Book 2 • Week 21 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	act	ăkt /ækt/	a + c + t	Short /ă/ in closed syllable; final blend -ct
2	fact	făkt /fækt/	f + a + c + t	Short /ă/ in closed syllable; final blend -ct
3	saw	sô /sɔː/	s + aw	Phonogram aw says /aw/ at the end of English words
4	draw	drô /drɔː/	dr + aw	Initial consonant blend dr- + phonogram aw
5	work	wûrk /wɜːrk/	w + or + k	w modifies or to say /er/; followed by k
6	word	wûrd /wɜːrd/	w + or + d	w modifies or to say /er/; followed by d
7	world	wûrld /wɜːrld/	w + or + l + d	w modifies or to say /er/; final liquid blend -rld
8	on•ly	ōn′lē /ˈoʊn.li/	on • ly	Open long /ō/; suffix -ly with ending y saying /ē/
9	o•pen	ō′pən /ˈoʊ.pən/	o • pen	Open first syllable o- says long /ō/; unaccented -pen
10	o•ver	ō′vər /ˈoʊ.vər/	o • ver	Open first syllable o- says long /ō/; ending -er says /er/
11	un•der	ŭn′dər /ˈʌn.dər/	un • der	Closed first syllable un- (short /ŭ/); ending -der says /dər/
12	af•ter	ăf′tər /ˈæf.tər/	af • ter	Closed first syllable af- (short /ă/); ending -ter says /tər/
13	be•come	bĭ-kŭm′ /bɪˈkʌm/	be • come	Prefix be- + base come; o says short /ŭ/; silent final e
14	be•came	bĭ-kām′ /bɪˈkeɪm/	be • came	Past tense of become; split vowel-e a_e says long /ā/
15	wel•come	wĕl′kəm /ˈwɛl.kəm/	wel • come	Prefix wel- (spelled with single l) + base come
H	rap	răp /ræp/	r + a + p	A quick sharp knock or blow; modern rhyming speech
H	wrap	răp /ræp/	wr + a + p	Silent w before r; to enclose or cover in paper/cloth

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

<aw> & <or> After <w>

saw draw work word world

-ct & -er Endings

act fact under after

Open Syllable <o->

only open over

-come / -came Bases

become became welcome

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. rap • b. wrap • c. wrap / rap

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <aw>, <or> after <w>, open <o->, and homophones.

Sentence 1 (draw, world, saw)

“Did you see the artist draw a picture of the whole world?”

Sentence 2 (act, fact, only, work)

“We must act quickly on the fact that only hard work brings success.”

Sentence 3 (welcome, after, over, open, under)

“Welcome the new student after they step over the open doorway.”

Sentence 4 (became, become, rap, wrap, word)

“The friendly puppy became excited when he heard a light rap on the door, so we wrap his toy.”