LESSON 150 TEACHER GUIDE & ANSWER KEY
ORTHOEPY • DIGRAPH CK • CLOSED SYLLABLES
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Page 80
| Word | IPA | Short Vowel | Orthographic Prescription |
|---|
| deck | /dɛk/ | ĕ (/ɛ/) | Single short vowel + ck. Deck of a ship or boat. |
| track | /træk/ | ă (/æ/) | Initial blend tr- + short a + terminal ck. |
| brick | /brɪk/ | ĭ (/ɪ/) | Initial blend br- + short i + terminal ck. |
| block | /blɒk/ | ŏ (/ɒ/) | Initial blend bl- + short o + terminal ck. |
| truck | /trʌk/ | ŭ (/ʌ/) | Initial blend tr- + short u + terminal ck. |
| clock | /klɒk/ | ŏ (/ɒ/) | Initial blend cl- + short o + terminal ck. |
Exercise 1 Sorting:
• Short A: back, lack, black, track.
• Short E: neck, deck.
• Short I: stick, brick, pick.
• Short O: block, clock, lock, sock.
• Short U: duck, luck, truck.
Exercise 3 Solutions:
1. deck (ship's floor).
2. lock (door fastener).
Rule Summary: Short vowel + /k/ at the end of a 1-syllable word = -ck!
- Why is 'duck' spelled with -ck, but 'milk' is spelled with only -k?
- What kind of vowel sound comes right before -ck in all these words?
- Can a word ever begin with 'ck' in English? Why only at the end?
Dictation & Oral Application Sentences (Read slowly at normal speaking pace):
1. The sailor stood upon the deck of the black ship.
2. Turn the key in the lock before you leave the house.
3. The mother duck led her ducklings along the muddy track.
4. A tall brick chimney rose high above the school house.
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 150 • Teacher Master Key
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