Ending Spelling Patterns: -tch and -dge

 The students are experts at remembering short vowel word patterns like "-ck" and double letters f/l/s/z -- this past week we added 2 more to our tool belts. Short vowel words with a /ch/ as the final sound are spelled with the trigraph (3 letters making 1 sound!) "-TCH." Examples of this include "match" and "switch." Short vowel words with a /j/ sound at the end are spelled with the trigraph "-DGE," as in "smudge," or "bridge." 

Games to Practice New Skills

Fill in the blank game to practice -dge and -tch reading. (Click the picture)

Practice your spelling with this fun picture match crossword! If this game appears first as a match-up, click on "crossword" on the "Switch Template" sidebar on the right. (Click the picture below to open).