Consonant Sounds: by Spelling

Welcome to the OnTrack Reading Consonant Sound Word Lists. On this page you'll find word

lists organized around many of the twenty-four consonant sounds found in English words.

Each list covers just one specified spelling of the targeted consonant sound, and then several

lists are grouped together by that targeted sound. (If you like what you find, the OnTrack

Reading Comprehensive Word Listsbook shown below assembles all of the word lists on these

three word list pages in one convenient publication.)

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short stories that emphasize specific sounds and spellings. Multisyllable words are

also included, chunked according to the method taught in the OnTrack

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OnTrack Reading Consonant Sound Wordlists:

chsound

CH sound spelled with CH Word List CH sound spelled with TCH Word List

ksound

K sound spelled with K Word List K sound spelled with CK Word List K sound spelled with CH Word List K sound spelled with CC Word List

kssound

KS sounds spelled with X Word List KS sounds spelled with CC Word List

fsound

F sound spelled with F Word List F sound spelled with FF Word List F sound spelled with PH Word List F sound spelled with UGH Word List

gsound

G sound spelled with G Word List G sound spelled with GG Word List G sound spelled with GH Word List G sound spelled with GU Word List G sound spelled with GUE Word List

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jsound

J sound spelled with J Word List J sound spelled with G Word List J sound spelled with GE Word List J sound spelled with DGE and DG Word List J sound spelled with DJ Word List

msound

M sound spelled with M Word List M sound spelled with MM Word List M sound spelled with ME Word List M sound spelled with MB Word List M sound spelled with MN Word List

nsound

N sound spelled with N Word List N sound spelled with NN Word List N sound spelled with NE Word List N sound spelled with KN Word List N sound spelled with GN Word List

ngsound

NG sound spelled with NG Word List NG sound spelled with N Word List

shsound

SH sound spelled with SH Word List SH sound spelled with TI Word List SH sound spelled with CI Word List SH sound spelled with SI or SSI Word List SH sound spelled with CH or CHE Word List SH sound spelled with S or SS Word List

ssound

S sound spelled with C S sound spelled with CE S sound spelled with SS S sound spelled with SC S sound spelled with ST S sound spelled with SE

zsound

Z sound spelled with SE Word List Z sound spelled with S Word List Z sound spelled with SS Word List Z sound spelled with Z Word List Z sound spelled with ZZ Word List Z sound spelled with ZE Word List

tsound T sound spelled with TE Word List

vsound V sound spelled with V Word List V sound spelled with VE Word List

Consonant Sound /ch/ spelled “ch” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable ch--- chaff chain chair chalk chance change chant chap char charge charm chart chase chat cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer cheese chess chest chew chick chief child chill chime chimp chin chink

chip chirp chive choice choke choose chop chore chuck chug chunk church churn ---ch arch beach beech belch bench bleach branch brooch bunch coach couch crouch crunch drench each finch grouch hunch inch launch

lunch lurch march much munch parch perch pinch poach porch pouch preach punch quench ranch reach rich scorch search slouch speech starch stench such teach torch touch trench which winch wrench

2-syllable chall enge cham ber chan cy chann el cha pel chap lain chap ter char coal char ming chatt er chatt y check ers chee ky cheer ful chee tah* cher ish cherr y chest nut chew ing chick en chil dish chil dren chill y chi na chip munk

chim ney chi sel chubb y chuck le parch ment a chieve du chess ex change mer chant mis chief* pur chase tea cher tou chy wheel chair app roach att ach cock roach de tach o strich re proach re search sand wich spi nach

3-syllable cham pi on char i ot char i ty cho co late a chieve ment ar cher y hand ker chief** *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /ch/ spelled “tch” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

The spelling tch is one of four markers that mark the vowel preceding them as First Vowel Sounds. 1-syllable batch catch clutch crutch ditch fetch hatch hitch hutch itch latch match

notch patch pitch scratch sketch snatch stitch stretch switch thatch twitch witch watch*

2-syllable butch er* catch y hatch et kitch en pitch er satch el stretch er * Indicates a word where the marker concept is unreliable.

Consonant Sound /k/ spelled “k” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable k--- keel keen keep keg kept key kick kid kill kiln kilt kin kind king kiss kit kite sk-- skate sketch ski skid skill skim skin skip skirt skull sky

---k ark ask bank bask beak bike blank bleak blink book brake break brink brisk broke brook cake cask cheek chink choke chunk clerk cloak coke cook cork creak creek dank desk dike disk drake

drank drink drunk duke dusk elk fake fork flake flank flask frank frisk hawk hike hook hunk ink jerk joke junk lake lark leak leek like link look lurk make mark mask meek milk monk oak

oink park peak peek pike pink plank poke pork prank quake rake rank reek rink risk rook sake sank seek shake shark shirk shook shriek shrink silk sink skunk sleek smoke snake sneak soak spank spark speak spike spoke squawk

squeak stake steak stink stork streak strike stroke stunk sulk sunk take tank task teak think took trunk tusk wake weak week whisk wink woke work yak yank yoke 2-syllable ka bob ka yak kee per kenn el ker nel kett le key board kidd ing

kid nap kid ney ki lo king dom kitch en kitt en skep tic ski er ski ing skipp er awk ward break fast dark ness like ly look out make up plank ton weak ness week end work shop an kle ba ker bea ker blan ket boo klet brea kage brea ker bro ken bul ky bun ker cat kin chee ky coo kie croo ked dar ken don key fla ky jo ker

kha ki** lea ky man kind mar ket mon key na ked nap kin par ka po ker pump kin sha ky snor kel spar kle spea ker spo ken sprin kle stri king tan ker tin kle to ken trin ket un kempt vod ka wee kly wea ken wea kling wrin kle

ba sket ca sket fri sky hu sky mu sket out skirts whi sker whi skey aard vark* a like a wake a woke chip munk di slike earth quake em bark land mark mi stake moll usk net work out break out look pan cake pro voke re buke re mark scrap book wood work

