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VVC VC VCC VCe

chief wrap smell whinefruit twig sharp themebrief when thank bravescout plot front scalegroan clog climb phonestain quit trust quote

*VVC=vowel, vowel, consonant *VC=vowel, consonant *VCC=vowel, consonant, consonant *VCe=vowel, consonant ending in ‘e’.

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VC double VVC nothing

get getting ask askingswim swimming yell yellingrun running rest restingsit sitting stand standingshut shutting pass passing

jump jumpingpick picking

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VCe drop-e , add -ing VVC just add -ing

use using eat eatingclose closing moan moaningwrite writing dream dreamingwave waving look lookingtrade trading clean cleaningskate skating mail mailing

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Double e- drop nothingSetting hiking readingCutting moving addingStopping living spellingBegging coming floatingGrinning having feelingJogging taking talkingHumming pushing

fixingworkinggoingsnowing

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double e-drop nothing

hopped hoped joinedplanned saved waitedgrabbed closed seemednodded scored shoutedstepped lived passeddropped named wantedstirred acted

helpedstartedchewedmixed

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present past present past

sleep slept sweep sweptkeep kept drive droveslide slid bleed bledshine shone know knewfreeze froze throw threwdraw drew say said

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Add –es Add –s oddball

-ch -sh -x -s benches brushes foxes guesses horses clothesspeeches splashes mixes kisses voicesscratches crashes classes changeschurches ashes placespeaches leashessketchesditchesbrancheswatches

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Fe > ves vowel change no changeWife wives foot feet sheepLeaf leaves woman women deetLoaf loaves mouse miceLife lives tooth teethWolf wolves goose geeseKnife knives

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base + s + ed + ing base + es + ed + ing

play plays played playing fry fries fried fryingstay stays stayed staying cry cries cried cryingspray sprays sprayed spraying spy spies spied spying

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Book case light house down hill head ache snow man Bookmark lightweight downstairs headfirst snowflakeBookworm daylight downtown headlight snowstormCookbook flashlight downpour headphones snowplowScrapbook sunlight countdown headstrong

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somebody himself anyone everything without inside (something) themselves everyone anything outside besidesometime yourself (someone) nothing throughout sidewayssomewhere herself (something) checkoutsomehow myself(someone) itself

**The words something and someone can be sorted into different categories so they are in parentheses. **

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VCV VCCV OddballSuper ruler supper kitten busyDiner crazy dinner helloTiger open happy letterLater tiny pretty lessonPaper penny summerEven puppyOver rabbit

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VCV VCCV doublet VCCV different Oddballsilent happen number waterfemale better winter onlyfever follow problemmoment funny after

yellow fingerpattern sisterbottom chapterpillow member

blanket**VCV- vowel, consonant, vowel window**VCCV doublet- vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel where the two consonants are the same letter**VCCV different- vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel where the two consonants are different letters.

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V/C (long) VC/V (Short) VVCV (long)Human never seven reasonPilot river present meetingFrozen visit second peanutStudent wagon minute leaderHumor planet sneakerLazy lemon easyMusic finish

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VCC/CV VC/CCV V/Vathlete pilgrim create poemkingdom complete poet giantpumpkin monster riothalfway kitchen duetEnglish control trialmushroom hundred cruel

inspect lionchildren diet

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VCV VCCV VVCVhoping hopping cleanedquoted plotting leakingfaded wrapped greetedracing nodded shoutingskated painted floatedsaving panting neededjoking winning

huntedtellinglettingskipping

Sort 171st 2nd oddballrainbow awake explain chocolatepainter contain remain againraisin complain obeycrayon decaymayor mistakemaybe paradebracelet escapepavement amazebasement todaypayment *All words have a long ‘a’ sound (cake). The students are listening to hear where they hear the long ‘a’ sound (1st syllable or 2nd syllable). “Chocolate” and “again” are oddballs because they should follow the long ‘a’ pattern but don’t have a long ‘a’ sound.

