Book 2 • Week 12 • 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	accept	ăk-sĕpt /əkˈsɛpt/	ac • cept	Prefix ac- (to/toward) + root cept; homophone with except
2	except	ĭk-sĕpt /ɪkˈsɛpt/	ex • cept	Prefix ex- (out) + root cept; homophone with accept
3	excellent	ĕk-sə-lənt /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/	ex • cel • lent	Prefix ex- + cel + suffix -lent
4	excuse	ĭk-skyō͞oz /ɪkˈskjuːz/	ex • cuse	Prefix ex- + root cuse; silent e makes u long
5	excite	ĭk-sīt /ɪkˈsaɪt/	ex • cite	Prefix ex- + root cite; silent e makes i long
6	exciting	ĭk-sī-tĭng /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/	ex • cit • ing	Drop rule: base excite drops silent e before -ing
7	excitement	ĭk-sīt-mənt /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/	ex • cite • ment	Base excite + consonant suffix -ment; e is kept
8	example	ĭg-zăm-pəl /ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/	ex • am • ple	Prefix ex- says /ɪɡz/; ends in consonant-le
9	exercise	ĕk-sər-sīz /ˈɛk.sər.saɪz/	ex • er • cise	Prefix ex- + er + cise; silent e makes i long
10	experience	ĭk-spēr-ē-əns /ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/	ex • pe • ri • ence	Prefix ex- + 4 syllables; suffix -ence
11	explain	ĭk-splān /ɪkˈspleɪn/	ex • plain	Prefix ex- + plain with vowel team ai
12	expect	ĭk-spĕkt /ɪkˈspɛkt/	ex • pect	Prefix ex- (out) + root pect (look)
13	develop	dĭ-vĕl-əp /dɪˈvɛl.əp/	de • vel • op	Prefix de- + vel + op; 3 syllables
14	development	dĭ-vĕl-əp-mənt /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/	de • vel • op • ment	Base develop + noun suffix -ment
15	government	gŭv-ərn-mənt /ˈɡʌv.ərn.mənt/	gov • ern • ment	Root govern + suffix -ment; silent n before m
H	access	ăk-sĕs /ˈæk.sɛs/	ac • cess	Means of approaching or entering; confusable with excess
H	excess	ĕk-sĕs /ˈɛk.sɛs/	ex • cess	Amount greater than needed; confusable with access

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

Suffix <-ment>

excitement development government

<ex-> Verbs

except excuse excite explain expect

<ex-> Multi-Syllables

excellent example exercise experience

<ac-> & Derivatives

accept exciting develop

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. except • b. accept • c. access • d. excess

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on prefixes <ac->, <ex->, and suffix <-ment>.

Sentence 1 (expect, accept, exciting)

“I expect everybody will accept the exciting challenge.”

Sentence 2 (explain, excellent, example, exercise)

“The teacher will explain an excellent example of regular exercise.”

Sentence 3 (government, experience, development)

“Every member of the government had great experience in city development.”

Sentence 4 (excuse, except)

“She had no excuse except that she forgot her notebook at home.”