Week 13 • Level A • Linguistic Key & Guide
Phonogram Analysis • w-Controlled Vowels • Soft <g> • Debt Phonics Rules • Decodable Dictation
Answer Key & Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Structure |
Orthographic & Teaching Notes |
| 1 |
car |
kär /kɑːr/ |
c + ar |
/ar/ spelled ar; hard c before a |
| 2 |
far |
fär /fɑːr/ |
f + ar |
/ar/ spelled ar at end of base word |
| 3 |
dark |
därk /dɑːrk/ |
d + ar + k |
/ar/ spelled ar before k |
| 4 |
hard |
härd /hɑːrd/ |
h + ar + d |
/ar/ spelled ar before d |
| 5 |
arm |
ärm /ɑːrm/ |
ar + m |
/ar/ spelled ar before m |
| 6 |
warm |
wôrm /wɔːrm/ |
w + ar + m |
w controls vowel: ar says /or/ after w |
| 7 |
war |
wôr /wɔːr/ |
w + ar |
w controls vowel: ar says /or/ after w |
| 8 |
art |
ärt /ɑːrt/ |
ar + t |
/ar/ spelled ar before t |
| 9 |
part |
pärt /pɑːrt/ |
p + ar + t |
/ar/ spelled ar before t |
| 10 |
start |
stärt /stɑːrt/ |
st + ar + t |
Blend st- + /ar/ spelled ar before t |
| 11 |
large |
lärj /lɑːrdʒ/ |
l + ar + ge |
Silent-e causes g to say soft /j/ (Job 3) |
| 12 |
talk [Deb] |
tôk /tɔːk/ |
t + al + k |
[Deb] /ah/ spelled a before l; l is silent |
| 13 |
walk [Deb] |
wôk /wɔːk/ |
w + al + k |
[Deb] /ah/ spelled a before l; l is silent; homophone with wok |
| 14 |
want [Deb] |
wänt /wɒnt/ |
w + a + n + t |
[Deb] /ah/ spelled a after w |
| 15 |
her [Deb] |
hẽr /hɜːr/ |
h + er |
[Deb] /er/ spelled er in 1-syllable word (only her & per) |
| H |
wok |
wôk /wɒk/ |
w + o + k |
Bowl-shaped pan; homophone with walk |
/ar/ Spelled <ar>
car
far
dark
hard
arm
art
part
start
/or/ & Soft <g>
warm
war
large
[Deb] /ah/ Words
talk
walk
want
[Deb] /er/ & Homophone
her
wok
Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. wok (cooking pan) • b. walk (travel on foot)
“We will start the large car before it gets dark outside.”
“Put on a warm coat and walk with her down the hard path.”
“Chef Lee heated a large wok to cook part of the food.”
“I want to talk about how war harms people far away.”