1. Wilson Reading System
Substep 3.1
Mandy Ellis
Wilder Waite Elementary School

2. Goal
Combine two closed
syllables into
multisyllabic words

3. Important to know
Sounds are built into
syllables and syllables
are combined to form
words. You must see
and hear words in parts.

4. Part 1
Sound Cards
Quick Drill

5. ang fang ang
ang

6. ing ring ing
ing

7. ong song ong
ong

8. ung lung ung
ung

9. ank bank ank
ank

10. ink pink ink
ink

11. onk honk onk
onk

12. unk junk unk
unk

13. ild wild ild
ild

14. old cold old
old

15. olt colt olt
olt

16. ind kind ind
ind

17. ost host ost
ost

18. Part 2
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Reading

19. Important to know
Sounds are built into
syllables and syllables
are combined to form
words. You must see
and hear words in parts.

20. cat
The word cat has one part
made up of three sounds
cat nip
The word catnip has two parts. You can hear it.
Each part is one push of breath. When another
push of breath is needed, it is a new part.

21. To read or spell longer
words, you just have to do
one part at a time. You can
already read the parts
separately, so it will be easy
to read and spell longer
words-one part at a time.

22. bath tub

23. napkin
The two vowels
in this word are
separated by
consonants.

24. nap kin

25. sunfish
cactus
tennis
catnip 1.Should we
divide this
word?
2.Why? (two vowels are separated)
3.Where would
you divide?

26. When there is only one
consonant, that
consonant is needed to
close in the first
syllable.
relish
habit

27. When three consonants
are between two
vowels, including a
digraph, the digraph
stays together!
nutshell
bathtub
rocket

28. Notebook Entry
Add Syllable Division Rules for 3.1

29. Part 3
Wordcards

30. Part 4
Wordlist
Reading

31. compound
words

32. upset

33. tomcat

34. bathmat

35. catfish

36. redhot

37. nutshell

38. sunfish

39. uphill

40. batman

41. shellfish

42. hotrod

43. puffball

44. hatbox

45. dishpan

46. tenpin

47. suntan

48. bedpost

49. bathtub

50. zigzag

51. mixup

52. tiptop

53. cobweb

54. sunset

55. catnip

56. bedbug

57. lapdog

58. pigpen

59. bellman

60. situp

61. pinball

62. Split between
two
consonants

63. index

64. muffin

65. tennis

66. pompom

67. goblin

68. mascot

69. rabbit

70. napkin

71. publish

72. picnic

73. whiplash

74. unzip

75. rubbish

76. cannot

77. cactus

78. combat

79. attic

80. confess

81. undid

82. album

83. admit

84. submit

85. Justin

86. nutmeg

87. misfit

88. suffix

89. until

90. public

91. unless

92. humbug

93. Divide after
the
consonant

94. satin

95. limit

96. topic

97. solid

98. cabin

99. punish

100. Kevin

101. tonic

102. panic

103. exit

104. relish

105. habit

106. robin

107. finish

108. edit

109. Mixed
Practice

110. nutshell

111. tennis

112. picnic

113. edit

114. satin

115. muffin

116. submit

117. mixup

118. unless

119. public

120. cobweb

121. catfish

122. cannot

123. combat

124. shellfish

125. The
Schwa

126. wagon

127. ribbon

128. oxen

129. seven

130. gallon

131. lesson

132. lemon

133. happen

134. melon

135. mitten

136. sudden

137. pollen

138. falcon

139. funnel

140. salad

141. /e/ says /i/

142. rocket

143. ticket

144. helmet

145. locket

146. packet

147. velvet

148. basket

149. magnet

150. jacket

151. puppet

152. bonnet

153. banquet

154. bucket

155. pocket

156. racket

157. vel meg
nut it
gob vet
sub mit
hab lin

158. Part 5
Sentence
Reading

159. compound words
Sid did not
want to miss
the sunset

160. compound words
Ben had
catnip for the
tomcat.

161. compound words
Jim is upset
about the
loss.

162. compound words
Bob hot a
sunfish with
his rod.

163. compound words
Dad will dust
the cobweb in
the den.

164. compound words
Did Bret get
the shellfish
from Scott?

165. compound words
The dog in the
bathtub was a
mess!

166. compound words
The kids went
to rent the
batman flick.

167. compound words
Frank thinks it
was just a big
mix-up.

168. compound words
The wild
bobcat hid in
the tunnel.

169. Divide between the consonants
I just had a
bran muffin
and a plum.

170. Divide between the consonants
Justin had a
sudden hold
of Tom.

171. Divide between the consonants
Beth did not get
upset when
she fell in the
slush.

172. Divide between the consonants
Jill had fun
with the
magnet.

173. Divide between the consonants
Do not drop
the album in
the slush.

174. Divide between the consonants
The rabbit ran
next to the
shrubs.

175. Divide between the consonants
Bill and Tom
had a puppet
on a string.

176. Divide between the consonants
Get the basket
and fill it with
figs.

177. Divide between the consonants
Kim did admit
that she felt a
chill.

178. Divide between the consonants
Kenneth put
the napkin on
his lap.

179. Part 6
Quick Drill
(in reverse)

180. what
ost says z
?
unk
k kw

181. Part 7
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Spelling

182. spell punish
pun ish

183. Practice
multisyllabic
words with
the syllable
cards

184. The letters l, s, and f,
do not double in
multisyllabic words.
The bonus letter
applies to one syllable
words.

185. Compound words
with ll, ss, and ff,
will remain
doubled.

186. When an ‘s’ is added
to a multisyllabic
baseword, spell the
baseword one
syllable at a time
and then add the ‘s’

187. Multisyllabic
words ending in
/ik/ are spelled
with an ic

188. Part 8
Written Work
Dictation: sounds,
words, sentences

189. Part 9
Controlled
Passage
Reading

190. Part 10
Listening
Comprehension

191. The Schwa
a e i o
Sometimes the vowels a, e, i, and o sound more
like /u/ than the expected sound.
ә

192. schwa wagon /u/
ә

193. w a g o n
ә

194. s a l ә
a d