Phonological Study: Contrast homophones write and right (/raɪt/). Analyze silent letters wr- and -ight in literary quotations by William Shakespeare & Alice Cary.
HOMOPHONES /raɪt/
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1. Copy the following lines carefully and find two words pronounced alike but spelled differently.
Read each literary quote aloud with clear articulation, then copy neatly on the guideline below:
Compose an original, grammatically complete sentence for each homophone:
1. write:
2. right:
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3. Write these lines from dictation.
Listen carefully as your teacher dictates each literary line. Transcribe with correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation:
Line 1:
Line 2:
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Write answers to the following questions:
Demonstrate your understanding of word meanings and orthography:
1.Whatdoyoudowithpenandink?
Ans. Iwith pen and ink.
2.Whatistheoppositeofwrong?
Ans. The opposite of wrong is.
3.Whatwouldyousaywhenyouhavelearnedthislesson?
Ans. I canall the words.
💡 PHONICS & SPELLING RULES TO REMEMBER
📌 1. Homophones (/raɪt/)
Homophones sound exactly alike but have different spellings and meanings. write (/raɪt/) is a verb (making letters); right (/raɪt/) means correct, good, or moral.
📌 2. Silent 'w' in 'wr-'
When w comes before r at the start of a word (wr-), the w is completely silent (write, wrong, wrap, wrist). Both write and wrong share this rule!
📌 3. Silent 'gh' in '-ight'
The spelling pattern -ight represents the long ī sound /aɪ/, where gh is silent (right, sight, night). Notice silent gh also appears in thoughts!