Want to transform spelling and word study into a time your students actually look forward to? This Beginning and Ending Complex Consonants Games Bundle gives you everything you need to engage students in mastering silent consonants, triple blends, hard and soft c and g, and final consonant patterns — all in a format that builds consistency, excitement, and mastery.
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Aligned to Words Their Way Unit 6 (Sorts 40–48), these games and activities work with any word study program and cover silent beginning consonants (kn, wr, gn), w blends (tw, sw, qu), triple blends (scr, str, spr, thr, shr, spl, squ), hard and soft c and g, words with final e (-ce, -ve, -se, -ze), and final consonant patterns (-ge, -dge, -ch, -tch).
9 GAMES, 9 ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPLEX CONSONANT PATTERNS
- Sort 40: Silent Beginning Consonants KN, WR, GN
- Sort 41: W Blends
- Sort 42: Triple R-Blends: SCR, STR, SPR
- Sort 43: More Triple Blends: THR, SHR, SQU, SPL
- Sort 44: Hard and Soft C and G
- Sort 45: Final E: -CE, -VE, -ZE
- Sort 46: Final E: -SE and -CE
- Sort 47: -DGE, -GE
- Sort 48: -TCH, -CH
You get one partner game and one independent activity for each Beginning and Ending Complex Consonants Word List. Resources come in both color and black & white versions!
PARTNER GAMES — MAKE A WORD, MATCH IT UP & GUESS MY WORD
Make a Word Board Games (Sorts 40–43, 47–48): Students draw word part cards and match them with the beginning or ending consonants on the game board to build a word. Each game includes a recording sheet for easy teacher check-ins.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Game Board
- Word Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Match It Up Card Game (Sort 44): Played like "Go Fish!", students take turns asking their partner for a soft or hard c or g word or drawing from the pile to make a match.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Hard and Soft C and G Playing Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Guess My Word (Sorts 45–46): Students choose a secret word from the word board and take turns asking questions about vowel patterns and sounds to narrow down their opponent's word and win.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- 3 Guess My Word Boards (including 1 Make Your Own)
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES — LAYER ON WORD BUILDING
Played much like a popular letter tile game, students spin a complex consonant, match it with a word part card to make a word, then add it to a growing word tower — layering on as many words as possible. Can also be modified for partner play.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Word Building Mat
- Word Cards
- Spinner with Student-Friendly Directions
- Letter Tiles for Building Words
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
WHO ARE THESE GAMES FOR?
These activities are designed for students in the late stages of the Within Word Pattern stage who have a firm grasp on long vowel sounds and patterns — including CVCe, CVVC, less common long vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels, and diphthongs — and are now developmentally ready to study how vowels affect consonants. Developed primarily for 2nd–5th graders, these resources can also be used in lower grades within small group lessons with teacher guidance. Because all games and activities across Unit 6 use similar formats, you only have to teach students how to play once — then enjoy the consistency and versatility all year long!
EXPLORE THE FULL WITHIN WORD PATTERN SERIES
- Unit 1: Short and Long Vowels CVC and CVCe | Sorts 1–12
- Unit 2: Common Long Vowels CVCe and CVVC | Sorts 13–17
- Unit 3: Less Common Long Vowel Patterns | Sorts 18–25
- Unit 4: R-Controlled Vowel Patterns | Sorts 26–34
- Unit 5: Diphthongs & Ambiguous Vowel Patterns | Sorts 35–39
- Unit 6: Beginning and Ending Complex Consonants | Sorts 40–48
- Unit 7: Homophones | Sorts 49–54
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Unit 8: Additional Sorts | Sorts 55–59
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- Word Study Notebook
- Word Searches
- Fill in the Blank Word List Activity
- Weekly Spelling Homework
- Bundle of All Four Printable Resources
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Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
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