Lessons 163 & 164 • Short ŏ Dissyllables & Memory Lesson

Part 1: Lesson 163 • Short ŏ as in not, marked ŏ (12 Words)

SHORT Ŏ DISSYLLABLES • 26PX TRACKS

pocket/ˈpɑːkɪt/

n. small pouch in clothing

folly/ˈfɑːli/

n. lack of good sense; foolishness

modest/ˈmɑːdɪst/

adj. humble; unassuming

onward/ˈɑːnwərd/

adv. moving forward ahead

proper/ˈprɑːpər/

adj. correct, fitting, suitable

jolly/ˈdʒɑːli/

adj. cheerful and merry

Robert/ˈrɑːbərt/

prop n. boy's name (bright fame)

ponder/ˈpɑːndər/

v. weigh deeply in mind

conduct/ˈkɑːndʌkt/

n. personal behavior; manner

fondle/ˈfɑːndəl/

v. stroke gently with affection

follow/ˈfɑːloʊ/

v. go or come after; obey

prosper/ˈprɑːspər/

v. thrive, succeed, flourish

Wheeler's Inquiry: What is the plural form of folly? (Apply rule for consonant + y):

Part 2: Lesson 164 • Memory Lesson: Margaret E. Sangster

MEMORY GEMS • POETIC RECITATION

Pray, where do the Old Years go, mamma,
  When their work is over and done?
Does some one tuck them away to sleep,
  Quite out of the sight of the sun?

Was there ever a year that made a mistake,
  And stayed when its time was o’er,
Till it had to hurry its poor old feet,
  When the New Year knocked at the door?

— MARGARET E. SANGSTER (1838–1912)

Poetic Study Notes:

• o’er: Poetic contraction for over.

• knocked: Silent k- + base knock + -ed.

• mamma: Classical familial term of affection.

• mistake: Review word from Lesson 162.

Transcribe the opening question from memory onto standard 26px handwriting tracks:

Part 3: Suffix Mechanics • Add -ed and -ing to “hurry”

MORPHOLOGY • Y TO I RULE

1. Add -ed to hurry (apply vowel suffix change):

hurry + -ed → (write derived word below)

2. Add -ing to hurry (apply participle rule):

hurry + -ing → (write derived word below)

Sentence Application: Compose a sentence with hurried or hurrying: