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Syllables and Affixes Fill in the Blank Spelling Word List Activity

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What if your students approached each week's spelling word list with eagerness and anticipation, ready to dive into the word study focus and strengthen their spelling skills? Why not consider launching students' new word lists with an engaging fill-in-the-blank spelling words activity for 3rd grade and 4th grade spelling and word patterns? Each word list in this resource is aligned to the Words Their Way Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers 3rd Edition and appropriate for mid-late 3rd grade, 4th grade, and upper grades for differentiation and remediation. Please reach out if you need more information about the word lists included.

Unlock the List is a spelling activity that transforms your typical spelling word sort printable into a fun, challenging puzzle that increases students' engagement and enhances their spelling skills. With Unlock the List, students encounter their weekly or bi-weekly spelling word list with missing letters (vowels, word parts, affixes, inflected endings, silent consonants, prefixes, suffixes, etc.) and are challenged to "unlock the list" by filling in the blanks. It's a brain-filled exercise that will have them tapping into all of their prior knowledge of English letter patterns, word parts, and spelling skills.

Use this as an entry point into students' next word study list or as an activity they complete once they've done their word sorts and have been introduced to the word list.

As students unlock words, they'll begin noticing connections among them, prompting them to analyze spelling patterns, vowel sounds, and word structures in order to uncover the word study focus of the word list. Filling in the Missing Letters is an activity that not only strengthens spelling abilities but also nurtures critical thinking and analytical skills.

This missing letters activity for the Syllables and Affixes Spellers Stage includes:

⭐ 58 Word Lists on the following Concepts:

Sorts 1-9: Inflected Endings (-ing, -ed, -es)
Sorts 10-12: Compound Words
Sorts 13 - 17: Syllable Juncture
Sort 18-23: Long Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables
Sorts 24-30: Other Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables
Sorts 31-40: Unaccented Syllables (Final -le, -el, -il, -al, y + inflected endings, and more!)
Sorts 41-47: Exploring Consonants (Hard/Soft C/G, Sound of K, Silent Consonants, GH/PH)
Sorts 48-54: Affixes (Intro to re/un, dis/mis/pre, non/in/fore, uni/bi/tri, y/ly, -er/-est, ness/ful/less)
Sorts 55-58: Additional Sorts: Advanced Compound Words, Homophones, Homographs, I Before E

⭐ Teacher's Guide with Tips for Implementing and Suggestions on ways to incorporate

⭐ Answer Keys

If you are implementing differentiated word study groups or need other Words Their Way levels, find all 4 versions of Unlock the List and SAVE 20% with the bundle.

NOTE: Unlock the List is included in the Engaged Spelling Membership. Please do not purchase if you are a member!

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