Book 2 • Week 18 • Level C • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	ap•proach	ə-prōch′ /əˈproʊtʃ/	ap • proach	Assimilated prefix ad- -> ap- before p; vowel team oa
2	op•por•tu•ni•ty	ŏp′ər-tōō′nĭ-tē /ˌɒp.ərˈtjuː.nɪ.ti/	op • por • tu • ni • ty	Assimilated ob- -> op-; 5 syllables; ends in -ty
3	nec•es•sar•y	nĕs′ĭ-sĕr′ē /ˈnɛs.ə.sɛr.i/	nec • es • sar • y	Orthographic trap: ONE c, TWO s's; ends in -ary
4	re•com•mend	rĕk′ə-mĕnd′ /ˌrɛk.əˈmɛnd/	re • com • mend	Prefix re- + com + mend; ONE c, TWO m's
5	ap•pear	ə-pēr′ /əˈpɪər/	ap • pear	Assimilated prefix ad- -> ap-; vowel team ear says /ēr/
6	dis•ap•pear	dĭs′ə-pēr′ /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/	dis • ap • pear	Prefix dis- + appear; ONE s, TWO p's
7	dis•ap•point	dĭs′ə-point′ /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/	dis • ap • point	Prefix dis- + appoint; ONE s, TWO p's; diphthong oi
8	ex•ag•ger•ate	ĭg-zăj′ə-rāt′ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/	ex • ag • ger • ate	Prefix ex- + aggerate; doubled g says /j/
9	ac•com•mo•date	ə-kŏm′ə-dāt′ /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/	ac • com • mo • date	Twin letters: doubled c AND doubled m
10	com•mit•tee	kə-mĭt′ē /kəˈmɪt.i/	com • mit • tee	Triple twins: doubled m, doubled t, doubled e
11	em•bar•rass	ĕm-băr′əs /ɪmˈbær.əs/	em • bar • rass	Twin letters: doubled r AND doubled s
12	op•po•site	ŏp′ə-zĭt /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/	op • po • site	Doubled p; prefix ob- -> op-; ends in silent e
13	par•al•lel	păr′ə-lĕl′ /ˈpær.ə.lɛl/	par • al • lel	ONE r, TWO middle l's, ONE final l
14	sand•wich	sănd′wĭch /ˈsænd.wɪtʃ/	sand • wich	Compound/eponym: sand + wich; d is often silent
15	sys•tem	sĭs′təm /ˈsɪs.təm/	sys • tem	Greek root: y says short /ĭ/; closed sys-
H	sta•tion•ar•y	stā′shə-nĕr′ē /ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ɛr.i/	sta • tion • ar • y	Fixed in place / unmoving; ends in -ary
H	sta•tion•er•y	stā′shə-nĕr′ē /ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ɛr.i/	sta • tion • er • y	Writing paper and envelopes; ends in -ery

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Doubled <pp> Words

approach opportunity appear disappear disappoint

Multiple Twin Letters

exaggerate accommodate committee embarrass

Single/Double Traps

necessary recommend parallel

Compound & Greek

opposite sandwich system

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. stationery • b. stationary • c. stationary / stationery

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on difficult double consonants and twin letters.

Sentence 1 (committee, accommodate)

“The committee decided to accommodate all guest requests without delay.”

Sentence 2 (necessary, recommend, approach, system)

“It is necessary to recommend an accurate approach to the math system.”

Sentence 3 (exaggerate, embarrass, disappoint)

“Please do not exaggerate or embarrass your friend in front of the group.”

Sentence 4 (sandwich, parallel, opposite)

“We ate our lunch sandwich while observing two parallel lines on the opposite wall.”