How it works
Will has three sounds and four letters, and the second l goes missing on paper. This will sight word worksheet has the child trace it and circle it among "well", "wall", "with" and "win". They finish the sentence I ___ help you.
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Will sounds out, but the second l slips
Will is regular: w, short i, l. The catch is that one l sound takes two letters. A doubled consonant usually marks a short vowel. Its rhymes are built the same way: hill, fill, bill, mill, spill. Speech often cuts it to 'll. A child who says I'll may not hear will inside it. At the end of a sentence it is said whole. Begin with "Yes, I will."
Double-l pairs to underline
Five phrases at the foot of this page pair will with a second double-l word. They are "will tell", "will fill it", "will yell", "will call you" and "will pull". The child writes each, then underlines all 10 double ls. To print one, type it into A sentence with it.
- Say short, short, tall, tall while writing. "With" shares that outline, so add the row "will with will win" on the board.
- Dictate "It will fit." All three words have a short i, so it shows whether the second l arrives unprompted.
- To link will to 'll, write "I will" and cover w-i with a sticky note showing an apostrophe.
Questions and answers
Is will memorized or sounded out?
Sounded out. W and short i say their usual sounds, and the double l says one l, as in bell, doll and hill. The only part to remember is the second l. On the board, the row "wil_ wi_l w_ll _ill" asks for it.
Why does my student mix up will and with?
Both start w-i and end in two tall letters, so the outlines match. Only will repeats a letter. On the board, circle will twice in "will with will win". "I will go with you.", under Pick from the 14 sentences with "will", holds both words.
Should the sheet teach won't as well?
Not yet. Won't is will not pushed together, but it does not look like it. The regular form would be willn't, and won't goes back to older forms such as woll not. Every line here writes will not as two words.