Learning to read
The word lists below can be used for teaching the basic sounds of a, e, i, o and u combined with consonants, as in
bag, cat, dad, bed, fun, hat, jam, kit, lid, mum, pop, red, sun, vet, wet,
box, yes, zip; chat, catch, shop, this thing, quick, tickle, little
and the patterns for the long vowels, blends with r and the SH sound in word endings.
The basic English phonic system is also set out in Masha Bell's reading course in a single book
LEARNING TO READ published May 2007.
Over 2000 common English words contain some letters which are not pronounced in their usual way and have to be learned as sight words. These are listed separately.
Short a
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a |
clang |
flag |
lab |
sad |
tag |
than |
shrank |
black |
apple |
amble |
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an |
clank |
flan |
lag |
sag |
tan |
thank |
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hack |
baffle |
ample |
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at |
clap |
flap |
lap |
sap |
tap |
that |
bash |
jack |
battle |
angle |
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and |
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flat |
lamp |
sat |
tax |
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cash |
lack |
cackle |
antler |
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ant |
crab |
frank |
land |
sand |
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thatch |
clash |
pack |
cattle |
axle |
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cramp |
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sang |
tank |
thrash |
crash |
rack |
crackle |
bramble |
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bad |
crank |
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mad |
sank |
tract |
maths |
flash |
sack |
dabble |
candle |
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bag |
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gag |
man |
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tram |
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gash |
slack |
dappled |
dangle |
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ban |
dab |
gang |
map |
scalp |
tramp |
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lash |
smack |
dazzle |
handle |
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bat |
dad |
glad |
mat |
scrap |
trap |
chat |
mash |
snack |
gabble |
jangle |
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band |
dam |
grab |
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slam |
twang |
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rash |
stack |
grapple |
mangle |
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bang |
damp |
gram |
pad |
slang |
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catch |
sash |
tack |
paddle |
ramble |
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blank |
dank |
gran |
pan |
slap |
van |
hatch |
slash |
track |
prattle |
scramble |
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brag |
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grand |
pat |
snap |
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latch |
smash |
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raffle |
shambles |
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brand |
drab |
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pact |
span |
wag |
latch |
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rattle |
spangle |
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drag |
had |
pants |
spat |
wax |
match |
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saddle |
strangle |
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can |
drank |
ham |
plan |
sprang |
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patch |
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straggle |
tangle |
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cap |
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has |
plank |
sprat |
yak |
scratch |
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tackle |
trample |
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cat |
fad |
hat |
pram |
stab |
yap |
snatch |
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wangle |
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camp |
fan |
hand |
prank |
stag |
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clam |
fat |
hang |
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stamp |
zap |
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clamp |
fact |
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ran |
stand |
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clan |
fang |
jab |
rat |
strap |
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jam |
rang |
swam |
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Short e
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elf |
dent |
hem |
left |
net |
set |
tell |
vent |
check |
the |
deck |
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elm |
desk |
hen |
lend |
nest |
sell |
tempt |
vest |
chess |
them |
neck |
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end |
dress |
held |
lens |
next |
send |
ten |
vet |
chest |
then |
peck |
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dwelt |
hell |
lent |
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sent |
tend |
vex |
bench |
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speck |
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bed |
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helm |
less |
peg |
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tense |
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clench |
theft |
speckled |
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beg |
fed |
help |
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pen |
slept |
tent |
never |
drench |
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bet |
fell |
hence |
men |
pet |
smell |
test |
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stench |
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kettle |
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belt |
felt |
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met |
pelt |
sped |
text |
web |
trench |
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nettle |
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bend |
fence |
jet |
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press |
spell |
trend |
weld |
sketch |
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pebble |
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bent |
fend |
jest |
