Lesson 8 adds the phonograms ai, ay, oi, and oy. Red words (non-phonetic) taught in this section include; any, said, says, one, fountain, and mountain. The five most common combinations that produce the "er" sound are introduced in lesson 9. Lesson 9 also adds the phonograms ng, ea, and aw. In the book these are taught four phonograms at a time with corresponding stories . While not shown in the videos, the Step-by-Step Stories manual (the purple book), teaches the spelling rules that apply when adding -ing, -ink, -er, -est, -y, -al, -en, and -able. Other applicable spelling rules are also taught.
Lesson 10 adds the phonograms au, or, ck, wh, ed, ew, ui, oa, gu, ph, ough, and oe. Again, these are taught four at a time in the manual, have corresponding word lists and stories (for practice), and applicable spelling rules are taught.
The final phonograms ey, igh, kn, gn, wr, ie, dge, ei, eigh, ti, si, and ci are taught in lesson 11. Just as in the previous lessons these phonograms are introduced four at a time, have corresponding word lists and stories, and applicable spelling rules.
Lesson 10 adds the phonograms au, or, ck, wh, ed, ew, ui, oa, gu, ph, ough, and oe. Again, these are taught four at a time in the manual, have corresponding word lists and stories (for practice), and applicable spelling rules are taught.
The final phonograms ey, igh, kn, gn, wr, ie, dge, ei, eigh, ti, si, and ci are taught in lesson 11. Just as in the previous lessons these phonograms are introduced four at a time, have corresponding word lists and stories, and applicable spelling rules.