Lesson 123
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The suffix -Y means full of or described as
The suffixes -Y and -LY both create describing words. -Y is added to nouns to make them adjectives. -LY is added to adjectives to make them adverbs. When the suffix -LY is added to a word already ending in -Y, use the Y to I spelling change rule: noise (noun) → noisy (adjective) → noisily (adverb); greed (noun) → greedy (adjective) → greedily (adverb).
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (11 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /ē/y (as in baby), e (as in me), ee (as in see), ea (as in eat), ey (as in key) · sunny
- /ī/y (as in cry), i (as in find), igh (as in night) · sky
- /j/j (as in jam), g (as in gem), dge · bridge
- /ch/ch (as in chin), tch · watch
- /sh/sh (as in ship), ch (as in chin) · chef
- /k/c (as in cat), k (as in kite), ck (as in duck) · cat
- /n/n (as in nest), ng (as in ring) · ring
- /t/t (as in top), -ed · jumped
- /d/d (as in dog), -ed · played
- /z/s (as in dogs), z (as in zip), zz · buzz
- /s/s (as in sun), ss, c (as in city) · bus
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
New Concept
Today we learn a new suffix, -Y, which means full of or described as.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change the word's meaning. The suffix -Y means full of or described as. When we use -Y as a suffix, it makes the long /ē/ sound.
-y
-Y is usually added to nouns to make them adjectives. If I say it is cloudy outside, that means the sky is full of clouds. If I say I am feeling sleepy it means I am describing myself as tired and ready to go to sleep. When adding the suffix -Y to words, we follow the double consonant rule and the drop E rule: sun → sunny; juice → juicy.
-y and -ly
The suffixes -Y and -LY both create describing words. -Y is added to nouns to make them adjectives. -LY is added to adjectives to make them adverbs: noise (noun) → noisy (adjective) → noisily (adverb).
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do