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W or WH? Picture Spelling Choices

Name each picture and decide whether its word begins with w or wh. A completed page supports checking.
Pages
2
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, ELA
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Ontario expectations
B2.5

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Practice choosing w or wh at the beginning of pictured words. Students name each illustration, consider its spelling, and record the matching beginning. Use the completed response page for checking, and discuss unfamiliar picture names before students make their spelling choices.

Curriculum reference — Ontario: Focus on spelling choice; do not claim all accents pronounce w and wh identically. Selected skills only; reference stage is not an overall reading age, complete curriculum coverage, or an automatic recommendation for every learner.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish w and wh as initial spellings
  • Use picture vocabulary and spelling knowledge together

Teaching tips

  • Name each picture before deciding whether its spelling begins with w or wh.
  • Use spelling knowledge as well as pronunciation; the two beginnings may sound alike in the learner’s accent.

Skills covered

  • Initial spelling — Select w or wh
  • Oral vocabulary — Name pictured objects accurately

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Ontario curriculum

Ontario curriculum expectations

Ontario expectations

  • B2.5 — use developing orthographic knowledge , including position-based tendencies , to make a spelling choice or accurately pronounce a word when reading

Core concepts

  • W and WH
  • Initial /w/
  • Picture-word spelling

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