Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide

by Ruth Shemesh , Sheila Waller

• ISBN13: 9780521639712
• ISBN10: 0521639719
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This resource book is packed with activities for practising common spelling patterns in English. Each unit concentrates on a particular 'sound' or phoneme.

Table of Contents

Thanks	vii
Introduction	1	(8)
Vowel sounds	9	(15)
Short vowel sounds	9	(12)
Short and long vowels - a comparison	21	(3)
The sound `k' (/k/)	24	(45)
`c' or `k'	24	(10)
`-ck' or `-k' at the end of a word	34	(8)
`-ic'	42	(9)
`qu'	51	(8)
`-x'	59	(10)
Single vowel followers	69	(20)
`-ll', `-ss' (`-ff', `-zz')	69	(8)
`-dge'	77	(5)
`-tch'	82	(7)
The sound `i' (/aI/)	89	(27)
`i-e'	89	(11)
`-y'	100	(10)
`-igh'	110	(6)
The sound `a' (/eI/)	116	(25)
`a-e'	116	(10)
`-ay'	126	(9)
`ai'	135	(6)
The sound `o'	141	(29)
`o-e'	141	(12)
`-ow'	153	(9)
`oa'	162	(8)
The sound `u' (/ju:/ and /u:/)	170	(30)
`u-e'	170	(6)
`-ue'	176	(5)
`-ew'	181	(7)
`oo'	188	(12)
The sound `e' (/i:/)	200	(36)
`ee'	200	(9)
`ea'	209	(8)
`-y'	217	(11)
`ie' and `ei'	228	(8)
Soft and hard sounds (/s/, /g/ and /d3/)	236	(23)
The soft `c'	236	(13)
The soft and hard `g'	249	(10)
Odds and ends	259	(31)
Silent letters	259	(10)
`-tion' and `-sion'	269	(8)
`-le', `-al' and `-el'	277	(13)
Recommended resources	290	(1)
Index	291