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LESSON 84 • PARTS OF THE BODY 20 ANATOMY WORDS
Wheeler's Elementary Speller — Page 46
“Learn to spell twenty anatomical terms for parts of the human body. Notice their silent letters (thumb, wrist, knee), vowel digraphs, and irregular plurals.”
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Anatomical Regions — Group the 20 words into their proper bodily region:
Head & Face
ear, eye, nose, mouth, teeth, cheek, tongue, brain, skull
Arm & Hand
arm, wrist, elbow, thumb, knuckle, shoulder
Torso & Organs
heart, chest, stomach
Legs & Feet
thigh, knee, foot
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Silent Letter Detective — Cross out the silent letter(s) in each body part:
thumb
Silent letter: _____
wrist
Silent letter: _____
knee
Silent letter: _____
knuckle
Silent letter: _____
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Wheeler Directive — “Write a little story containing as many of these words as possible”:
Anatomical Orthography Rules to Remember:
1. Silent Initial Consonants: Wrist begins with silent w; knee and knuckle begin with silent k before n.
2. Silent Final B in "Thumb": In thumb, the terminal letter b following m is silent, identical to climb, lamb, and comb.
3. Digraphs EA & OU in Organs: Heart has broad ä (/ɑːrt/), head has short ĕ (/hɛd/), while mouth has diphthong ou (/maʊθ/).
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 84 • Parts of the Body (20 Anatomy Words) Page 1 of 2 (Student Worksheet)