3-syllable kan gar oo kar a te kid napp er ki lo gram ki lo watt ko a la ske le ton ba ker y ba sket ball bi ki ni hand ker chief** hu ski ly care ta ker o ver look o ver take par a keet 4-syllable ki lo me ter kin der gar ten leu ke mi a* *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /k/ spelled “ck” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

The spelling ck is one of four markers that mark the vowel preceding them as First Vowel Sounds. 1-syllable back black block brick buck check chick chuck clock cluck cock crack deck dock duck flack flick flock frock hack jack kick knack knock lack lick lock luck mock muck tuck neck

pack peck pick pluck prick puck quack quick rack rock sack shock sock shack sick slack slick smack snack speck stack stick stock struck stuck suck tack thick tick track trick truck whack wick

wreck 2-syllable back bone back pack back ward black bird blacken beck on black mail brack et buck et buck le cack le check ers chick en chuck le cock pit cock roach crack er crick et cuck oo* duck ling fick le flick er freck le hack er hock ey jack et jack al jack pot jock ey knuck le

lock er lock et luck y neck lace nick name pack age pack et pick et pick le pock et rack et reck less reck on rock et sick en sick le sick ly sick ness sock et stick er stick y stock ing stock y

tack le thick en thick et tick et tick le trick le trick y wick ed wreck age att ack barr acks cass ock gimm ick hamm ock hi jack home sick lip stick padd ock pad lock pea cock ran sack sham rock ship wreck

3-syllable ack now ledge crock er y rick e ty fi nick y wood peck er can dle stick li mer ick lum ber jack *Indicates a word where the marker concept is unreliable.

Consonant Sound /k/ spelled “ch” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable chasm chord chrome scheme school *Indicates an uncommon spelling

2-syllable cha os che mist chor al chor us chlor ine chri sten Chris tian Christ mas chro nic sche dule scho lar schoo ner tech nique* an chor e cho li chen mo narch or chid psy chic* sto mach

3-syllable cha o tic char ac ter che mi cal che mi stry chlor o phyll chro ni cle tech ni cal me cha nic or che stra a nar chy 4-syllable psy cho lo gy*

Consonant Sound /k/ spelled “cc” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable acc ord acc ount acc use hicc up occ ur racc oon socc er

3-syllable acc om plice acc om plish acc or ding acc oun tant acc u rate brocc o li occ a sion occ u pant occ u py picc o lo to bacc o

4-syllable acc om pa ny acc or di on acc u mu late occ u pa tion

Consonant Sounds /ks/ spelled “x” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

The spelling ck is one of four markers that mark the vowel preceding them as First Vowel Sounds. 1-syllable ax box fax fix flex fox jinx lax next ox sex six tax text vex wax coax* hoax* *Indicates a word where the marker concept is unreliable **Indicates an extraneous letter

2-syllable ax is ax le box er box ing ex act ex claim ex clude ex cuse ex hale ex ile ex ist ex it ex pand ex panse ex pect ex pel ex pert ex pire ex plain ex plode ex ploit ex plore ex port ex pose ex press ex tent ex tinct ex tra ex tract ex treme fix ture mix ture

ox en pix ie sex ist tax i tex tile tex ture tox ic vix en ann ex cli max com plex con vex in dex pre fix pre text re flex re lax suff ix thor ax 3-syllable ex a mine ex am ple ex ca vate ex cur sion ex e cute ex er cise ex hi bit** ex o tic ex pan sion ex pen sive ex plo sive

ex pre ssion ex ten sive ex ter nal flex i ble hex a gon lux ur y max i mum ox y gen ga lax y e qui nox 4-syllable ex pe di tion ex pe ri ence ex pe ri ment ex te ri or lux u ri ous

Consonant Sounds /ks/ spelled “cc” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable ac cent ac cept ac cess suc ceed suc cess

3-syllable ac ci dent 4-syllable ac ce ler ate ac cess or y

5-syllable ac ce ler a tor

Consonant Sound /f/ spelled “f” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Only one-syllable words are listed with the list organized by beginning f, then middle f, then ending f, then fl blends and finally fr blends. f--- face fact fad fade fake fail faint fair faith fall false fame fan fang far farce fare farm fast fat fate fault fawn fax fear feast feat fed fee feed feel feet

fell felt fence fend fern fetch feud* few fib field fiend fierce fig fight file film fin finch find fine fir fire firm first fish fist fit five fix fizz foal foam foe fog

foil fold folk* fond font food fool foot for force ford fore forge fork form fort fought foul found four fowl fox fudge fuel full fumes fun fund fur fuse fuss fuzz