melt |
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spelt |
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well |
stretch |
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settle |
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best |
fled |
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mend |
red |
spend |
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went |
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temple |
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bled |
flex |
kept |
mess |
rent |
spent |
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wept |
shed |
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blend |
fret |
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rest |
stem |
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west |
shelf |
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dredge |
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bless |
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led |
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step |
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shell |
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edge |
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bred |
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leg |
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stress |
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shred |
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hedge |
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let |
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swell |
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flesh |
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ledge |
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crept |
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swept |
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fresh |
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sledge |
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crest |
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Short i
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ill |
fill |
jig |
pig |
slid |
till |
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chip |
thin |
cripple |
crinkle |
cringe |
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in |
film |
jilt |
pills |
slim |
tilt |
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finch |
thing |
dribble |
dimple |
fridge |
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inn |
fin |
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pin |
sling |
tin |
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flinch |
think |
drizzle |
dwindle |
fringe |
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is |
fist |
kid |
pink |
slink |
tint |
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inch |
thrift |
fiddle |
jingle |
hinge |
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it |
fit |
kill |
pip |
slip |
tip |
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pinch |
thrill |
giggle |
kindle |
ridge |
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its |
fix |
kiln |
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slit |
trim |
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winch |
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grizzle |
mingle |
singe |
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fling |
kilt |
picnic |
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trip |
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chin |
fifth |
little |
nimble |
tinge |
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bid |
flint |
kin |
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snip |
twig |
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chink |
filth |
middle |
pimple |
twinge |
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big |
flip |
king |
rib |
spill |
twin |
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chintz |
pith |
nibble |
shingle |
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bin |
flit |
kink |
rid |
spilt |
twist |
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width |
quibble |
swindle |
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bit |
frisk |
kiss |
rig |
spin |
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rich |
with |
riddle |
thimble |
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blink |
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rim |
spit |
will |
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ditch |
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ripple |
tingle |
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brim |
gift |
lid |
ring |
split |
win |
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hitch |
brick |
scribble |
tinkle |
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bring |
gild |
lift |
rip |
spring |
wind |
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itch |
click |
sizzle |
twinkle |
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brisk |
gills |
limp |
risk |
sprint |
wing |
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pitch |
flick |
skittle |
winkle |
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gilt |
link |
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squint |
wink |
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stitch |
kick |
sniffle |
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cling |
glint |
lip |
silk |
stiff |
wit |
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switch |
nick |
tipple |
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clink |
grill |
list |
sin |
still |
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twitch |
pick |
twiddle |
gristle |
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clip |
grim |
lit |
sing |
stilts |
zinc |
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witch |
prick |
wiggle |
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crib |
grin |
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sink |
sting |
zip |
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crisps |
grip |
milk |
sip |
strict |
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shift |
sick |
quick |
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grit |
mill |
sit |
string |
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shin |
slick |
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did |
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mink |
six |
strip |
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ship |
stick |
quilt |
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dig |
