LESSON 184 TEACHER GUIDE & ANSWER KEY
ORTHOGRAPHY • CAPSTONE • SYLLABIC -LE
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Page 95
| Word | IPA | Vowel Quality | Teaching Prescription |
|---|
| table | /ˈteɪbəl/ | Long ā (open) | Single b joins -le; ta- is open. |
| maple | /ˈmeɪpəl/ | Long ā (open) | Single p joins -le; ma- is open. |
| apple | /ˈæpəl/ | Short ă (closed) | Double pp: first p closes syllable. |
| kettle | /ˈkɛtəl/ | Short ĕ (closed) | Double tt: first t closes syllable. |
| bottle | /ˈbɒtəl/ | Short ŏ (closed) | Double tt: first t closes syllable. |
| bundle | /ˈbʌndəl/ | Short ŭ (closed) | Consonant cluster -nd closes short u. |
Exercise 1 Sorting Key:
• Long Open Stems: cradle, table, stable, maple.
• Short Closed Stems: candle, handle, kettle, pebble, bottle, apple, bundle, tumble.
Book 1 Orthographic Capstone:
Congratulate students on completing Wheeler's Elementary Speller Book 1!
Review the twin principles: 1 consonant = open long; 2 consonants = closed short.
- Why is 'apple' spelled with two 'p's, while 'maple' has only one 'p'?
- Look at 'kitty Dot'. Why is 'not' spelled without a 'k', but 'knot' spelled with a 'k'?
- How many words ending in '-le' can you find around this classroom?
Dictation & Oral Application Sentences (Read slowly at normal speaking pace):
1. See my playful kitty Dot; she is very pretty, is she not?
2. She rolled the ball of yarn and tied it in a tight knot.
3. Mother placed a basket of red apples upon the maple table.
4. The candle burned brightly on the table by the baby's cradle.
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 184 • Teacher Master Key
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