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Grade 8 Spelling Lessons Online
1. Spelling: Grade 8: Vowel Combinations
Diphthongs can make spelling difficult. The more familiar a student becomes with various vowel combination, the easier spelling becomes. This unit reinforces and introduces a list of twenty words that build spelling skill and vocabulary.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
2. Spelling: Grade 8: R-influenced Vowels
In the English language, the ER sound can be spelled many different ways. In this spelling unit, students explore words containing R-influenced vowels.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
3. Spelling: Grade 8: Long and Short Vowels
This unit extends students' ability to recognize and understand the different vowel sounds.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
4. Spelling: Grade 8: Consonant Blends
Consonant blends occur in the same syllable and are produced by combining two consonants together. The words can be difficult to spell phonetically. In this spelling unit, students look at words that contain consonant blends.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
5. Spelling: Grade 8: Consonant Sounds
When consonants are combined to create a single sound, it is called consonant digraphs. Twenty new words are introduced, including charades, impoverished, and languish.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
6. Spelling: Grade 8: Review Units 1 - 5
This review unit re-examines vowel combinations, R-influenced words, long and short vowels, consonant blends, and consonant sounds.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
15 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
7. Spelling: Grade 8: Compound Words
Compound words are formed by combining two base words together to form a larger, often more complex word. Sometimes they are hyphenated. Twenty new words like part-time, worthwhile, and forehead are introduced.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
8. Spelling: Grade 8: Word Endings e - y - i
In this unit, students look at words that require the base being changed before adding an appropriate ending. Twenty new words are introduced, including facilities, hallucinating and impartialities.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
9. Spelling: Grade 8: Word Endings ant - ent - ance - ence
When it comes to spelling, distinguishing between the endings ANT, ENT, ANCE and ENCE can present difficulties. Practice makes perfect. This unit presents twenty words that may require strategies for correct spelling, including surveillance, abhorrence, and maintenance.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
10. Spelling: Grade 8: Word Endings sion - tion - ation
In English, numerous words end in SION, TION and ATION. When adding these endings, the base word usually has to be altered to accommodate the ending. The more familiar students become with the words presented in this unit, the easier it will be to remember how to spell them.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
11. Spelling: Grade 8: Word Endings ible - able
Regardless of how competent one is with spelling, everyone has difficulty spelling words that end in IBLE and ABLE. Twenty IBLE ABLE words are presented for mastery.
Available in: Online classroom
Auditory Instruction Page(s):
Yes
18 Online Lesson Worksheets
Diagnostics: Yes
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