hid |
mint |
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swift |
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shrill |
thick |
quit |
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dim |
hill |
miss |
skid |
swim |
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shrimp |
tick |
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dip |
him |
mist |
skill |
swing |
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shrink |
trick |
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disk |
hint |
mix |
skim |
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pickle |
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drift |
hip |
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skin |
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dish |
tickle |
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drink |
his |
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skip |
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fish |
trickle |
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drip |
hiss |
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swish |
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hit |
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wish |
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Short o
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off |
dog |
hog |
nod |
slog |
tongs |
chop |
block |
bottle |
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on |
doll |
hop |
not |
slot |
top |
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clock |
cobble |
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ox |
don |
hot |
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snob |
toss |
notch |
cock |
gobble |
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dot |
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plot |
sob |
tot |
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dock |
goggle |
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blond |
drop |
job |
pod |
soft |
trod |
shock |
flock |
hobble |
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blot |
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jog |
pond |
solve |
trot |
shod |
lock |
nozzle |
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bob |
flog |
jot |
pot |
song |
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shop |
mock |
throttle |
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bog |
flop |
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prod |
spot |
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shot |
rock |
topple |
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bomb |
fog |
lob |
prop |
stop |
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smock |
wobble |
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bond |
fond |
log |
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strong |
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throb |
stock |
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boss |
fox |
lop |
rob |
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throng |
sock |
jostle |
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box |
frog |
lot |
rod |
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from |
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romp |
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dodge |
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cod |
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loft |
rot |
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cop |
gloss |
long |
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cot |
god |
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crop |
golf |
mob |
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cross |
gong |
mop |
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got |
moss |
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Short u
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up |
dust |
hug |
nun |
scull |
chug |
shrub |
thrust |
bubble |
bumble |
grudge |
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drug |
hum |
nut |
snug |
chum |
shrug |
thud |
cuddle |
bundle |
judge |
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but |
drum |
hump |
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spun |
chunk |
shrunk |
thug |
guzzle |
bungle |
nudge |
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buzz |
drunk |
hung |
plug |
sprung |
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shun |
thumb |
huddle |
crumble |
smudge |
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bulb |
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hunt |
plum |
stuck |
much |
shunt |
thump |
muddle |
fumble |
trudge |
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bung |
fun |
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puff |
stud |
such |
shut |
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muffle |
grumble |
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bunk |
fuss |
jug |
pulp |
stuff |
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buck |
muzzle |
humble |
bulge |
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blunt |
flung |
jump |
pump |
stump |
Dutch |
blush |
cluck |
nuzzle |
jumble |
lunge |
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junk |
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stun |
hutch |
brush |
luck |
puddle |
jungle |
plunge |
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club |
gulf |
just |
rug |
stung |
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crush |
pluck |
puzzle |
mumble |
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clump |
gull |
jut |
run |
strum |
bunch |
flush |
struck |
rubble |
rumble |
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clung |
gulp |
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rung |
strung |
crunch |
gush |
suck |
ruffle |
stumble |
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crust |
gun |
lug |
rust |
strut |
hunch |
hush |
truck |
scuffle |
tumble |
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cub |
gust |
lull |
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swum |
lunch |
rush |
buckle |
scuttle |
uncle |
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cuff |
glum |
lump |
suds |
swung |
munch |
slush |
chuckle |
shuffle |
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cup |
grub |
lungs |
sulk |
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punch |
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knuckle |
smuggle |
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cut |
