People Why the O Word Study
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Why is there an <o> in people? Haven’t we all wondered that? Use this spelling graphic to remind your students why that <o> is there and to show them other related words to “people”.
Description
Dyslexic students want to know why words have an unexpected spelling. Tools for Dyslexia helps you explain surprising letters in words like PEOPLE. We’ll use a related word to help them understand this spelling. You are going to love having an answer to their why questions! It’s empowering for the student and the teacher!
Download this resource to get:
- a graphic showing the target word, its etymology (origin & history), and some info about the mysterious O
- a word study of PEOPLE with morphology (word sums) and a look at the reason for each letter in this word
- a dive into the related word family that includes popular, populate, population, etc. that helps us see the O from the Latin root in action
Perfect for a social studies vocabulary activity as well as getting a grip on this common sight word misspelling.
Working with a word family provides another opportunity to practice suffixing rules. In this resource, it will be replacing/dropping a final E.
Happy Spelling!
