BOOK 1 • WHEELER'S SPELLER
PRIMARY PHONICS CURRICULUM • LESSON 63
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LESSON 63 • LITERATURE & THE SOUND OF
ō
(/oʊ/)
Original Page 37 • Scollard & Miller
“The brook was hushed; not a note
Came gurgling from his merry throat.”
“Hark! how the music leaps out of his throat!
Hark! was there ever so merry a note?”
1
Copy each pair of lines carefully, then underscore (underline) all words that contain the sound of long
ō
:
Part A • Clinton Scollard's Lines:
Part B • Emily Huntington Miller's Lines:
2
Spelling Detective: Examine the two rhyming words that share the long
ō
sound:
Case 1 • The word
note
1. Write the word:
2. Which letters spell the long
ō
sound? (Notice magic silent
e
):
Case 2 • The word
throat
1. Write the word:
2. Which vowel digraph spells the long
ō
sound?:
3
Creative Application: Write your own complete sentence using both
note
and
throat
:
📖 RULES TO REMEMBER • LESSON 63
Rule 1 • Magic Silent -e
In words like
note
, the final silent
e
jumps over the single consonant to make the vowel
o
say its long sound
ō
.
Rule 2 • Digraph
ōa
In words like
throat
, the vowel team
oa
spells long
ō
. Both
note
and
throat
rhyme perfectly!
Rule 3 • Expressive Marks
Poets use exclamation points (
!
) to show excitement and question marks (
?
) to invite thoughtful wonder.