterns and Rules

📚 Part 1: Pattern Recognition

✏️ Part 2: Apply the Rules

🎯 Part 3: Word Detective Challenge

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