Book 2 • Week 4 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

A Comprehensive Linguistic & Phonics Matrix (15 Target Words + 2 Homophones):

Word	Webster	IPA	Phonics Pattern	Linguistic & Teaching Notes
hot	hŏt	/hɒt/	Short /ŏ/ spelled o	CVC pattern; voiceless alveolar stop /t/
lot	lŏt	/lɒt/	Short /ŏ/ spelled o	CVC pattern; lateral liquid initial /l/
dog	dŏg	/dɒɡ/	Short /ŏ/ spelled o	CVC pattern; voiced velar stop final /g/
cost	kŏst	/kɒst/	Short /ŏ/ + blend -st	CVCC pattern; hard c /k/ and final consonant cluster -st
stop	stŏp	/stɒp/	Blend st- + short /ŏ/	CCVC pattern; initial consonant cluster st- with -op rime
drop	drŏp	/drɒp/	Blend dr- + short /ŏ/	CCVC pattern; initial consonant cluster dr- with -op rime
us	ŭs	/ʌs/	Short /ŭ/ spelled u	VC closed syllable; personal pronoun (objective)
up	ŭp	/ʌp/	Short /ŭ/ spelled u	VC closed syllable; voiceless bilabial stop /p/
but	bŭt	/bʌt/	Short /ŭ/ spelled u	CVC pattern; coordinating conjunction with voiced /b/
cut	kŭt	/kʌt/	Short /ŭ/ spelled u	CVC pattern; initial hard c /k/
run	rŭn	/rʌn/	Short /ŭ/ spelled u	CVC pattern; alveolar nasal final /n/
just	jŭst	/dʒʌst/	Short /ŭ/ + blend -st	CVCC pattern; voiced affricate /dʒ/ + final cluster -st
must	mŭst	/mʌst/	Short /ŭ/ + blend -st	CVCC pattern; bilabial nasal /m/ + final cluster -st
much	mŭch	/mʌtʃ/	Short /ŭ/ + digraph -ch	CVC pattern; voiceless affricate digraph -ch /tʃ/
such	sŭch	/sʌtʃ/	Short /ŭ/ + digraph -ch	CVC pattern; voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ + digraph -ch
knot	nŏt	/nɒt/	Silent k (kn- = /n/) + short /ŏ/	Homophone with not; silent initial k before n
not	nŏt	/nɒt/	Short /ŏ/ spelled o	Homophone with knot; negative adverb in closed syllable

B Official Answer Key: Exercise 2 (Word Sorting Matrix) & Exercise 3 (Homophones):

EXERCISE 2: WORD SORTING ANSWERS & RULES DEBT TRACKER

• Rule 1 (/ŏ/ spelled o as in pot): hot, lot, stop, drop (4 words)

• Rule 2 [Deb] (/ŏ/ can be spelled o or a): dog, cost (2 words)

• Rule 3 (/ŭ/ spelled u as in run): us, up, but, cut, run (5 words)

• Rule 4 [Deb] (/ŭ/ can be spelled u, o, oe, oo, or ou): just, must, much, such (4 words)

EXERCISE 3: HOMOPHONES ANSWERS

1. not: "Please do not touch the hot pan on the kitchen stove."

2. knot: "Tie a firm knot in the rope so the dog cannot run away."

*Teaching Tip: 'knot' has silent initial 'k' (/n/); 'not' expresses negation.

C Classroom Dictation Sentences (Evaluation of Spelling in Context):

SENTENCE 1 (TARGET: DOG, STOP, DROP, RUN)

“The dog will stop and drop the ball when we run.”

SENTENCE 2 (TARGET: MUST, NOT, KNOT, HOT)

“We must not tie a tight knot in the hot sun.”

SENTENCE 3 (TARGET: MUCH, COST, US)

“How much does this red shirt cost us?”

SENTENCE 4 (TARGET: JUST, LOT, CUT, SUCH)

“It is just a lot of fun to cut and paste such pictures.”