Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 154 & 155

Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 154 & 155 (Page 82)

Test Words and Review of Vowel Sounds • 8 Categories • 36 Words

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Part 1: Lesson 154 • Review of ōō, ow, ẽ/ĩ, and û (20 Test Words)

Lesson 154 • 20 Words

ōō Sound /uː/

wooseek affection

oozeflow gently

toothenamel in jaw

droophang downward

choosepick by choice

ow Sound /aʊ/

prowbow of a ship

prowlroam stealthily

scowlangry frown

browsegraze or skim

drowsedoze half-asleep

ẽ & ĩ Sound /ɜːr/

flirtdart playfully

birthentry into life

versestanza of poetry

vergebrink or border

mergeblend together

û Sound /ɜːr/

hurtinflict pain

burntscorched by fire

pursecoin pouch

churnagitate to butter

churchsacred chapel

Part 2: Lesson 155 • Review of ä, ạ, ou, and ĕa (16 Test Words)

Lesson 155 • 16 Words

ä (Italian) /ɑːr/

harshsevere, rough

marshlow wetland

sparkflying fire ember

starvesuffer hunger

ạ (Broad) /ɔː/

baldlacking hair

scaldburn with steam

falsenot true; deceit

stallhorse enclosure

ou Sound /aʊ/

countnumber or tally

southcardinal compass

stoutbrave, thickset

groundsolid earth floor

ĕa (Short e) /ɛ/

treadstep heavily

dreadfear with awe

spreadextend outward

threadfine sewing cord

Part 3: Socratic Phonic Inquiry & Sound Classification

Active Inquiry • 26px Tracks

1. Diphthong Equivalence (/aʊ/):

Write two words with ow, then two words with ou that make the /aʊ/ sound:

2. The Nurse-Vowel Merger (/ɜːr/):

Write one word each with ẽ, ĩ, and û that share the /ɜːr/ sound:

Part 4: Oral Dictation Transcription & Creative Sentence

Penmanship • 26px Tracks

Dictation Model: "The stout sailor stood on the prow and watched dark clouds spread south." Standard 26px track • 13px dashed midline

Original Sentence: Compose an original sentence using at least two review words (e.g., spark, choose, thread, ground):