Book 2 • Week 10 • 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	tie	tī /taɪ/	t + ie	/ī/ spelled ie at end of base word
2	tying	tī-ĭng /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/	ty • ing	Irregular rule: ie changes to y before adding -ing
3	author	ɔː-thər /ˈɔː.θər/	au • thor	au phonogram + /er/ spelled -or at word end
4	motor	mō-tər /ˈmoʊ.tər/	mo • tor	Open 1st syllable /oʊ/ + /er/ spelled -or
5	doctor	dŏk-tər /ˈdɑːk.tər/	doc • tor	Closed 1st syllable /ɑː/ + /er/ spelled -or
6	argument	är-gyə-mənt /ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/	ar • gu • ment	Drop rule exception: argue drops silent e before -ment
7	truly	tro͞o-lē /ˈtruː.li/	tru • ly	Drop rule exception: true drops silent e before -ly
8	interest	ĭn-trəst /ˈɪn.trəst/	in • ter • est	Pronounce all 3 syllables clearly for spelling
9	interesting	ĭn-trə-stĭng /ˈɪn.trə.stɪŋ/	in • ter • est • ing	Base interest + inflectional suffix -ing
10	skiing	skē-ĭng /ˈskiː.ɪŋ/	ski • ing	Base ski + vowel suffix -ing; double ii retained
11	passed	păst /pæst/	pass + ed	Base pass + -ed; homophone with past
12	straight	strāt /streɪt/	str + aigh + t	Rare /ā/ spelled aigh with silent gh; blend str-
13	absent	ăb-sənt /ˈæb.sənt/	ab • sent	Prefix ab- + root sent; both closed syllables
14	gym	jĭm /dʒɪm/	g + y + m	Soft g before y says /dʒ/; /ĭ/ spelled y
15	bicycle	bī-sĭ-kəl /ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/	bi • cy • cle	Prefix bi- + soft c with y as /ĭ/ + consonant-le
H	ring	rĭng /rɪŋ/	r + ing	Circular band or clear bell chime; homophone with wring
H	wring	rĭng /rɪŋ/	wr + ing	To twist and squeeze tightly to extract liquid; homophone with ring

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

/er/ spelled <-or>

author motor doctor

Suffix Changes

tying argument truly skiing

/ĭ/ spelled <y>

gym bicycle

Base & Special

tie passed straight absent interest interesting

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. wring (twist/squeeze) • b. ring (circular jewelry) • c. ring (bell chime)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on irregular suffix changes, -or endings, and special phonograms.

Sentence 1 (author, doctor, bicycle, gym)

“The famous author and doctor rode a bicycle to the gym.”

Sentence 2 (truly, interesting, tying, straight)

“She was truly interesting when tying her straight laces.”

Sentence 3 (argument, passed, skiing)

“His logical argument passed all questions while skiing down the hill.”

Sentence 4 (motor, absent)

“When the motor stopped, the absent worker stepped into the shop.”