Syllables and Affixes Stage Sort 1 (Review of vowel pattern in 1 syllable words) chief fruit sharp front groan climb wrap twig when plot clog quit smell brief thank scout stain trust whine theme brave scale phone quote Sort 2 (Add –ing to words with VC & VCC patterns) get swim run stand pick picking getting yell resting running sitting shutting ask swimming yelling pass jump passing asking rest sit standing shut jumping Sort 3 (Add –ing to words with VCe & VVC patterns) use close dreaming cleaning write waving using moan looking trading moaning look eat wave dream closing trade mail eating writing skate clean skating mailing Sort 4 (Review of Double, e-drop, and nothing) setting cutting spelling grinning pushing going hiking floating adding having humming fixing reading stopping begging feeling working talking moving living coming jogging snowing taking joined helped shouted stepped seemed chewed acted mixed nodded named lived waited Sort 5 (Add –ed to words) hopped planned closed started passed grabbed hoped saved scored stirred dropped wanted Sort 6 (Unusual past tense words) sleep shine sweep swept draw say slept freeze know bled shone drove keep throw threw knew said kept slide bleed drew froze slid drive Sort 7 (Plural endings: adding –es) benches brushes clothes voices sketches branches horses guesses crashes peaches kisses watches foxes splashes churches classes leashes places speeches scratches mixes ditches changes ashes sheep leaves geese mouse wolf deer foot women woman wolves knife teeth stays sprays frying cries spraying spy fried fries playing spied cried stayed Sort 8 (Unusual plurals) wife feet lives life mice knives wives loaf leaf loaves goose tooth Sort 9 (y + inflected endings) play plays played staying cry spray fry crying spies sprayed stay spying Sort 10 (Compound words) bookcase downstairs headfirst downtown headlight scrapbook lighthouse headphones bookmark downpour cookbook snowplow snowman downhill daylight flashlight countdown headstrong headache snowflake bookworm snowstorm sunlight lightweight Sort 11 (More compound words) somebody itself beside sideways somehow myself himself something throughout herself someone without everything outside yourself somewhere themselves anyone inside anything sometime nothing checkout everyone Sort 12 (Syllable juncture in VCV & VCCV patterns) super tiger later puppy ruler hello supper happy paper over kitten lesson diner pretty penny tiny letter summer dinner busy even rabbit crazy open Sort 13 (More syllable juncture in VCV & VCCV patterns) silent funny female sister fever water happen winter after finger chapter window number problem moment bottom blanket yellow follow better pattern member pillow only Sort 14 (Syllable juncture in VCV & VVCV patterns) human pilot meeting finish lazy music never visit lemon student leader minute reason planet frozen seven easy humor river wagon peanut present second sneaker Sort 15 (Syllable junctures in VCCCV & VV patterns) athlete complete pumpkin halfway English lion pilgrim control mushroom kitchen hundred diet create poet riot trial cruel inspect children duet monster poem giant kingdom Sort 16 (Open & closed syllables & inflected endings) hoping plotting joking shouting panting leaking hopping quoted telling nodded floated saving cleaned greeted winning racing needed painted skipped wrapped hunted skated letting faded Sort 17 (Long a patterns in accented syllables) rainbow obey complain basement bracelet again awake raisin mistake maybe amaze explain painter crayon chocolate mayor pavement remain contain decay parade escape today payment Sort 18 (Long i patterns in accented syllables) frighten advice combine favorite lightning brightly beside decide forgive invite polite delight surprise survive provide ninety sidewalk arrive machine driveway slightly describe higher highway Sort 19 (Long o patterns in accented syllables) toaster hostess soldier lonesome loafer postage below explode compose remote awoke bowling coaster lonely owner lower Europe erode alone suppose decode approach soapy poster Sort 20 (Long u patterns in accented syllables) rooster balloon fewer noodle shampoo confuse include reduce jewel excuse pollute cocoon Tuesday cartoon refuse toothache chewy cougar useful doodle raccoon beauty scooter amuse Sort 21 (Long e patterns in accented syllables) needle increase compete indeed fifteen eastern feather leather feature meaning sweater people succeed defeat heavy pleasant healthy reader season repeat freedom extreme steady thirteen Sort 22 (Ambiguous vowels in accented syllables: voyage country coward noisy double powder oy/oi and ou/ow) about moisture avoid annoy allow appoint drowsy thousand poison employ county counter destroy amount trouble loyal around southern Sort 23 (More ambiguous vowels in accented syllables: au, aw, al) saucer awful author always lawyer although awesome laughed caution flawless auction haunted also August awkward laundry faucet sausage almost all right autumn gnawed already gawking Sort 24 (r influenced a in accented syllables) garden market parents marble partner barely airplane careful toward repair beware dairy compare carpet haircut carry pardon declare aware despair harvest fairy barber hardly Sort 25 (r influenced o in accented syllables) morning shorter normal forty border ignore before record ashore report explore adore order forest corner northern corncob florist perform sorry reward stormy chorus inform Sort 26 (Words with the w or /w/ sound before the vowel) warmth wardrobe warden squat worship squabble worker quarter squad warrior quarrel backward watch world worry worthy worthwhile wander worse waffle warning swarm dwarf squash Sort 27 (Schwa + r spelled er, ir, & ur in first syllables) nervous firmly dirty spirit turtle furnish thirty person certain mermaid perhaps purple sturdy perfect birthday Thursday birdbath every purpose further hurry thirsty service during Sort 28 (Schwa + r and r influenced e in accented syllables: er, ear, ere) mercy early severe teardrop spearmint kernel sincere hermit appear thermos adhere yearn nearby sermon pearly learner cheerful serpent