TEACHER KEY: WEEK 3 • LEVEL A (SP LIST 6) — PHONICS & SPELLING ANALYSIS
Answer Key & Guide
| Word |
Webster |
IPA |
Phonics Pattern |
Linguistic & Teaching Notes |
| is |
ĭs |
/ɪz/ |
Short ĭ, voiced s |
Closed syllable; high-frequency word |
| his |
hĭs |
/hɪz/ |
Short ĭ, voiced s |
Possessive pronoun with voiced /z/ |
| him |
hĭm |
/hɪm/ |
Short ĭ, stop-nasal |
Objective pronoun in closed syllable |
| big |
bĭg |
/bɪɡ/ |
Short ĭ, voiced stop |
Monosyllabic CVC adjective |
| did |
dĭd |
/dɪd/ |
Short ĭ, alveolar stop |
Past tense auxiliary of do |
| win |
wĭn |
/wɪn/ |
Short ĭ, nasal rime |
CVC verb; rhymes with pin, tin |
| sit |
sĭt |
/sɪt/ |
Short ĭ, voiceless stop |
CVC verb; rhymes with hit, fit |
| quit |
quĭt |
/kwɪt/ |
qu- + short ĭ |
q always followed by u (/kw/) |
| wish |
wĭsh |
/wɪʃ/ |
Short ĭ + digraph sh |
Voiceless postalveolar fricative -sh |
| with |
wĭth |
/wɪð/ |
Short ĭ + digraph th |
Voiced or voiceless interdental -th |
| list |
lĭst |
/lɪst/ |
Short ĭ + blend -st |
Final consonant cluster -st |
| this |
thĭs |
/ðɪs/ |
Digraph th- + short ĭ |
Demonstrative pronoun with voiced th- |
| the |
thẽ |
/ðə/ |
Digraph th- + schwa |
Definite article; sight word |
| they |
thāy |
/ðeɪ/ |
Digraph th- + -ey (/ā/) |
Subject pronoun; -ey makes long /ā/ |
| are |
är |
/ɑːr/ |
r-controlled vowel |
Plural linking verb; silent final -e |
| hay |
hāy |
/heɪ/ |
Long ā spelled -ay |
Dried grass for animal feed; homophone with hey |
| hey |
hēy |
/heɪ/ |
Long ā spelled -ey |
Informal exclamation/greeting; homophone with hay |
EXERCISE 2: WORD SORTING ANSWERS
1. Short /ĭ/ spelled 'i' (11 words):
is, his, him, big, did, win, sit, wish, with, list, this (and quit also contains /ĭ/).
2. 'q' followed by 'u' (1 word): quit
3. Long /ā/ spelled 'ey' or 'ay' (3 words): they, hey, hay
4. Sight / High-Frequency Words (2 words): the, are
EXERCISE 3: HOMOPHONES ANSWERS
1. The farmer fed the horses a bale of sweet hay in the barn.
2. “Hey! Can you come over and play with us?” called Sam.
*Pedagogical Note: Emphasize that hay (h-a-y) is animal fodder, while hey (h-e-y) is an exclamation.
“Did his big dog win the race?”
Target Words: did, his, big, win
“I wish to sit with him on this list.”
Target Words: wish, sit, with, him, this, list
“They quit work to feed the horses hay.”
Target Words: they, quit, the, hay
“Hey, are you coming with us to the park?”
Target Words: hey, are, with, the