Lesson 91
ew, ui, ue /o͞o/
The graphemes EW, UI, and UE spell /o͞o/
When spelling words with the /o͞o/ sound, encourage students to try multiple spellings (U_E, OO, EW, UI, UE) to find one that looks right and then confirm the spelling using a dictionary or spellcheck.
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 (8 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /o͞o/u (as in cup), oo (as in book), ew (as in few), ui (as in fruit), ue (as in blue) · blue
- /ī/i (as in find), ie (as in pie), igh (as in night) · night
- /ō/o (as in go), oa (as in boat), ow (as in snow), oe (as in toe) · boat
- /ē/e (as in me), y (as in baby), ee (as in see), ea (as in eat), ey (as in key) · bee
- /ā/a (as in table), ai (as in rain), ay (as in play) · rain
- /er/er (as in her), ir (as in bird), ur (as in turn), or (as in doctor) · fern
- /or/or (as in for), ore (as in store) · shore
- /ar/ar (as in car) · star
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
Initial
h p s w
Middle
oo
u_e
Final
d ll t ve
+
New Concept
Today we learn three more spellings for /o͞o/: EW, UI, and UE.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
We have learned that OO spells the /o͞o/ sound like in the middle of the word . There are three more vowel teams that can spell /o͞o/. EW /o͞o/: EW spells /o͞o/ like chew. EW comes at the end of a word, such as the words and . UI /o͞o/: UI spells /o͞o/ like fruit. UI comes in the middle of a word, such as the words and . UE /o͞o/: UE spells /o͞o/ like blue. UE comes at the end of a word, such as the words and .
ew /o͞o/
EW comes at the end of a word, such as and .
ui /o͞o/
UI comes in the middle of a word, such as and .
ue /o͞o/
UE comes at the end of a word, such as and .
How our mouth moves
Remember, /o͞o/ is a continuous sound that can be stretched out (use continuous hand motion). Be sure your voice is on. Watch me /o͞o/. You try /o͞o/.
Sound wall
Add 'ew', 'ui', and 'ue' under /o͞o/ (with 'u_e', 'u', 'oo').
Open the digital sound wall →Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do