23. Word Lists and Sentences
List 1 |
badge |
squidge |
smudge |
yudge |
hedge |
zadge |
trudge |
hodge |
edge |
medge |
ridge |
jidge |
nudge |
kidge |
- They wanted to find some hedge funds to invest in for the children’s center.
- Her mother sent their entire clan to an expensive lodge for their vacation.
- The judge was a large man who had a hard time fitting into his bench.
List 2 |
plĕ_____ |
brĭ ______ |
lun _____ |
hū ______ |
stā _____ |
drĕ______ |
bin _____ |
nŭ ______ |
dŏ ______ |
smŭ_____ |
hin______ |
chan______ |
- There is a new performance that will open on the Neptune Stage.
- The focus will be on one gigantic vase set to the left side of the stage.
- All six actors will change their costumes behind it five times!
- The opening was a huge success!
Review Words
bridge |
Nobel |
dodge |
presume |
tuxedo |
intending |
ozone |
fabric |
detetion |
micro |
dispense |
products |
presumptive |
impose |
puny |
impass |
gulches |
hodgepodge |
smelts |
depending |
grudge |
jinx |
donate |
intention |
What Says?
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Spelling and Sentence Dictation
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Review
dge, ge-dge gen
In this lesson, we learned the sound for the Trigraph dge.
We also learned the ge-dge Spelling Generalization – the /j/ sound at the end of words will be spelled with ‘ge’ when it follows a consonant or a long vowel.
Examples: large, page, strange.
The /j/ sound at the end of words will be spelled ‘dge’ when it immediately follows a short vowel.
Examples: badge, wedge, fridge, lodge, fudge
Practice
- Add dge or ge to the end of each of these words to create the /j/ sound.
- Add the suffix that means ‘happening now’:
slant____ |
lift____ |
skimp____ |
stack____ |
track____ |
plant____ |
hint____ |
pitch____ |
flock_____ |
scratch____ |
- Add the suffix that means ‘in the past’:
drift____ |
smash____ |
bench____ |
depress____ |
grind____ |
flash____ |