spelling patterns
Consistent written sequences
Spelling patterns are recurring letter combinations that represent particular sounds or follow consistent rules across English words.
Recognizing that *-ight* makes the long *i* sound in night, light, and bright, or that *-tion* sounds like "shun," helps readers decode unfamiliar words and spellers predict correct forms.
Teachers emphasize these patterns—silent *e*, double consonants, vowel teams—as shortcuts to literacy.
- silent lettersSpelled but not voiced
- double lettersIdentical adjacent characters
- diphthongsCombined vowel sounds
- suffixesElements following roots
- compound wordsFused lexical units
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