Book 2 • Week 22 • Level A • Teacher Instructional Guide

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	it•self	ĭt-sĕlf′ /ɪtˈsɛlf/	it + self	Compound pronoun: it + self; closed short vowels /ĭ/ & /ɛ/
2	him•self	hĭm-sĕlf′ /hɪmˈsɛlf/	him + self	Compound pronoun: him + self; closed short vowels /ĭ/ & /ɛ/
3	them•selves	thĕm-sĕlvz′ /ðəmˈsɛlvz/	them + selves	Plural compound pronoun: f changes to v and add -es; voiced th
4	in•to	ĭn′tōō /ˈɪn.tuː/	in + to	Compound preposition: in + to; o says /ōō/
5	up•on	ə-pŏn′ /əˈpɒn/	up + on	Compound preposition: up + on; unaccented first syllable says /ə/
6	for•get	fər-gĕt′ /fərˈɡɛt/	for + get	Compound verb: prefix for- says /fər/ + get (hard g before e)
7	may•be	mā′bē /ˈmeɪ.bi/	may + be	Compound adverb: may (ay says long /ā/) + be (open long /ē/)
8	can•not	kăn′ŏt /ˈkæn.ɒt/	can + not	Compound modal verb: can + not written as single word; double n
9	to•day	tə-dā′ /təˈdeɪ/	to + day	Compound time adverb/noun: unaccented to- says /tə/; ay says long /ā/
10	in•side	ĭn′sīd /ɪnˈsaɪd/	in + side	Compound preposition/noun: in + side (split vowel-e says long /ī/)
11	out•side	out′sīd /aʊtˈsaɪd/	out + side	Compound preposition/noun: phonogram ou says /ow/ + side
12	with•out	wĭth-out′ /wɪðˈaʊt/	with + out	Compound preposition: with (voiced th) + out (phonogram ou)
13	un•der•stand	ŭn′dər-stănd′ /ˌʌn.dərˈstænd/	un + der + stand	3-syllable compound: un- + der (er says /er/) + stand
14	a•noth•er	ə-nŭth′ər /əˈnʌð.ər/	a + noth + er	3-syllable compound: a + noth (o says short /ŭ/, voiced th) + er
15	put	pŏŏt /pʊt/	p + u + t	Single syllable; u irregularly says short /ŏŏ/ (as in book)
H	knot	nŏt /nɒt/	kn + o + t	Silent k before n; interlacing/fastening of rope or cord
H	not	nŏt /nɒt/	n + o + t	Negative particle expressing denial, refusal, or negation

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Reflexive Pronouns

itself himself themselves

Preposition Compounds

into inside outside without

Verb & Modal Forms

upon forget maybe cannot

Multisyllabic & <put>

today understand another put

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. not • b. knot • c. not / knot

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on compound words, plural -ves, and homophones.

Sentence 1 (themselves, outside, cannot)

“The children can help themselves to fresh apples outside in the yard.”

Sentence 2 (himself, another, not, knot)

“He looked at himself in the mirror and decided not to tie another knot.”

Sentence 3 (maybe, itself, inside, without)

“Maybe the kitten will curl itself up inside the basket without making a sound.”

Sentence 4 (put, upon, today, forget, understand, into)

“Please put the book upon the desk today so you do not forget to understand the lesson.”