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

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	col•lege	kŏl′ĭj /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/	col • lege	Ends in -ege saying /ĭj/ (not -edge); double l protects short /ŏ/
2	priv•i•lege	prĭv′ə-lĭj /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/	priv • i • lege	Ends in -ege; memory hint: 'It\'s a privilege to go to college'
3	a•chieve	ə-chēv′ /əˈtʃiːv/	a • chieve	ie says long /ē/ after ch (rule: i before e); silent final e
4	re•lief	rĭ-lēf′ /rɪˈliːf/	re • lief	ie says long /ē/ after l; prefix re- (open syllable)
5	con•trol	kən-trōl′ /kənˈtroʊl/	con • trol	Accent on 2nd syllable con•trol′; o says long /ō/; double l before suffix
6	com•mit	kə-mĭt′ /kəˈmɪt/	com • mit	Accent on 2nd syllable com•mit′; short vowel /ĭ/ + single consonant t
7	oc•cur	ə-kûr′ /əˈkɜːr/	oc • cur	Accent on 2nd syllable oc•cur′; prefix oc- + cur; base for inflected forms
8	oc•cur•ring	ə-kûr′ĭng /əˈkɜːr.ɪŋ/	oc • cur • ring	Double final r: accented 2nd syllable before vowel suffix -ing
9	oc•curred	ə-kûrd′ /əˈkɜːrd/	oc • curred	Double final r: accented 2nd syllable before vowel suffix -ed
10	oc•cur•rence	ə-kûr′əns /əˈkɜːr.əns/	oc • cur • rence	Double final r before suffix -ence; accented 2nd syllable oc•cur′
11	e•quipped	ĭ-kwĭpt′ /ɪˈkwɪpt/	e • quipped	Double final p: e•quip′ accents 2nd syllable before suffix -ed (/t/)
12	re•ferred	rĭ-fûrd′ /rɪˈfɜːrd/	re • ferred	Double final r: re•fer′ accents 2nd syllable before suffix -ed (/d/)
13	ar•e•a	âr′ē-ə /ˈɛər.i.ə/	ar • e • a	3 syllables; open vowels; first a says /ɛər/; ends in schwa
14	jour•nal	jûr′nəl /ˈdʒɜːr.nəl/	jour • nal	Phonogram our says /er/; latin diurnalis; ending -al says /əl/
15	ma•chine	mə-shēn′ /məˈʃiːn/	ma • chine	French origin: ch says /sh/, i says /ē/; silent final e
H	toes	tōz /toʊz/	t + oe + s	Digits on the foot; plural of toe; phonogram oe says long /ō/
H	tows	tōz /toʊz/	t + ow + s	Pulls along behind with rope/cable; base tow + s
H	toad	tōd /toʊd/	t + oa + d	Tailless hopping amphibian; phonogram oa says long /ō/
H	towed	tōd /toʊd/	t + ow + ed	Past tense of tow; pulled by a vehicle or ship

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

<-ege> & French <ch>

college privilege machine

<ie> = /ē/ & Bases

achieve relief area journal

Accented Base Verbs

control commit occur equipped

Doubled Inflections

occurring occurred occurrence referred

Exercise 3 Dual Homophones Key: a. toes • b. tows • c. toad • d. towed

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on -ege endings, ie /ē/, and doubled consonants.

Sentence 1 (privilege, achieve, college)

“It is an honor and a privilege to achieve high honors at college.”

Sentence 2 (relief, machine, control)

“It was a great relief when the machine did not lose control of the power grid.”

Sentence 3 (referred, journal, occurrence, occurred)

“The doctor referred to a medical journal to explain why the rare occurrence occurred.”

Sentence 4 (equipped, commit, area, occurring)

“The research team was equipped to commit to studying the area where accidents were occurring.”