gruff |
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sum |
tug |
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snuggle |
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grunt |
mud |
sun |
tusk |
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struggle |
bustle |
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dug |
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mug |
sung |
tuft |
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supple |
hustle |
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dull |
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mumps |
sunk |
tuck |
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tussle |
rustle |
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dump |
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must |
scrub |
trunk |
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dusk |
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scrum |
trust |
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Spelling patterns for long vowels
A-e
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age |
face |
made |
save |
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aid |
plain |
exclaim |
bay |
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ale |
fade |
make |
scale |
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ail |
quaint |
explain |
bray |
grey |
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ape |
fake |
male |
scrape |
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aim |
raid |
obtain |
clay |
hey |
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fame |
mane |
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ain't |
rail |
prevail |
day |
obey |
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babe |
fate |
mate |
shade |
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bail |
rain |
proclaim |
fray |
they |
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bake |
flake |
maze |
shake |
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bait |
sail |
refrain |
gay |
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bale |
flame |
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shame |
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braid |
slain |
remain |
hay |
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blade |
frame |
name |
shape |
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brain |
snail |
retail |
jay |
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blame |
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nape |
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chain |
sprain |
retain |
lay |
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blaze |
gale |
nave |
slate |
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claim |
stain |
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May |
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brace |
game |
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slave |
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drain |
strain |
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may |
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brake |
gape |
pace |
snake |
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fail |
straits |
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pay |
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brave |
gate |
page |
space |
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gain |
tail |
plaice |
play |
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gave |
pale |
spade |
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grain |
trail |
praise |
pray |
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cage |
gaze |
pane |
stage |
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hail |
train |
raise |
ray |
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cake |
glade |
place |
stake |
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jail |
vain |
raisin |
say |
neigh |
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came |
grace |
plane |
stale |
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laid |
wail |
tailor |
slay |
sleigh |
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cape |
grade |
plate |
state |
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maid |
waist |
trailer |
splay |
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cave |
grape |
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trainers |
spray |
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crane |
grate |
quake |
take |
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maim |
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traitor |
stay |
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crate |
grave |
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tale |
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main |
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waiter |
stray |
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crater |
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race |
tame |
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nail |
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sway |
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crave |
hate |
rage |
tape |
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paid |
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tray |
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craze |
haze |
rake |
trace |
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pail |
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way |
weigh |
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rate |
trade |
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pain |
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whey |
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dale |
lace |
rave |
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dame |
lake |
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wade |
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date |
lame |
safe |
wage |
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drake |
lane |
sake |
wake |
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drape |
late |
sale |
wave |
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laze |
same |
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I-e
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bike |
jive |
pipe |
slide |
tribe |
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blight |
high |
by |
die |
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bite |
kite |
price |
slime |
trite |
