Vowel Team Proofreading Key

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Day 4 Answer Key

📝 Part 1: Misspelled Words - Corrections

1. Original Passage Corrections:

Misspelled: frute → Correct: fruit

Explanation: The "ui" vowel team makes the long "oo" sound in "fruit"

Misspelled: sute → Correct: suit

Explanation: The "ui" vowel team makes the long "oo" sound in "suit"

Misspelled: tub → Correct: tube

Explanation: The u-consonant-e pattern makes the long "u" sound in "tube"

Misspelled: glu → Correct: glue

Explanation: The "ue" vowel team makes the long "oo" sound in "glue"

Misspelled: fue → Correct: few

Explanation: The "ew" vowel team makes the long "oo" sound in "few"

Misspelled: tru → Correct: true

Explanation: The "ue" vowel team makes the long "oo" sound in "true"

2. Sample Corrected Sentences:

Original: I packed frute in my lunch box and wore my new sute to school.

Corrected: I packed fruit in my lunch box and wore my new suit to school.

Original: The scientist used a glass tub to mix the glu.

Corrected: The scientist used a glass tube to mix the glue.

Original: Only a fue people knew the tru story.

Corrected: Only a few people knew the true story.

3. Key Vowel Team Patterns to Emphasize:

UI Pattern: Makes /oo/ sound (fruit, suit, juice)

UE Pattern: Makes /oo/ sound (glue, true, blue)

EW Pattern: Makes /oo/ sound (few, new, blew)

U-consonant-E: Makes long /u/ sound (tube, tune, use)

4. Common Student Errors to Watch For:

• Dropping the silent "e" in vowel teams (glu instead of glue)

• Confusing "ui" and "ue" patterns

• Forgetting the "w" in "ew" words

• Using short "u" instead of u-consonant-e pattern