SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 1 Short a Long a Generalization: Comparison of the short a and the long a sounds. Short a Long a am add gave able sad ran table cradle fast cant April basic class brass bagel fatal stand rattle native labor magic cattle space state tragic battle vapor became black planet apron radio jacket strand basin yesterday splash tablet agent stranger basket lantern stamen station ladder happen tomato potato dazzle chapter capable favorite trashcan afternoon famous angel background flashlight alligator dangerous basketball rather behavior sacred gadget canvas arrange ancient cannon attack manners accept access attic happily happiness average answer captain bandage package applesauce handsome alphabet accurate accident valuable asphalt calendar vacuum amorous animosity SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 2 Patterns for Long a Generalization: The following patterns can produce a long /a/ sound CVCe, ai, ay, ei a-e (CVCe) ai ay ei jade daily stay rein grate stain may veil quake faith hay neigh awake praise pay way faze quaint tray sleigh estate straight lay reign locate strait nay eight became waif gray weight rename trainer away freight female afraid stray eighth baseball dainty spray reindeer caveman sailboat layer neighbor someplace rainbow delay neighborhood airplane remain decay grapefruit remainder fray parade raisin betray engage contain dismay upgrade explain payment decade complain freeway debate detain Tuesday vibrate obtain crayons mistake reclaim hooray lemonade refrain anyway homemade acquaint everyday landscape disdain playmate celebrate bracelet teammate hurricane correlate cooperate escalate dissipate contemplate Patterns for Long e Generalization: The following patterns can produce a long /e/ sound: ea, ee, ie ea ee (CVVC) ie eat green field leak feel thief leash cheese chief ease creep belief peal sweet grief peak speed brief mean wheel briefcase seam fleet shield steam sweep shriek stream street priest clean sleek yield reach queen piece peach sleeve grieve beach sneeze relieve weave freeze believe plea greed achieve plead speech siege please wheeze fiend bleat squeeze grievance cease seep crease breed grease peek wheat reel scream reed squeal steel seatbelt succeed defeat repeat peace feat knead league breathe really SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 4 Double Consonant for ed, -ing Generalization: When you have a short vowel followed by a single consonant, double the consonant when adding ed and ing. -ed -ing patted getting dotted digging rubbed running wagged popping shopped wagging dropped running clapped jogging stopped hopping wrapped stopping rapped skipping tripped planning stepped swimming planned clapping grinned dragging trimmed bragging grabbed wrapping spotted sledding plotted trimming throbbed strumming stripped grinning plodded stripping knotted plodding shrugged throbbing admitted quitting regretted upsetting cancelled beginning hiccupped enrolling referred hiccupping excelled forgetting controlled excelling transmitted preferring committed fulfilling SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 5 Past Tense Verbs (ending ed) Generalization: When a verb ends in silent e, drop the e and add -ed. When a word ends in two consonants (CVCC) or ends in two vowels and a consonant (CVVC), add ed. remove silent e add -ed add ed used walked baked talked moved worked lived marched tired reached smiled tracked closed peeled chased cheered shoved finished traded belonged proved climbed praised laughed escaped excused amused adored ignored decided divided arrived refused quoted promoted rattled bruised argued continued grieved seized rhymed SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 6 Past Tense Verbs - Irregular Generalization: Some verbs have irregular spellings. irregular verbs go/went get/got pay/paid lay/laid fly/flew see/saw have/had tell/told fall/fell draw/drew grow/grew know/knew hold/held sing/sang drink/drank meet/met feed/fed feel/felt keep/kept weep/wept sweep/swept send/sent lend/lent kneel/knelt mean/meant leap/leapt deal/dealt leave/left sleep/slept hear/heard wear/wore write/wrote speak/spoke buy/bought teach/taught bring/brought SVUSD Grade 4 Lesson 7 VCCV at Juncture Generalization: The syllable break in words with the VCCV spelling pattern occurs between the two and double consonants (sur-vive, ap-pear). Double Consonants Two Consonants mitten until sudden into attack sister attic center matter chapter winner market slipper order ladder person dollar basket traffic garden office member cabbage harvest message plastic village postage channel signal flannel formal vessel sentence quarrel insect squirrel subject mammal canyon blizzard surface blossom window common elbow scissors whimper