Understanding Vocabulary and Spelling Concepts

Mrs. Holmes guides students through a lesson on phonics, focusing on long O sounds and trick words. The session includes echo practice, mapping and spelling of words like 'cousin', 'lose', 'tomorrow', and 'beautiful', and introduces the new word 'foamy'. Students engage in a spelling activity to differentiate O sounds and practice forming sentences with the learned words.

What should you have ready before starting the lesson?

• A calculator

• A pencil

• An iPad or whiteboard

• A notebook

Which vowel sound is practiced with the word 'pine'?

• Long i

• Short i

• Short o

• Long o

Which of the following is a trick word introduced in the lesson?

• Friend

• Happy

• School

• Cousin

What is the correct spelling of the word that sounds like 'kuh-zin'?

• Cousin

• Cousen

• Couson

• Cousan

Which letter in 'lose' is silent?

• L

• O

• S

• E

How is the 'o' sound in 'tomorrow' described?

• Long o

• Short o

• Silent o

• Double o

What does the suffix 'ful' in 'beautiful' mean?

• None of

• Full of

• Less of

• More of

What is the base word in 'foamy'?

• Foa

• Fo

• Foamie

• Foam

Which spelling is correct for the word that means 'a small vessel'?

• Bote

• Boat

• Boet

• Bote

In the sentence 'Did we win or lose the hockey game?', which word is a trick word?

• Win

• Lose

• Game

• Hockey