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Quick Look: A Chant for the FLoSS(Z) Rule

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whole class: FLoSS(Z) Rule! Immediately after a short vowel, at the end of a one-syllable word, we double 'f', 'l', 's', or 'z'. Yippee!

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The FLoSS(Z) Rule (Poster)

Print out this poster to teach the FLoSS(Z) spelling rule, or words that end in '-ff', '-ll', '-ss', or '-zz'.

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