Teach consonant spelling rules in a fun, dynamic way. These GU, GUE, and final G spelling games teach students that a silent U can keep the G hard before E or I, in words like guess, tongue, and ladybug.
The games are aligned to Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers (3rd Edition), Unit 7, Sort 43, but they work alongside any word study program. They're designed for students in the middle to late Syllables and Affixes stage who still make errors with silent consonants and less common consonant spellings like CK, IC, X, QU, PH, and GH.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Guide the Ladybug to the Flowers Board Game (Partner Game)
Students draw a spelling pattern or hint card and match it to a word on the game board to move along the path. The recording sheet makes it easy to check that students understood each spelling pattern.
- Teacher directions
- Guide the Ladybug to the Flowers game board
- Game cards
- Student-friendly directions
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
Four In A Row (Independent Activity)
Students spin for a spelling pattern or hint, then find and cover a matching word or picture on one of the 4 word boards. They build the word with letter tiles or write it on a whiteboard (optional) and record it, trying to cover four in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
- Teacher directions
- 4 word boards
- 2 spinners with student-friendly directions
- Letter tiles for building words
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
ALSO INCLUDED
- Black and white and color versions of everything
- Word list of all included words
- Answer keys for both activities
HOW THIS RESOURCE HELPS YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS
- Gives students two engaging ways to practice the same consonant spelling patterns
- Works for partner centers, small groups, early finishers, and independent practice
- Recording sheets build in accountability and quick assessment
- Uses the same game formats as the rest of Unit 7, so students don't have to learn new rules each week
- Picture word boards help students hear and see each consonant pattern
- Ready to print and use with no extra prep beyond cutting cards
Want every game in this unit? This game set is included in the Exploring Consonants in Multisyllabic Words Unit 7 Syllables Affixes Games Bundle | Silent Consonants | Hard Soft C and G, so you can get all of the Unit 7 games together and save.
ABOUT THE SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES STAGE
This stage is where students move from studying single-syllable words to examining what happens where syllables meet. Students at this level are secure with vowel patterns in one-syllable words and are ready to study inflected endings, syllable juncture and division, open and closed syllables, accented and unaccented syllables, and the first prefixes and suffixes. Instruction focuses on the spelling changes that happen when endings are added and on where to divide a longer word. By analyzing multisyllabic words, students strengthen spelling while preparing for the meaning-based word study ahead.
NEED PRINTABLES FOR THE ENTIRE SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES LEVEL?
See the Syllables and Affixes Printable Bundle (contains all 4 resources)
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