| # | Word | Marked | V | Phonetic Value | Orthographic & Pedagogical Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | fine | fīn |
i | Long ī (/aɪ/) | VCe split digraph (Magic E); final e is silent |
| 2. | trill | trĭll | i | Short ĭ (/ɪ/) | Closed syllable; initial tr- blend; FLOSS rule (-ll) |
| 3. | gold | gōld | o | Long ō (/oʊ/) | Closed syllable exception: lengthening before voiced sonorant -ld |
| 4. | stamp | stămp | a | Short ă (/æ/) | Closed syllable; initial st- blend, final -mp blend |
| 5. | when | whĕn | e | Short ĕ (/ɛ/) | Closed syllable; initial wh- digraph /hw/ or /w/ |
| 6. | lake | lāk |
a | Long ā (/eɪ/) | VCe split digraph; letter k chosen before e; silent final e |
| 7. | here | hēr |
e | Long ē (/ɪər/) | VCe pattern with r-coloring; aspiration /h/; silent final e |
| 8. | still | stĭll | i | Short ĭ (/ɪ/) | Closed syllable; initial st- blend; FLOSS rule (-ll) |
| 9. | grand | grănd | a | Short ă (/æ/) | Closed syllable; initial gr- blend, final -nd blend |
| 10. | shop | shŏp | o | Short ŏ (/ɒ/) | Closed syllable; initial sh- digraph |
| 11. | bank | bănk | a | Short ă (/æ/) | Closed syllable; velar nasal cluster -nk (/ŋk/) |
| 12. | send | sĕnd | e | Short ĕ (/ɛ/) | Closed syllable; final -nd consonant blend |
| 13. | home | hōm |
o | Long ō (/oʊ/) | VCe split digraph (Magic E); silent final e |
| 14. | throb | thrŏb | o | Short ŏ (/ɒ/) | Closed syllable; initial 3-phoneme onset thr- |
| 15. | time | tīm |
i | Long ī (/aɪ/) | VCe split digraph (Magic E); silent final e |
| 16. | pond | pŏnd | o | Short ŏ (/ɒ/) | Closed syllable; final -nd consonant blend |
| 17. | note | nōt |
o | Long ō (/oʊ/) | VCe split digraph; silent final e |
| 18. | vote | vōt |
o | Long ō (/oʊ/) | VCe split digraph; voiced labiodental /v/; silent final e |
| 19. | mend | mĕnd | e | Short ĕ (/ɛ/) | Closed syllable; rhymes with send, blend; final -nd |
| 20. | sick | sĭck | i | Short ĭ (/ɪ/) | Closed syllable; -ck digraph used immediately after short vowel |
1. Diagnostic Review of Syllable Anatomy: Lesson 27 tests the child's ability to discriminate between the closed syllable pattern (consonant-vowel-consonant, producing short vowels marked with a breve ˘) and the open VCe split digraph pattern (where a final silent e conditions a long vowel marked with a macron ¯).
2. The Velar Nasal Assimilation in bank: Before the velar stop /k/, the nasal /n/ assimilates to the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/. While phonetically /bæŋk/, the vowel remains phonemically short ă.
3. The -ck Spelling Convention in sick: English phonotactics forbids writing single *c or *k directly after a short accented vowel at the end of a native monosyllable. The compound digraph -ck is strictly mandated (e.g., sick vs. lake / yoke).
| Target Skill | Criteria for Mastery | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Spelling Accuracy | All 20 words spelled correctly without grapheme omissions. | /20 |
| Vowel Marking | Exact placement of Breve (˘) or Macron (¯) over all 20 vowels. | /20 |
| Silent E Cross-out | Line drawn through silent e in fine, lake, here, home, time, note, vote. | /14 |
| Penmanship | Proper letter formation, baseline alignment, and neatness. | /6 |
| TOTAL SCORE: | /60 | |