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English · Grade 1

Syllables and Word Endings

Step 11 of the PlayOwl sequence: children read and spell words with the endings -s, -es, -ed and -ing (wishes, jumped, landed, helping), learn what those endings tell us about number and time, and read two-syllable words by splitting them between consonants (rab-bit, nap-kin) and compound words (sun + set). They read the decodable story The Picnic.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 80 minutes
  • Endings and syllables check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Read and spell words with -s and -es, and know -es is added after s, x, z, sh and ch (wishes, boxes, lunches).
  • Read words with -ed and know it can sound like /t/, /d/ or /id/ and tells that something already happened.
  • Read and spell words with -ing and use -ed or -ing to show past or ongoing action in a sentence.
  • Read two-syllable words by splitting them into syllables (rab-bit, pic-nic) and read compound words (sunset, bathtub).

Lessons

  1. -s and -es 4 steps2 practiceabout 18 min
  2. -ed: it already happened 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  3. -ing: it is happening 4 steps2 practiceabout 18 min
  4. Two-syllable and compound words 7 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  5. Endings and syllables check 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sound GardenListen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

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