Lessons 176 & 177 • Long ū & Homophones so, sow, sew

Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 176 & 177 (Pages 90–91)

Long ū Orthoepy • Homophone Triad: so, sow, sew • Shelley & Shakespeare Literature

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Part 1: Lesson 176 • Long ū as in tube, marked ū (12 Words)

Long ū • 26px Tracks

duly /ˈduːli/

adv. in due manner; properly

duty /ˈduːti/

n. moral or legal obligation

music /ˈmjuːzɪk/

n. harmony of melodious sounds

unit /ˈjuːnɪt/

n. single complete individual thing

pupil /ˈpjuːpəl/

n. young scholar; eye aperture

union /ˈjuːnjən/

n. state of being joined as one

student /ˈstuːdənt/

n. devoted learner or scholar

useless /ˈjuːsləs/

adj. serving no useful end

stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/

adj. lacking sense; sluggish

tulip /ˈtuːlɪp/

n. cup-shaped spring garden flower

during /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

prep. throughout the continuance of

human /ˈhjuːmən/

adj. belonging to mankind

Wheeler's Orthoepic Warning: "Be careful in pronouncing ū, especially in duty, student, stupid, and tulip:"

Part 2: Lesson 177 • Homophones so, sow, sew & Classical Literature

Literature • 26px Tracks

“How beautiful is night, / So calm, so still, so bright!” — PERCY B. SHELLEY

“Men must reap the things they sow.” — PERCY B. SHELLEY

“I can sing, weave, sew, and dance.” — WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

• so (/soʊ/): in such manner; to this extent.

• sow (/soʊ/): scatter seed upon the ground.

• sew (/soʊ/): fasten or join with needle & thread.

Wheeler Instruction 1: "Copy carefully, and find three words pronounced alike but spelled differently:"

Part 3: Socratic Inquiry • Agriculture, Craftsmanship & Grammar

Socratic • 26px Tracks

1. How do farmers plant wheat?

2. What does a woman do with a needle?

3. What little word is used before much, hard, or muddy?

Part 4: Sentence Composition • Apply Any Four Target Words

Syntax • 26px Tracks

Wheeler directs: "Use these words in sentences of your own." Compose four expressive sentences:

1. Sentence with duty, student, or music:

2. Sentence with pupil, tulip, or human:

3. Sentence with sow (/soʊ/ • scatter seed):

4. Sentence with sew (/soʊ/ • needlework) or so (/soʊ/):