--ft aft craft daft draft drift gift graft left lift loft raft rift shaft shift sift soft swift theft tuft ---f beef brief chef chief deaf dwarf elf golf grief gulf

hoof if knife leaf life loaf proof reef roof safe scarf self serf sheaf shelf strife surf thief turf wharf wife wolf

fl-- flack flag flair flake flame flank flap flare flash flask flat flaw flea fled fledge flee fleet flesh flew flex flick flight fling

flint flip flirt float flock flog flood* floor flop flour flow flown flu fluff flung flush flute fly

fr-- frail frame frank fraud free freeze freight fresh friend** fright frill fringe frisk frock frog from front frost froth frown fruit fry *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /f/ spelled “ff” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bluff chaff cliff cuff fluff huff off puff scoff scruff sniff staff stiff stuff

2-syllable aff air aff ect aff lict aff ord baff le buff er buff et* coff ee coff in diff er eff ect eff ort fluff y muff le off end off er off ice off side off spring raff le ruff le scruff y scuff le shuff le stuff y

suff er suff ix toff ee traff ic truff le waff le dan druff hand cuffs sher iff 3-syllable aff ec tion buff a lo diff er ence diff er ent diff i cult eff ec tive graff i ti off i cer off i cial suff o cate *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /f/ spelled “ph” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable graph phase phone phrase sphere *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

2-syllable phan tom phar aoh**/* phea sant pho ny pho to phy sics a phid ci pher dol phin gra phic hy phen or phan ne phew pam phlet si phon tri umph tro phy ty phoon

3-syllable phar ma cy pho bi a phy si cal al pha bet or pha nage au to graph chlor o phyll e le phant e pi taph mi cro phone par a graph te le graph te le phone xy lo phone* 4-syllable bi o gra phy ge o gra phy phi lo so phy pho to gra phy

Consonant Sound /f/ spelled “ugh” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable cough laugh rough tough trough *Indicates an uncommon spelling

2-syllable laugh ter tough en e nough

Other /f/ Spellings -lf- calf* half* -ffe- chau ffeur* gir affe* -pph- sa pphire*

Note: The ugh spelling is taught in the OnTrack Reading curriculum for the following reasons 1. If gh is taught as the /f/ sound instead, then the au in laugh must represent the /a/ sound, which would be an unusual spelling of /a/. 2. Similarly, if gh is the /f/ in cough, then the ou must represent the /o/ sound, which would introduce yet another sound for the digraph ou. 3. With rough, tough and enough, if gh is the /f/ sound, then the ou could stand for the /u/ sound, which would be a common sound for the digraph ou, but it also works to simply teach children to hear the /o/ sound for the letter o in these words when the ugh is taught as the /f/ sound. 4. Teaching ugh as /f/ at the end of a word (or chunk) avoids the confusion of teaching the digraph gh as /g/ in some words such as ghost or ghoul, and as /f/ in others.

Consonant Sound /g/ spelled “g” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Only one-syllable words are listed with the list organized by beginning g, then ending g, then gl blends and then gr blends. g--- gag gain gale gang gap game gape gas gash gasp gate gauge* gauze gave gay gaze gear geese go goal goat god gold golf gone gong good goose gore gorge gosh got

gown gulf gull gulp gum gun gush gut get*** gift*** gig*** gill*** girl*** give*** ---g bag beg big bog brag bug chug clog cog dig dog drag drug dug fig flag

flog fog frog hag hog hug jig jog jug keg lag leg log mug nag peg pig plug rag rig rug sag shag shrug slog slug smog smug snug sprig stag tag thug tug

twig wag wig gl-- glad glance gland glare glass glaze gleam glee glen glide glimpse globe gloss glove glow glue glum

gr-- grab grace grade graft grain gram grand grant grape graph grasp grate grave gray graze grease great greed green greet grew grey grid grief grieve grill grim

grime grin grind grip grit groan groom groove grope gross grouch ground group grove grow growl growth grub grudge grump *Indicates an uncommon spelling ***One-syllable words that would violate a “rule of g” similar to the “rule of c”

Consonant Sound /g/ spelled “gg” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bagged begged egg hogged rigged tagged wagged

2-syllable bagg age bagg y begg ar bigg er bugg y dagg ar gigg le gogg les hagg le jagg ed jugg le legg ings lugg age magg ot mugg y nugg et rigg er rugg ed shagg y slugg ish smugg le sogg y stagg er strugg le wigg le

3-syllable to bogg an

Consonant Sound /g/ spelled “gh” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable ghost

2-syllable ghast ly ghett o ghost ly

3-syllable spa ghett i

Consonant Sound /g/ spelled “gu” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable guard guess guide guilt guy

2-syllable dis guise guil ty gui tar

3-syllable guar an tee guar di an

Consonant Sound /g/ spelled “gue” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable league plague rogue vague vogue

2-syllable fa tigue in trigue

3-syllable di a logue

Consonant Sound /j/ spelled “j” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable jab jack jade jail jam jar jaunt jaw jazz jeans jeep jeer jerk jest jet Jew jig jinx job jog join joint joke jolt jot joust joy judge jug

juice jump June junk just jut 2-syllable jack al jack et jack pot ja guar* jan gle jea lous jell y jer sey je ster jet lag jett y jew el Jew ish jig saw jin gle jock ey jo ker joll y jo stle jour nal jour ney judg ment

ju do jugg le Ju ly jum ble jum bo junc tion jun gle jun ior* jur y ju stice a jar ban jo con jure e ject en joy hi jack in ject in jure ma jor ob ject pro ject re ject re joice sub ject

