place
In place, silent e helps the a say its name. The final c sounds like s before that e, but the ending is spelled c-e: p-l-a-c-e.
1st Grade · High-Frequency Words
1st Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 7
1st Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 7 connects silent e in place and life, r-controlled spellings in part and hard, and the vowel teams in keep and room.
Word list
All 12 words in this list
1st Grade · High-Frequency Words
- place
- part
- life
- end
- left
- thing
- hard
- keep
- room
- man
- top
- oh
12 words
What to notice when spelling these words
Connect long vowels to their spellings
The words place and life use silent e to help the earlier vowel say its name. The words keep and room use vowel teams instead: ee spells the long e sound in keep, while oo spells the vowel sound in room. These four words show two different ways a spelling can hold a long vowel sound.
Hold on to consonant patterns
The words part and hard share ar, with a different two-letter ending after it. In thing, the digraph th begins the word and ng finishes it. The words end, left, man, and top use short or familiar vowel sounds; listening all the way through their final consonants keeps each spelling complete.
The spelling of oh includes a final letter that is not heard, so its note gives that letter special attention.
Notes for particular words
oh
The word oh spells its long o sound with o followed by h. Keep the quiet h at the end: o-h.