Classic Memory Verses • Sound of Caret â in câre • Digraph ai = â in fâir
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LESSON 92: MEMORY LESSON • POETRY & RETRIEVAL
1. COPY CAREFULLY • 2. WRITE FROM MEMORY
Eugene Field (1850–1895) Stanza 1
Away out yonder I see a star, —Silvery star with a tinkling song;To the soft air falling I hear it calling —Calling and tinkling the night along.
1. Copy or write neatly from memory:
Margaret E. Sangster (1838–1912) Stanza 2
The little snowflake fluttered,And gave a wee, wee sigh,And fifty million other flakesCame softly floating by.
2. Copy or write neatly from memory:
LESSON 93: SOUND OF A AS IN CARE â • DIGRAPH AI AS IN FAIR = â
COPY • DICTATION • MARK CARET (ˆ) OVER A
Rule of Orthoepy: The sound of a in câre is marked with a caret (â). Vowel digraph ai in fâir has the same sound (â). Notice the letter r immediately follows in every word!
Acoustic: /ε∂r/
Family 1: -are
fare
bare
glare
Family 2: -air
air
hair
chair
Family 3: -aring
daring
caring
flaring
Family 4: Blends
snare
share
spare
?Wheeler's Socratic Orthography Inquiries: Think carefully and write your answers on the handwriting lines:
4 Concept Checks
1. What other sound of a is most like that in these words?
2. What consonant follows the vowel in each of these words?
3. What other sound of a is often found before r?
4. What becomes of silent e when ing is added?
Exercise 4 • Application & Dictation Practice: Write 3 original sentences using words from Lesson 93 (mark each caret â):Target: 3 Sentences