PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • CURRICULUM ARCHITECTURE TEACHER MASTER KEY INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE • PAGE 2 OF 2

Target Garment	IPA Phonetics	Morphological Law	Pedagogical Notes
shoe / boots	/ʃuː/ / /buːts/	Irregular vs	shoe has irregular = /uː/; boots has standard long /uː/.
coat / cloak	/koʊt/ / /kloʊk/	Digraph = /oʊ/	Digraph oa — medial long o sound before final consonant.
veil	/veɪl/	Digraph = /eɪ/	Norman loan — digraph ei produces long ā sound as in rein, neighbor.
trousers	/ˈtraʊ.zərz/	Plural noun (diphthong ou)	Diphthong ou /aʊ/ with voiced plural marker -s /z/.

Complete Answer Key & Solutions WHEELER'S EXERCISES

Ex. 1 & 2 Solutions

• <oa> Words: coat and cloak.
• Unique Digraphs: In shoe, <oe> = /uː/; in veil, <ei> = /eɪ/.

Ex. 3 Sample Narrative

“Before going out into the winter snow, Mary put on her warm woolen coat, tied a silk ribbon on her bonnet, and pulled thick wool mittens over her hands. John laced his sturdy leather boots and buttoned his jacket.”

Socratic Guiding Prompts & Pedagogical Insights INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Shoe vs Toe: Ask: 'Look at toe and shoe. Both end in -oe! How do their vowel sounds differ?' (Toe has long o /oʊ/, shoe has /uː/!).
Singular vs Plural Garments: Guide: 'Why do we say a pair of trousers or a pair of gloves?' (Because they are designed for two legs or two hands).
Veil Orthography: Note the ancient rhyme: 'i before e except after c, or when sounded as a as in neighbor and weigh and veil!'

Dictation & Oral Application Sentences (Read slowly at normal speaking pace):

1. “The little girl wore a clean white apron over her blue dress.”

2. “He put on his heavy winter coat and pulled on his warm gloves.”

3. “She tied a bright red ribbon about the collar of her jacket.”

4. “Mother wrapped a soft woolen shawl around her shoulders.”