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Mrs. Hewing's Spelling
Mrs. Hewing's Spelling
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SPELLING SOUNDS
Ending /k/ Sound
Beginning /k/ Sound
Ending /j/ Sound
Spelling /ch/ at the end of a syllable
Spelling the /
ā
/Sound
Spelling the /ō/ Sound
Spelling the /ī/ Sound
Spelling the /ou/ sound
Is it aw or au?
Spelling the /oi/ sound
/er/ at the end of a two syllable word
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Words with ough and augh
SUFFIXES + PREFIXES
Suffix -ed
Adding a suffix to v-c-e words
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Closed Syllables and Short Vowels
Closed Syllable Exceptions
Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables
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