/k/ Final — Spelling
Articulation · Grades K–3 · 12 cards
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Teach the pattern rather than the twelve spellings. After a short vowel the sound is written ck — duck, rock, sock, back, neck, pack; after a long vowel it is ke — lake, bike, rake; after another vowel letter or a consonant it is a plain k — book, oak, peek. Sort the words into those three groups and let the student check the rule against every one.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentAfter building each word, the student says it aloud. Wait 3 seconds.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /k/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueTongue tip down behind your bottom teeth. Lift the back of your tongue to the back of the roof of your mouth, then let a quiet puff pop out.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('ak' and 'eek'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /k/ in it or mix in /k/ words from another position.
Matching IEP goal
Given word cards, Student will produce /k/ in the word-final position in single words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
The twelve final /k/ words — book, duck, rock, sock, back, lake, bike, rake, neck, pack, oak, peek — as a spelling task. Derived from the flashcard deck, and the spelling here is unusually varied for such short words: the same final sound is written ck, ke and k, and which one you use depends on what comes before it.
What to listen for
Watch the vowel judgement, which the rule depends on. A student who cannot tell duck from bike by vowel length will not be able to apply the pattern, and that discrimination has to come first. Notice book and peek, which have vowel teams and take a plain k — they are the group that looks like an exception and is actually a third rule.
Carrying it home
Ask whether a word ends in ck or ke. Rock against rake is a good pair, and the answer follows from the vowel sound, which a child can hear once someone points it out.
What's in this activity
- book
- duck
- rock
- sock
- back
- lake
- bike
- rake
- neck
- pack
- oak
- peek
Questions
- How is this different from the flashcards?
- Same twelve words, built from letters. The three spellings for one sound make this version genuinely useful for a student working on reading as well as speech.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account or card needed.
- When do you use ck instead of k?
- After a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word — duck, rock, back. After a long vowel it is usually ke, as in lake and bike.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
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