Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
Standard:
2.2.C
Description:
demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
spelling one-syllable and multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
spelling words with silent letters such as knife and gnat;
spelling compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations;
spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
spelling words using knowledge of syllable division patterns, including words with double consonants in the middle of the word; and
spelling words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est;
Standard:
2.11.D
Description:
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
past, present, and future verb tense;
singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
adjectives, including articles;
adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey place;
prepositions and prepositional phrases;
pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;
coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences;
capitalization of months, days of the week, and the salutation and conclusion of a letter;
end punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates; and
correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words;
The letter g can make two different sounds. One is a hard-g sound, which is pronounced "guh." The other is a soft-g sound, which is pronounced "juh," like the letter j.
When a g is followed by an e, i, or y in a word, then it usually makes a soft-g sound.
Example:
The hamster's cage was full of toys.
Yuna watched the baby giraffe hide behind its mom.
The students ran back and forth across the gym.
The letter c can make two different sounds. One is a hard-c sound, which is pronounced "kuh," like the letter k. The other is a soft-c sound, which is pronounced "suh," like the letter s.
When a c is followed by an e, i, or y in a word, then it usually makes a soft-c sound.
Example:
One penny is equal to one cent.
The little mouse got lost in the big city.
Dave crashed his bicycle on his way home.
When a one-syllable word has a short-vowel sound and ends with a hard-k ("kuh") sound, it usually ends with the letters ck.
2nd Grade Writing - Spelling Patterns Lesson