Instructions for Lesson 85
Introduce the gh spelling that is pronounced two ways:
|g| and |f|, as in ghetto and rough. Also, sometimes gh is silent, as in light.
This lesson introduces the au sound |ă|, as in laugh, and the ou sound |ŏ|, as in ought and cough.
gh
I NEW PATTERN. Introduce the voiced gh spelling pattern pronounced with a hard g, |g|, as in ghetto. Note that the word Allegheny in this list is a proper name, and the second e in Allegheny is pronounced ǀāǀ.
II REVIEW the gh pattern found in light. [Lesson 81]
LEARN the ou spelling with the |ŏ| sound, as in ought.
III LEARN the gh spelling pattern pronounced |f|, as in rough.
REVIEW the ou spelling that makes a short-vowel u sound |ŭ|, as in rough. [Lesson 67]
PRACTICE the ou spelling that makes a short-vowel o sound |ŏ|, as in cough.
LEARN the au spelling that makes a short-vowel a sound |ă|, as in laugh.
Review: gh ou au
IV & V REVIEW the gh spelling pattern pronounced |g| in ghetto. Also review the gh spelling pattern pronounced |f| in tough. Pay special attention to words in which the gh is silent (flight and eighty).
REVIEW the ou spelling pronounced |ŏ|, as in ought.
REVIEW the au spelling pronounced |ă|, as in laugh.
Since you are nearing the end of the program (only five lessons to go!), you should soon select a book that you and your student will read together. This is a very important part of this curriculum. You and your student will each need a copy. Select a book that is not too easy. You will take turns reading this selected book out loud after you complete the 90th lesson. [See pages 191 – 195]
gh
I.
gh = |g|
ghetto gherkins aghast ghastly Ghana afghan spaghetti sorghum Allegheny ghat
II.
gh = silent
light weight daughter slight knight taught highway lightning eight bright
ou = |ŏ|
ought bought thought sought wrought
III.
gh = |f| ou = |ŭ|
rough tough enough toughens roughage
ou = |ŏ|
cough trough
au = |ă|
laugh laughter laughing
Review: gh
IV.
flight highway rougher ghetto knight eighty tough enough light caught
V.
laugh weight daughter afghan bright eighteen spaghetti lightning coughing weigh
Challenge Words: toughening ghostwriter Afghanistan
[tough • en • ing] [ghost • wri • ter] [Af • ghan • i • stan]