Word Mechanics
From Intelli-Tunes
by Ron and Nancy Brown
WORD MECHANICS CD - Reading, language and spelling skills come alive with memorable tunes that really teach!
Songs Include:
Sight Words
with, were, their, from, know, each, etc.
Little Letter Blender
using blended sounds like sp, bl, fr
Triple Letters (blends)
str, spr, thr, scr
Soft C and G
e, i or y changes the sound of c and g
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Suffix (ed)
makes the sounds ed, d, t
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Spelling the Tough Ones
because, again, said, etc.
TION/SION
the sound of "shun"
Lets Compare (er est)
word endings
Double the Final Consonant
word endings
Fiddle With a Word (Prefixes)
un, re, dis, etc.
Three Kinds of Sentences
telling, asking, exclamation
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Alliteration
"funny fish feed frogs french fries" etc
Idioms
"frog in my throat," "green thumb" etc.
Drop That e
drop the e before adding ing or ed
Suggested grade level:
Grades 1-3