Instructions for Lesson 90
Read and spell two-, three-, four-, five-, and six-syllable words.
This 90th lesson has 70 multiple-syllable words. The grand theme is the same: Read and spell each word FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, syllable to syllable, to the end of the word. If a spelling or pronunciation pattern causes your student to hesitate, review that particular pattern by returning to the lesson in which it was introduced. Usually, just a reminder about the pattern is enough. The schwa appears in many of these words, as it generally is found in words consisting of two or more syllables.
I REVIEW words with two syllables.
II & III REVIEW words with three syllables.
IV PRACTICE words with four syllables.
V PRACTICE words with five or six syllables.
A Word About the Challenge Words
Today’s challenge words have seven and twelve syllables, respectively. The second word used to be the longest word in the dictionary. Be sure your student discovers the meaning of sesquipedalian. It means “lover of long words.”
Congratulations!
You have just taught the last formal lesson in Reading and Spelling Pure & Simple! We are delighted that you and your student took this literacy journey with us. We hope you enjoyed the lessons and that your student will put to use all that he has learned. Now it’s time to show your student a copy of the book you will be reading together.
Multiple-Syllable Words
I.
two-syllable words
seizure gracious helix oblique excerpt Wednesday litmus thorough unctuous wrenches anchored modem
II.
three-syllable words
covenant synchronize usury lithograph limerick tectonics division modulate neighborly translucent audience arabesque
III.
three-syllable words
exchequer emphasize loneliness tournament dangerous conclusion decorum studious cinema eclectic obfuscate epigraph
IV.
four-syllable words
orthopedics pterodactyl oblivious concentration effervescent chimerical cryogenics decrescendo participle proximity delineate micromanage zoology orthoepy audacity orthography
V.
five- or six-syllable words
anticipation skeuomorphism occupational inscrutability administrator concatenation genetically deteriorate inspirational circumlocution hematology dialectical logophobia psychologically alphabetically encyclopedia
Challenge Words:
sesquipedalian
(7 syllables) [ses • qui • pe • da • li • an]
antidisestablishmentarianism
(12 syllables) [an • ti • dis • es • tab • lish • men • tar • i • an • is • m]