5.2.B.ii
The Standard
spelling words with consonant changes, including /t/ to /sh/ such as in select and selection and /k/ to /sh/ such as music and musician
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students form and spell related words when adding suffixes changes a consonant sound to /sh/. They use the base word’s spelling rather than spelling only by sound.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly spell words such as “selection” and “musician” from their base words. They keep the base spelling and choose the correct suffix even when the consonant sound changes.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may spell only by sound, producing forms such as “selecshun” or “musishun.” They may also drop the base consonant or use “ti” for every /sh/ sound.
How to Assess It
- Give the base words “select” and “music.” Ask students to write the related person or action noun, then circle the letters representing the changed consonant sound.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have students match base-word cards to derived-word cards, add suffix tiles, and circle the letters that represent the changed sound.
Ask students to explain in writing why “selection” keeps the spelling of “select” even though the final consonant sounds different.
Play a relay where teams build derived words from base-word and suffix cards, then read each pair aloud.
Examine an election flyer and concert program, highlight words such as “election” and “musician,” and identify each base word.
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Related Standards
- 4.2.B.vi
spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants; and
- 5.2.A.i
decoding words with consonant changes, including /t/ to /sh/ such as in select and selection and /k/ to/sh/ such as music and musician;
- 3.2.B.vii
spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants;
- 5.2.B.vi
spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants; and
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