3-syllable jell y fish jew e ler jew el ry jour na list ju bi lee de jec ted e jec tion e jec tor in jec tion in jur y in ju stice ma je sty ob jec tive pa ja mas pre ju dice pro jec tor lum ber jack 4-syllable Ja nu ar y ma jor i ty *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /j/ spelled “g” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Students could be taught that the letter “g” represents the /j/ sound only in front of the letters “e,” “i” or “y” but that there are exceptions where it represents the /g/ sound. The list below is subdivided into “ge,” “gi” and “gy” combinations. 1-syllable -ge- age cage gell gem gene germ huge page rage sage stage wage -gi- gin gist -gy- gym 2-syllable (1st syllable) -ge- gen der gen tle gent ly ger bil ge sture

-gi- gi ant gin ger gir affe* -gy- gym nast gyp sy 2-syllable (2nd syllable) -ge- a gent an gel dan ger di gest en gage le gend man ger o blige o bliged pa geant ram page ran ger re fuge stran ger sug gest tan gent ur gent wa ges

-gi- di git en gine fra gile lo gic ma gic mar gin ri gid tra gic vir gin -gy- cler gy din gy spon gy stin gy -exception- al gae* 3-syllable (1st syllable) -ge- ge ner al ge ner ate ge ner ous ge ne tic ge ni us gen tle man ge nu ine ger mi nate

-gi- gibb er ish gi gan tic gin ger ly -gy- gym na stics 3-syllable (2nd syllable) -ge- al ge bra an ge lic con ges tion dan ger ous sur ger y tra ge dy -gi- di gi tal en gi neer le gi ble lo gi cal lon gi tude ma gi cian re gi ment re gi ster -exception- mar gar ine

3-syllable (3rd syllable) -ge- de ter gent ma na ger mess en ger ni tro gen ox y gen pass en ger re fu gee tee na ger -gi- i ma gine or i gin -gy- e ner gy stra te gy

4- & 5-syllable (1st syllable) -ge- ge o gra phy ge o lo gy ge o me try (2nd syllable) -gi- le gi sla ture (3rd syllable) -ge- e mer gen cy re fri ger ate re fri ger a tor -gi- or i gi nal or i gi nate (4th syllable) -gi- a bor i gi ne bi o lo gist -gy- a po lo gy bi o lo gy zo o lo gy *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /j/ spelled “ge” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Students could be taught that the letter “g” represents the /j/ sound only in front of the letters “e,” “i” or “y” but that there are exceptions where it represents the /g/ sound. All words on this list fit the rule because ge is a digraph here. 1-syllable barge bulge change charge cringe forge fringe gauge* gorge hinge large lounge lunge merge plunge purge range scrounge siege singe sponge strange urge verge 2-syllable dun geon gor geous pi geon sur geon

all ege arr ange a venge bagg age ban dage be siege bon dage brea kage cabb age carr iage** chall enge coll ege con verge cott age cour age da mage e merge en large ex change gar age gar bage ho stage i mage in dulge lan guage* lugg age ma nage marr iage** mess age or ange pack age pass age plu mage

re venge rumm age sal vage sau sage sa vage sew age shor tage stor age sub merge u sage vill age voy age wreck age 3-syllable ad van tage a ver age be ver age fo li age her i tage or pha nage per cen tage pri vi lege *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /j/ spelled “dge” or “dg” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

The spelling dge (or dg in some multisyllable words) is one of four markers that mark the vowel preceding them as First Vowel Sounds. 1-syllable -dge- badge bridge budge dodge dredge edge fledge fudge grudge judge ledge lodge nudge pledge ridge smudge trudge wedge

2-syllable -dge- know ledge par tridge porr idge -dg- badg er budg et fidg et gadg et judg ment midg et stodg y a bridged

3-syllable -dge- ack now ledge

Consonant Sound /j/ spelled “dj” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

-dj Spellings- a djourn a djust a dja cent a djec tive

-Unusual /j/ Spellings- le gion* re gion* sol dier*

*Indicates an uncommon spelling

Note: In the case of the “dj” spellings, they are probably best taught as having the “d” pronounced for spelling purposes, thus ad-journ, ad-just, ad-ja-cent and ad-jec-tive.

Consonant Sound /m/ spelled “m” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Note: Only one-syllable words are listed with the list organized by beginning m, then sm blends, then middle m and then ending m. m--- mad made maid mail maim main make male mall malt man mane map mar march mare mark marsh mash mask mass mast mat match mate math maul mauve may maze me meal

mean meat meant meek meet melt men mend merge mesh mess met mice might mild mile milk mill mince mind mine mint miss mist mitt moan moat mob mock moist mold mole molt mom

monk month mood moon moor moose mop mope more mosque* moss most moth mound mourn mouse mount mouth move mow much muck mud mug mule munch must mutt my myth

sm-- small smart smash smack smear smell smile smog smoke smooth smudge smug --m- amp bump camp chimp clamp clump cramp damp dump glimpse grump hump imp jump lamp limp lump

mumps plump pump prompt ramp rump shrimp slump stamp stump swamp tempt ---m aim am arm beam blame bloom boom brim broom calm came charm chasm chime chrome claim clam cram cream

crime dam dim dime dome doom dream drum elm fame farm film firm flame foam form frame from game gem germ gleam glum gnome gram grim grime groom gum gym ham harm helm hem

him home hum jam lame lime loom mime name palm perm plum poem prim prism psalm* ram realm rim roam room rum same scheme scream scum seam seem shame skim slam slim slime slum

sperm steam stem storm stream sum swam swarm swim swum team teem term them theme time trim warm whim whom worm yam zoom *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /m/ spelled “mm” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable gummed hemmed rammed rimmed 2-syllable clamm y comm a comm and comm ence comm ent comm erce comm on dumm y gimm ick glimm er

gramm ar hamm er hamm ock imm ense imm erse imm une mamm al mamm oth mumm y rumm age simm er summ er summ it summ on stamm er trimm ing tumm y

