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

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	al•ways	ôl′wāz /ˈɔːl.weɪz/	al • ways	Prefix al- (all with 1 l) + ways; ay says long /ā/
2	al•most	ôl′mōst /ˈɔːl.moʊst/	al • most	Prefix al- (all with 1 l) + most; o before -st says long /ō/
3	al•read•y	ôl-rĕd′ē /ɔːlˈrɛd.i/	al • read • y	Prefix al- (1 l) + read (ea says /ĕ/) + y says /ē/
4	al•though	ôl-thō′ /ɔːlˈðoʊ/	al • though	Prefix al- (1 l) + though; ough says long /ō/
5	a•long	ə-lông′ /əˈlɒŋ/	a • long	Prefix a- (schwa) + base long; short /ŏ/ before ng
6	lone•ly	lōn′lē /ˈloʊn.li/	lone • ly	Base lone (split vowel-e) + suffix -ly (ending y says /ē/)
7	a•cross	ə-krôs′ /əˈkrɒs/	a • cross	Prefix a- + base cross; short /ŏ/ followed by double ss
8	un•less	ŭn-lĕs′ /ʌnˈlɛs/	un • less	Prefix un- + base less; short /ĕ/ followed by double ss
9	re•cess	rē′sĕs /ˈriː.sɛs/	re • cess	Prefix re- + cess; short /ĕ/ followed by double ss
10	ad•dress	ə-drĕs′ /əˈdrɛs/	ad • dress	Prefix ad- + dress; double d and double ss
11	les•son	lĕs′ən /ˈlɛs.ən/	les • son	Short /ĕ/ followed by double ss; unaccented -son says /sən/
12	car•ry•ing	kăr′ē-ĭng /ˈkær.i.ɪŋ/	car • ry • ing	Change rule exception: keep y when suffix begins with i (-ing)
13	hur•ry•ing	hûr′ē-ĭng /ˈhɜːr.i.ɪŋ/	hur • ry • ing	Change rule exception: keep y before suffix -ing
14	stud•y•ing	stŭd′ē-ĭng /ˈstʌd.i.ɪŋ/	stud • y • ing	Change rule exception: keep y before suffix -ing
15	stu•dent	stōō′dənt /ˈstjuː.dənt/	stu • dent	Open first syllable stu- says long /yōō/ or /ōō/; unaccented -dent
H	tail	tāl /teɪl/	t + ai + l	Posterior animal appendage; vowel team ai says long /ā/
H	tale	tāl /teɪl/	t + a_e + l	Story or imaginative narrative; split vowel-e a_e

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Prefix <al-> (One 'l')

always almost already although

Double <ss> Words

across unless recess address lesson

Keep <-y> + <-ing>

carrying hurrying studying

Open Syllable Bases

along lonely student

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. tail • b. tale • c. tale / tail

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on <al->, double <ss>, and <-ying> words.

Sentence 1 (student, always, studying, recess)

“The student is always studying carefully before recess begins.”

Sentence 2 (along, across, almost, hurrying, lesson)

“We walked along the path across the park, almost hurrying to our lesson.”

Sentence 3 (although, carrying, lonely)

“Although she was carrying a heavy backpack, the lonely girl smiled warmly.”

Sentence 4 (unless, address, already)

“Unless you write down the correct address, you will already miss the mail carrier.”