Classzone: The Language of Literature, Grade 6

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Lesson 6 Words ending with ary

temporary voluntary

summary contemporary

literary solitary

secondary dietary

primary hereditary

preliminary supplementary

complimentary burglary

extraordinary itinerary

honorary necessary

1.	What are the last three letters of each word? _________

2.	Can the letters ry be clearly heard? _________

3.	The vowel before the ry cannot be clearly heard or identified. What is this indistinct vowel? _________

Lesson Generalization The ary ending begins with a vowel that is indistinct. The a is hard to tell from an e when it is followed by the letter r.
The ending ary can sound almost like ery in very. Remember that the ending ary is more common than ery.
Mnemonic device: Remember the ordinary ary.