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1 st 2 nd Oddball frighten beside machineninety delight forgivehigher surprise favoritedriveway decideslightly advicelightning survivesidewalk combinehighway arrivebrightly provide

invitedescribepolite

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1 st 2 nd Oddballtoaster bowling below Europehostess soldier explodelonely postage supposeowner coaster composelower decodelonesome remoteloafer aloneposter approachsoapy awoke

erode

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1 st 2 nd rooster scooter include polluteTuesday beauty refuse reduceuseful cougar amuse balloonjewel fewer confuse cartoondoodle chewy cocoon raccoontoothache noodle excuse shampoo

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1 st long 1 st short 2 nd long needle feather succeedseason leather increasereader heavy competefeature pleasant defeatfreedom sweater indeedmeaning steady extremeeastern healthy fifteenpeople thirteen

repeat

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voyage moisture drowsy about country annoy poison allow county trouble loyal noisy coward counter double employ appoint powder thousand southern

destroy avoid amount around

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au aw al oddballsaucer awful also laughedauthor awkward always all rightAugust lawyer almostautumn awesome althoughlaundry gnawed alreadycaution gawkingfaucet flawlesssausageauctionhaunted

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1 st ar 1 st long –a 2 nd long –a Oddballgarden airplane compare towardmarket parents awarecarpet haircut despairharvest dairy repairmarble carry declarehardly careful bewarepartner barelypardon fairybarber

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1 st (r sound) 2 nd (r sound) oddballmorning forty before ignore sorryshorter northern record adore rewardorder border perform informforest corncob ashorecorner chorus reportnormal florist explorestormy

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War wor waWarmth quarrel worker worthwhile watch squadWardrobe swarm worse waffleWarning dwarf world wanderWarden backward worry squatWarrior worthy squashQuarter worship squabble

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er ir ur oddballnervous thirty sturdy spiritperson firmly purpose everyperfect dirty furthercertain birthday hurrymermaid thirsty purpleperhaps birdbath turtleservice furnish

duringThursday

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Er= /ur/ ear= /ur/ ear / ere / eerMercy early nearby severe careerSermon earthquake teardrop sincere cheerfulSerpent learner spearmint adhereHermit pearly yearbook mercyThermos rehearse appearKernel yearn dreary

Sort 29VCle VCCle doublet VCCletitle little simplecradle middle trembleable settle singletable bottle musclebugle apple samplebridle paddle junglecable giggle handle

battle candle

Sort 30-le -el -il -al oddballcattle model until final fragilesaddle level April total specialcouple angel fossil metalangle novel evil signal

cancel pencil localvowel journaltravel

Sort 31-er -or -arother color collarmother doctor dollarweather favor solarcover flavor sugarsilver mirror grammarunder motorfather rumorflower tractorspider harborrather

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People Who Do Things Words Used to CompareDancer actor beggar bigger brighterDreamer sailor burglar soonerDriver traitor voter longerFarmer tutor smallerJogger fresherWriter youngerShopper olderSwimmer smoother

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-cher=/chur/ -ture=/chur/ -sure=/zhur/ -ure=/yur/ catcher picture measure figurerancher nature pressure failureteacher capture pleasurepitcher future leisure

mixture treasure oddballcreature seniorpasture dangerposturetorturecultureinjure

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-en -on -ain -in oddballbroken dragon mountain cousin missioneleven cotton captain cabinhidden gallon bargain napkinheaven ribbon fountain penguinchosen prison curtain muffinstolen baconmitten

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-et -it -ate oddballjacket edit climate balletsecret unit private buffettarget credit pirateracket limit senatequiet habitcomet orbitrocket summitcloset banditmagnet merit

Sort 36-ey -ie -y = e -y = imoney cookie very Julymonkey movie candy denyjourney brownie dizzy replyvalley goalie twentyturkey eerie cherrydonkey pinkie bodyvolley story

berry

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+ ing + ed + svowel + y obeying obeyed obeys

enjoying enjoyed enjoysdecaying decayed decays

consonant + y replying replied repliesstudying studied studiescopying copied copiescarrying carried carrieshurrying hurried hurries

