Week 16 • Level B • Linguistic Key & Guide
Multi-Sound <ough> • Digraph <ou> • Prefix <be-> • Dictation Sentences
Answer Key & Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Structure |
Orthographic & Teaching Notes |
| 1 |
bought |
bôt /bɔːt/ |
b + ough + t |
Phonogram ough says /aw/ before t; irregular past of buy |
| 2 |
brought |
brôt /brɔːt/ |
br + ough + t |
Phonogram ough says /aw/ before t; irregular past of bring |
| 3 |
thought |
thôt /θɔːt/ |
th + ough + t |
Phonogram ough says /aw/ before t; irregular past of think |
| 4 |
though |
thō /ðoʊ/ |
th + ough |
Phonogram ough says long /ō/; voiced th |
| 5 |
through |
thrōō /θruː/ |
thr + ough |
Phonogram ough says /ōō/; homophone with threw |
| 6 |
e•nough |
ĭ-nŭf′ /ɪˈnʌf/ |
e • nough |
Phonogram ough says /ŭf/; prefix e- |
| 7 |
tough |
tŭf /tʌf/ |
t + ough |
Phonogram ough says /ŭf/; initial t |
| 8 |
touch |
tŭch /tʌtʃ/ |
t + ou + ch |
Vowel team ou says short /ŭ/ before ch |
| 9 |
young |
yŭng /jʌŋ/ |
y + ou + ng |
Vowel team ou says short /ŭ/ before ng |
| 10 |
group |
grōōp /ɡruːp/ |
gr + ou + p |
Vowel team ou says /ōō/ |
| 11 |
be•fore |
bĭ-fôr′ /bɪˈfɔːr/ |
be • fore |
Prefix be- + base fore; open syllable be- |
| 12 |
be•cause |
bĭ-kôz′ /bɪˈkɒz/ |
be • cause |
Prefix be- + base cause; vowel team au |
| 13 |
be•tween |
bĭ-twēn′ /bɪˈtwiːn/ |
be • tween |
Prefix be- + base tween; vowel team ee |
| 14 |
pri•vate |
prī′vĭt /ˈpraɪ.vɪt/ |
pri • vate |
Open syllable pri- with long /ī/ + ending -vate |
| 15 |
friend |
frĕnd /frɛnd/ |
fr + ie + nd |
Spelling hint: 'friend to the end'; vowel team ie says short /ĕ/ |
| H |
threw |
thrōō /θruː/ |
thr + ew |
Phonogram ew says /ōō/; past tense of throw; homophone with through |
/aw/ in <ough> + t
bought
brought
thought
/ŭf/ or /ŭ/ Sound
enough
tough
touch
young
/ō/ or /ōō/ Sound
though
through
group
Prefix <be-> & Bases
before
because
between
private
friend
Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. threw • b. through • c. threw / through
“He bought the fresh groceries and brought them home before dark.”
“We thought the tough hike through the rocky trail was enough fun.”
“The young group of friends walked quietly between the private gardens.”
“Even though the dog barked, she gently began to touch its soft fur because it was friendly.”