December Word Study

Unit 5 

The students will also be learning new suffix endings:   -ful,  -ment, -ness, -less, -able, -ish, and -en

* Remember that students must underline the baseboard and circle the suffix. 

Trick Words:  water, knew, know 

Unit 6 

The students will be learning about the v-e syllable(vowel, consonant -e).  For example the word cape has an e at the end and makes the vowel say its name. 

We also will be learning how to combine closed syllables and v-e syllables such as the word reptile. 

The students will also be learning about the letter S. 

When the letter S is between 2 vowels, it makes a /Z/ sound such as rose or wise. 

However, in the word base, it makes the /S/ sound. 

Lastly, the students will be learning that there are NO English words that end with the letter v. Therefore, words have an E at the end and the vowel becomes short such as have or give. 

Trick words: often    house     move 

                       right     place       together