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Saxon Phonics and Spelling 1
LESSON 12
Discuss the difference between “snap” and “snaps.”
Introduce suffix -s and the meaning of “plural.”
Introduce coding suffixes, using the word “snaps” on the board.
Finish coding the example.
Review voiced and unvoiced s. Code other examples on the board to demonstrate.
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Children should have discovered that when they said “snap,” they got one, and when they said “snaps,” they got a handful.
Write the following on the board:
snap snaps
“What is the difference between ‘snap’ and ‘snaps’?” “What do you think the s means?” more than one
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“Right. When s is added to the end of a word, it makes the word plural. ‘Plural’ means ‘more than one.’ ”
“ ‘Snaps’ is the plural of the word ‘snap.’ ”
“We call the s at the end of ‘snaps’ a ‘suffix -s.’ A ‘suffix’ is simply a letter or letters added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word.”
“Suffix -s at the end of ‘snaps’ tells us there is more than one snap.” “We code suffixes by boxing them.”
Box the s in “snaps”:
snaps
“The word that is left is called the ‘root word.’ What is the root word of ‘snaps’?” snap
“Always code the suffix first, and then code the root word.”
Finish coding “snaps”:
snaps
“Suffix -s can make a voiced or unvoiced sound, just like the letter s.”
Code the following words as indicated, being sure to box each suffix before coding the vowel:
pins pots pills
Read each word with children, and have them determine whether the suffix -s makes a voiced or unvoiced sound. Draw voice lines through the voiced s’s, as indicated:
s at the end
pins pots pills
Lesson 12
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➤ Enrichment: Have children try to determine when the s is voiced or unvoiced. (A voiced s typically follows a voiced letter, as in “pins.”)
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