This week we are looking at the -ce, -se, and -ve endings in words. The -ve words are included in this sort to point out that words with the /v/ sound at the end are always spelled with a -ve. We noticed also that the -ce words end with a /s/ sound, which follows the pattern we explored last week with the soft c patterns. The -se words have a /z/ sound, except for a couple of oddballs.
Here is the way the words should be sorted: -ce -ve -se oddball chance move please loose prince leave tease sense dance glove choose fence shove cheese glance solve wise piece peace bounce prove France twelve pounce
This year I am working to give students a more individualized spelling experience. Each week we will look at words with a specific spelling rule. Students take a pretest on Friday over the first 20 words. They then use the results of the pretest, as well as previous assessments, to choose their spelling words for the week. Students should have no more than 15 words. The challenge words are meant to extend the spelling rule, so students should only choose from the challenge words if they have missed fewer than 15 words on both their previous test and the pretest.