V-E exceptions!

Ever been frustrated trying to spell/pronunciation....'palace'?  How about 'savage'?  Or 'famine'?  These V-E exceptions are very hard for my students because they don't spell as they are pronounced. And the endings are not pronounced as a regular V-E syllable type.

When I teach this lesson it is very beneficial to have the information on the board.  But also, the students each made their own deck of V-E exception cards (Like the purple ones up above) so they can manipulate, connect, and see the spellings for the different sounds. 

Here's to spelling/pronunciation the word...'tutelage'.