Spelling Mechanics Homeschool Word Study Unit 16 ack, ick, tr On the actual CD you will receive a .doc copy that can be manipulated to fit your personal word needs. Also, all files will be separated into unit folders, not on one PDF document and will be labeled as such. Please email me with any questions. Ann Cowan

Please note T=Teacher page; U=Student unit; K=Unit Key;

S=Sort; t=Unit test; Tk=Test Key. Labels used only on

samples.

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Unit 16-18: “ack,” “ick,” “ock,” and “uck” Word Families Teacher Page

In these lessons students learn:

“ack,” “ick,” “ock,” and “uck” word families

Practice spelling words

Practice rhyming words

the rule that the /k/ sound at the end of a one syllable word with a short vowel is

spelled “ck.”

Note: Ask children for other examples of words that end with the /k/ sound. Help them to

distinguish short vowel words from long vowel words. All short vowel words ending with the /k/

sound have two consonants at the end.

Common Errors: Many children spell short vowel words ending with the /k/ sound as “ke” or

“cke.”

Procedure:

Through discussion of the first student page lead to the discovery that a one syllable short

vowel word ending with the /k/ sound needs one other consonant between the vowel and the “k.”

In other words, such as ask, silk, and thank we hear the other sound before the “k.” In these

words there is only one sound but “k” still needs help or “protection” from those short vowels.

Playing this up may help children remember that “c” and “k” have to stick together like good

friends.

Pages 1-4 of each word family lesson in unit 16 and 17 are printed. Pages 5-6 (sentence context

and writing own sentences) can be found on the CD.

Letter Cards: Use letter cards and or word family cards from the Grade 1 General Resources

folder so children can be actively involved with making words.

Continue to review syllables by having children clap syllables in words. Remind them that

there is one vowel sound in each syllable. If they hear more than one vowel there is more than

one syllable. Soon they will be introduced to long vowel word families that need two vowels to

make the long sound. They will still have one syllable even though they see two vowels. Only

one is heard. The word sorts will help children practice identifying the short vowel sounds,

especially the “Hear It” sort. When students are unsure about the vowel sound they should check

the picture clue at the top of the page.

Unit 18 reviews all the word families. Pages 3 and 4 are optional puzzle pages. Pages 5 and 6 are

picture and word sorts using some of the same pictures and words from the previous units.

Blending Sounds: Continue to blend sounds having children spell words for previously taught

word families and for families that will not be focused on in a separate lesson (ob, ub, ag, am).

These include words such as am, ham, slam, cob, slob, mob, sob, tub, rub, cub, bag, flag, snag.

Children should do several word sorts at school or at home before writing the words on

the page. They will get many opportunities to focus on these word families.

Page 3 of the blend lesson is on the CD. Students write the correct letter for each picture.

Rule: The /k/ sound at the end of a one syllable short vowel word is spelled

with two consonants, “ck.” Example: Back has “ck” at the end of the short

vowel word.

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Word Sort: Children should first do an open sort (develop their own categories and tell why

they sorted this way). Or they could begin with sorting by categories. Then they should do the

“Hear It” word sort where someone reads the word to them and they indicate the category for

placement. Finally, they can sort them one more time beneath the categories on the page and

write the words.

Group Activity: Place children in teams to act out words in these word families. The child

acting out the word goes to the teacher and looks at a card with the word on it. Scoring: All

teams write the word they think is being acted out. Each team that gets the word spelled correctly

gets a point. Alternative scoring: 1.The first team to write the word correctly gets the point. 2.

Each person on the teams writes the word. Each person on the team earns a point for the team.

Then someone from the next team acts out a given word.

Words for the Charade game are on the next page.

Words for Charades Game:

sack

stack

rack

back

black

crack

shack

smack

snack

track

tack

jack

lack

pack

stick

brick

click

chick

flick

kick

lick

nick

pick

tick

quick

sick

slick

trick

thick

wick

block

dock

flock

lock

clock

*knock

Rock

Sock

Stock

Shock

buck

tuck

truck

stuck

luck

puck

Words With * are challenge words. Children have not had 3 letter blends yet, but might be able

to spell these words.

Alternate Activitiy: Students can draw the word and have other teams write the name of the

picture correctly. Scoring can be done the same as above.

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Launch Pad Games Curmudgeon Short Vowel Set A and B

Matching and Concentration games within each unit’s

word family lessons

Web http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f

(MANY word families, patterns) Excellent!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.s

html In this website children must decide if the three letter word

shown is a real word or not. Teacher can set the word family or

vowel to practice for each child or children can play with random

word families. Excellent site for recognizing real words.

http://www.woodlands-

junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#12 games at different

levels from beginning consonants and vowels on up

http://www.spinandspell.com/ ; good words for grade 1 and 2.

http://www.kidsspell.com/

http://www.spellingcity.com/

The above 2 sites have games with words of all levels or

individual’s words can be entered for practice.

Previous Lessons for

Re-teaching or Practice

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Unit 16: “ack”

Name_________________________

How do these words look the same?

How do these words sound the same?

What letter is different?

