Book 2 • Week 6 • Level B • Teacher Instructional Guide

M Linguistic & Orthographic Matrix: Complete structural analysis of all 15 spelling words and homophone pairs.

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Syllable & Phonics Structure	Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes
1	own	ōn /oʊn/	Phonogram ow + n	Base word; vowel team ow makes long /ō/
2	know	nō /noʊ/	Silent k + ow	Initial silent k before n; ow makes /oʊ/; homophone with no
3	known	nōn /noʊn/	Silent k + ow + n	Past participle of know; silent k; vowel team ow
4	show	shō /ʃoʊ/	Digraph sh + ow	Consonant digraph sh + /oʊ/ at end of word
5	shown	shōn /ʃoʊn/	Digraph sh + ow + n	Past participle of show; sh + /oʊ/ + n
6	blow	blō /bloʊ/	Blend bl + ow	Initial consonant blend bl- + /oʊ/
7	slow	slō /sloʊ/	Blend sl + ow	Initial consonant blend sl- + /oʊ/
8	grow	grō /ɡroʊ/	Blend gr + ow	Initial consonant blend gr- + /oʊ/
9	throw	thrō /θroʊ/	Blend thr + ow	Three-letter blend thr- + /oʊ/
10	low	lō /loʊ/	Consonant l + ow	Single onset l + /oʊ/ at end of word
11	below	bĭ-lō /bɪˈloʊ/	be • low (VCV)	2 syllables: 1 consonant between vowels goes with 2nd syllable
12	follow	fŏl-ō /ˈfɑːl.oʊ/	fol • low (VCCV)	2 syllables: 2 consonants between vowels divide between them
13	yellow	yĕl-ō /ˈjɛl.oʊ/	yel • low (VCCV)	2 syllables: 2 consonants between vowels divide between them
14	window	wĭn-dō /ˈwɪn.doʊ/	win • dow (VCCV)	2 syllables: 2 consonants between vowels divide between them
15	tomorrow	tə-môr-ō /təˈmɔːr.oʊ/	to • mor • row	3 syllables: divide between r-r; ends in /oʊ/ spelled ow
H	sew	sō /soʊ/	s + ew saying /oʊ/	To stitch with needle & thread; homophone with so, sow
H	so	sō /soʊ/	s + open vowel o	Adverb/conjunction; open syllable; homophone with sew, sow
H	sow	sō /soʊ/	s + ow saying /oʊ/	To plant seeds in ground; homophone with sew, so
H	no	nō /noʊ/	n + open vowel o	Opposite of yes; open syllable /oʊ/; homophone with know

K Master Answer Key: Sorting classification and homophone contextual solutions.

Divide Between 2 Cons.

follow (fol•low) yellow (yel•low) window (win•dow)

Cons. to 2nd Syllable

below (be•low) tomorrow (to•mor•row)

Silent Initial <k->

know known

1-Syllable <-ow> Words

own show shown blow slow grow throw low

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: Set 1: a. sew | b. sow | c. so • Set 2: a. know | b. no | c. known (derived)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence at normal cadence, then dictate phrase-by-phrase for student transcription.

Sentence 1 (window, blow, low)

“Open the bedroom window to let the cool breeze blow inside.”

Sentence 2 (slow, yellow, below, low)

“The slow yellow snail will crawl below the low garden wall.”

Sentence 3 (know, grow, tomorrow)

“Did you know that seeds grow into tall sunflowers tomorrow?”

Sentence 4 (show, sew, own)

“She will show us how to sew the patch on her own warm quilt.”