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Vocabulary Strategy:
Pronunciation Key
A dictionary tells you a word’s meaning, and it includes a
pronunciation key that tells you how to say a word correctly.
Look at these symbols from a dictionary’s pronunciation key:
Long vowel sounds have a line over the letter: ē as in feed; ā as in face.
Short vowel sounds use the letter itself: i as in kid; u as in submit.
The “oo” sound has one dot over u: u ∙ as in book.
The “ew” sound has two dots over u: ü as in crew.
Notice how words are spelled when pronunciation symbols are used:
fās = face submit = submit
kid = kid bu ∙ k = book
crü = crew
Using pronunciation symbols for the vowel sounds, rewrite the
words below.
Example: true trü
1. riot
2. postpone
3. fi ve
4. made
5. took
6. sun
7. look
8. holiday
9. waist
10. frigid
At Home: Read the pronunciation key in a dictionary. Then
use pronunciation symbols to write three words.
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