Long Vowel Sound in Open Accented Syllable j

Long Vowel Sound in Open Accented Syllable; (j) spelled with dge; & Contractions Grade 3 Unit 1 Lesson 3

�In this lesson, we will focus on another way to spell a long vowel sound. �Say these words: he, she, we, go, no �These are…long vowel sounds �Do you hear a consonant sound AFTER the vowel sound? �NO. There is no consonant AFTER the vowel. These words have an OPEN syllable pattern.

Say this word: robot How many syllables do you hear? (Two) What is the first syllable? (Ro) Do you hear a consonant sound after the long vowel sound IN THAT syllable? (No) Words with two or more syllables can also have an OPEN syllable pattern.

ACCENT or STRESS Accent (or stress) is when we say a word or part of a word a little bit louder, hold the sound out a little bit longer, and our mouths open a little bit wider. Say these words: robot, spider, music Which syllables get the accent? The 1 st syllable of each word is accented.

Spelling begins with the sounds you hear. �When you hear a LONG vowel sound in an OPEN accented (stressed) syllable, spell the vowel with that letter: A E I O U �Examples: �o/pen �All to/tal spi/der mu/sic cra/zy of these words have an open accented FIRST syllable!

(j) Spelled with letters dge When you hear a 1 syllable base word with a short vowel sound before final (j) sound, spell the (j) sound with the letters: dge. 1 syllable base word + short vowel sound + (j) sound = dge Examples: badge, fudge, bridge

CONTRACTIONS �Contractions are two words shortened to be just one word. �We leave out a letter or letters to change the two words into one word. �We use an apostrophe to show the missing letter(s). �Was + not = wasn’t She + will = she’ll Can + not = can’t He + will = he’ll

SPELLING WORDS open Roman legal donate oval crazy hero idol focus crisis badge ridge bridge fudge grudge budge she’d we’ll that’s wasn’t