Book 2 • Week 19 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	its	ĭts /ɪts/	it + s	Possessive pronoun (no apostrophe!); homophone with it's
2	it's	ĭts /ɪts/	it + 's	Contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'; homophone with its
3	that's	thăts /ðæts/	that + 's	Contraction for 'that is'; apostrophe replaces i
4	let's	lĕts /lɛts/	let + 's	Contraction for 'let us'; apostrophe replaces u
5	I'll	īl /aɪl/	I + 'll	Contraction for 'I will'; apostrophe replaces wi
6	I'm	īm /aɪm/	I + 'm	Contraction for 'I am'; apostrophe replaces a
7	they're	thâr /ðɛər/	they + 're	Contraction for 'they are'; homophone with their, there
8	you're	yŏŏr /jʊər/	you + 're	Contraction for 'you are'; homophone with your
9	can't	kănt /kænt/	can + 't	Contraction for 'cannot'; apostrophe replaces no
10	don't	dōnt /doʊnt/	do + n't	Contraction for 'do not'; vowel o shifts to long /ō/
11	did•n't	dĭd′nt /ˈdɪd.ənt/	did • n't	Contraction for 'did not'; apostrophe replaces o
12	does•n't	dŭz′nt /ˈdʌz.ənt/	does • n't	Contraction for 'does not'; pronunciation /dŭz/
13	are•n't	ärnt /ɑːrnt/	are • n't	Contraction for 'are not'; apostrophe replaces o
14	were•n't	wûrnt /wɜːrnt/	were • n't	Contraction for 'were not'; apostrophe replaces o
15	have•n't	hăv′nt /ˈhæv.ənt/	have • n't	Contraction for 'have not'; apostrophe replaces o
H	their	thâr /ðɛər/	th + eir	Possessive pronoun (belonging to them); homophone with they're, there
H	there	thâr /ðɛər/	th + ere	In or at that place; homophone with they're, their
H	your	yŏŏr /jʊər/	y + our	Possessive pronoun (belonging to you); homophone with you're

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

<'s> / <its>

its it's that's let's

<'m>, <'ll>, <'re>

I'll I'm they're you're

1-Syllable Negatives

can't don't aren't

2-Syllable Negatives

didn't doesn't weren't haven't

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. its / it's • b. there / their / they're • c. you're / your

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, emphasizing contraction apostrophes.

Sentence 1 (let's, that's, I'm)

“Let’s hurry because that’s the school bell and I’m late.”

Sentence 2 (they're, haven't)

“They’re excited because they haven’t seen their friends all week.”

Sentence 3 (doesn't, you're, can't)

“He doesn’t know why you’re waiting outside when you can’t open the door.”

Sentence 4 (weren't, I'll, don't)

“We weren’t ready yet, so I’ll call you when we don’t have chores.”