Word Work: Tricky Sounds and Spellings

Word Work Literacy Center - Word Work for Big Kids: Tricky Sounds and Spellings



This resource includes practice work printables for many different sounds and spellings within words, including:

1. Silent Sounds in Words (light, tomb, lamb, light, know)
2. Different Consonant Cluster Sounds
3. Different Consonant Cluster Sounds
4. Different Letters for One Sound /k/
5. Different Letters for One Sound /f/
6. The Many Spellings of /oo/ One
7. The Many Spellings of /oo/ Two
8. The Many Spellings of /aw/
9. The Many Spellings of /oo/
10. The Many Spellings of /ow/ One
11. The Many Spellings of /ow/ Two
12. The Many Spellings of /oy/
13. Tricky Syllable Sounds One
14. Tricky Syllable Sounds Two
15. Tricky Syllable Sounds Three
16. Tricky Syllable Sounds Four
17. Tricky Syllable Sounds Five

These pages are great for big kids to practice these extra tricky spelling rules and many sounds that some letters can make.


This resource is appropriate for grades 2-6.

The printable pages in this resource can be used in several ways, including:

* As daily morning work to review word work skills
* During guided reading small groups
* During independent reading time or centers
* To work with partners and small groups
* As an assessment for teachers to monitor students’ spelling abilities
* As homework review sheets
* As a quick and fun 10 minute time filler.
* As ‘when you’re finished’ additional work for students to use with substitute teachers