Instructions for Lesson 51
Be positive and encouraging. It’s worth the effort; your student is progressing nicely.
Introduce the oo spelling pattern that has four different sounds, as featured in moon, book, flood, and door.
o and oo = |ü|
I – III NEW PATTERN. Learn the o and oo spelling patterns that have the |ü| sound, as in do, too, moon, loose, lose, and choose.
wh = |h|
III NEW PATTERN. Learn the second wh spelling pattern pronounced like the letter h, |h|, as in who, whom, and whose. Both the |hw| and |h| pronunciations for the wh spelling pattern are voiceless (produce no vocal cord vibration). The wh spelling is also pronounced |w| (with the voiced sound of w). The dictionary is your final authority on pronunciation and spelling. (See Lesson 27)
Keep a dictionary handy for looking up words like loose, an adjective that has the s sound |lüs| (“Chaim has a loose tooth”). Compare this to lose, a transitive verb that has the z sound |lüz| (“James was excited that his basketball team did not lose the game”).
oo = |ů|
IV NEW PATTERN. Learn the oo spelling pattern pronounced with the |ů| sound, as in book and good.
oo = |ŭ|
V NEW PATTERN. Learn the oo spelling pattern pronounced with the short-vowel u sound |ŭ|, as in blood.
oor = |ōr|
REVIEW the oor spelling pattern pronounced with the long-vowel o sound, |ōr|, as in door. An r, m, or n following a vowel or vowels often works a slight sound change in
Remember!
Read. Know the meanings of the words. Spell.
Mark the completion chart.
o and oo
wh = |hw|
I.
o and oo = |ü|
do to too zoo moo boo goo moon pool boom tool zoom tooth boost
II.
oo = |ü|
room booth proof spoon cool scoop troop broom droop stoop brood snoop loop smooth
III.
oo and o = |ü|
loose bloom hoop food noon boot soon lose choose snooze ooze
wh = |h|
who whom whose
IV.
oo = |ů|
book look foot took wood cook hoof good hood soot wool hook stood brook
V.
oo = |ŭ|
blood flood
oor = |ōr|
door boor poor floor moor
Challenge Wordas: broomstick cooking textbook
[broom • stick] [cook • ing] [text • book]