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Unit 2: Spelling the consonant sounds, part 1

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Unit 2: Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1

Unit StartPage 1: IntroductionPage 2: Consonants in one-syllable words: one consonant or two?Course Test: Spelling end consonants: ff ss ll ckPage 4: Spelling end consonants: ff ss ll ckPage 5: Spelling longer words with: ff ss ll ckPage 6: Spelling the /k/ sound at the end of words: c, k or ck?Course Test: Spelling choices: ick or ic?Page 8: Spelling choices: ick or ic?Page 9: ick and ic rulebreakers and homophonesPage 10: Spelling the /k/ sound before a vowel: c or k?Course Test: Spelling choices for the /k/ sound: c or kPage 12: Spelling choices for the /k/ sound: c or kPage 13: Rulebreakers for the c/k spellingsUnit End

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Spelling the /k/ sound at the end of words: c, k or ck?

Think back - help with spelling rules When the /k/ sound comes straight after a short vowel sound we usually spell it ck:
pack deck ticket socket bucket

But if it comes after another consonant, we usually spell it with the letter k.

basket silk drunk blanket dark

Teaching point

If a word contains the /ic/ sound:

One syllable word: -ick

lick Nick click

More than one syllable: -ic

panic traffic electric

Rule Breakers - these words break spelling rules

If the word is compound (made up of two other complete words) like airsick or pinprick, you will need to use -ick. 

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