Book 2 • Week 16 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Suffix Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	asked	ăskt /æskt/	ask + ed	Base ask + suffix -ed saying /t/
2	called	kôld /kɔːld/	call + ed	Base call + suffix -ed saying /d/
3	looked	lŏŏkt /lʊkt/	look + ed	Base look + suffix -ed saying /t/
4	played	plād /pleɪd/	play + ed	Base play + suffix -ed saying /d/
5	stayed	stād /steɪd/	stay + ed	Base stay + suffix -ed saying /d/
6	filled	fĭld /fɪld/	fill + ed	Base fill + suffix -ed saying /d/
7	do•ing	dōō′ĭng /ˈduː.ɪŋ/	do + ing	Base do + inflectional suffix -ing
8	go•ing	gō′ĭng /ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/	go + ing	Base go + inflectional suffix -ing
9	play•ing	plā′ĭng /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/	play + ing	Base play + inflectional suffix -ing
10	try•ing	trī′ĭng /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/	try + ing	Base try keeps y when adding -ing
11	cry•ing	krī′ĭng /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/	cry + ing	Base cry keeps y when adding -ing
12	be•ing	bē′ĭng /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/	be + ing	Base be + inflectional suffix -ing
13	feel•ing	fē′lĭng /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/	feel + ing	Base feel + inflectional suffix -ing
14	goes [Deb]	gōz /ɡoʊz/	go + es	[Deb] e added to protect long vowel o; s says /z/
15	does [Deb]	dŭz /dʌz/	do + es	[Deb] Irregular: oe says short /u/; s says /z/
H	sealing	sē′lĭng /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/	seal + ing	Closing tightly; homophone with ceiling
H	ceiling	sē′lĭng /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/	ceil + ing	Top interior surface of a room; homophone with sealing

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Suffix <-ed>

asked called looked played stayed filled

Suffix <-ing>

doing going playing being feeling

<y> Kept + -ing

trying crying

[Deb] <oe> Forms

goes does

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. ceiling (overhead roof) • b. sealing (fastening)

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on base words and added suffixes.

Sentence 1 (asked, played, stayed)

“She asked if we played outside and stayed after school.”

Sentence 2 (doing, feeling)

“He is doing his homework and feeling very proud.”

Sentence 3 (crying, looked)

“The little girl stopped crying and looked at the blue sky.”

Sentence 4 (goes, does)

“My father goes to work early, but my mother does not.”