Vowel Review (Short ĭ & Long ī), Irregular /ɪ/ Spellings & Homophones
Wheeler Page 71 • 26px Baseline Standard
1. Orthographic Review: Short ĭ (/ɪ/) vs. Long ī (/aɪ/)
Lesson 132 • 16 Core Review Words
Consonant Blends • which exception
Protective Trigraphs (-tch, -dge)
Silent gh (-igh-) • Split Digraph (i_e)
Silent k (kn-) • Split Digraph (i_e)
2. Words Often Mispronounced: Irregular Vowel Graphemes Sounding as Short ĭ (/ɪ/)
e, ee, or u disguised as ĭ
busy
(bĭz'zy)
u = /ɪ/ • s = /z/
minute
(mĭn'ĭt)
u = /ɪ/ • time unit
a. The bee flew to every sweet flower in the field.
b. She wore a very blue ribbon in her hair.
c. The boy has absent from school for only one day.
d. Wait just one before opening the garden gate.
3. Homophones Discrimination & Copywork: “steal” vs. “steel”
Lesson 133 • Words Pronounced Alike (/stiːl/)
To slyly take that which belongs to somebody else without permission or right (Old English stelan).
steel
/stiːl/ • noun / adjective
A hard, strong alloy of iron and carbon, forged for sharp knife blades, sturdy tools, and swords (Old English stēli).
“Thou shalt not steal.”
— Bible (Exodus 20:15)
“The sword was made of steel.”
— Wheeler Model Sentence
Sentence Synthesis: Write an original sentence using both “steal” and “steel”:
4. Wheeler Socratic Inquiry • Write Complete Answers on Standard 26px Lines
Question 1: When any one slyly takes that which belongs to somebody else, what do you call it?
Question 2: What is the blade of a good knife made of?