Phase 5 Alternative Spellings - Long Vowel - Book 8

Long Vowel L & S Book 8

ue ew u-e

Barbecue Rescue

Alternative Spellings

L&S Readers

Alternative spellings for long vowel sound ue:

ue

ew

u-e

Tuesday

newt

tube

Samuel

dew

confused

barbeque

news

Notes for parents: If your child is stuck

rescue

phew

on a word say: ‘The sound is _, ’ or, ‘The sounds are _ _ _ ,’ If

argue

few

ugh

u

Hugh

unusual

the reader still struggles, provide the word and carry on. Use pure sounds (e.g. ‘p’ - ‘a’ - ‘t’ not ‘puh’ - ‘a’ - ‘tuh’). common spelling rare spelling

Barbecue Rescue

Alternative Spellings for:

Written by: Fraser Milne

ue

It was Tuesday and Ned Newt was drinking a drop of dew when his friend Samuel Snail slid up beside him.

2

“Have you heard the news?” said Samuel. “Our friend Hugh is about to be barbequed!”

3

“How unusual!” said Ned. “We better go rescue him.”

4

When they got to Hugh, they could see he was trapped by the flames.

5

“When I say GO, we will both jump on that tube,” said Ned. “Really?” said Samuel, looking confused.

6

“There is no time to argue,” said Ned. “Now GO!” They both jumped on the tube. SQUIRT! 7

“Phew!” said Hugh. “A few more seconds and I would have been toast.”

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Comprehension Questions: 1. What was Ned doing when Samuel found him?

2. How did they put out the flames?

3. How do you think Hugh felt at the end of the story?

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