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a- de- be- oddballaway debate because divideanother degree believe directawhile depend between uponalong desire beneathamong develop beyondagainst defend beginafraidaloudagreed

Sort 39Soft c Soft g Hard c Hard gcement gentle correct gathercircle gymnast common gossipcentral giraffe contest goldencentury genius college garagecyclist general custom guttercider gingerbread collectcereal

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Ce= /s/ ss= /s/ -ge- = /j/ age = /ij/Notice recess budget bandagePolice princess midget garbageSentence actress gadget manageDistance address surgeon** luggageOffice compass packageScience villagePractice message

Courage**Surgeon may be sorted as an oddball

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gu- -gue -g Oddballguess tongue ladybug gaugeguard vague zigzag languageguitar league shrug argueguide fatigue icebergguilty plague strongguest intrigue catalog

dialog

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-ck -ck- -ic -x oddballshock chicken magic relax stomachquick pocket attic indexhammock nickel traffic perplexattack pickle topic complex

buckle picnicticket metric

franticfabricplastic

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1 st syllable 2 nd syllable qu=kquestion equal antiquequality frequent racquetsquirrel tranquil mosquitosquirm request conquerquaint sequel techniquequiver banquetquizzes inquirequeasy liquidsqueaky require

sequence**Students are listening for the “qu” sound in the first syllable of the word or the second syllable of the word. The words in the “qu=k” category have a “qu” that makes the “k” sound.

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Silent t silent g silent w silent k silent h silent ghCastle design wrinkle knuckle honest throughWhistle resign wreckage knowledge honor thoughtFasten assign (wrestle) rhyme broughtListen answer rhythm boughtOften thoughSoften(wrestle)

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Ph- -ph- gh-/f/ silent ghPhrase alphabet enough daughterPhysics dolphin cough naughtyPhantom elephant tough taughtPhone nephew rough caught

Orphan laughter foughtTrophyTriumphParagraph

Sort 46Re- un- oddballRebuild retrace unable unsteady uncleRecopy retake unkind unusual reptileRecycle retell unfair unbeatenRefill review uneven unselfishReuse remodel unequal uncertainRewrite unhappy

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dis- mis- pre- oddballdisagree misspell preschool preciousdislike mistreat prefixdisable mismatch prematuredisobey misplace preteendiscover misbehave previewdishonest misjudge preheatdisloyal pretestdisappear precautiondiscomfort

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ex- non- in- fore-exit nonsense incomplete forecastextend nonfiction incorrect forearmextra nonstop indecent foreheadexpress nonfat income foreseeexclude indoor foreshadowexclaim indent foremostexpand insight

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uni- bi- tri- otherunicycle bicycle tricycle quadrangleunited biweekly trilogy pentagonunicorn bisect triangle octagonunique bilingual triple octopusunion triplet Octoberunison tripoduniform triouniverse

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-y -ly -ilysunny stormy slowly loudly happilyrainy chilly quicky daily easilyfoggy cloudy clearly roughly angrilysnowy windy dimly smoothly lazilymisty breezy quietly noisily

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-er -est -ier -iestbraver bravest happier happiestcalmer calmest easier easiestcloser closest prettier prettieststronger strongest crazier craziestcooler coolest dirtierhotter hottestweaker weakest

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-ness -ful -less Combination of suffixesdarkness graceful homeless carelessnessgoodness colorful hopeless thankfulnessweakness thoughtful worthless helplessnessillness painful restless peacefulnesskindness fearful pennilesshappiness dreadful harmless

plentiful

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berry bury vary verycellar seller hire higherweather whether desert dessertallowed aloud metal medalflour flower chews choosebored board merry marry

they’re there their

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ie= long -e ei= long -e cei= long –e ei= long –a oddballthief seize receive neighbor mischiefniece weird ceiling eighteenpriest either deceive weighgrief neither conceit sleighshield receipt freightrelieve reignyieldbelief

Sort 562 Syllables 3 Syllables 4 Syllablesocean continent geographyclimate Atlantic environmentAsia equator population Arctic Africa AntarcticaEurope Indian informationisland Pacific America

tropical temperatureAustraliahemisphere