Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY
Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY
Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY
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1. cube<br />
2. cup<br />
3. book<br />
4. soon<br />
5. pool<br />
6. foot<br />
7. fun<br />
8. fuse<br />
9. moon<br />
10. wood<br />
11. mute<br />
12. such<br />
Writing Minimal Pairs<br />
• Tell students to take out a pencil and a piece of paper.<br />
• Choose one of the sets of words below, and explain that you are going to say<br />
words that contain one of the two vowel sounds, e.g., /oo/ or /ue/.<br />
• Tell students to write each word you say.<br />
Note: The last word in each list is a two-syllable word.<br />
/oo/ versus /ue/:<br />
1. cute<br />
3. fool<br />
5. cube<br />
7. pool<br />
9. fuse<br />
2. booth<br />
4. mute<br />
6. noon<br />
8. stool<br />
10. bamboo<br />
/ae/ versus /ie/:<br />
1. drive<br />
3. case<br />
5. bike<br />
7. dive<br />
9. dime<br />
2. base<br />
4. bite<br />
6. fame<br />
8. fake<br />
10. escape<br />
/ou/ versus /oi/:<br />
1. south<br />
3. count<br />
5. oink<br />
7. shout<br />
9. couch<br />
2. join<br />
4. boil<br />
6. mouth<br />
8. oil<br />
10. toilet<br />
/er/ versus /ar/:<br />
1. herd<br />
3. art<br />
5. fern<br />
7. barn<br />
9. charm<br />
2. hard<br />
4. clerk<br />
6. park<br />
8. jerk<br />
10. carpet<br />
<strong>Unit</strong> 2 | Pausing Point 151<br />
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