Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 118
Test Words & Review of Vowel Sounds (ĕ vs. ēa) • Words Often Mispronounced (a, ai, ay = ĕ) • Page 65
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★ LESSON 118 • TEST WORDS & VOWEL REVIEW • WORDS OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Orthoepic Precision • 26px Standard Lines
1 Test Words & Review of Vowel Sounds • Short ĕ vs. Long ēa
16 Review Words • Silent Letters • Sound Mastery
Short ĕ (/ɛ/) Basic
else /ɛls/
fresh /frɛʃ/
helm /hɛlm/
chest /tʃɛst/
Short ĕ • Silent Letters debt = silent b
debt /dɛt/
theft /θɛft/
hence /hɛns/
whence /wɛns/
Long ēa (/iː/) Digraph ea
ease /iːz/
cheat /tʃiːt/
please /pliːz/
preach /priːtʃ/
Long ēa (/iː/) Clusters
least /liːst/
yeast /jiːst/
gleam /gliːm/
scream /skriːm/
2 Words Often Mispronounced • In These Words a, ai, or ay Has the Sound of ĕ
6 Target Words • Sound of Short ĕ (/ɛ/)
Wheeler's Rule: “In the following words a, ai, or ay, has the sound of ĕ.” Never say 'ay-gain' or 'say-z'—speak with accurate orthoepy!
any ĕn'y̆
Letter a speaks short ĕ /ɛ/
again ågĕn'
Digraph ai speaks short ĕ /ɛ/
said sĕd
Digraph ai speaks short ĕ /ɛ/
many mĕn'y̆
Letter a speaks short ĕ /ɛ/
against ågĕnst'
Digraph ai speaks short ĕ /ɛ/
says sĕz
Diphthong ay speaks short ĕ /ɛz/
3 Sentence Dictation • Test Words & Common Irregulars in Context
Silent B • Short ĕ Shift • 26px Standard Lines
Transcribe the sentences from dictation, watching silent b in debt and the ĕ sounds in said and many: Standard 26px Baseline • 13px Dashed Midline
4 Contextual Sentence Synthesis • Apply Lesson 118 Vocabulary
Precision Orthography • 26px Standard Lines
Complete each sentence with a word from Lesson 118 (debt, please, again, says, chest, fresh), then copy below: Standard 26px Baseline • 13px Dashed Midline
1. The honest sailor paid every honest ____________________ and opened the cedar ____________________.
2. Mother ____________________ that ____________________ cool water will refresh the weary traveler.