1. Long Vowel Sound in Open Accented Syllable; (j) spelled with dge; & Contractions
Grade 3Unit 1 Lesson 3

2. These words have an OPEN syllable pattern.
In this lesson, we will focus on another way to spell a long vowel sound.
Say these words: he, she, we, go, no
These are are…long vowel sounds
Do you hear a consonant sound AFTER the vowel sound?
NO. There is no consonant AFTER the vowel.
These words have an OPEN syllable pattern.

3. Say this word: robot How many syllables do you hear
Say this word: robot How many syllables do you hear? (Two) What is the first syllable? (Ro) Do you hear a consonant sound after the long vowel sound IN THAT syllable? (No)
Words with two or more syllables can also have an OPEN syllable pattern.

4. ACCENT or STRESS
Accent (or stress) is when we say a word or part of a word a little bit louder, hold the sound out a little bit longer, and our mouths open a little bit wider. Say these words: robot, spider, music Which syllables get the accent? The 1st syllable of each word is accented.

5. Spelling begins with the sounds you hear.
When you hear a LONG vowel sound in an OPEN accented (stressed) syllable, spell the vowel with that letter: A E I O U
Examples:
o/pen to/tal spi/der mu/sic cra/zy
All of these words have an open accented FIRST syllable!

6. (j) Spelled with letters dge
When you hear a 1 syllable base word with a short vowel sound before final (j) sound, spell the (j) sound with the letters: dge.
1 syllable base word + short vowel sound + (j) sound = dge
Examples: badge, fudge, bridge

7. CONTRACTIONS Contractions are two words shortened to be just one word.
We leave out a letter or letters to change the two words into one word.
We use an apostrophe to show the missing letter(s).
Was + not = wasn’t Can + not = can’t She + will = she’ll He + will = he’ll

8. SPELLING WORDS
open badge Roman ridge legal bridge donate fudge oval grudge crazy budge hero she’d idol we’ll focus that’s crisis wasn’t