career earthquake yearbook rehearse dreary merely Sort 29 (Unaccented final syllable: -le) title able settle cradle jungle handle little tremble muscle apple giggle rifle simple cable table paddle bugle sample middle single bottle bridle battle candle Sort 30 (Unaccented final syllable: -le, -el, -al, -il) cattle level total fragile signal journal model April novel cancel special evil final angel fossil couple vowel pencil until saddle metal travel angle local Sort 31 (Unaccented final syllable: -er, -or, -ar) other spider rather mother father under color sugar solar flavor mirror tractor collar favor cover weather motor grammar doctor dollar silver flower rumor harbor Sort 32 (Agents and comparatives) dancer dreamer longer younger older smoother bigger sooner farmer jogger sailor tutor actor driver burglar fresher brighter shopper beggar smaller traitor writer swimmer voter Sort 33 (Unaccented final syllables: /chur/zhur/yur/) catcher danger pressure senior creature pasture picture failure future mixture culture injure measure capture nature teacher pitcher torture figure rancher treasure pleasure leisure posture Sort 34 (Unaccented final syllables: -en, -on, -ain, -in) broken eleven gallon napkin muffin stolen dragon cotton heaven chosen fountain prison mountain hidden cabin bargain mitten curtain cousin captain ribbon mission bacon penguin Sort 35 (Unaccented final syllables: -et, -it, -ate) jacket private ballet quiet comet bandit edit unit pirate buffet rocket merit climate credit racket senate summit magnet secret target limit habit closet orbit Sort 36 (Final –y, -ey, and –ie) money movie brownie goalie cherry volley cookie journey dizzy valley body pinkie very deny reply turkey story berry July candy twenty eerie donkey monkey replying obeys hurries copying carries copies hurrying decaying enjoys carrying studies replied Sort 37 (y + inflected endings) obeying enjoyed hurried decays studying copied enjoying obeyed decayed carried replies studied Sort 38 (Unaccented initial syllables:a-, de-, be-) away another divide upon beneath beyond debate believe along among afraid agreed because awhile between develop defend begun degree depend desire against aloud direct Sort 39 (Initial hard and soft g and c) cement circle gossip century cereal cider gentle common central garage genius cyclist correct golden contest giraffe collect gymnast gather gutter college custom general gingerbread Sort 40 (s and soft c and g in the final syllable) notice police midget luggage message village recess princess science office address distance budget sentence actress gadget package surgeon bandage garbage manage practice compass courage ladybug league iceberg guide strong gauge guard fatigue guilty guest Sort 41 (More words with g) guess zigzag shrug guitar plague argue tongue vague catalog language intrigue dialog Sort 42 (Sound of k spelled ck, ic, and x) shock quick traffic pickle buckle ticket chicken pocket complex picnic index hammock magic attic topic attack fabric plastic relax nickel stomach metric frantic perplex antique squirrel squirm sequence quizzes mosquito frequent liquid inquire conquer banquet queasy Sort 43 (Spellings with qu) question quality racquet quaint quiver request equal tranquil require technique sequel squeaky Sort 44 (Words with silent consonants) castle through honor rhyme brought rhythm design knuckle fasten listen knowledge assign wrinkle bought resign thought wreckage though honest whistle wrestle often soften answer enough elephant phantom trophy caught daughter cough naughty rough phone recopy refill retrace retake unfair unequal unbeaten unselfish remodel retell uneven unsteady Sort 45 (gh and ph) phrase physics nephew orphan triumph fought alphabet dolphin tough laughter taught paragraph Sort 46 (Prefixes: re-, un-) rebuild recycle reuse unhappy review rewrite unable uncertain uncle unkind unusual reptile Sort 47 (Prefixes dis-, mis-, pre-) disagree dislike mismatch preheat misbehave discomfort misspell prefix preteen dishonest precious disappear preschool disable misplace preview disobey misjudge mistreat premature discover disloyal pretest precaution Sort 48 (Prefixes ex-, non-, in-, fore-) exit extend foresee forearm indent expand nonsense incorrect exclude nonfiction nonstop nonfat incomplete forehead foreshadow extra insight foremost forecast indecent exclaim express income indoor Sort 49 (Prefixes uni-, tri-, bi, and other numbers) unicycle united trilogy universe octopus tripod bicycle biweekly bisect octagon unison bilingual tricycle unicorn unique pentagon triple trio quadrangle union triangle uniform October triplet happily foggy misty angrily windy lazily quickly easily quietly cloudy noisily roughly Sort 50 (Suffixes –y, -ly, ily) sunny rainy snowy stormy chilly breezy slowly clearly dimly loudly daily smoothly Sort 51 (Comparatives –er, -est) braver calmer closer cooler hotter bravest easier closest strongest prettiest happier calmest easiest stronger hottest happiest prettier craziest crazier weakest Sort 52 (Suffixes: –ness, -ful, -less) darkness goodness hopeless helplessness worthless fearful graceful colorful weakness illness harmless happiness homeless thoughtful painful restless penniless plentiful carelessness faithful thankfulness kindness peacefulness dreadful flour hire whether aloud merry there weather desert metal medal choose their desert permit subject subject export export record desert object conduct produce contract Sort 53 (Homophones) very bored board chews dessert marry seller vary flower higher allowed they’re Sort 54 (Homographs) present permit record reject produce reject present rebel rebel object conduct contract Sort 55 (I before e except after c) thief niece priest grief mischief freight receive ceiling deceive shield relieve neither neighbor eighteen weird either yield reign Sort 56 (Geography syllable sort) ocean climate Asia peninsula Atlantic Arctic Europe America continent Antarctica Indian America Pacific tropical Africa equator geography environment population hemisphere information Australia temperature island seize weigh sleigh receipt belief conceit