Week 20 • Level B • Linguistic Key & Guide
Unaccented Ending <y> /ē/ • Double Consonants • /yōō/ in <eau> • Dictation Sentences
Answer Key & Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Structure |
Orthographic & Teaching Notes |
| 1 |
bus•y |
bĭz′ē /ˈbɪz.i/ |
bus • y |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; irregular vowel u says short /ĭ/; s says /z/ |
| 2 |
cit•y |
sĭt′ē /ˈsɪt.i/ |
cit • y |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; soft c before i says /s/ |
| 3 |
sto•ry |
stôr′ē /ˈstɔːr.i/ |
sto • ry |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; open first syllable sto- (/stɔːr/) |
| 4 |
en•e•my |
ĕn′ə-mē /ˈɛn.ə.mi/ |
en • e • my |
3 syllables; unaccented ending y says /ē/; closed short /ĕ/ |
| 5 |
hun•gry |
hŭng′grē /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/ |
hun • gry |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; closed first syllable hun- (short /ŭ/) |
| 6 |
coun•try |
kŭn′trē /ˈkʌn.tri/ |
coun • try |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; phonogram ou says short /ŭ/ |
| 7 |
luck•y |
lŭk′ē /ˈlʌk.i/ |
luck • y |
Base luck + suffix -y; ck protects short vowel /ŭ/; ending y says /ē/ |
| 8 |
stur•dy |
stûr′dē /ˈstɜːr.di/ |
stur • dy |
Unaccented ending y says /ē/; phonogram ur says /er/ |
| 9 |
sor•ry |
sŏr′ē /ˈsɒr.i/ |
sor • ry |
Double r protects short /ŏ/ in first syllable; ending -ry says /ri/ |
| 10 |
car•ry |
kăr′ē /ˈkær.i/ |
car • ry |
Double r protects short /æ/ in first syllable; ending -ry says /ri/ |
| 11 |
hur•ry |
hûr′ē /ˈhɜːr.i/ |
hur • ry |
Double r protects short /ʌ/ or /er/ in first syllable; ending -ry says /ri/ |
| 12 |
hap•py |
hăp′ē /ˈhæp.i/ |
hap • py |
Double p protects short /æ/ in first syllable; ending -py says /pi/ |
| 13 |
pret•ty |
prĭt′ē /ˈprɪt.i/ |
pret • ty |
Double t protects vowel; vowel e irregularly says short /ĭ/; ending -ty says /ti/ |
| 14 |
fam•i•ly |
făm′ə-lē /ˈfæm.əl.i/ |
fam • i • ly |
3 syllables; unaccented ending y says /ē/; short a in fam- |
| 15 |
beau•ty |
byōō′tē /ˈbjuː.ti/ |
beau • ty |
French origin: eau says /yōō/; ending -ty says /ti/; unaccented y says /ē/ |
| H |
pail |
pāl /peɪl/ |
p + ai + l |
A bucket for carrying water or liquids; vowel team ai says long /ā/ |
| H |
pale |
pāl /peɪl/ |
p + a_e + l |
Light or deficient in color; dim; split vowel-e a_e |
2-Syllable Bases
busy
city
story
lucky
Double Consonants
sorry
carry
hurry
happy
pretty
3 Syllables & <eau>
enemy
family
beauty
Blends Before <-y>
hungry
country
sturdy
Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. pail • b. pale • c. pail / pale
“The busy city was filled with happy people in a hurry.”
“Our family read a wonderful story about true beauty and kindness.”
“The hungry child was lucky to carry a sturdy lunchbox.”
“The soldier was sorry when the enemy entered the country with a pale wooden pail.”