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5 Grade Curriculum Map
Week
Phonics/Spelling Pattern
For the Teacher…
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Greek & Latin Emphasis
What are Prefixes and Suffixes? Prefixes are affixed before and suffixes after a base word or word stem to add
information. Prefix simply refers to an attachment before or in front of a shorter word or stem. Suffix refers to an
attachment after the end of an existing word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending
(i.e. “ ” o “e ” fo plu ali y).
The Six Kinds of Syllables:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Closed Syllable (c)
a.
A closed syllable ends with a consonant.
b. The vowel before the final consonant usually has a short sound
(thᾰt, sh
).
o e- o o a t-e
a e ce)
a.
The final is silent in a vowel-consonant - syllable.
b. The silent at the end of the word makes the vowel before it have
a long sound (mūlɇ, sāmɇ, strīpɇ).
Open Syllable (o)
a.
An open syllable ends with a vowel.
b. The vowel has a long sound (says its own name).
c.
An open syllable can be just one letter if that letter is a vowel (ī, ā,
ō/p n).
Diphthong Syllable (d)
a.
A diphthong syllable usually has two adjacent vowels that are
pronounce together.
b. The diphthong syllable has a special sound (sail, stay, snow/ing,
light, eight, greet/ing).
c.
Be sure to notice whether a vowel combination is reversed (for
example, io instead of oi as in vi/o/lin). If the two vowels are
reversed, divide between them.
r – Combination Syllable (r – com)
a.
An r-combination syllable always has at least one vowel followed
by r (ar, er, ir, or, ur, and ear). The r gives the vowel a unique
sound.
b. You have already learned the sounds these r-combinations make
(start, bird, burn/ing, learn, port, doc/tor, beg/gar, work).
Consonant-le Syllable (c-le)
a.
A consonant – le syllable comes at the end of a word (cra/dle,
bub/ble, ti/tle).
b. A consonant – le syllable has no vowel sound. The silent e at the
end of the syllable is the only vowel. Only the consonant and the l
are pronounced.
Is an affix a single syllable? No, a prefix or suffix can be one or more syllables, depending on the stem or root word.
Are e di g uch a “-ed,” “-ing,” a d “- ” uffixe ?
Yes, endings that create different forms of the same word are called inflectional suffixes. There are very few inflectional
suffixes (but they occur frequently).
Inflectional Suffixes
-s, -es, -ies
plural
-s
3rd person singular present
-ed
past tense
-en
past participle
-en
plural (irregular)
-ing
progressive/continuous
-er
comparative
-est
superlative
http://www.english-for-students.com/
(Gillingham, 1997)
Gillingham, Anna and Stillman, Bessie W. (1997 ). The Gillingham Manual, Eighth Edition, Revised. Westford,
MA: Educators Publishing Service - Cambridge and Toronto.
Week 1
No Spelling Words
Week 2
Review short and long vowels
Sample Words
For the Teacher…
See Most Commonly-Used Prefixes
making up 97% of all prefixed
words.
Common Suffixes
&3
Week 4
&5
Closed Syllable – two and three syllable words
Background: A syllable can only have one vowel SOUND.
Silent vowels in a syllable do not count as vowel sounds
(bike has one syllable because the e is silent)
6&7
8&9
A closed syllable is one that ends with a consonant and
has a single vowel that is usually short
st
(Example: in-vest 1 yllable end in “n” and ha a ho
vowel sound)
Closed and magic e syllables
Magic e syllables - (sometimes called silent e or vowelconsonant e syllables)
This syllable type has a silent e on the end of the word
that signals that the vowel will usually be long (cape, bike)
Closed and magic e syllable words a e “ ep ile” kind of
wo d . “Rep” i a clo ed yllable and “ ile” i a magic e
syllable.
Word ith “a e” a d “i e”
trumpet, problem,
splendid, admire, umpire,
entrust, empress,
stampede, goblet, infant,
empire, membrane,
investment, establish,
astonish
Prefix –
Trans – across
Mid - middle
Transport, transpose,
transplant, transparent,
transverse, midair, midland,
midpoint, midterm,
midtown, midyear,
midwinter
inhale, stampede,
pancake, invade, textile,
compare, entire, confuse,
admire, vampire, compile,
ignite, dictate, hemline,
costume, dislike, confide
Suffix –
Ate – having to do with, to make or
become, one who does
(educate, candidate)
activate, captivate,
compensate, dictate, imitate,
hyphenate
ize – to make (centralize)
emphasize, mesmerize,
penalize, publicize, fertilize,
slenderize, memorize
Suffix:
able, ible – is, can be (comfortable)
bearable, comparable,
adorable, usable, variable,
valuable, reliable, lovable,
allowable, enjoyable
See suffix rule for words for this week.
