Module 13, Session 4, Activity 1

Layers of Language:
The Anglo-Saxon Layer of Language, Letter-sound Correspondences

Marcia K. Henry, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita,
San Jose State University

~ Module 13, Session 4~
Activity 1

1. Look over the handout on spelling rules. Ask for clarification on any of the rules.

2. Look at the rule related to –ck. Discuss why the following words do not
use –ck:

peak

milk

shake

comic

technique

NOTE: With high school students you can dictate words and have them spell them in the correct column, either ck or k.

Example:	ck	k
	black	bleak
	stock	seek
	click	snake
	stuck	soak

Brainstorm as many words as you can using –ck, -tch, and –dge. Make lists.
Design a lesson for high school students related to using this rule.

3. Discuss why the following words are non-phonetic

watch	love	laugh	one
only	once	cough	want
eye	double	shoe	sew