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

T Linguistic & Syllable Decomposition Table:

#	Word	Pronunciation / IPA	Structure	Orthographic & Teaching Notes
1	cries	krīz /kraɪz/	cr + i + es	Change rule: base cry (consonant + y) -> change y to i and add -es
2	coun•tries	kŭn′trēz /ˈkʌn.triz/	coun • tries	Change rule: base country -> change y to i and add -es; ou says /ŭ/
3	fam•i•lies	făm′ə-lēz /ˈfæm.əl.iz/	fam • i • lies	Change rule: base family -> change y to i and add -es; 3 syllables
4	sto•ries	stôr′ēz /ˈstɔːr.iz/	sto • ries	Change rule: base story -> change y to i and add -es; open sto-
5	tried	trīd /traɪd/	tr + i + ed	Change rule: base try -> change y to i and add suffix -ed; single syllable
6	hur•ried	hûr′ēd /ˈhɜːr.id/	hur • ried	Change rule: base hurry -> change y to i and add -ed; double r
7	car•ried	kăr′ēd /ˈkær.id/	car • ried	Change rule: base carry -> change y to i and add -ed; double r
8	stud•ied	stŭd′ēd /ˈstʌd.id/	stud • ied	Change rule: base study -> change y to i and add -ed; short /ŭ/
9	pret•ti•er	prĭt′ē-ər /ˈprɪt.i.ər/	pret • ti • er	Change rule: base pretty -> change y to i and add -er; double t
10	ear•li•er	ûr′lē-ər /ˈɜːr.li.ər/	ear • li • er	Change rule: base early -> change y to i and add -er; ear says /er/
11	eas•i•est	ē′zē-ĭst /ˈiː.zi.ɪst/	eas • i • est	Change rule: base easy -> change y to i and add -est; ea says /ē/
12	luck•i•ly	lŭk′ə-lē /ˈlʌk.əl.i/	luck • i • ly	Change rule: base lucky -> change y to i and add adverb suffix -ly
13	hap•pi•ness	hăp′ē-nĭs /ˈhæp.i.nəs/	hap • pi • ness	Change rule: base happy -> change y to i and add noun suffix -ness
14	busi•ness	bĭz′nĭs /ˈbɪz.nəs/	busi • ness	Change rule: base busy -> change y to i and add -ness; pronounced /ˈbɪz.nəs/
15	beau•ti•ful	byōō′tə-fəl /ˈbjuː.tə.fəl/	beau • ti • ful	Change rule: base beauty -> change y to i and add adjective suffix -ful
H	pain	pān /peɪn/	p + ai + n	Physical suffering or distress; vowel team ai says long /ā/
H	pane	pān /peɪn/	p + a_e + n	Single pane of glass in a window; split vowel-e a_e

Exercise 2 & 3 Verification Key

Ending <-ies>

cries countries families stories

Past Tense <-ied>

tried hurried carried studied

Degree <-ier/-iest>

prettier earlier easiest

<-ily, -iness, -iful>

luckily happiness business beautiful

Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. pane • b. pain • c. pain / pane

D Decodable Dictation Sentences: Read each sentence clearly, focusing on the Change Rule (y to i) and homophones.

Sentence 1 (families, stories, countries, cries)

“The three families read wonderful stories about different countries.”

Sentence 2 (hurried, carried, tried, studied)

“We hurried and carried the heavy packages, studying each map along the way.”

Sentence 3 (earlier, luckily, happiness, easiest)

“The earlier bus arrived, and luckily it brought immense happiness to the tired travelers.”

Sentence 4 (business, beautiful, pane, pain)

“The successful business owner gazed through the clean window pane without any pain.”