Book 2 • Week 13 • Level B • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	cov•er	kŭv′ər /ˈkʌv.ər/	cov • er	/er/ spelled er at end of multi-syllable word
2	la•ter	lā′tər /ˈleɪ.tər/	la • ter	Open syllable la- + /er/ spelled er
3	cen•ter	sĕn′tər /ˈsɛn.tər/	cen • ter	Soft c before e; closed cen- + -ter
4	cor•ner	kôr′nər /ˈkɔːr.nər/	cor • ner	r-controlled cor- + /er/ spelled er
5	wa•ter	wô′tər /ˈwɔː.tər/	wa • ter	w changes vowel sound of a; /er/ spelled er
6	win•ter	wĭn′tər /ˈwɪn.tər/	win • ter	Closed win- + /er/ spelled er
7	won•der	wŭn′dər /ˈwʌn.dər/	won • der	o says short /u/; closed won- + -der
8	won•der•ful	wŭn′dər-fəl /ˈwʌn.dər.fəl/	won • der + ful	Squeeze rule: add consonant suffix -ful directly to base word
9	care•ful	kâr′fəl /ˈkɛər.fəl/	care + ful	Squeeze rule: consonant suffix -ful added directly to silent-e base care
10	aw•ful	ô′fəl /ˈɔː.fəl/	aw + ful	Suffix -ful added directly to base aw
11	un•til	ŭn-tĭl′ /ənˈtɪl/	un • til	2 closed syllables un- + -til (single l at end)
12	yes•ter•day	yĕs′tər-dā /ˈjɛs.tər.deɪ/	yes • ter • day	3 syllables: yes- + -ter- + -day
13	type	tīp /taɪp/	t + y(ī) + pe	Single-syllable: y says long /ī/ with silent-e
14	road [Deb]	rōd /roʊd/	r + oa + d	[Deb] /ō/ spelled oa; homophone with rode
15	board [Deb]	bôrd /bɔːrd/	b + oar + d	[Deb] /ō/ or /or/ spelled oar; homophone with bored
H	rode	rōd /roʊd/	r + o-e + d	Past tense of ride; homophone with road
H	bored	bôrd /bɔːrd/	b + or + ed	Uninterested or drilled; homophone with board
H	soar	sôr /sɔːr/	s + oar	To fly high in the air; homophone with sore
H	sore	sôr /sɔːr/	s + or + e	Painful or aching; homophone with soar

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Multi-Syllable <-er>

cover later center corner water winter wonder

Squeeze Rule <-ful>

wonderful careful awful

Multi-Syllable / Base

until yesterday type

[Deb] /ō/ Words

road board

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. road / rode • b. board / bored • c. soar / sore

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on multi-syllable /er/ and suffix rules.

Sentence 1 (careful, cover, water, center)

“Be very careful as you cover the fresh water at the corner center.”

Sentence 2 (wonderful, winter, until, yesterday)

“We had a wonderful time in the cold winter snow until yesterday.”

Sentence 3 (soar, road)

“The eagle will soar high above the winding country road.”

Sentence 4 (board, type, later)

“Please write your name on the board and type the report later.”