Generalizations: The vast majority
of wo d a e pelled u ing “able” no
“ible.” “Able” i u ually p eceded by
a full word that has a meaning, and
“ible” i p eceded by a non-word.
We add “able” o wo d o give hem
he meaning of “being capable of
doing” (unable di able).
1.
2.
3.
4.
Most words spelled with
“able” a e adjec ive
coming from verbs and are
comple e wo d + “able.”
Bo h “able” and “ible”
sound alike. There are no
wo d wi h “eble.”
Both endings have the same
meaning and make
adjectives.
U e “ible” in adjec ive no
hard c and g examples:
amicable, applicable,
navigable, communicable
soft c and g examples:
legible, tangible, intelligible,
With “ ”, if it ou d ike “z”
most likely you will use
“a e.”
usable, advisable, disposable
vs.
visible, responsible,
defensible, possible,
reversible, collapsible
d+ible or d+able – Most
non-words are followed by
5.
6.
10
11 & 12
Silent e and th words
Voiced vs. unvoiced /th/
TH says its voiced sound /th/ because of he added “e.”
breath vs. breathe
13 & 14
Adding endings to oo ending wi h “c” o “ck”
“C” ay / / only befo e E I o Y. Thi ule i helpful o
remember when adding the common endings –ing, -ed, and –y
to words.
picnic – picnicking (We mu add he “k” o p o ec he “c” f om
softening to /s/.) The “k” i no needed when he “c” i he of
sound /s/.
15 & 16
Common number roots/affixes
**When students understand these roots and affixes, they can make
numerous connections to other content areas:
derived from verbs as in
“ e ible.”
Sof “g” of en will fo ce he
pelling o be “ible” excep
when it is “ge” a in
“cha geable” and
“manageable.”
There are approximately 76
words that use
“–ible.”
REVIEW, CATCH UP AND ENRICH
Root:
ethi – custom or habit
etho
eth -
Suffix:
ic – nature of and like
(can ex end o adding “al” and “ly”
to make the compound suffix
“ically”)
Prefix:
mono/ mon – one
uni – one
Example: quad (quart) means four - quadrangle, quarter,
quadrilateral, quadriceps, quadrant, quadruplet
Think of the Math, SS, and Science words that can be connected and
explained!
17 & 18
Common number roots/affixes
**When students understand these roots and affixes, they can make
numerous connections to other content areas: quad (quart) means four
–
quadrangle, quarter, quadrilateral, quadriceps, quadrant, quadruplet
Think of the Math and Science words that can be connected and
explained!
19
20 & 21
Common number roots/affixes
**When students understand these roots and affixes, they can make
numerous connections to other content areas: quad (quart) means four
Prefix:
bi/bin – two
tri - three
REVIEW, CATCH UP AND ENRICH
Prefix:
quad/quart – four
“i e.”
credible, edible, audible,
affordable, expandable,
readable, moldable
breath, breathe, teeth,
teethe, cloth, clothe, bath,
bathe, loath, loathe, writhe,
soothe, scathe, sunbathe,
tithe, ethic, ethical, ethnic,
ethos
picnic, picnicking, panic,
panicky, mimic, mimicking,
garlic, garlicky, traffic,
trafficking
critic, critical, political,
barbaric, barbarically,
drastic, drastically, heroic,
heroically, angelic
monarch, monopoly,
monologue, monochrome,
monotone, monotony, ,
unicorn, unilateral, unique,
unify, unison, university,
universe, reunify, uniform,
unicycle
biceps, bicycle, bifocal,
biweekly, bilingual,
binocular, bipartisan,
binomial, bicuspid, triangle,
tricycle, tripod, triad,
trimester, trio, triple, triplet,
triplicate
quadriceps, quadrilateral,
quadruple, quadrant,
–
quadrangle, quarter, quadrilateral, quadriceps, quadrant, quadruplet
Think of the Math and Science words that can be connected and
explained!
quint – five
penta – five
quadrangle, quadruplex,
quadruplicate, quarterly,
quartet, quartile, quintet,
quintuple, pentagon,
pentagram, pentameter,
pentasyllable