3-syllable comm itt ee comm u ter di lemm a flamm a ble imm i grant imm i grate re comm end summ ar y

Consonant Sound /m/ spelled “me” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable come rhyme* some

2-syllable be come grue some hand some** in come ome lette* some how some one*** some thing some times some where wel come

3-syllable o ver come some bo dy *Indicates an uncommon spelling ** Indicates an extraneous letter ***Indicates a missing letter for a sound

Consonant Sound /m/ spelled “mb” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-Syllable bomb comb climb crumb dumb lamb limb numb thumb tomb womb

2-syllable climb er comb ing plumb er plumb ing tomb stone

3-syllable ho ney comb

Note: The digraph mb is an ending, so we chunk accordingly. However, mb is not a marker due to the existence of words like comb, climb, womb, and tomb.

Consonant Sound /m/ spelled “mn” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable hymn

2-syllable au tumn co lumn con demn so lemn

Consonant Sound /n/ spelled “n” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Note: Only one-syllable words are listed with the list organized by beginning n, then sn blends, then middle n and then ending n. n--- nag nail name nap near neat neck need neigh nerve nest net new news newt next nib nice niece night nil nip no nod noise none noose nor north nose not notch

note noun now nude nudge numb nurse nut sn-- snack snail snake snap snare snarl snatch sneak sneer sneeze sniff snip snob snoop snooze snore snort snout snow snug --n-

and ant aunt** band bench bend bent bind bland blend blind blond blonde* blunt bond bounce bound branch brand bronze bunch cent chance change chant count cringe crunch dance dense dent drench end faint

fence fend fiend finch find flint fond font found friend** fringe front fund glance gland grand grant grind ground hand haunt hence hind hinge hint hound hunch hunt inch jaunt jeans joint kind lance

land launch lend lens lent lounge lunch lunge meant mend mince mind mint month mound mount munch once*** ounce paint pant pinch pint plant plunge point pond pounce pound prince print punch quaint quench ranch range reins rent rind rinse

round saint sand scent scrounge send sense sent since singe slant spend spent stand sound splint sponge sprint squint stench strand strange stunt taunt tend tense tent tint trench trend vent wand want went winch wind wound wrench

---n an ban barn bean been* bin bone born brain bran brine brown bun burn can cane chain chin churn clan clean clone clown coin con cone corn crane crown darn dawn den din dine down drain drawn drone

drown dun dune earn fan fawn fern fin fine flown frown fun gain gene gin glen gown grain green grin groan gun hen horn join June keen kin kiln kin lain lane lawn learn line loan lone main man mane

men mean mine moan moon mourn nine noon nun on own pan pane pain pawn pen phone pin pine plain plan plane prawn preen prune pun queen

rain run sane scan scene scone scorn screen seen sheen shin shine shone shorn shrine shun sin skin son soon span spawn spin spine spoon sprain stone

stain strain sun stun swan sworn tan teen ten than then thin thorn throne tin ton tone torn town train tune turn twin twine urn vain van

vein vine wane warn wean when whine win wine won wren yarn yawn yearn zone *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter ***Indicates a missing letter for a sound

Consonant Sound /n/ spelled “nn” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable canned inn pinned 2-syllable ann ex ann ounce ann oy bann er bonn et bunn y cann on chann el conn ect cunn ing dinn er flann el

funn el funn y inn er inn ing kenn el mann er mann ers nann y penn y runn er runn y sinn er sonn et spann er stunn ing sunn y tenn is tunn el winn er

3-syllable ann u al cann i b al cinn a mon conn ec tion inn o cence inn o cent an tenn a be ginn er be ginn ing sa vann ah* tyr ann y *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /n/ spelled “ne” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable borne done gone none one*** ***Indicates a missing letter for a sound

2-syllable chlor ine co caine en gine fa mine ma chine mar ine mi graine ra vine rou tine sar dine u rine

3-syllable a ny one*** di sci pline ex a mine fe mi nine ga so line her o ine i ma gine mar gar ine ma scu line me di cine nec tar ine ni co tine sub mar ine tram po line

Consonant Sound /n/ spelled “kn” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable knack knave knead knee kneel knew

knife knight knit knob knock knot know

2-syllable knee cap knock er know ledge knuck le

Consonant Sound /n/ spelled “gn” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable gnat gnaw gnome reign sign

