Book 2 • Week 11 • Level B • Teacher Instructional Guide

M Linguistic & Orthographic Matrix: Complete structural analysis of all 15 spelling words and homophone set.

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Syllable & Phonics Structure	Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes
1	tired	tīrd /taɪərd/	tire + ed	Drop rule: base tire drops silent e before vowel suffix -ed
2	scared	skârd /skɛərd/	scare + ed	Drop rule: base scare drops silent e before vowel suffix -ed
3	liked	līkt /laɪkt/	like + ed	Drop rule: base like drops silent e before vowel suffix -ed (/t/)
4	lived	lĭvd /lɪvd/	live + ed	Drop rule: base live drops silent e before vowel suffix -ed (/d/)
5	used to	yō͞ost to͞o /ˈjuːst tuː/	use + ed + to	Drop rule: base use drops silent e before -ed; verbal idiom
6	using	yō͞o-zĭng /ˈjuː.zɪŋ/	us • ing	Drop rule: base use drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
7	shining	shī-nĭng /ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ/	shi • ning	Drop rule: base shine drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
8	dining	dī-nĭng /ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ/	di • ning	Drop rule: base dine drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
9	taking	tā-kĭng /ˈteɪ.kɪŋ/	ta • king	Drop rule: base take drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
10	making	mā-kĭng /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/	ma • king	Drop rule: base make drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
11	moving	mo͞o-vĭng /ˈmuː.vɪŋ/	mov • ing	Drop rule: base move drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
12	giving	gĭv-ĭng /ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/	giv • ing	Drop rule: base give drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
13	living	lĭv-ĭng /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/	liv • ing	Drop rule: base live drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
14	hoping	hō-pĭng /ˈhoʊ.pɪŋ/	ho • ping	Drop rule: base hope drops silent e before -ing (contrast hopping)
15	coming	kŭm-ĭng /ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/	com • ing	Drop rule: base come drops silent e before vowel suffix -ing
H	pair	pâr /pɛər/	p + air	Two identical or matched things; homophone with pare/pear
H	pare	pâr /pɛər/	p + a-e + r	To trim or peel skin off fruit; homophone with pair/pear
H	pear	pâr /pɛər/	p + ear	Sweet juicy orchard fruit; homophone with pair/pare

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

Drop <e> + <-ed>

tired scared liked lived used to

Long Vowels (A)

using shining dining taking

Long Vowels (B)

making moving hoping

Short Vowels (C)

giving living coming

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. pear (fruit) • b. pare (peel/trim) • c. pair (two items)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on drop-rule words ending in -ed and -ing.

Sentence 1 (tired, scared)

“The tired child was scared when the storm began.”

Sentence 2 (shining, dining)

“The bright sun was shining while they were dining outside.”

Sentence 3 (liked, using, taking, making)

“She liked using her new pencil when taking notes and making cards.”

Sentence 4 (used to, moving, living)

“They used to live here before moving and living across town.”