1. Substep 3.1 Mandy Ellis Wilder Waite Elementary School
Wilson Reading System
Substep 3.1
Mandy Ellis
Wilder Waite Elementary School

2. Combine two closed syllables into multisyllabic words
Goal
Combine two closed syllables into multisyllabic words

3. Important to know
Sounds are built into syllables and syllables are combined to form words. You must see and hear words in parts.

4. Part 1 Sound Cards Quick Drill

5. ang fang ang
ang

6. ing ring ing
ing

7. ong song ong
ong

8. ung lung ung
ung

9. ank bank ank
ank

10. ink pink ink
ink

11. onk honk onk
onk

12. unk junk unk
unk

13. ild wild ild
ild

14. old cold old
old

15. olt colt olt
olt

16. ind kind ind
ind

17. ost host ost
ost

18. Part 2 Teach and Review Concepts for Reading

19. Important to know
Sounds are built into syllables and syllables are combined to form words. You must see and hear words in parts.

20. cat cat nip The word cat has one part made up of three sounds
The word catnip has two parts. You can hear it. Each part is one push of breath. When another push of breath is needed, it is a new part.

21. To read or spell longer words, you just have to do one part at a time
To read or spell longer words, you just have to do one part at a time. You can already read the parts separately, so it will be easy to read and spell longer words-one part at a time.

22. bath
tub

23. napkin
The two vowels in this word are separated by consonants.

24. nap
kin

25. tennis cactus catnip sunfish Should we divide this word?
Why? (two vowels are separated)
Where would you divide?

26. When there is only one consonant, that consonant is needed to close in the first syllable.
relish
habit

27. rocket bathtub nutshell
When three consonants are between two vowels, including a digraph, the digraph stays together!
rocket
bathtub
nutshell

28. Notebook Entry
Add Syllable Division Rules for 3.1

29. Part 3 Wordcards

30. Part 4 Wordlist Reading

31. compound words

32. upset

33. tomcat

34. bathmat

35. catfish

36. redhot

37. nutshell

38. sunfish

39. uphill

40. batman

41. shellfish

42. hotrod

43. puffball

44. hatbox

45. dishpan

46. tenpin

47. suntan

48. bedpost

49. bathtub

50. zigzag

51. mixup

52. tiptop

53. cobweb

54. sunset

55. catnip

56. bedbug

57. lapdog

58. pigpen

59. bellman

60. situp

61. pinball

62. Split between two consonants

63. index

64. muffin

65. tennis

66. pompom

67. goblin

68. mascot

69. rabbit

70. napkin

71. publish

72. picnic

73. whiplash

74. unzip

75. rubbish

76. cannot

77. cactus

78. combat

79. attic

80. confess

81. undid

82. album

83. admit

84. submit

85. Justin

86. nutmeg

87. misfit

88. suffix

89. until

90. public

91. unless

92. humbug

93. Divide after the consonant

94. satin

95. limit

96. topic

97. solid

98. cabin

99. punish

100. Kevin

101. tonic

102. panic

103. exit

104. relish

105. habit

106. robin

107. finish

108. edit

109. Mixed Practice

110. nutshell

111. tennis

112. picnic

113. edit

114. satin

115. muffin

116. submit

117. mixup

118. unless

119. public

120. cobweb

121. catfish

122. cannot

123. combat

124. shellfish

125. The Schwa

126. wagon

127. ribbon

128. oxen

129. seven

130. gallon

131. lesson

132. lemon

133. happen

134. melon

135. mitten

136. sudden

137. pollen

138. falcon

139. funnel

140. salad

141. /e/ says /i/

142. rocket

143. ticket

144. helmet

145. locket

146. packet

147. velvet

148. basket

149. magnet

150. jacket

151. puppet

152. bonnet

153. banquet

154. bucket

155. pocket

156. racket

157. vel
meg
nut it
gob
vet
sub
mit
hab
lin

158. Part 5 Sentence Reading

159. Sid did not want to miss the sunset
compound words
Sid did not want to miss the sunset

160. Ben had catnip for the tomcat.
compound words
Ben had catnip for the tomcat.

161. Jim is upset about the loss.
compound words
Jim is upset about the loss.

162. Bob hot a sunfish with his rod.
compound words
Bob hot a sunfish with his rod.

163. Dad will dust the cobweb in the den.
compound words
Dad will dust the cobweb in the den.

164. Did Bret get the shellfish from Scott?
compound words
Did Bret get the shellfish from Scott?

165. The dog in the bathtub was a mess!
compound words
The dog in the bathtub was a mess!

166. The kids went to rent the batman flick.
compound words
The kids went to rent the batman flick.

167. Frank thinks it was just a big mix-up.
compound words
Frank thinks it was just a big mix-up.

168. The wild bobcat hid in the tunnel.
compound words
The wild bobcat hid in the tunnel.

169. Divide between the consonants
I just had a bran muffin and a plum.

170. Divide between the consonants
Justin had a sudden hold of Tom.

171. Divide between the consonants
Beth did not get upset when she fell in the slush.

172. Divide between the consonants
Jill had fun with the magnet.

173. Divide between the consonants
Do not drop the album in the slush.

174. Divide between the consonants
The rabbit ran next to the shrubs.

175. Divide between the consonants
Bill and Tom had a puppet on a string.

176. Divide between the consonants
Get the basket and fill it with figs.

177. Divide between the consonants
Kim did admit that she felt a chill.

178. Divide between the consonants
Kenneth put the napkin on his lap.

179. Part 6 Quick Drill (in reverse)

180. what says? z
ost
unk k kw

181. Part 7 Teach and Review Concepts for Spelling

182. spell punish
pun
ish

183. Practice multisyllabic words with the syllable cards

184. The letters l, s, and f, do not double in multisyllabic words
The letters l, s, and f, do not double in multisyllabic words. The bonus letter applies to one syllable words.

185. Compound words with ll, ss, and ff, will remain doubled.

186. When an ‘s’ is added to a multisyllabic baseword, spell the baseword one syllable at a time and then add the ‘s’

187. Multisyllabic words ending in /ik/ are spelled with an ic

188. Part 8 Written Work Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

189. Part 9 Controlled Passage Reading

190. Part 10 Listening Comprehension

191. The Schwa a e i o
Sometimes the vowels a, e, i, and o sound more like /u/ than the expected sound. ә

192. schwa wagon /u/ ә

193. w a g ә o n

194. s a l ә a d