2-syllable ass ign de sign for eign re sign

3-syllable ass ign ment

Consonant Sound /ng/ spelled “ng” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bang bring cling clung dung fang fling flung gang gong hang hung king length long lung ping prong ring rung sang sing slang sling song spring sting strength string strong stung sung swing swung

tang thing throng tongs wing wring wrong wrung young 2-syllable gang ster gang way hang ar hang er king dom leng thy ring er sing er tang y young ster a long a mong an gling bedd ing be ing be long boi ling bow ling box ing buil ding* call ing cei ling char ming

chew ing clear ing clo thing cunn ing draw ing duck ling dur ing dwell ing earr ing eve ning fai ling fill ing gam bling go sling gripp ing grue ling hea ding hear ing herr ing i cing inn ing kidd ing lan ding legg ings light ning li ning li ving mea ning mee ting miss ing mor ning no thing o blong off spring ou ting pain ting

pier cing play ing plumb ing pro long pudd ing rai ling sa pling sa vings say ing seed ling sett ing sha ding ski ing some thing star ling stock ing stri king stunn ing ti dings tri fling trimm ing try ing wa shing wea kling wedd ing wha ling will ing wre stling *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /ng/ spelled “n” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bank blank blink brink chink chunk dank drank drink drunk flank frank hunk ink jinx junk link monk oink pink plank prank rank rink sank shrink sink skunk spank stink stunk sunk

tank think trunk wink yank zinc 2-syllable an chor an ger an gle an gler an gling an gry an kle ban quet bin go blan ket bun ker con quer* con quest dan gle don key fin ger func tion fun gus hun gry jan gle jin gle jun gle junc tion lan guage*

lin ger lin guist* man gle man go min gle mon grel mon key pen guin* plank ton punc ture sanc tion shin gle sin gle sprin kle stran gle tan gle tan ker tin gle tin kle tran quil trin ket un cle wan gle wrin kle chip munk di stinct ex tinct in stinct

3-syllable bun ga low kan gar oo punc tu al sin gu lar de lin quent di stin guish* fla min go rec tan gle tri an gle 4-syllable punc tu a tion *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “sh” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable sh--- shack shade shaft shag shake shame shape share shark sharp shave shawl she sheaf shear shears sheath shed sheen sheer sheet shelf shell shield shift shin shine ship shirk shirt shoal shock

shoe* shone shook shoot shop shore shorn short shot should shout show shove shred shrew shrewd shriek shrill shrimp shrink shrine shrub shrug shun shut shy ---sh ash bash blush brush bush cash clash

crash crush dash dish fish flash flesh flush fresh gash gosh gush harsh hush lash lush marsh mash mesh push rash rush sash slash smash splash squash swish thrash thrush trash wash wish

2-syllable bash ful shabb y sha ding sha dow sha dy shagg y sha ky shall ow sham poo sham rock shar pen shatt er shel ter shep herd** sher iff sherr y shimm er shin gle ship wreck shi ver shodd y shoe lace* shor tage short cut shor ten shoul der sho vel show er shri vel shudd er shuff le shutt er shutt le

a shamed a shore bi shop bu shy ca shier cu shion** fa shion** mu shroom sea shell sea shore sun shine sweat shirt thre shold u sher wa sher work shop wor ship

am bush ba nish cher ish chil dish eye lash* fi nish foo lish fur nish gar nish gold fish Jew ish nour ish par ish per ish po lish Po lish pu blish pu nish ra dish re fresh

re lish rubb ish sel fish slugg ish snobb ish star fish sty lish va nish var nish

3-syllable a bo lish acc om plish batt le ship de mo lish di mi nish e sta blish gibb er ish jell y fish *Indicates an uncommon spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “ti” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable ac tion auc tion cap tion cau tion cau tious Chris tian fic tion func tion lo tion mar tial men tion mo tion na tion op tion par tial pa tience pa tient por tion ques tion ra tio ra tion sanc tion sec tion sta tion suc tion

3-syllable ab duc tion a bor tion a dop tion aff ec tion att en tion car na tion coll ec tion com bus tion con di tion con ges tion conn ec tion cre a tion Dal ma tian dir ec tion e di tion e jec tion e lec tion e mo tion e rec tion e rup tion ess en tial e vic tion ex cep tion fic ti tious foun da tion im pa tient in fec tion in fec tious in fla tion in jec tion i ni tial

in scrip tion in spec tion in struc tion in ten tion in ven tion lo ca tion na tio nal ne go tiate op tio nal par ti tion pe ti tion poll u tion po si tion pre cau tion pro ba tion pro por tion pro tec tion quo ta tion re ac tion re cep tion re duc tion re la tion ra tio nal sal va tion sen sa tion so lu tion star va tion temp ta tion torr en tial tra di tion va ca tion vi bra tion

4-syllable a dor a tion a ni ma tion a vi a tion ce le bra tion co a li tion com bi na tion con sti tu tion con ver sa tion de cor a tion de fi ni tion dic tio nar y e du ca tion e vo lu tion ex hi bi tion ex pe di tion he si ta tion in di ca tion in for ma tion in sti tu tion

in tro duc tion in tu i tion na vi ga tion occ u pa tion o per a tion pop u la tion pu bli ca tion punc tu a tion re cep tio nist re cre a tion ra di a tion re gu la tion re pe ti tion re pu ta tion re so lu tion re ve la tion re vo lu tion si tu a tion sta tio nar y sta tio ner y

5-syllable abb re vi a tion ci vi li za tion

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “ci” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable an cient cru cial fa cial gla cier gra cious pre cious ra cial so cial spa cious spe cial spe cies vi cious

3-syllable de fi cient de li cious fer o cious ma gi cian mu si cian off i cial op ti cian su spi cion

4-syllable be ne fi cial e lec tri cian e spe ciall y

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “si” or “ssi” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable -si- man sion pen sion ten sion -ssi- mi ssion pa ssion se ssion

