(i) spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
(ii) spelling homophones;
(iii) spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
(iv) spelling words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns;
(v) spelling words using knowledge of prefixes; and
(vi) spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants; and
Standard:
4.11.D
Description:
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
(i) complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
(ii) past tense of irregular verbs;
(iii) singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
(iv) adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms;
(v) adverbs that convey frequency and adverbs that convey degree;
(vi) prepositions and prepositional phrases;
(vii) pronouns, including reflexive;
(viii) coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences;
(ix) capitalization of historical periods, events, and documents; titles of books; stories and essays; and languages, races, and nationalities;
(x) punctuation marks, including apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences, and quotation marks in dialogue; and
(xi) correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words; and
A sightword is a word whose spelling should be memorized. It may be more difficult to sound out. It may not follow normal spelling patterns and rules. It may be a high-frequency word that appears often in writing.