Book 2 • Week 15 • Level B • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	fight	fīt /faɪt/	f + igh + t	3-letter phonogram igh says long /ī/ before t
2	light	līt /laɪt/	l + igh + t	/ī/ spelled igh before t
3	might	mīt /maɪt/	m + igh + t	/ī/ spelled igh before t
4	night	nīt /naɪt/	n + igh + t	/ī/ spelled igh before t; homophone with knight
5	right	rīt /raɪt/	r + igh + t	/ī/ spelled igh before t; homophone with write, rite
6	tight	tīt /taɪt/	t + igh + t	/ī/ spelled igh before t
7	high	hī /haɪ/	h + igh	/ī/ spelled igh at end of base word; homophone with hi
8	Mr.	mĭs′tər /ˈmɪs.tər/	Mr.	Title abbreviation for Mister; capitalized with period
9	Mrs.	mĭs′ĭz /ˈmɪs.ɪz/	Mrs.	Title abbreviation for Mistress; capitalized with period
10	Chi•ca•go	shə-kä′gō /ʃɪˈkɑː.ɡoʊ/	Chi • ca • go	Proper noun: Capitalize city name; initial ch says /sh/
11	Tex•as	tĕk′səs /ˈtɛk.səs/	Tex • as	Proper noun: Capitalize state name; closed Tex- + -as
12	A•mer•i•ca	ə-mĕr′ĭ-kə /əˈmɛr.ɪ.kə/	A • mer • i • ca	Proper noun: Capitalize country; initial a says schwa /ə/
13	A•mer•i•can	ə-mĕr′ĭ-kən /əˈmɛr.ɪ.kən/	A • mer • i • can	Proper adjective: Capitalized; suffix -an
14	U•ni•ted States	yōō-nī′tĭd stāts /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈsteɪts/	U • ni • ted States	Proper noun: Capitalize both words; U-ni-ted + States
15	buy	bī /baɪ/	b + uy	Irregular spelling: uy says long /ī/; homophone with by, bye
H	knight	nīt /naɪt/	kn + igh + t	Silent k; homophone with night
H	write	rīt /raɪt/	wr + i-e + t	Silent w; homophone with right, rite
H	rite	rīt /raɪt/	r + i-e + t	Religious ceremony; homophone with right, write
H	hi	hī /haɪ/	h + i	Informal greeting; homophone with high

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Ending in <-ight>

fight light might night right tight

Final /ī/ Sound

high buy

Capitalized Titles

Mr. Mrs.

Proper Places

Chicago Texas America American United States

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. knight / night • b. right / write • c. hi / high

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <igh> and proper noun capitalization.

Sentence 1 (Mr., Mrs., Chicago)

“Mr. and Mrs. Johnson bought a ticket to visit Chicago, Illinois.”

Sentence 2 (light, night, right)

“Turn on the bright porch light so you can see the path tonight.”

Sentence 3 (American, United States, America)

“Every American citizen takes pride in the United States.”

Sentence 4 (tight, high)

“Hold the reins tight as the horse jumps high over the fence.”