Book 2 • Week 7 • Level C • Teacher Instructional Guide

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

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Syllable & Phonics Structure	Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes
1	ridge	rĭj /rɪdʒ/	Short ĭ + dge	/j/ spelled dge after short vowel
2	bridge	brĭj /brɪdʒ/	Blend br- + ĭ + dge	/j/ spelled dge after short vowel
3	edge	ĕj /ɛdʒ/	Short ĕ + dge	/j/ spelled dge after short vowel
4	knowledge	nŏl-ĭj /ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/	know • ledge	Silent k; /j/ spelled dge after short vowel
5	able	ā-bəl /ˈeɪ.bəl/	a • ble	Open accented /eɪ/; count back 3 for -le
6	table	tā-bəl /ˈteɪ.bəl/	ta • ble	Open accented /eɪ/; count back 3 for -le
7	simple	sĭm-pəl /ˈsɪm.pəl/	sim • ple	Closed short ĭ; count back 3 for -ple
8	article	är-tĭ-kəl /ˈɑːr.tɪ.kəl/	ar • ti • cle	3 syllables; count back 3 for -cle
9	possible	pŏs-ə-bəl /ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/	pos • si • ble	-ible keeps s unvoiced; 3 syllables
10	impossible	ĭm-pŏs-ə-bəl /ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/	im • pos • si • ble	Prefix im- (not) + possible; 4 syllables
11	ache	āk /eɪk/	ā + ch saying /k/	/k/ spelled ch in Greek root; silent e
12	stomach	stŭm-ək /ˈstʌm.ək/	stom • ach	/k/ spelled ch at end; 2 syllables
13	character	kăr-ək-tər /ˈkær.ək.tər/	char • ac • ter	/k/ spelled ch at onset; 3 syllables
14	tragedy	trăj-ə-dē /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/	trag • e • dy	Soft g says /dʒ/ before e; final y says /i/
15	force	fôrs /fɔːrs/	f + or + c-e	Soft c says /s/ before silent final e
H	desert	dĕz-ərt / dĭ-zûrt /ˈdɛz.ərt/ or /dɪˈzɜːrt/	des • ert	Noun: dry sandy region; Verb: to abandon
H	dessert	dĭ-zûrt /dɪˈzɜːrt/	des • sert	Noun: sweet dish served at the end of a meal

K Master Answer Key: Classification breakdown and confusable word solutions.

/j/ spelled <dge>

ridge bridge edge knowledge

Consonant <-le / -ible>

able table simple article possible impossible

/k/ spelled <ch>

ache stomach character

Soft <g> & Soft <c>

tragedy (soft g) force (soft c)

Exercise 3 Confusable Key: a. desert (arid land) • b. dessert (sweet food) • c. desert (/dɪˈzɜːrt/, abandon)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, emphasizing consonant-le and Greek <ch>.

Sentence 1 (edge, bridge, ridge)

“They walked carefully along the edge of the stone bridge over the ridge.”

Sentence 2 (possible, knowledge, simple, article)

“It is possible to gain great knowledge by reading every simple article.”

Sentence 3 (stomach, ache, dessert)

“His stomach began to ache after eating too much sweet dessert.”

Sentence 4 (character, force, tragedy)

“The strong character showed the inner force needed to overcome tragedy.”