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Activities for Beginning Word Reading and Spelling
Multiple Choice
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1.
Classify the following words in the following ways: structure of the word and level of difficulty for initial instruction in reading words (e.g., easier, moderate, difficult).
Your answers should look like this:
A.
map, CVC, easier
B.
stump, CCVCC, difficult
1. slant 2. jump 3. dog 4. strap 5. mat 6. spend 7. ask 8. next 9. on 10. front
example:
1. slant, CCVCC, difficult
2. jump, CVCC, moderate
3. dog, CVC, easier
4. strap, CCCVC, difficult
5. mat, CVC, easier
6. spend, CCVCC, difficult
7. ask, VCC, moderate
8. nest, CVCC, moderate
9. on, VC, easier
10. front, CCVCC, difficult
2.
Look at the list of common rimes. Some are appropriate for beginning readers; others are not. Indicate which are appropriate and which are not. For those that are appropriate, try to come up with some onsets to make word lists that you could use for beginning instruction in sounding out words or for Say It, Move It, Read It activities. Hint: Sometimes looking at the alphabet helps you come up with different onsets. Try each letter to see if that onset, combined with the rime, makes a real word. Try to think of as many as you can!
Your answers should include:
rime; appropriate or inappropriate; new onsets with rime
Your answers should look like this:
A.
ail; inappropriate
B.
an; appropriate; ban Dan, fan, man, pan, plan, ran, tan
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
1. ank 2. ap 3. at 4. ay 5. est 6. in 7. ip 8. it 9. op 10. ot 11. ug 12. ump
example:
Rimes
<1. ank; appropriate**; tank, sank, bank
2. ap; appropriate; lap, map, flap, tap
3. at; appropriate; sat, that, mat, flat
4. ay; inappropriate
5. est; appropriate; vest, best, nest, pest
6. in; appropriate; tin, fin, pin, spin
7. ip; appropriate; dip, lip, sip, slip
8. it; appropriate; sit, slit, kit, fit
9. op; appropriate; mop, flop, hop, pop
10. ot; appropriate; hot, slot, pot, plot
11. ug; appropriate; bug, slug, mug, hug
12. ump; appropriate; bump, dump, jump
** These rimes may be tricky since the letter ´n´ spells the phoneme |ng|.
Beginning Word Reading
