# Cycle 136 ## 136.1 Letter Combinations #### Purpose and Procedure This task requires students to read simple words containing the *al* letter combination after they identify the letter combination and its sound. ## 136.4 Patterns #### Purpose and Procedure This task focuses on adding the suffix *-ness* to the end of -VCe pattern words. This is an auditory exercise that lays the groundwork for reading words like these later. ## 136.6 Story Reading #### Purpose and Procedure This is the first task in which the *au* and *aw* letter combinations appear in story text (underlined for now). This is also the first task in which the *igh* letter combination is not underlined. ## 136.7 Word Parts #### Purpose and Procedure This task introduces the *-er* and *-ist* endings and how those endings change a base word to mean the person who does what that word is or who works with what that word is (converting it to an agent noun, an entity who performs that action). For example, a drummer is a person who drums and a cartoonist is a person who draws cartoons. In this task, you say all of the endings and words first and have the student repeat them. Students do not read any of them on their own. You also ask students at various times how they think the endings change the meaning of the words. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://curriculum.tryonce.com/cycle-136.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.