Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 156 & 157

Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 156 & 157 (Page 82)

Memory Lesson: Clouds • Brainard & Scott • 12 Spelling Words • Suffix Laws

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Part 1: Lesson 156 • Memory Lesson: "Clouds"

Brainard • Scott • Couplet

"I saw two clouds at morning
Tinged by the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on
And mingled into one."

— JOHN G. C. BRAINARD

"We often praise the evening clouds,
And tints so gay and bold,
But seldom think upon our God,
Who tinged those clouds with gold."

— SIR WALTER SCOTT

"The clouds are very dark, 'tis true,
But right behind them shines the blue."

— HOPEFUL COUPLET

Part 2: Penmanship Copywork (Wheeler: "Copy Carefully & Repeat from Memory")

Copywork • 26px Tracks

Stanza 1 Copy: "I saw two clouds at morning tinged by the rising sun, and in the dawn they floated on..." Standard 26px track • 13px dashed midline

Couplet Copy: "The clouds are very dark, 'tis true, but right behind them shines the blue." Standard 26px track • 13px dashed midline

Part 3: Lesson 157 • 12 Vocabulary & Spelling Words

12 Words • 26px Tracks

clouds /klaʊdz/

Vapor masses in sky

floated /ˈfloʊtɪd/

Drifted lightly upon air

often /ˈɔːfən/

Frequently; many times

right /raɪt/

Directly; straightaway

tinged /tɪndʒd/

Colored with slight tint

mingled /ˈmɪŋɡəld/

Blended or joined into one

praise /preɪz/

Express warm approval

rising /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

Ascending (drop -e: rise)

morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

Early period of daylight

evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

Close of day; twilight

behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/

At the back of

seldom /ˈsɛldəm/

Rarely; not often

Part 4: Socratic Orthography & Original Sentences (Wheeler: "Use 4 Words")

Inquiry • 26px Tracks

Silent Letters: often & right
• often: The letter t is silent (/ˈɔːfən/), like in soften and listen.
• right: Digraph -gh- is completely silent, leaving long i (/raɪt/).

Dropping Final -e Rule (rising):
• Base word: rise (ends with silent -e).
• Rule: Drop final silent -e before adding vowel suffix -ing → rising.

Student Composition 1: Use two spelling words (e.g., morning, floated, clouds, rising):

Student Composition 2: Use two different words (e.g., praise, evening, behind, seldom):