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bright |
nigh |
cry |
lie |
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chime |
life |
pride |
smile |
twice |
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fight |
sigh |
dry |
pie |
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crime |
like |
prime |
snipe |
twine |
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flight |
thigh |
fly |
tie |
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dice |
lime |
prize |
spike |
vice |
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knight |
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fry |
vie |
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dine |
line |
quite |
spine |
vile |
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light |
|
my |
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dive |
live |
rice |
spite |
vine |
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might |
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ply |
bye |
|
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drive |
mice |
ride |
stile |
while |
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night |
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pry |
dye |
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file |
mike |
ripe |
stride |
whine |
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right |
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shy |
rye |
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fine |
mile |
rise |
strike |
white |
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sight |
|
sky |
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five |
mine |
rite |
stripe |
wide |
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slight |
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sly |
guy |
|
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glide |
nice |
shine |
swine |
wife |
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tight |
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spy |
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gripe |
Nile |
shrine |
swipe |
wine |
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sty |
fire |
|
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hide |
nine |
side |
thrive |
wipe |
|
delight |
|
thy |
hire |
|
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hike |
pike |
site |
tide |
wise |
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frighten |
|
try |
spire |
|
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hive |
pile |
size |
tile |
wives |
|
lightning |
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why |
tire |
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|
ice |
pine |
slice |
time |
write |
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wry |
wire |
O-e
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bone |
quote |
|
boast |
bold |
fro |
|
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broke |
robe |
|
boat |
cold |
go |
|
|
choke |
rode |
|
cloak |
fold |
no |
|
|
chose |
role |
|
coach |
gold |
pro |
|
|
close |
rope |
|
coal |
golden |
so |
|
|
code |
rose |
|
coast |
hold |
solo |
|
|
cone |
rove |
|
coat |
old |
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|
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cope |
scope |
|
coax |
scold |
doe |
|
|
cove |
slope |
|
croak |
sold |
floe |
|
|
dole |
smoke |
|
float |
solder |
foe |
|
|
dome |
sole |
|
foal |
soldier |
hoe |
|
|
dose |
spoke |
|
foam |
told |
oboe |
|
|
dote |
stoke |
|
gloat |
|
roe |
|
|
doze |
stole |
|
goat |
bolt |
sloe |
|
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drone |
stone |
|
groan |
colt |
toe |
|
|
drove |
strode |
|
load |
dolt |
woe |
|
|
elope |
stroke |
|
loaf |
jolt |
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froze |
those |
|
loan |
revolt |
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|
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frozen |
throne |
|
loathe |
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hole |
tone |
|
moan |
folk |
|
|
|
home |
vote |
|
oaf |
yolk |
|
|
|
hope |
whole |
|
oak |
|
|
|
|
hose |
woke |
|
oath |
control |
|
|
|
joke |
wove |
|
oats |
enrol |
|
|
|
lone |
wrote |
|
poach |
patrol |
|
|
|
mode |
yoke |
|
road |
|
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|
|
mole |
zone |
|
roam |
poll |
|
|
|
node |
|
|
roast |
roll |
|
|
|
nose |
|
|
shoal |
scroll |
|
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note |
|
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soak |
stroll |
|
|
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poke |
|
|
soap |
toll |
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pole |
|
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throat |
troll |
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pope |
|
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toad |
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pose |
|
|
toast |
|
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Ee
|
|
eel |
deed |
peek |
speech |
beetle |
here |
angry |
abbey |
|
|
bee |
deep |
peel |
speed |
feeble |
eve |
badly |
alley |
|
|
fee |
deer |
peep |
steel |
needle |
even |
baggy |
attorney |
|
|
flee |
feed |
peer |
steep |
steeple |
evil |
belly |
barley |
|
|
free |
feel |
preen |
steer |
|
mere |
berry |
bogey |
|
|
glee |
feet |
queen |
street |
fleece |
theme |
billy |
chimney |
|
|
see |
fleet |
reed |
sweep |
geese |
these |
candy |
cockney |
|
|
three |
greed |
reef |
sweet |
|
fever |
carry |
donkey |
|
|
tree |
green |
reel |
teem |
sleeve |
lever (UK) |
cherry |
hockey |
|
|
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greet |
screech |
teeth |
|
|
chubby |
holey |
|
|
beech |
heel |
screen |
tweed |
breeze |
compete |
daddy |
honey |
|
|
beef |
jeep |
seed |
weed |
cheese |
complete |
dusty |
jersey |
|
|
been |
jeer |
seek |
week |
freeze |
decent |
empty |
jockey |
|
|
beer |
keel |
seem |
weep |
sneeze |
demon |
ferry |
journey |
|
|
beet |
keen |
seen |
wheel |
squeeze |
female |
fifty |
key |
|
|
bleed |
keep |
seep |
|
wheeze |
frequent |
forty |
kidney |
|
|
bleep |
knee |
sheep |
|
|
hero |
frilly |
medley |
|
|
breed |
kneel |
sheer |
|
|
meter |
funny |
money |
|
|
cheek |
leek |
sheet |
|
|
period |
fuzzy |
monkey |
|
|
cheer |
meek |
sleek |
|
|
peter |
giddy |
parsley |
|
|
creek |
meet |
sleep |
|
|
recent |
granny |
pulley |
|
|
creep |
need |
sneer |
|
|
relay |
grumpy |
storey |
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serious |
happy |
trolley |
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sphere |
