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Unit 2: Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1

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Spelling end consonants: ff, ss, ll, ck

Remember, that these consonants need to be doubled after a short vowel:

f > ff

s > ss

l > ll

c > ck

But not if there is already a consonant after them:

left craft

last risk

help belt

milk sank

Use these rules to work out which of these letters complete the half-finished words below:

f

ff

s

ss

l

ll

c

ck

	Type the whole word:
Worn by girls: dre__.
Worn by Scotsman: ki__t.
There's a cra__ in that cup.
Opposite of short: ta__.
End of a sleeve: cu__.
Not feeling well: si__.
A job to do: tas__.
Hard, not easily bent: sti__.
A loa__ of bread.
The apple is ripe, so pi__ it.
Excitement: thri__.
Opposite of hard: so__t.

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