ELA21.K.10f

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.10f
With prompting and support, decode words with suffix -s, using knowledge of unvoiced /s/ and voiced /z/ sounds for letter s.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

How to identify a word ending with an s or suffix -s.
Whether suffix is will be sounded as voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/ based on the sound before it.

Skills

With prompting and support,

Decode words with suffix -s, using knowledge of unvoiced /s/ and voiced /z/ sounds for letter s.

Understanding

When suffix -s is after an unvoiced consonant, it makes the unvoiced /s/ sound, like in the words pups or cats.
When suffix -s is after an voiced consonant, it makes the voiced /z/ sound, like in the words pigs and dogs.

Vocabulary

Decode
Suffix -s
Sounds of letter s
Unvoiced /s/
Voiced /z/
Prompting
Support

COS Examples

Examples: pups, cats, pigs, dogs

Note: Unvoiced /s/ follows unvoiced sounds such as /p/ and /t/ and voiced /z/ follows voiced sounds such as /g/.

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