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

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

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Syllable & Phonics Structure	Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes
1	sense	sĕns /sɛns/	s + ĕ + n + s-e	Base noun/verb; silent e prevents word from ending in s (job 5)
2	pocket	pŏk-ĭt /ˈpɑː.kɪt/	pock • et	Ends in -et; closed 1st syllable
3	ticket	tĭk-ĭt /ˈtɪk.ɪt/	tick • et	Ends in -et; closed 1st syllable
4	nickel	nĭk-əl /ˈnɪk.əl/	nick • el	Ends in -el; divide directly before -el
5	figure	fĭg-yər /ˈfɪɡ.jər/	fig • ure	Ends in -ure; pronounced with schwa /jər/
6	picture	pĭk-chər /ˈpɪk.tʃər/	pic • ture	Ends in -ure; -ture pronounced /tʃər/; confusable with pitcher
7	speech	spēch /spiːtʃ/	sp + ee + ch	Base noun related to speak; /ē/ spelled ee
8	regular	rĕg-yə-lər /ˈrɛɡ.jə.lər/	reg • u • lar	Ends in -ar saying /ər/; 3 syllables
9	dollar	dŏl-ər /ˈdɑː.lər/	dol • lar	Ends in -ar saying /ər/; double middle consonant
10	calendar	kăl-ən-dər /ˈkæl.ən.dər/	cal • en • dar	Ends in -ar saying /ər/; 3 syllables
11	question	kwĕs-chən /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/	ques • tion	Suffix -tion says /tʃən/ after s
12	direction	dĭ-rĕk-shən /daɪˈrɛk.ʃən/	di • rec • tion	Suffix -tion says /ʃən/; prefix di-
13	action	ăk-shən /ˈæk.ʃən/	ac • tion	Root act + suffix -tion saying /ʃən/
14	addition	ə-dĭsh-ən /əˈdɪʃ.ən/	ad • di • tion	Root add + suffix -tion; homophone with edition
15	attention	ə-tĕn-shən /əˈtɛn.ʃən/	at • ten • tion	Double t divides prefix at- from ten-tion
H	pitcher	pĭch-ər /ˈpɪtʃ.ər/	pitch • er	Container for liquids or baseball player; confusable with picture
H	edition	ĭ-dĭsh-ən /ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/	e • di • tion	Version or issue of a published book; homophone with addition

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

Suffix <-tion>

question direction action addition attention

Endings <-et, -el>

pocket ticket nickel

Endings <-ure, -ar>

figure picture regular dollar calendar

Base Words

sense speech

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. picture • b. pitcher • c. addition • d. edition

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on -tion, -et, -el, -ure, and -ar endings.

Sentence 1 (attention, question, direction)

“Pay close attention to each question and its direction.”

Sentence 2 (nickel, dollar, pocket)

“He had a shiny nickel and one dollar in his pocket.”

Sentence 3 (speech, sense)

“The author gave a wonderful speech about her latest edition.”

Sentence 4 (regular, picture, calendar)

“She drew a regular picture of a water pitcher on her calendar.”