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

T Linguistic & Morphological Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Morphological & Spelling Notes
1	eight	āt /eɪt/	eigh + t	4-letter phonogram eigh says long /ā/; homophone with ate
2	weight	wāt /weɪt/	w + eigh + t	eigh says long /ā/ before t
3	height	hīt /haɪt/	h + eigh + t	Exception: eigh says long /ī/ before t
4	neigh•bor	nā′bər /ˈneɪ.bər/	neigh • bor	eigh says long /ā/; suffix -or
5	lei•sure	lē′zhər /ˈliː.ʒər/	lei • sure	Exception: ei says /ē/; su says /zh/
6	ei•ther	ē′thər /ˈiː.ðər/	ei • ther	Exception: initial ei says /ē/; voiced th
7	nei•ther	nē′thər /ˈniː.ðər/	nei • ther	Exception: initial nei says /ē/; voiced th
8	de•ceive	dĭ-sēv′ /dɪˈsiːv/	de • ceive	Rule: ei after c says long /ē/
9	re•ceive	rĭ-sēv′ /rɪˈsiːv/	re • ceive	Rule: ei after c says long /ē/
10	re•ceipt	rĭ-sēt′ /rɪˈsiːt/	re • ceipt	Rule: ei after c says long /ē/; silent p
11	seize	sēz /siːz/	s + ei + ze	Exception: ei says long /ē/; ends in silent-e
12	weird	wērd /wɪərd/	w + ei + rd	Exception: ei says /ē/ before rd
13	for•eign	fôr′ĭn /ˈfɒr.ɪn/	for • eign	or says /or/; silent g in -eign
14	rhy•thm	rĭth′əm /ˈrɪð.əm/	rh + y + thm	Greek root with rh-; y says short /ɪ/
15	gram•mar	grăm′ər /ˈɡræm.ər/	gram • mar	Doubled m; ending in -ar
H	ate	āt /eɪt/	a-e + t	Past tense of eat; homophone with eight

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Spelled <eigh>

eight weight height neighbor

<ei> after <c>

deceive receive receipt

<ei> Exceptions

leisure either neither seize weird

Roots & <rh>

foreign rhythm grammar

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. eight • b. ate

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <eigh>, <ei>, and <rh> words.

Sentence 1 (neighbor, height, weight, eight)

“Our kind neighbor measured the height and weight of the eight boxes.”

Sentence 2 (receive, receipt)

“Please make sure you receive a written receipt before you leave.”

Sentence 3 (neither, foreign, weird, rhythm)

“Neither of the foreign travelers noticed the weird rhythm in the song.”

Sentence 4 (leisure, grammar)

“She spent her leisure time studying proper English grammar rules.”