1. Unit 20, Lesson 2

2. W. A. L. T. Determine vowel digraphs with at least 80% accuracy
Determine the different sound/spelling patterns of vowel digraphs at least 8 of 10 trials successfully
Determine the suffixes of words at least 4 of 5 trials
Identify suffixes that change words into adjectives at least 4 of 5 trials
Utilize commas in addresses and dates 8 of 10 trials successfully

3. 1. Review: Vowel Digraphs
A vowel digraph is made up of two vowel letters that combine to make a single vowel sound.
Vowel digraphs can be found at the beginning, middle, or end of a word or syllable.
Knowing the position of a vowel sound in a word can help a writer determine which vowel digraph to use to spell the word.

4. 1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs oa and ow
Float, bowl, glow, loan, own, croak, show, oat
Sort the words into two columns
Oa Ow
float
bowl
loan
glow
croak
own
oat
show

5. 1. Discover It: Vowel Digraphs oa and ow
Each of the words listed on the previous slide (float, bowl, glow, loan, own, croak, show, oat) have the long o sound in them
Oa and ow represent the long o sound
Ow is found at the beginning, middle, or end of words
Example: own, bowl, show
Oa is found at the beginning or middle of words
Example: oat, loan

6. 1. Memorize It Words with oe can also represent or sound the same
Oe can also sound like the long o sound
Example:
Toe, doe

7. Workbook Page R4
play
show
great
toe

8. 2. Sort It: Vowel Digraphs
Please turn to workbook page 61
Highlight or underline the words with the long o or the long a sound
Circle the vowel digraph that represents those sounds
Write the word under the correct heading

9. Workbook Page 61
playing
known
play
fellow
great
low

10. Workbook Page R67
Final Silent e
Vowel digraph /a/
Open
Open and Final Silent e should have words in these two columns already. If not, add two words now.
If that is done, think of two words for Vowel Digraph /a/ and Vowel Digraph /o/. Add those words to the two columns.
Vowel digraph /o/
Vowel Digraph /e/
Vowel digraph /i/

11. 2. Write It: Essential Words
Please turn to workbook page 62
Review the Essential Words in the Word Bank
Put the words in alphabetical order and write them on the lines
Write one sentence for each Essential Word
Check that each sentence uses sentence signals- correct capitalization, commas, and end punctuation

12. Workbook Page 62
Course
Friend
Guarantee
Answers will vary!
Guard
Guess
Guest

13. Workbook Page R17

14. 2. Word Fluency Record your best trial on page R42 Unit 20, Lesson 2
February 24th, 2011
2/24/11

15. 5. Passage Fluency Record your best trial on page R44 Unit 20 Lesson 2
February 24, 2011

16. Workbook Page R21

17. 3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes
A base word is a word that can stand alone and does not have a prefix or a suffix
A base word can have one or more syllables
Example: slow, yel/low
Prefixes and suffixes are affixes, or meaningful word parts, that can be added to base words
Suffixes are added to the ends of words and extend or modify these words’ meanings
Examples to follow

18. 3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes
Base Word + Suffix = New Word
Clean +
-er =
Cleaner
Weak +
-est =
Weakest
Cream + -y =
Creamy
The suffixes –er and –est are added to base words to form comparative and superlative adjective forms.
The suffix –er means “more.” The suffix –est means “most.”

19. 3. Introduction: Suffix -y
-y : means “characterized by, consisting of, quality or condition of”
Examples: Snowy, Misty, Lucky
- Snowy: A condition of snow
- Creamy: Consisting of cream
- Lucky: Characterized by luck

20. 3. Write It: Suffixes –er, -est, and -y
Please turn to workbook page 63
Read the sentences
Decide if –er, -est, or –y should be added, write it on the line
Reread the sentence to make sure it makes sense

21. y
est y y
Workbook Page 63 er
est y
est y er

22. Meaning: easy for you to do or complete
3. Expression of the Day
Up your alley
Meaning: easy for you to do or complete
Example: I want you on my team because the game is right up your alley.

23. 4. Review: Adjective Suffixes
Hardcover page 46 can be used to review adjectives and suffixes used to form adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns
Adjectives tell which one? What kind? Or how many?
The meaning of –y is “characterized by,” “consisting of,” or “condition of”
The meaning of –er is “more”
The meaning of –est is “most”

24. 4. Identify It: Adjective Suffixes
Please turn to workbook page 64
Reread the paragraph and look at the underlined words
Copy the adjectives that have the suffixes –y, -er, and –est into the appropriate columns

25. Workbook Page 64
wealthier
biggest
lucky
poorer
largest
crazy
greatest
funny
funniest
deepest

26. 4. Introduction: Commas in Addresses
A comma is used when writing an address to separate the street number and name from the city
Another comma is used to separate the city from the state
If the address is used inside a sentence, a comma is used after the state
Example:
We are moving to 300 New Street, Oldtown, Massachusetts, in late August.

27. 4. Punctuate It: Commas in Addresses
In a mailing address, a two-letter state abbreviation and a zip code are used instead of the name of the state. A comma is not used between the state abbreviation and the zip code.
Please turn to workbook page 65
Identify where commas are needed
Place commas where needed in each sentence

28. My brother’s address is 123 Fake Street, Faketown, Ohio.
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My brother’s address is 123 Fake Street, Faketown, Ohio.
I am mailing a card to my brother: John Smith, 123 Fake Street, Faketown, OH

29. 4. Introduction: Commas in Dates
Hardcover page 50 gives examples and explains commas in dates
A comma is used to separate the month and day from the year
If the date is written inside a sentence, a comma is used after the year
Example:
On April 1, 2010, I will turn 30.

30. 4. Punctuate It: Commas in Dates
Please turn to workbook page 66
Identify where commas are needed
Place commas where they are needed in the sentences

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July 14, 1984.

32. 5. Chart It: Word Play Please turn to WORKBOOK page 67
Please turn to HARDCOVER page 57
Read the poems and discuss them
Find the examples of word play in the poems
Fill in the chart as we discuss the poems

33. Workbook Page 67
Nash created a nonsense word that rhymes with rhinoceros.
Absurd, foolish
Nash created a nonsense word that rhymes with hospitality.
hospitality
waspitality
Generous treatment of guests
Nash created a silly spelling for a real word with an unusual spelling.
llama
lllama
Animal related to the camel
Nash created a nonsense word to rhyme with Sahara.
narrow
narra
Limited in area; thin

34. 6. Answer It Please turn to WORKBOOK page 68
Use HARDCOVER page 57 to help you answer the questions
Write the answers in complete sentences
Use a dictionary to clarify and meanings

35. Workbook Page 68 Answers will vary!
A rhinoceros is not pleasant to look at.
The termites ate the floor made of wood.
Workbook Page 68
Wasps are generous about inviting other wasps into their nests. Wasps are pests because they sting humans and cause distress.
Answers will vary!
An ostrich is an animal that lives and lays eggs in flat, arid areas of Africa and has long legs, a narrow neck, and a wide mouth.
The ostrich, the largest living bird, runs quickly but does not fly. It lives and lays eggs in flat, arid areas of Africa and has long legs, a narrow neck, and a wide mouth.