Book 2 • Week 11 • 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	home	hōm /hoʊm/	h + ō + m-e	/ō/ spelled vowel-consonant-silent e
2	hope	hōp /hoʊp/	h + ō + p-e	/ō/ spelled vowel-consonant-silent e
3	note	nōt /noʊt/	n + ō + t-e	/ō/ spelled vowel-consonant-silent e
4	chose	chōz /tʃoʊz/	ch + ō + s-e	Blend ch- + o-e; s says /z/ after long vowel
5	close	klōs /kloʊs/	cl + ō + s-e	Blend cl- + o-e; s says /s/ or /z/
6	those	thōz /ðoʊz/	th + ō + s-e	Voiced th- + o-e; s says /z/
7	broke	brōk /broʊk/	br + ō + k-e	Blend br- + o-e with k
8	love	lŭv /lʌv/	l + o + v-e	Silent e keeps word from ending in v (job 2); o says /ʌ/
9	above	ə-bŭv /əˈbʌv/	a • bove	Unaccented a- says /ə/; -bove with o saying /ʌ/
10	some	sŭm /sʌm/	s + o + m-e	Rare o-e says short /ʌ/; homophone with sum
11	come	kŭm /kʌm/	k + o + m-e	Rare o-e says short /ʌ/
12	one	wŭn /wʌn/	w + ŭ + n	Irregular phonics /wʌn/; homophone with won
13	done	dŭn /dʌn/	d + o + n-e	Past participle of do; o-e says short /ʌ/
14	gone	gŏn /ɡɔːn/	g + o + n-e	Past participle of go; broad /ɒ/ or /ɔː/ sound
15	use	yō͞oz /juːz/	u + s-e	/ū/ or /yō͞o/ spelled u-consonant-silent e
H	sum	sŭm /sʌm/	s + ŭ + m	Total from addition; homophone with some
H	won	wŭn /wʌn/	w + ŏ + n	Achieved victory; past of win; homophone with one
H	none	nŭn /nʌn/	n + o + n-e	Not any; not one; homophone with nun
H	nun	nŭn /nʌn/	n + ŭ + n	Woman in a religious order; homophone with none

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

Long /ō/ Base

home hope note broke

Long /ō/ with <-se>

chose close those

/ŭ/ spelled <o-e>

love above some come done

Special & <u-e>

one gone use

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. sum • b. some • c. won • d. one

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on /ō/ and /ŭ/ silent-e patterns.

Sentence 1 (chose, home, note)

“She chose to stay home and write a nice note.”

Sentence 2 (hope, some, come, close)

“I hope some friends will come to our close game.”

Sentence 3 (above, those, broke)

“The bird flew high above those trees and broke a twig.”

Sentence 4 (done, one, won)

“He done his chores and won one shiny medal.”