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

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	cir•cle	sûr′kəl /ˈsɜːr.kəl/	cir • cle	Consonant-le: count back 3 letters (-cle) & divide; soft c says /s/
2	sin•gle	sĭng′gəl /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/	sin • gle	Consonant-le: count back 3 letters (-gle) & divide; ng says /ŋɡ/
3	mid•dle	mĭd′l /ˈmɪd.əl/	mid • dle	Consonant-le (-dle); double d protects short /ĭ/ in first syllable
4	peo•ple	pē′pəl /ˈpiː.pəl/	peo • ple	Consonant-le (-ple); irregular phonogram eo says long /ē/
5	choc•o•late	chôk′ə-lĭt /ˈtʃɑːk.lət/	choc • o • late	3 syllables; ending -ate is unaccented; ch says /tʃ/
6	fa•vor•ite	fā′vər-ĭt /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/	fa • vor • ite	3 syllables; ending -ite pronounced short /ĭt/; open fa-
7	trou•ble	trŭb′əl /ˈtrʌb.əl/	trou • ble	Consonant-le (-ble); phonogram ou represents short vowel /ŭ/
8	ter•ri•ble	tĕr′ə-bəl /ˈtɛr.ə.bəl/	ter • ri • ble	Consonant-le (-ble); double r protects short /ĕ/ in first syllable
9	re•mem•ber	rĭ-mĕm′bər /rɪˈmɛm.bər/	re • mem • ber	Prefix re- + base mem + suffix -ber; 3 closed/open syllables
10	im•por•tant	ĭm-pôr′tnt /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/	im • por • tant	Prefix im- + port + ant; phonogram or says /or/
11	sur•prise	sər-prīz′ /sərˈpraɪz/	sur • prise	Prefix sur- (says /sər/); exception to -ize: /īz/ spelled -ise
12	sur•prised	sər-prīzd′ /sərˈpraɪzd/	sur • prised	Base surprise + suffix -ed (drop e, add ed); /īz/ spelled -ise
13	pro•gram	prō′grăm /ˈproʊ.ɡræm/	pro • gram	Open prefix pro- (long /ō/) + closed gram (short /ă/)
14	prob•lem	prŏb′ləm /ˈprɒb.ləm/	prob • lem	Closed first syllable prob- (short /ŏ/) + unaccented -lem
15	prom•ise	prŏm′ĭs /ˈprɒm.ɪs/	prom • ise	Exception: /ĭs/ spelled -ise; first syllable prom- is closed
H	mail	māl /meɪl/	m + ai + l	Postal letters & parcels delivered; phonogram ai says long /ā/
H	male	māl /meɪl/	m + a_e + l	Masculine gender/sex; silent final e makes a say long /ā/

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

-le Endings

circle single middle people

-ble & Suffixes

chocolate favorite trouble terrible

The -ise Exceptions

surprise surprised promise

Multisyllabic Bases

remember important program problem

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. mail • b. male • c. mail / male

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on consonant-le division, -ise words, and homophones.

Sentence 1 (people, circle, middle)

“The friendly people formed a large circle in the middle of the room.”

Sentence 2 (terrible, trouble, favorite, chocolate)

“It was terrible trouble when we forgot mom's favorite chocolate cake.”

Sentence 3 (promise, remember, important, program)

“I promise to remember the most important rules for the computer program.”

Sentence 4 (surprised, single, male, mail, problem)

“We were surprised when a single male mail carrier solved the problem.”