LESSON 162 TEACHER GUIDE & ANSWER KEY
ORTHOEPY • DISSYLLABLES • PHONIC RULES
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Page 84
| Word | IPA | Syllabication | Teaching Prescription |
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| silver | /ˈsɪlvər/ | sil-ver | Old English seolfor. Short ĭ closed by l. |
| cinder | /ˈsɪndər/ | cin-der | Soft c before i = /s/. Closed syllable. |
| picture | /ˈpɪktʃər/ | pic-ture | Latin pictura. Suffix -ture = /tʃər/. |
| finger | /ˈfɪŋɡər/ | fin-ger | Medial ng = /ŋɡ/. Contrast with singer. |
| kitten | /ˈkɪtən/ | kit-ten | Double tt splits syllables; unaccented -en. |
| window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | win-dow | Old Norse vindauga (wind-eye). Terminal -ow. |
Exercise 1 Syllabication:
• sil-ver, sis-ter, win-ter, win-dow.
• cin-der, pic-ture, dis-tant, chim-ney.
• fin-ger, sing-er, kit-ten, mit-ten.
Exercise 3 Solutions:
1. kitten / mitten.
2. silver / window.
Phonetic Clinic: Have children place fingers on their throat to feel the 'hard g' click in finger vs. pure nasal in singer.
- Say 'finger' and 'singer'. Do you hear a 'g' sound in both, or only in one?
- What letter makes the /s/ sound at the start of 'cinder'?
- How do we divide 'mit-ten' into two syllables?
Dictation & Oral Application Sentences (Read slowly at normal speaking pace):
1. The playful kitten purred softly upon the window sill.
2. Grandmother knit a pair of warm wool mittens for winter.
3. Silver stars shone brightly in the distant evening sky.
4. Smoke curled gently from the red brick chimney.
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 162 • Teacher Master Key
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