Teacher Instructional Guide • Lesson 47
Literature Matrix • Answer Key • Decodable Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Mark |
Pattern |
Orthographic Rules & Teaching Notes |
| 1 | grew | ḡro͞o /ɡruː/ | ḡ | CCVV | Initial blend gr-; digraph ew says /uː/. Hard ḡ. Irregular past tense of grow. |
| 2 | grass | ḡrăs /ɡræs/ | ḡ | CCVSS | Initial blend gr-; short vowel a followed by double ss (FLOSS rule). Hard ḡ. |
| 3 | gay | ḡā /ɡeɪ/ | ḡ | CVV | Historical meaning: joyful, brightly colored; vowel team ay says long /eɪ/. Hard ḡ. |
| 4 | glides | ḡlīdz /ɡlaɪdz/ | ḡ | CCVC-s | Initial blend gl-; split digraph i_e says long /aɪ/; inflectional suffix -s says /z/. Hard ḡ. |
| 5 | grove | ḡrōv /ɡroʊv/ | ḡ | CCVCe | Initial blend gr-; silent final e makes o long /oʊ/. Hard ḡ. |
| 6 | glen | ḡlĕn /ɡlɛn/ | ḡ | CCVC | Initial blend gl-; short vowel e closed by nasal consonant n. Hard ḡ. |
| 7 | hedge | hĕj̇ /hɛdʒ/ | ġ | -dge Trig. | Short vowel e followed by trigraph -dge saying soft /dʒ/. Only soft g in this lesson. |
| 8 | green | ḡrēn /ɡriːn/ | ḡ | CCVVC | Initial blend gr-; vowel team ee says long /iː/. Hard ḡ. |
Hard g Words (ḡ = /ɡ/ sound) • 7 Words
ḡrew
ḡrass
ḡay
ḡlides
ḡrove
ḡlen
ḡreen
Soft g Words (ġ = /dʒ/ sound) • 1 Word
hedġe
Exercise 3 Discovery Solutions:
• Question a: hedge (the only word with soft g = /dʒ/).
• Question b: The letter d (in trigraph -dge) protects the short vowel e.
• Question c: Hard sound (marked ḡ, /ɡ/ sound before l, r and vowels).
“Green grass grew along the quiet grove and glen.”
“The little bird glides near the thick garden hedge.”
“Gay flowers grew in the soft green meadow.”
“A little daisy smiled near the edge of the hedge.”