WEEK 5 • LEVEL B — MASTER LINGUISTIC BREAKDOWN & DICTATION KEY
Teacher Edition
| Word |
Webster |
IPA |
Phonics Pattern |
Linguistic & Teaching Notes |
| too |
to͞o |
/tuː/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo |
Open monosyllable; adverb meaning 'also' or 'excessively' |
| loose |
lo͞os |
/luːs/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo + silent e |
Silent e keeps non-plural word from ending in s; voiceless /s/ |
| food |
fo͞od |
/fuːd/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo |
CVC pattern with voiced final stop /d/ |
| moon |
mo͞on |
/muːn/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo |
CVC pattern with alveolar nasal /n/ |
| soon |
so͞on |
/suːn/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo |
CVC pattern with initial s- |
| room |
ro͞om |
/ruːm/ |
/o͞o/ spelled oo |
CVC pattern with bilabial nasal /m/ |
| smooth |
smo͞oth |
/smuːð/ |
Blend sm- + /o͞o/ + voiced th |
CCVC pattern with voiced dental fricative /ð/ |
| school |
sko͞ol |
/skuːl/ |
Blend sch- (/sk/) + /o͞o/ + l |
Greek ch says /k/ + /o͞o/ spelled oo |
| afternoon |
ăf•tẽr•no͞on′ |
/ˌæf.tərˈnuːn/ |
Compound word: after + noon |
3 syllables; primary stress on final syllable -noon |
| choose |
cho͞oz |
/tʃuːz/ |
Digraph ch- + /o͞o/ + silent e |
Silent e keeps non-plural word from ending in s; voiced /z/ |
| eye |
ī |
/aɪ/ |
Irregular sight word / long ī |
Homophone with I; body organ of sight |
| body |
bŏd′ē |
/ˈbɒd.i/ |
Exception to V/CV: short /ŏ/ in 1st syllable |
2 syllables (bod • y); memorized phonics exception |
| copy |
kŏp′ē |
/ˈkɒp.i/ |
Exception to V/CV: short /ŏ/ in 1st syllable |
2 syllables (cop • y); hard c + memorized exception |
| wear |
wâr |
/wɛər/ |
/ār/ spelled ear |
Homophone with where; verb to have clothes on |
| bear |
bâr |
/bɛər/ |
/ār/ spelled ear |
Homophone with bare; animal or verb to endure |
| to |
to͞o / tə |
/tuː/ |
Preposition / infinitive marker |
Homophone with too and two |
| two |
to͞o |
/tuː/ |
Number 2; silent w |
Homophone with to and too |
| I |
ī |
/aɪ/ |
First-person pronoun |
Homophone with eye |
| bare |
bâr |
/bɛər/ |
Adjective: uncovered / naked |
Homophone with bear |
| where |
hwâr / wâr |
/wɛər/ |
Interrogative adverb of place |
Homophone with wear |
Rule 1: /o͞o/ spelled oo (8 Words)
too
food
moon
soon
room
smooth
school
afternoon
Rule 3: Silent e on s (2 Words)
loose
choose
Rule 4: V/CV Exceptions (2 Words)
body
copy
Rule 5 & 6 [Deb]: ear (2 Words)
wear
bear
Special Word: eye (1 Word)
eye
“School will finish this afternoon very soon.”
“Please choose your healthy food in the dining room.”
“The heavy bear had thick brown fur covering its body.”
“Keep your eye on the smooth copy paper too.”