Wheeler's Elementary Speller
• Lesson 167 (Pages 86–87)
Words Pronounced Alike: Homophones & Heteronyms • Robert Burns Literature • Socratic Inquiry
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Part 1: Classical Literature • Robert Burns & Poetic Observation
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Literature • 26px Tracks
“Sing on, sweet thrush, upon the leafless
bough
.”
— ROBERT BURNS (1759–1796)
“The lilies
bow
their heads.”
•
thrush
(/θrʌʃ/): songbird singing in winter.
•
bough
(/baʊ/): large main branch of a tree.
•
bow
(/baʊ/): bending forward in reverence.
Wheeler Instruction 1:
"Copy the following carefully, and find two words pronounced alike but spelled differently:"
Part 2: Orthoepic Analysis • Homophones & Heteronyms (/baʊ/ vs. /boʊ/)
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Phonology • 26px Tracks
bough
/baʊ/
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n. a primary branch of a tree (OE
bōg
, silent
gh
).
bow
/baʊ/
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v./n. bend head; the forward prow of a boat (OE
būgan
).
bow
/boʊ/
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n. curved weapon for arrows; looped knot or ribbon (OE
boga
).
Part 3: Wheeler's Socratic Inquiry • Write Answers to These Questions
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Socratic • 26px Tracks
1. What are the branches of a tree called?
2. What is the front end of a boat called?
3. What do people do with their heads in church during a prayer?
4. In what two ways may
bow
be pronounced, and what does it mean when pronounced /boʊ/?
Part 4: Sentence Composition • Wheeler Instruction 2
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Syntax • 26px Tracks
Wheeler directs:
"Use these words in sentences of your own."
Compose three expressive sentences illustrating each distinct word/meaning:
1. Sentence with
bough
(/baʊ/ • tree branch):
2. Sentence with
bow
(/baʊ/ • bend or ship):
3. Sentence with
bow
(/boʊ/ • knot or weapon):