Book 2 • Week 17 • Level B • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	write	rīt /raɪt/	wr + i-e + te	Initial digraph wr says /r/; long /ī/; homophone with right
2	wri•ter	rī′tər /ˈraɪ.tər/	wri • ter	Base write drop e + agentive suffix -er
3	wri•ting	rī′tĭng /ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/	wri • ting	Base write drop e + suffix -ing
4	hand•wri•ting	hănd′rī′tĭng /ˈhændˌraɪ.tɪŋ/	hand • wri • ting	Compound noun: hand + writing
5	wrote	rōt /roʊt/	wr + o-e + te	Initial wr says /r/; irregular past of write; homophone with rote
6	wrong	rông /rɒŋ/	wr + o + ng	Initial wr says /r/; o says broad /aw/ before ng
7	wreck	rĕk /rɛk/	wr + e + ck	Initial wr says /r/; ck protects short vowel /ĕ/
8	writ•ten	rĭt′n /ˈrɪt.ən/	writ • ten	Doubled t protects short /ĭ/; past participle
9	laugh	lăf /læf/	l + augh	Rare phonogram: augh says short /ăf/
10	laughed	lăft /læft/	l + augh + ed	Past tense of laugh; suffix -ed says /t/
11	laugh•ter	lăf′tər /ˈlæf.tər/	laugh • ter	Base laugh + noun suffix -ter
12	caught	kôt /kɔːt/	c + augh + t	Phonogram augh says /aw/ before t; irregular past of catch
13	taught	tôt /tɔːt/	t + augh + t	Phonogram augh says /aw/ before t; irregular past of teach
14	course	kôrs /kɔːrs/	c + our + se	Vowel team our says /ōr/; homophone with coarse
15	fourth	fôrth /fɔːrθ/	f + our + th	Vowel team our says /ōr/; ordinal number 4th; homophone with forth
H	right	rīt /raɪt/	r + igh + t	Correct or opposite of left; homophone with write
H	rote	rōt /roʊt/	r + o-e + te	Routine or memorization; homophone with wrote
H	coarse	kôrs /kɔːrs/	c + oar + se	Rough in texture; homophone with course
H	forth	fôrth /fɔːrθ/	f + or + th	Forward or out; homophone with fourth

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

<wr-> + Long Vowel

write writer writing handwriting wrote

<wr-> + Short / Broad

wrong wreck written

Phonogram <augh>

laugh laughed laughter caught taught

<our> Says /ōr/

course fourth

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. right / write • b. rote / wrote • c. course / coarse • d. fourth / forth

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on silent <w>, <augh>, and <our>.

Sentence 1 (writer, handwriting, write)

“The writer took pride in his neat cursive handwriting.”

Sentence 2 (wrote, wrong, written)

“He wrote down the directions so nothing would go wrong.”

Sentence 3 (taught, laughed, laughter)

“The teacher taught the children while they laughed with cheerful laughter.”

Sentence 4 (caught, fourth, course)

“She caught the fourth ball during the outdoor training course.”