Book 2 • Week 8 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

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

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Syllable & Phonics Structure	Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes
1	came	kām /keɪm/	c + ā + m-e	VCe pattern: silent e makes a say /eɪ/
2	same	sām /seɪm/	s + ā + m-e	VCe pattern: silent e makes a say /eɪ/
3	name	nām /neɪm/	n + ā + m-e	VCe pattern: silent e makes a say /eɪ/
4	game	gām /ɡeɪm/	g + ā + m-e	VCe pattern: silent e makes a say /eɪ/
5	ate	āt /eɪt/	ā + t-e	Irregular past tense of eat; VCe pattern
6	state	stāt /steɪt/	st + ā + t-e	Consonant blend st- + long ā VCe
7	age	āj /eɪdʒ/	ā + g-e	Silent e makes a long AND g soft /dʒ/ (job 3)
8	page	pāj /peɪdʒ/	p + ā + g-e	Silent e makes a long AND g soft /dʒ/ (job 3)
9	take	tāk /teɪk/	t + ā + k-e	VCe pattern: -ake rime
10	make	māk /meɪk/	m + ā + k-e	VCe pattern: -ake rime
11	made	mād /meɪd/	m + ā + d-e	Irregular past tense of make; -ade rime
12	grade	grād /ɡreɪd/	gr + ā + d-e	Consonant blend gr- + -ade rime
13	sale	sāl /seɪl/	s + ā + l-e	VCe pattern: -ale rime; homophone with sail
14	face	fās /feɪs/	f + ā + c-e	Silent e makes a long AND c soft /s/ (job 3)
15	place	plās /pleɪs/	pl + ā + c-e	Blend pl- + silent e makes c soft /s/ (job 3)
H	knot	nŏt /nɑːt/	Silent k + n + ŏ + t	A fastening made by tying cord; homophone with not
H	not	nŏt /nɑːt/	n + ŏ + t	Negative particle; short ŏ; homophone with knot

K Master Answer Key: Classification breakdown and homophone context solutions.

-ame & -ake Rimes

came same name game take make

-ate / -ade / -ale

ate state made grade sale

Soft <g> (Job 3)

age page

Soft <c> (Job 3)

face place

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. knot (tied cord) • b. not (negative particle)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on VCe words and soft c/g sounds.

Sentence 1 (came, same, place, game)

“They came to the same place to play an exciting board game.”

Sentence 2 (page, name, grade)

“Please turn to page ten and write your name and grade neatly.”

Sentence 3 (made, ate, face)

“She made a delicious lunch and ate it with a smile on her face.”

Sentence 4 (not, knot, sale)

“Do not untie the tight knot on the boat rope before the sale.”