30. Word Lists and Sentences

1. They wanted to find some hedge funds to invest in for the children’s center.
2. Her mother sent their entire clan to an expensive lodge for their vacation.
3. The judge was a large man who had a hard time fitting into his bench.

1. There is a new performance that will open on the Neptune Stage.
2. The focus will be on one gigantic vase set to the left side of the stage.
3. All six actors will change their costumes behind it five times!
4. The opening was a huge success!

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

dge, ge-dge gen

In this lesson, we learned the sound for the Trigraph dge.

• dge  – fudge /j/

We also learned the Spelling Pattern Generalization for ge-dge.

• The /j/ sound is spelled with dge after a short vowel in a one syllable word. For example, dŏdge, fŭdge, rĭdge.

Practice

1. Add dge or ge to the end of each of these words to create the /j/ sound.
   

   dŏ____

   hĭ ____

   spur___

2. Add the suffix that means ‘happening now’(-ing):
   

   scam____	spin____
   spit____	plan____
   skid____	hint____
   grip____	pitch____

3. Add the suffix that means ‘in the past’ (-ed):
   

   plan____	smash____
   bench____	depress____
   grip____	pitch____