Teacher Instructional Guide • Lesson 44
Phonological Matrix • Answer Key • Decodable Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Mark |
Phonics Pattern |
Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes |
| 1 |
since |
sĭns /sɪns/ |
ç |
C-V-C-e |
Short vowel i protected by n; silent final e makes c soft /s/. |
| 2 |
price |
prīs /praɪs/ |
ç |
V-C-e |
Initial blend pr-; silent final e makes i long /aɪ/ and c soft /s/. |
| 3 |
mice |
mīs /maɪs/ |
ç |
V-C-e |
Irregular plural of mouse; silent final e makes i long and c soft. |
| 4 |
city |
sĭt'i /ˈsɪt.i/ |
ç |
2-Syllable |
Initial c says soft /s/ before vowel i (çit•y); final y says /i/. |
| 5 |
cent |
sĕnt /sɛnt/ |
ç |
C-V-C-C |
Initial c says soft /s/ before vowel e; short vowel e. |
| 6 |
dance |
dăns /dæns/ |
ç |
C-V-C-C-e |
Root word; silent final e softens c (/s/) after nasal n. |
| 7 |
clip |
klĭp /klɪp/ |
c̄ |
C-C-V-C |
Initial blend cl- says /kl/; short vowel i closed by p. |
| 8 |
zinc |
zĭngk /zɪŋk/ |
c̄ |
C-V-C-C |
Final c says hard /k/ following nasal sound /ŋ/. |
| 9 |
place |
plās /pleɪs/ |
ç |
V-C-e |
Initial blend pl-; silent final e makes a long /eɪ/ and c soft /s/. |
| 10 |
faces |
fās'ĕz /ˈfeɪ.sɪz/ |
ç |
Plural -es |
Base face; c says soft /s/ before e; plural suffix -es. |
| 11 |
places |
plās'ĕz /ˈpleɪ.sɪz/ |
ç |
Plural -es |
Base place; c says soft /s/ before e; plural suffix -es. |
Soft c Words (ç = /s/ sound) • 7 Words
sinçe
priçe
miçe
çity
çent
dançe
plaçe
Hard c Words (c̄ = /k/ sound) • 2 Words
c̄lip
zinc̄
Poem Analysis (Robert Louis Stevenson):
Rhyming pair: faces [ˈfeɪ.sɪz] • places [ˈpleɪ.sɪz]. Both words exhibit Soft c (ç) before vowel e, demonstrating consistency between singular base forms (face, place) and inflected plural nouns.
“The price of a shiny clip is only one cent.”
“A big city is a lively place where little mice dance.”
“Happy hearts and happy faces play in grassy places.”
“We have not seen the zinc bucket since yesterday.”