PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 HOMOPHONES • /wiːk/ CONTRAST • POETIC MODEL STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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Orthographic & Semantic Discrimination • The Sound /wiːk/

“In every month, and week, and day, / Let loving words mark out the way.”
“Her voice was low and weak.”

week: A period of seven successive days; Old English wice (vowel team ee).
weak: Lacking strength, power, or vigor; feeble; Old Norse veikr (vowel team ea).

Poetic Model Copywork • 26px Penmanship Track

Copy the poetic model and descriptive sentence neatly on the handwriting lines:

In every month, and week, and day, let loving words mark out the way.

After the illness, the little boy felt very weak and weary.

Homophone Cloze Studio • week vs. weak

Write week or weak in each blank:

1. Seven days make up one complete ____________.

2. The fallen branch was dry, rotten, and ____________.

3. We shall visit grandmother's farm next ____________.

4. The sick bird was too ____________ to fly to its nest.

Original Composition & Rule Statement

Write an original sentence containing both homophones:

Model: For one whole week, the patient child felt weak and tired.

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Wheeler's Orthoepic Rules • Digraphs EE vs. EA

1. 1. Double EE in Time Units: The noun week uses double ee, deriving from Germanic roots for turning or succession. Compare with month, year, fortnight.

2. 2. Digraph EA in Physical States: The adjective weak uses ea, related to weaken and weakness. English often uses ea for bodily conditions (weary, deaf, heal).

3. 3. Contextual Verification: If referring to days, calendar, or time, write week. If referring to lack of physical energy or strength, write weak.