Book 2 • Week 9 • Level C • 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	several	sĕv-ər-əl /ˈsɛv.ər.əl/	sev • er • al	Pronounce all 3 syllables clearly; r-controlled -er-
2	toward	tə-wɔːrd /təˈwɔːrd/	to • ward	/or/ spelled ar after w; prefix to- + ward
3	probably	prŏb-ə-blē /ˈprɑː.bə.bli/	prob • a • bly	Pronounce each of 3 syllables: prob-a-bly
4	language	lăng-gwĭj /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/	lan • guage	gu says /gw/; silent e softens g to /dʒ/
5	guess	gĕs /ɡɛs/	gu + ess	/g/ spelled gu before e; double ss
6	guard	gärd /ɡɑːrd/	gu + ard	/g/ spelled gu before a; ar phonogram
7	guilty	gĭl-tē /ˈɡɪl.ti/	guil • ty	/g/ spelled gu before i; suffix -y
8	built	bĭlt /bɪlt/	bu + ilt	/b/ spelled bu with short ĭ; irregular past
9	build	bĭld /bɪld/	bu + ild	/b/ spelled bu with short ĭ
10	building	bĭl-dĭng /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/	build • ing	Base build + inflectional suffix -ing
11	island	ī-lənd /ˈaɪ.lənd/	is • land	Silent s; open first syllable /aɪ/
12	sign	sīn /saɪn/	s + ī + gn	Silent g before n; i says long /aɪ/; homophone with sine
13	key	kē /kiː/	k + ey	/ē/ spelled ey at the end of a word
14	money	mŭn-ē /ˈmʌn.i/	mon • ey	/ē/ spelled ey at the end of a 2-syllable word; short ŭ
15	etc.	ĕt-sĕt-ər-ə /ɛtˈsɛt.ər.ə/	et • cet • er • a	Abbreviation for Latin 'et cetera'; pronounce clearly
H	sign	sīn /saɪn/	s + ī + gn	Mark, notice, or board; homophone with sine
H	sine	sīn /saɪn/	s + ī + n-e	Trigonometric math ratio; homophone with sign

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

/g/ spelled <gu>

guess guard guilty

/b/ spelled <bu>

built build building

Silent Letters & <ey>

island sign key money

Syllables & /or/

several toward probably language etc.

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. sign (mark, notice, or board) • b. sine (trigonometric math ratio)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on silent letters, <gu>, <bu>, and multisyllabic pronunciation.

Sentence 1 (guard, built, island)

“The guard built a sturdy stone shelter on the remote island.”

Sentence 2 (probably, toward, sign)

“We should probably walk toward the bright neon sign at the corner.”

Sentence 3 (several, language, money)

“He spoke several words in a foreign language to exchange his money.”

Sentence 4 (guess, guilty, key)

“I guess the guilty suspect dropped the lost brass key.”