Book 2 • Week 8 • 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	new	no͞o / nyō͞o /nuː/ or /njuː/	n + ew	/o͞o/ or /juː/ at end of word; homophone with knew
2	knew	no͞o / nyō͞o /nuː/ or /njuː/	Silent k + n + ew	Past tense of know; silent k; homophone with new
3	few	fyō͞o /fjuː/	f + ew	/juː/ sound spelled ew at end of English word
4	blew	blo͞o /bluː/	Blend bl- + ew	Past tense of blow; homophone with blue
5	threw	thro͞o /θruː/	Blend thr- + ew	Past tense of throw; homophone with through
6	view	vyō͞o /vjuː/	v + iew	French loanword; /juː/ sound spelled iew
7	die	dī /daɪ/	d + ie saying /aɪ/	/ī/ spelled ie at end of word; homophone with dye
8	died	dīd /daɪd/	die + -d	Regular past tense of die; ie says /aɪ/
9	lie	lī /laɪ/	l + ie saying /aɪ/	/ī/ spelled ie at end of word
10	believe	bĭ-lēv /bɪˈliːv/	be • lieve	i before e except after c; ie says /iː/; silent e
11	pie	pī /paɪ/	p + ie saying /aɪ/	/ī/ spelled ie at end of word
12	piece	pēs /piːs/	p + ie + c-e	i before e rule; ie says /iː/; silent e; homophone with peace
13	field	fēld /fiːld/	f + ie + ld	i before e rule; ie says /iː/
14	chief	chēf /tʃiːf/	ch + ie + f	i before e rule; digraph ch- + ie says /iː/
15	heart	härt /hɑːrt/	h + ear saying /ɑːr/ + t	Irregular phonogram ear saying broad /ɑːr/
H	blue	blo͞o /bluː/	bl + u-e	Color of the sky; homophone with blew
H	through	thro͞o /θruː/	thr + ough	In at one side and out the other; homophone with threw
H	dye	dī /daɪ/	d + ye	Coloring substance; homophone with die
H	peace	pēs /piːs/	p + ea + c-e	Freedom from disturbance/war; homophone with piece

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

/o͞o/ & /yō͞o/ <ew/iew>

new knew few blew threw view

/ī/ spelled <ie>

die died lie pie

/ē/ spelled <ie>

believe piece field chief

/ɑːr/ spelled <ear>

heart

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: 1. new / knew | 2. blew / blue | 3. threw / through | 4. dye | 5. piece

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <ew> and <ie> vowel team pronunciations.

Sentence 1 (blew, field, view)

“The wind blew strong across the grassy field near the mountain view.”

Sentence 2 (knew, few, lie)

“He knew a few good friends who always tell the truth and never lie.”

Sentence 3 (believe, chief, heart)

“I truly believe that the brave chief leads his tribe with a kind heart.”

Sentence 4 (threw, piece, pie)

“She threw the ball through the gate and asked for a piece of sweet pie.”