3-syllable -si- di men sion ex pan sion -ssi- ad mi ssion di scu ssion de pre ssion ex pre ssion im pre ssion per mi ssion poss e ssion pro ce ssion pro fe ssion

4-syllable -ssi- mi ssio nar y

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “ch” or “che” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable -ch- chef -che- quiche*

2-syllable -ch- bro chure cha let* cha teau* chau ffeur*/* cro chet* ma chine -che- mou stache*

3-syllable -ch- chi val ry par a chute 4-syllable -ch- ma chi ner y *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /sh/ spelled “s” or “ss” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable -s- sure

2-syllable -s- en sure in sure su gar -ss- ass ure iss ue press ure tiss ue

3-syllable -s- in sur ance su gar y

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “c” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

Note: Generally, the letter “c” represents the /s/ sound only in front of the letters “e,” “i” or “y.” The list below is subdivided into “ce,” “ci” and “cy” combinations. 1-syllable -ce- ace brace cell cent cease dice face grace ice lace lice mice nice pace place price race rice slice space spice trace truce vice

2-syllable (1st syllable) -ce- brace let ce dar cei ling cell ar ce ment cen sor cen sus cen ter cen tral cer tain grace ful ice berg price less -ci- ci der ci gar cin der ci pher cir cle cir cuit cir cus ci stern ci trus ci ty ci vil

-cy- cy cle cy clist cy clone 2-syllable (2nd syllable) -ce- ac cent ac cept ac cess ad vice can cel can cer con ceal con ceive con cept con cern con cert de ceased de ceive de cent de duce dis grace em brace gro cer in cense li cense par cel prin cess pro ceed pro cess pro duce

re cede re cent re ceive re ceipt re duce re place re trace sau cer se duce shoe lace* sin cere suc ceed suc cess ul cer -ci- a cid con cise coun cil de cide do cile i cing in cite pier cing pla cid pen cil pre cise ra cism ra cist re cite sten cil

-cy- chan cy fan cy i cy mer cy 3-syllable (1st syllable) -ce- ce le brate ce ler y cell u lar Cel si us cen ti grade cen tur y cer a mic cer e al -ci- ci gar ette ci ne ma cinn a mon cir cu lar cir cu late cir cum stance ci ti zen ci vi lize -cy- cy lin der 3-syllable (2nd syllable) -ce- an ce stor con cei ted con cen trate De cem ber

gro cer ies in cen tive per cen tage por ce lain pro ce dure pro ce ssion re cei ver re cep tion sin cere ly sor cer er -ci- ac ci dent a ci dic cru ci fy de ci bel de ci mal de ci sion de ci sive i ci cle in ci dent in ci sion pa ci fist pa ci fy pre ci pice prin ci pal prin ci ple re ci pe re ci tal spe ci fic spe ci men spe ci fy -cy bi cy cle re cy cle tri cy cle

3-syllable (3rd syllable) -ce- ad ja cent in de cent inn o cence inn o cent in ter cept in tro duce off i cer -ci- co in cide cri ti cism cri ti cize me di cine pe sti cide sa cri fice su i cide -cy- fre quen cy lu na cy phar ma cy ten den cy 4&5 syllable (1st syllable) -ce- ce le bra tion ce me ter y cen ti me ter cer e mo ny -ci- cir cum fer ence ci vi li an

ci vi li za tion (2nd syllable) -ce- ac ce ler ate ac ce ler a tor ac cess or y ne cess ar y ne cess i ty re cep tio nist -ci- so ci e ty (3rd syllable) -ce- rhi no cer os* -ci- ca pa ci ty co in ci dence par ti ci pate pu bli ci ty se mi cir cle (4th syllable) -cy- de mo cra cy di plo ma cy e mer gen cy li ter a cy *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “ce” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bounce chance choice dance farce fence fierce force glance hence juice lance mince niece once*** ounce peace piece pierce pounce prince sauce scarce since source voice *Indicates an uncommon spelling ***Indicates a missing letter for a sound

2-syllable ab sence ad vance ann ounce ba lance brill iance* comm ence comm erce con science* con vince de nounce di stance di vorce en trance ess ence fi nance fur nace in stance ju stice lett uce me nace neck lace no tice no vice nui sance off ice pa tience po lice prac tice pre face pre sence pro nounce pro vince pa lace

re joice re source ro mance sci ence sen tence se quence ser vice sur face terr ace 3-syllable acc om plice ac quain tance all ow ance app ear ance con fi dence cow ar dice diff er ence e vi dence in flu ence in ju stice inn o cence in sur ance pre ci pice pre ju dice re fer ence re in force re si dence vi o lence 4-syllable ex pe ri ence

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “ss” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable bass bless bliss boss brass chess class cress cross dress fuss glass gloss grass gross guess hiss kiss lass less loss mass mess miss moss pass press stress toss

2-syllable ass ault ass ert ass ess ass ign ass ist ass ume ass ent bloss om boss y cass ette* cass ock class ic diss ect dress er ess ay ess ence foss il fuss y glass es gloss y goss ip hass le less on mass age* mass ive miss ile miss ing less en lass o mess age mess y muss el pass age pass port

pass word poss ess vess el a byss ab scess ac cess a cross ac tress add ress a mass can vass car cass care less car ess com pass com press con fess con gress coun tess damp ness dark ness de pressed di scuss di smiss di stress du chess end less ex cess ex press fear less fit ness for tress godd ess har ass harm less

har ness heir ess** hel pless home less hope less im press mad ness matt ress mi stress price less prin cess pro cess pro gress reck less re stless ruth less sense less sick ness spot less suc cess ti gress tre spass un dress un less use less wai tress weak ness wit ness worth less

