LA 6.03Double Final Consonants: ff, ll, ss, zz, ck
The child learns that many short words end with a doubled letter or ck that makes one sound (puff, bell, kiss, buzz, duck), then reads and builds them.
Presentation
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Lay out the objects and name them together.
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Show the bell label and point to the ending: "Two l's side by side make one /l/ sound."
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Read the word, saying the two letters as one sound: "/b/ /e/ /l/, bell." Place the label by the bell.
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Show the duck label: "c and k together at the end make one /k/ sound."
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Invite the child to read the other labels and place them.
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Build "bell" with the Moveable Alphabet, then invite the child to build "doll" and "duck."
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Read all the built words together.
What catches the child’s eye
- Two of the same letter standing together and making only one sound
- The ending printed in its own color on each label
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Word lists for each ending (hill, well, fill; kiss, mess; puff, cliff; buzz, fizz)
- Sorting word cards into groups by ending
- Building ck words the adult says aloud (sock, pack, kick)
- Finding these endings in a book
Control of error
The objects check the labels; a control list with each word spelled correctly checks the built words.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Reads words with each of the five endings
- Uses ff, ll, ss, zz, and ck correctly when building short words
Guide note
This spelling follows a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. Present ck on a separate day if five endings at once is too many. Supervise small objects.