Wheeler's Elementary Speller
• Lessons 158 & 159 (Page 83)
Short Vowels ă & ĕ • 24 Two-Syllable Words • Plural Morphophonology
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Part 1: Lesson 158 • Short a as in hat, marked ă (12 Words)
Short ă • 12 Words • 26px Tracks
habit
/ˈhæbɪt/
Settled custom or practice
candy
/ˈkændi/
Sweet sugar confection
matter
/ˈmætər/
Subject or affair of note
wagon
/ˈwæɡən/
Four-wheeled freight cart
happy
/ˈhæpi/
Full of joy and cheer
handle
/ˈhændəl/
Part held by hand
manly
/ˈmænli/
Brave, noble, and strong
answer
/ˈænsər/
Reply to question (silent w)
fancy
/ˈfænsi/
Pleasing whim or decorative
rabbit
/ˈræbɪt/
Small long-eared hare
rather
/ˈræðər/
More willingly; somewhat
chapter
/ˈtʃæptər/
Main division of a book
Part 2: Lesson 159 • Short e as in met, marked ĕ (12 Words)
Short ĕ • 12 Words • 26px Tracks
plenty
/ˈplɛnti/
Full supply; abundance
fretful
/ˈfrɛtfʊl/
Easily irritated or peevish
tempest
/ˈtɛmpɪst/
Violent wind and rainstorm
penny
/ˈpɛni/
One-cent copper coin
velvet
/ˈvɛlvɪt/
Soft fabric with short pile
empty
/ˈɛmpti/
Containing nothing within
ever
/ˈɛvər/
At any time; always
letter
/ˈlɛtər/
Written message or symbol
better
/ˈbɛtər/
Higher quality than good
tender
/ˈtɛndər/
Gentle, soft, or delicate
slender
/ˈslɛndər/
Gracefully slim or trim
member
/ˈmɛmbər/
Part of a whole or society
Part 3: Socratic Plural Inquiry & Sentence Composition (Wheeler's Questions)
Active Derivation • 26px Tracks
1. Wheeler's Inquiry: Plural of
penny
&
candy
Write the singular, state the consonant before
y
, and derive the plural form:
2. Orthographic Detective: Contrast with
chimneys
Why does
chimney
add
-s
, but
penny
and
candy
change
y
to
i
and add
-es
?
Student Composition: Select four words from Lesson 158 or 159 to write an original sentence (mark ĕ over each
e
!):