Teacher Master Key • Lesson 106 & 106 Continued“The Bluebird” • Syllabication Matrix • Homophones blue / blew • Bryant & Welby Analysis
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INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE KEY |
| Word | Part of Speech / IPA | Syllabication | Phonetic & Orthographic Analysis |
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| 1. pret-ty | Adj. /ˈprɪti/ | pret · ty (2) | Doubled tt dividing short ĭ and vowel suffix -y (/i/). Initial blend pr-. |
| 2. lit-tle | Adj. /ˈlɪtəl/ | lit · tle (2) | Doubled tt with consonant-le syllable (-tle). Silent final e rule. |
| 3. blue-bird | Noun /ˈbluːbɜːrd/ | blue · bird (2) | Compound noun: base blue (digraph ue) + base bird (r-controlled ir). |
| 4. maid-en | Noun /ˈmeɪdən/ | maid · en (2) | Vowel team ai (/eɪ/) + unstressed Germanic diminutive suffix -en (/ən/). |
| 5. tru-ly | Adv. /ˈtruːli/ | tru · ly (2) | Orthographic rule: root true drops silent final e before adding suffix -ly. |
| 6. fly-ing | Part. /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ | fly · ing (2) | Accented open base syllable fly (y = /aɪ/) + inflectional suffix -ing. |
| 7. ver-y | Adv. /ˈvɛri/ | ver · y (2) | Single medial r after short ĕ (/ɛ/); terminal y pronounced /i/. |
| 8. a-gainst | Prep. /əˈɡɛnst/ | a · gainst (2) | Unstressed prefix a- (/ə/) + base with vowel digraph ai sounding short ĕ. |
| 9. a-go | Adv. /əˈɡoʊ/ | a · go (2) | Prefix a- + accented long open syllable -go (/ɡoʊ/). Historical past. |
| 10. brush-ing | Part. /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/ | brush · ing (2) | Base verb brush (short ŭ + consonant digraph sh) + suffix -ing. |
| 11. sum-mer | Noun /ˈsʌmər/ | sum · mer (2) | Doubled consonant mm protecting short ŭ (/ʌ/) + noun ending -er. |
| 12. mer-ry | Adj. /ˈmɛri/ | mer · ry (2) | Doubled rr protecting short ĕ (/ɛ/) + terminal y (/i/). Etym. OE myrge. |
| 13. sing-ing | Part. /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ | sing · ing (2) | Root sing with velar nasal phonogram -ing + inflectional suffix -ing. |
• Grammar: Adjective (a blue sky, a suit of blue) and Noun.
• Spelling Family: The -ue phonogram: blue, true, clue, due, flue, sue.
• Bryant Quote: “Even the deep blue heavens look glad.” — From William Cullen Bryant’s celebratory hymn of nature and renewal.
• Grammar: Irregular Strong Verb (Past tense of blow; past participle: blown).
• Spelling Family: The -ew past-tense phonogram: blew, flew, grew, knew, threw, drew.
• Welby Quote: “The breeze fluttered down and blew open the flowers.” — From Amelia B. Welby’s lyric poetry depicting the gentle stirring of spring.
1. Syllable Division Accuracy (6 pts): Correctly divides at least 10 disyllables (e.g., pret-ty, lit-tle, blue-bird) with hyphen notation.
2. Homophone Precision (5 pts): Flawlessly distinguishes blue (color) from blew (wind motion) in Bryant and Welby sentences.
3. Penmanship & Midline (5 pts): Letters sit firmly on baseline; lowercase tops reach the 13px dashed midline without collision.
4. Orthographic Conventions (4 pts): Capitalizes proper nouns (Bryant, Welby) and observes end punctuation.
• Morphological Rule: “When adding '-ly' to 'true', what letter vanishes? Why does 'truly' drop the 'e' while 'lonely' keeps it?” (Rule: words ending in 'ue' drop silent 'e' before '-ly').
• Compound Words: “What two base words unite to make 'bluebird'? How many syllables does each base word have?” (blue + bird = 1 + 1 = 2 syllables).
• Vowel Team Divergence: “Why do we write 'suit of blue' with '-ue' but 'the wind blew' with '-ew'? Which one rhymes with 'flew'?”