PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • CURRICULUM ARCHITECTURE TEACHER MASTER KEY INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE • PAGE 2 OF 2

Word	IPA	Linguistic Feature	Pedagogical Prescription
tick	/tɪk/	Onomatopoeia	High vowel /ɪ/ mimicking sharp escapement click.
tock	/tɒk/	Onomatopoeia	Lower vowel /ɒ/ mimicking resonant swing of pendulum.
it's	/ɪts/	Contraction	Apostrophe replaces letter i of is.
clock	/klɒk/	Noun	Old English clucge (bell). Terminal -ck after short o.

Complete Answer Key & Solutions WHEELER'S EXERCISES

Exercise 2 Contractions:
• it is → it's.
• that is → that's.
• there is → there's.
• Apostrophe Check: Ensure students understand the difference between it's (it is) and possessive its.

Recitation Drill:
Have students tap desks in rhythm with 'tick, tock' while reciting the moral stanza.
Enforce crisp articulation of the final /k/ sound in clock, work.

Socratic Guiding Prompts & Pedagogical Insights INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

What sound does a grandfather clock make? Why does the second sound have an 'o' instead of an 'i'?
What two words are squeezed together to make 'it's'? What does the apostrophe take the place of?
How can we make good use of every day in school?

Dictation & Oral Application Sentences (Read slowly at normal speaking pace):

1. “Tick, tock! tick, tock!” strikes the great hall clock.

2. It's time to work and make good use of our precious hours.

3. The old clock strikes twelve with loud iron beats.

4. That's the finest clock in the whole town.