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Using -ia and -ai : Spelling Skill Builder Study Guide
Using -IA and -AI in Spelling Practice Exercises
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The following paragraph contains several boldfaced words that contain the ai or the ia vowel combinations. Circle the words that are spelled incorrectly.
Zoe and Rory decided that they would look for jobs immediately after the school year ended. Unfortunately, they were not familair with the local job market. Most students spent a substantial amount of time looking for work before the end of the school year. By the time Zoe and Rory began their search, only menial jobs with a low medain starting hourly rate were left. The positions in the judicail area, where they had entertained hopes of working, had all been filled.
Answers
The incorrectly spelled words are familiar, median, judicial; the vowel combination ai is used between consonants and is usually pronounced as a long a.
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