Book 2 • Week 10 • Level A • 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	day	dā /deɪ/	d + ay	/ā/ spelled ay at end of English words
2	may	mā /meɪ/	m + ay	/ā/ spelled ay at end of English words
3	pay	pā /peɪ/	p + ay	/ā/ spelled ay at end of English words
4	lay	lā /leɪ/	l + ay	/ā/ spelled ay at end of English words
5	way	wā /weɪ/	w + ay	/ā/ spelled ay at end of English words
6	away	ə-wā /əˈweɪ/	a • way	Unaccented a- says schwa /ə/; -way with ay
7	gray	grā /ɡreɪ/	gr + ay	Consonant blend gr- + ay saying /ā/
8	play	plā /pleɪ/	pl + ay	Consonant blend pl- + ay saying /ā/
9	stay	stā /steɪ/	st + ay	Consonant blend st- + ay saying /ā/
10	say	sā /seɪ/	s + ay	Base verb; /ā/ spelled ay at word end
11	said	sĕd /sɛd/	s + ai + d	Irregular past of say; ai says short /ɛ/
12	were	wûr /wɜːr/	w + er + e	High-frequency past plural verb; irregular spelling
13	here	hēr /hɪər/	h + ere	Adverb of place; homophone with hear
14	there	thâr /ðɛər/	th + ere	Demonstrative adverb; homophone with their/they're
15	these	thēz /ðiːz/	th + ē + s-e	Plural demonstrative; voiced th; s says /z/
H	hear	hēr /hɪər/	h + ear	To perceive sound with ears; homophone with here
H	their	thâr /ðɛər/	th + eir	Possessive pronoun (belonging to them); homophone with there/they're
H	they're	thâr /ðɛər/	they + ' + re	Contraction of they are; homophone with there/their

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

Simple Onset <ay>

day may pay lay way

Blends & Schwa

away gray play stay

say said

Sight & Demonstratives

were here there these

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. here • b. their • c. there • d. hear

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <ay> phonograms and sight words.

Sentence 1 (said, stay, here, play, day)

“They said they will stay here and play all day.”

Sentence 2 (away, their, gray)

“The children ran away when their gray puppy barked.”

Sentence 3 (were, these, there)

“Were these books placed over there by the teacher?”

Sentence 4 (may, pay, way)

“May I pay for the ticket on our way home?”