The Elementary Spelling Book, being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book · No. 148 · Part 10: Words alike and irregular spellings
121. More sound-alike words: sun, son; their, there; two, too
Goal: Your child spells the most common sound-alike words correctly.
You'll need
- The book, open to this table
- A slate, small whiteboard, or paper and pencil
- A few index cards or slips of paper (optional)
What's in the book
The pairs continue: sum and some, sun and son, stair and stare, sole and soul, sea and see, sent, cent and scent, their and there, too and two, and at the top of the next page wait and weight, week and weak, wood and would.
The lesson, step by step
Review
Play the card game from last time with five pairs.
Read the pairs
Read the pairs with their meanings. Some of them:
sun, the fountain of light.
son, a male child.
their, belonging to them.
there, in this place.
The everyday ones
These pairs matter most for writing: their and there, two and too, sea and see, sun and son, week and weak, wood and would. Make a card for each.
Spell aloud
You say the meaning, your child spells the word: "belonging to them" (t-h-e-i-r), "in that place" (t-h-e-r-e), "the number after one" (t-w-o), "also" (t-o-o).
Dictation
Dictate: "Their dog is there." "I have two cats, too." "I see the sea." "In a week I will be strong, not weak."
Wrap up
Your child writes a silly sentence that uses one whole pair.