Book 2 • Week 20 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	who	hōō /huː/	wh + o	Phonogram wh says /h/; single o says /ōō/; high-frequency question word
2	who's	hōōz /huːz/	who + ' + s	Contraction of 'who is' or 'who has'; apostrophe replaces omitted letters
3	whose	hōōz /huːz/	wh + o + se	Possessive pronoun; silent e; spelling hint: 'Whose hose did you lose?'
4	lose	lōōz /luːz/	l + o + se	Single o says /ōō/; s says /z/; single o (contrast with double o in loose)
5	why	hwī /waɪ/	wh + y	wh says /hw/ or /w/; y at end of single-syllable base says long /ī/
6	what	hwŭt /wʌt/	wh + a + t	wh says /hw/ or /w/; unaccented vowel a says /ŭ/
7	when	hwĕn /wɛn/	wh + e + n	wh says /hw/ or /w/; short e followed by nasal n
8	where	hwâr /wɛər/	wh + ere	Spelling hint: 'here is in there and where' (all refer to places)
9	which	hwĭch /wɪtʃ/	wh + i + ch	wh says /hw/ or /w/; short i; digraph ch says /tʃ/
10	wheth•er	hwĕth′ər /ˈwɛð.ər/	wheth • er	Conjunction introducing alternatives; voiced th; ending -er says /ər/
11	white	hwīt /waɪt/	wh + i_e + t	wh says /hw/ or /w/; split vowel-e makes i say long /ī/
12	while	hwīl /waɪl/	wh + i_e + l	wh says /hw/ or /w/; split vowel-e makes i say long /ī/
13	a while	ə hwīl /ə waɪl/	a + while	Two words (noun phrase): for a short period of time; contrast with awhile
14	whole	hōl /hoʊl/	wh + o_e + l	wh says /h/; silent w; split vowel-e makes o say long /ō/; entire/complete
15	more	môr /mɔːr/	m + ore	Phonogram ore says /ōr/; comparative base
H	who's	hōōz /huːz/	who + ' + s	Contraction: who is / who has
H	whose	hōōz /huːz/	wh + o + se	Possessive pronoun: belonging to whom
H	which	hwĭch /wɪtʃ/	wh + i + ch	Pronoun/determiner specifying an item
H	witch	wĭch /wɪtʃ/	w + i + tch	Folklore figure practicing sorcery; spelled -tch
H	weather	wĕth′ər /ˈwɛð.ər/	wea + th + er	Atmospheric conditions; phonogram ea says /ĕ/
H	whether	hwĕth′ər /ˈwɛð.ər/	wheth • er	Conjunction expressing doubt or alternatives
H	hole	hōl /hoʊl/	h + o_e + l	Hollow opening or cavity; split vowel-e
H	whole	hōl /hoʊl/	wh + o_e + l	Entire, complete, undivided; silent w

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

<wh> Says /h/

who who's whose whole

Question Words

why what when which

Split Vowel / Place

where white while a while

Conjunction & Base

lose whether more

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. Whose / who's • b. witch / which • c. weather / whether • d. hole / whole

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <wh> sounds, question words, and homophones.

Sentence 1 (who's, whose, white)

“Who's going to find out whose white cat is outside?”

Sentence 2 (which, whether, more)

“Which friend knows whether the weather will bring more rain?”

Sentence 3 (a while, whole)

“We stayed for a while to see the whole magic show.”

Sentence 4 (why, lose, when, where)

“Why did you lose your notebook when you were resting where we sat?”