What sounds do you hear in the family? _

There are _____ letters in this word family. They are _____

Say “ack.” Say the short “a.” sound. Close it with the /ck/

sound.

What is the name of this family?_____________

Write one more word that belongs in this word family.

What words rhyme? _________ __________ __________

Spell

T ___

T

-ack

tack

sack

back a

HELP! Short “a” is

here. I’m afraid!

We can make one

sound together. I

will help you. Thank you! I’m waiting

for you “K!”

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Part 1. Meet the Family

Directions: Write the word. Read the word. Draw a picture of it in the box.

s + ack =

t + ack =

b + ack =

sn + ack =

st + ack =

sh + ack =

p + ack Word/Picture

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Word Sort

Directions: Cut the words and pictures apart. Place the words next to the picture it describes.

Then write the words on the next page. Store these cards in a plastic bag. They may be used

with other word and picture cards from this unit for a “Concentration” game and/or a “Go

Fish” game.

tack snack stack

black track pack

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Name_______________________________________

Part 2. What Am I?

Directions: Write the word from the box that matches the picture.

stack tack pack black snack track

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Part 3. Fill In the Blank

Directions: Write the word on the line.

1. The boy put his train on the .

2. A bag is like a .

3. The duck says .

4. There is a in that glass.

5. A zebra is and white.

REVIEW

Directions: Spell the words.

1. __________________2._ ________________

3. __________________ 4. _________________

Blend Sounds: Directions: Write the word for the picture.

1. __________________ 2. ____________________ Be an Author

quack black sack track crack

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Directions: Write sentences or a story using the words in the box.

Unit 16: “ick”

back tack stack sack shack

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Name_________________________

How do these words look the same?

How do these words sound the same?

What letter is different?

What sounds do you hear in the family? _

There are _____ letters in this word family. They are _____

Say “ick.” Say the short “i.” sound. Close it with the /ck/ sound.

What is the name of this family?_____________

Write one more word that belongs in this word family.

What words rhyme? _________ __________ __________

Spell

S _________

S

-ick

kick

sick

lick a

I see you

“K!”

I will stick by you

“K.” Don’t be

afraid of short “i.”

Does that

“c” always

have to

protect “k?”

“C,” I’m so

lucky to have

you.

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Part 1. Meet the Family

Directions: Write the word. Read the word. Draw a picture of it in the box.

s + ick =

th + ick =

br + ick =

ch + ick =

st + ick =

qu + ick =

p + ick

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Part 2. What Am I?

Directions: Write the word from the box that matches the picture.

Part 3. Fill In the Blank

Directions: Write the word on the line.

6. I was and had to stay in bed.

7. The baby came out of the egg shell.

8. I liked the magic .

9. Be so you can win the race.

10. The little pig used for his

house.

quick brick sick trick chick

stick lick chick brick sick kick

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Part 4. Mix-up

Directions: Spell a word with the mixed-up letters.

1. ilck 3. kikc

2. tsick 4. quikc

Part 5. WRITE NEW WORDS Directions: Put 2 words together.

__________ + =

Blend Sounds: Directions: Write the word for the picture.

1. __________________2. ____________________

REVIEW

Directions: Spell the short /i/ words.

1. __________________ 2. _

__________________

3. 4. ________

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Word/Picture Sort

Directions: Cut the words and pictures apart. Place the words next to the picture it describes.

Then write the words on the next page. Store these cards in a plastic bag. They may be used with

other word and picture cards from this unit for a “Concentration” game and/or a “Go Fish” game.

stick brick sick

lick kick chick

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Be an Author

Directions: Write sentences or a story using the words in the box.

brick trick stick sick pick

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Copy these pages 1-sided.So children can cut out the words and pictures to sort using letters,

words, and/or pictures as sorting categories. Pictures are tree, top, rabbit.

tr t r

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Children can sort the words and pictures using letters, words, and/or pictures. Pictures are tree, top, rabbit.

track tip ring trip till trick

rap time tin read tap train

trap rain talk tray true ran

really trot trunk red take right

tr t r

trip top rip

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Name____________________________________ Directions: Write the beginning sound: /tr/, /t/, /r/

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Unit 16: ack, ick Name___________________________ Date_________________

Part 1: Personal Words

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Part 2: Circle the rhyming words in each row.

1. pack back stick

2. sick crack brick

3. snack lick sack

4. stack sick trick

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Part 3: Write the word for each picture.

Circle the correctly spelled word in each row. Write the word.

1. sak sac sack __________

2. pick pinck pik __________

3. cick kick kik __________

4. qack quak quack __________

Review

______________________________ ________________

______________________________ ___________________

1.

2.

3.

color

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Unit 16 Test Key: ack, ick Name___________________________ Date_________________

Part 1: Personal Words

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Part 2: Circle the rhyming words in each row.

5. pack back stick

6. sick crack brick

7. snack lick sack

8. stack sick trick

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Part 3: Write the word for each picture.

Circle the correctly spelled word in each row. Write the word.

5. sak sac sack sack

6. pick pinck pik pick

7. cick kick kik kick

8. qack quak quack quack

Review

_______map____________ _____wing______

________pin________________ ____wink__________

4. tack

5.

track

6. black

color