.... |
turkey |
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swede |
and hundreds |
valley |
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tedious |
more like that |
volley |
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zero |
|
whiskey |
Oi and oy
|
|
boil |
oil |
anoint |
poison |
boy |
annoy |
loyal |
|
|
coil |
soil |
appoint |
rejoice |
buoy [boy] |
convoy |
loyalty |
|
|
coin |
spoil |
avoid |
soil |
joy |
corduroy |
royal |
|
|
foil |
toil |
boisterous |
spoil |
toy |
destroy |
oyster |
|
|
hoist |
|
cloister |
thyroid |
|
enjoy |
voyage |
|
|
join |
choice |
embroider |
toilet |
|
employ |
|
|
|
joint |
noise |
exploit |
turmoil |
|
employee |
|
|
|
joist |
voice |
loiter |
turquoise |
|
employer |
|
|
|
moist |
|
ointment |
|
|
employment |
|
Au
|
auburn |
applaud |
gaudy |
Santa-Claus |
|
auction |
applause |
haughty |
sauce |
|
August |
astronaut |
haul |
saucer |
|
author |
caught |
haunt |
slaughter |
|
autumn |
cauldron |
jaunt |
somersault |
|
audacious |
cause |
launch |
staunch |
|
audible |
caution |
launder |
tarpaulin |
|
auspicious |
cautious |
laundry |
taught |
|
authentic |
cosmonaut |
maul |
taunt |
|
authorise |
daub |
naughty |
taut |
|
authority |
daughter |
nautical |
vaunt |
|
automatic |
dinosaur |
Paul |
|
|
autonomy |
exhaust |
pause |
|
Vowel blends with r
Ar
|
arc |
car |
far |
march |
shark |
tart |
cargo |
larva |
|
arch |
card |
farm |
mark |
sharp |
yard |
carnival |
market |
|
ark |
cart |
hard |
mars |
smart |
yarn |
carpet |
parcel |
|
arm |
carve |
harm |
marsh |
snarl |
|
carton |
pardon |
|
art |
char |
harp |
par |
spark |
alarm |
charge |
partner |
|
bar |
charm |
harsh |
parch |
star |
apart |
depart |
party |
|
barb |
chart |
jar |
park |
starch |
army |
garden |
remark |
|
barge |
dark |
lard |
part |
start |
artery |
gargle |
target |
|
bark |
darn |
large |
scar |
starve |
bargain |
garlic |
|
|
barn |
dart |
lark |
scarf |
tar |
barley |
larder |
|
Air – sound
|
air |
affair |
|
bare |
rare |
area |
various |
|
chair |
despair |
|
blare |
scare |
aware |
vegetarian |
|
fair |
éclair |
|
care |
share |
canary |
wary |
|
flair |
repair |
|
dare |
snare |
compare |
|
|
hair |
|
|
fare |
spare |
declare |
|
|
lair |
|
|
flare |
square |
hilarious |
|
|
pair |
|
|
glare |
stare |
malaria |
But are spells ar |
|
|
|
|
hare |
wares |
Mary |
|
|
dairy |
|
|
mare |
|
parent |
|
|
prairie |
|
|
pare |
|
prepare |
|
|
stairs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Er, ur and ir
|
berth |
alert |
observe |
blur |
surge |
absurd |
|
birch |
whir |
|
fern |
certain |
perfect |
burn |
urge |
burden |
|
bird |
whirl |
|
germ |
concern |
permanent |
burst |
burgle |
burglar |
|
birth |
|
|
her |
convert |
permit |
church |
gurgle |
burly |
|
chirp |
circle |
|
herb |
deserve |
person |
churn |
hurdle |
disturb |
|
dirt |
circus |
|
herd |
detergent |
pertinent |
curl |
hurtle |
excursion |
|
fir |
skirmish |
|
jerk |
emerge |
preserve |
curt |
purple |
furnish |
|
firm |
thirty |
|
nerve |
eternal |
reserve |
fur |
turtle |
further |
|
first |
|
|
perch |
expert |
reverse |
hurl |
|
murder |
|
flirt |
|
|
serve |
external |
sermon |
hurt |
curse |
murmur |
|
girl |
|
|
stern |
hermit |
serpent |
lurch |
nurse |
nursery |
|
mirth |
|
|
swerve |
impertinent |
terminate |
lurk |
purse |
return |
|
shirk |
|
|
term |
insert |
termite |
purr |
curve |
sturdy |
|
shirt |
|
|
verb |
internal |
thermal |
slur |
|
surgery |
|
sir |
|
|
verge |
interpret |
universe |
spur |
|
surplus |
|
skirt |
|
|
verse |
kernel |
verbal |
spurn |
|
Thursday |
|
smirk |
|
|
|
merchant |
verdict |
spurt |
|
topsy-turvy |
|
squirm |
|
|
|
Mercury |
vermin |
surf |
|
turban |
|
squirt |
|
|
|
mercy |
vertical |
turf |
|
turkey |
|
stir |
|
|
|
nervous |
|
turn |
|
turmoil |
|
swirl |
|
|
|
|
|
urn |
|
turnip |
|
third |
|
|
|
|
|
yurt |
|
urban |
|
thirst |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
urchin |
|
twirl |
|
Or, ore and oar
|
|
or |
nor |
absorb |
important |
reporter |
bore |
adore |
|
|
orb |
norm |
afford |
morning |
resort |
chore |
before |
|
|
born |
north |
border |
normal |
scorpion |
core |
ignore |
|
|
cord |
porch |
conform |
northern |
shortly |
gore |
implore |
|
|
cork |
pork |
corgi |
orbit |
storage |
more |
|
|
|
corn |
port |
corner |
orchard |
story |
ore |
forecast |
|
|
corpse |
scorch |
cornet |
order |
tortoise |
pore |
forehand |
|
|
for |
scorn |
divorce |
ordinary |
transform |
score |
foreleg |
|
|
force |
shorn |
enormous |
ornament |
uniform |
shore |
foreman |
|
|
ford |
short |
forbid |
perform |
|
snore |
|
|
|
forge |
snort |
forever |
platform |
|
sore |
|
|
|
fork |
sort |
forget |
popcorn |
|
store |
|
|
|
form |
sport |
forgive |
portable |
|
swore |
boar |
|
|
fort |
stork |
forgot |
portion |
|
tore |
board |
|
|
forth |
storm |
forgotten |
portrait |
|
wore |
coarse |
|
|
gorge |
sword |
fortress |
proportion |
|
|
hoard |
|
|
gorse |
sworn |
fortune |
record |
|
|
hoarse |
|
|
horn |
thorn |
forty |
recorder |
|
|
oar |
|
|
horse |
torch |
forward |
reform |
|
|
roar |
|
|
lord |
torn |
glory |
report |
|
|
soar |
SH sound in word endings
|
with long vowel |
with short vowels |
Vowel in bold |
|
|
|
before '-tion' |
|
|
are long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
nation |
ration |
passion |
circumstantial |
artificial |
|
station |
|
|
confidential |
beneficial |
|
|
competition |
admission |
consequential |
facial |
|
calculation |
composition |
emission |
|
financial |
|
conversation |
condition |
fission |
|
|
|
declaration |
expedition |
|
Alsatian |
cosmetician |
|
demonstration |
intuition |
|
Christian |
electrician |
|
destination |
|
confession |
Dalmatian |
|
|
education |
|
depression |
|
|
|
explanation |
|
procession |
|
|
|
foundation |
|
|
ambitious |
atrocious |
|
generation |
|
discussion |
cautious |
delicious |
|
motivation |
|
|
fictitious |
ferocious |
|
|
action |
conversion |
nutritious |
suspicious |
|
lotion |
construction |
diversion |
|
|
|
promotion |
election |
excursion |
|
|
|
|
fiction |
|
|
|
|
constitution |
fraction |
dimension |
|
|
|
distribution |
|
expansion |
|
|
|
solution |
consumption |
|
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conception |
|
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|
perception |
|
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|
prescription |
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reception |
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© Masha Bell 2007
author of Understanding English Spelling 2004
and Learning to Read 2007
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