PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 VOCABULARY • RAISED ON THE FARM • CROPS STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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Agricultural Harvest • Grains • Legumes • Garden Produce

“The bounty of the soil includes grains, grasses, roots, and vegetables. Study their spelling and compose a little story of the harvest.”

Wheeler's 16 Core Crop Words:
wheat • corn • oats • rye • barley • clover • hay • straw • potatoes • carrots • turnips • onions • cabbage • lettuce • beans • peas

1 16-Word Harvest Crops Matrix

Copy the 16 crop words in 4 balanced columns, noting digraphs in wheat and silent letters in lettuce:

wheat • corn • oats • rye

barley • clover • hay • straw

potatoes • carrots • turnips • onions

cabbage • lettuce • beans • peas

2 Wheeler's Story Synthesis Challenge

Wheeler Directive: “Write a little story containing as many of these words as possible.” Include at least 4 crops:

3 Botanical Classification • Grains vs. Vegetables

Sort these crops into field grains (for bread/forage) and garden vegetables (for the table):

Field Grains (4 crops):
wheat, corn, oats, rye

Garden Vegetables (4 crops):
carrots, cabbage, lettuce, onions

Wheeler's Orthography Rules • Harvest Crops

1. 1. Digraph Team : Wheat, beans, and peas all feature the vowel digraph ea sounding as long ē (/iː/).

2. 2. Plural -es in Potatoes: Nouns ending in a consonant + o generally add -es in the plural: potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes.

3. 3. Unaccented Syllable: Lettuce: Lettuce is pronounced /lɛtɪs/; notice the double -tt- protects the short ĕ, while terminal -uce sounds as /ɪs/.