Words Ending in GE / DGE – 15 Differentiated Sheets

Practise ge and dge endings with picture labels, sentence gaps, anagrams, sorting and spelling practice. The set includes fifteen worksheets and answer pages.
Grades
Grades 2–4, Elementary
Pages
28
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Mar 18, 2023

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Spelling
Topic
GE and DGE, Spelling Patterns
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Answer key
Included
Standards
L.2.2

Product description

From the author

This resource includes a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -ge or -dge (the /dʒ/ sound spelt as ge and dge at the end of words).

Tasks include:

  1. Inserting the correct -ge / -dge word into sentences

  2. -ge / -dge anagrams

  3. -ge / -dge words spelling worksheets

  4. Using ge / dge words in sentences

  5. Word Searches

  6. Sorting words into - ge / -dge categories

This resource is appropriate for younger students and older Special Education students who have yet to master the basics in phonics.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize ge and dge as spellings for the final /dʒ/ sound

  • Sort and spell words using the displayed patterns

  • Use selected ge and dge words in sentences

Teaching tips

  • Introduce the rule page and model a few examples before independent sorting.

  • Preview the word bank on each chosen sheet; the look-cover-write-check pages introduce additional words.

  • Keep answer pages separate from student copies.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing final ge and dge spelling patterns

  • Completing words and sentences with suitable spellings

  • Sorting word patterns and practising spelling recall

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Do all worksheets use the same words?

No. Several tasks reuse a thirty-word bank, while the look-cover-write-check sheets provide additional word sets.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.2.2

Core concepts

  • -Ge/-dge spelling pattern

  • /Dʒ/ sound

  • Consonant spelling-sound correspondence

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