3-syllable ass ass in ass em ble ass em bly ass ign ment ass i stant ess en tial gloss ar y mass a cre* mess en ger pass en ger pess i mist poss i ble poss i bly puss y cat co loss al em bass y pro fess or em barr ass li o ness na sti ness sill i ness stew ar dess wil der ness

4-syllable ac cess or y ne cess ar y ne cess i ty *Indicates an unusual spelling **Indicates an extraneous letter

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “sc” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable scene scent

2-syllable sci ence sciss ors ab scess a scend a scent cre scent de scend de scent mu scle ob scene

3-syllable sce ner y sci en tist di sci ple di sci pline fa sci nate 4-syllable a do le scent

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “st” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database) 2-syllable bri stle bu stle ca stle chri sten Chri stmas fa sten gli sten

gri stle ha sten hu stle jo stle li sten ne stle re stless ru stle thi stle whi stle wre stle wre stler wre stling

3-syllable a po stle mi stle toe

Consonant Sound /s/ spelled “se” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable blouse cease coarse corpse course crease curse dense else false geese glimpse goose grease hearse hoarse horse house lapse lease loose louse moose mouse noose

nurse pulse rinse sense sparse spouse tense purse verse worse 2-syllable sense less ad verse coll apse con dense con verse de crease di verse e clipse ex panse imm ense imm erse im pulse in cense

in crease in tense li cense non sense por poise* pre mise pre tense pro mise pur chase pur pose re hearse re lease re morse re sponse re verse su spense tor toise* 3-syllable u ni verse *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “se” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable browse bruise cause cheese choose clause cruise ease lose noise pause please praise raise rouse tease whose

2-syllable cause way app lause ar ouse be cause di sease

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “s” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable arms as blues calves* close clothes* cries does* fuse goods halves* has his hooves hose is jeans leaves lens lies lives loaves news nose odds phase phrase pies pose prism reins rise rose selves

shears shoes* spies stairs theirs these those ties tongs tries use used was wise 2-syllable hus band wis dom ab sorb a buse acc use ad vise al ways a muse a rise a rose ba bies bap tism ba sil bell ows bill iards* bo som bow els bu sy*

check ers chi sel com pose con fuse co smic co smos cou sin dai sy de fuse den tures de sert de sign de sire de spise die sel di sease dis guise di smal di spose drow sy earr ings ea sel ea sy en close ex cuse ex pose flim sy gall ows glass es gogg les im pose in doors jer sey la ser legg ings mann ers

mea sles me nus mi ser mu sic na sal noi sy no sy opp ose pan sy pea sant phy sics plea sant poi son pre sence pre sent pre serve pre sume pri son quea sy ra bies rai sin ra pids rea son re fuse re gards re sent re serve re sign re sin re sist re solve re sort re sult re sume ro sy sar casm sa vings sciss ors sea son ser ies

side ways some times spe cies sun rise supp ose sur prise ti dings ton sils tou rism trea son u ser vi sit wa ders wa ges wea sel 3-syllable co sme tic di sa ster he si tant he si tate mi ser ly mi ser y mo sa ic mu se um mu si cal mu si cian nau se a phy si cal po si tion po si tive pre si dent re sem ble re ser voir* re si dence re si dent re so lute tran si stor

ad ver tise af ter wards com po ser cri ti cism de po sit do mi noes ex er cise gro cer ies im pro vise o ver alls pa ja mas re pre sent spec ta cles su per vise te le vise un ea sy up ri sing 4-syllable he si ta tion mi ser a ble rea so na ble re so lu tion ad ver tise ment di spo sa ble in vi si ble bi no cu lars *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “ss” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable (None in database)

2-syllable dess ert diss olve poss ess sciss ors

3-syllable poss e ssion ress ur ect

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “z” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable blaze craze daze doze gaze glaze graze haze maze prize quartz quiz raze size waltz whiz zap zeal zest zinc zip zone zoo zoom

2-syllable pizz a* za ny zea lous ze bra zer o zig zag zipp er zom bie a maze bap tize ba zaar* bi zarre* bla zer cap size co zy cra zy do zen free zer fren zy fro zen ga zelle* ha zard ha zel ha zy la zy li zard o zone ra zor tra peze wi zard

3-syllable zo di ac a ma zing ci vi lized cri ti cize fer ti lize me mor ize or ga nize re a lize re cog nize 4-syllable hor i zon tal zo o lo gy 5-syllable ci vi li za tion *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “zz” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable buzz fizz fuzz jazz

2-syllable blizz ard buzz ard dazz le dizz y drizz le fuzz y guzz le muzz le puzz le sizz le

Consonant Sound /z/ spelled “ze” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable breeze bronze freeze gauze ooze seize snooze sneeze squeeze wheeze

2-syllable (None in database)

3-syllable a na lyze par a lyze

Consonant Sound /t/ spelled “te” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable haste paste route suite* taste waste

2-syllable cli mate fri gate gra nite mi nute pa late pi rate pri vate tooth paste

3-syllable al ter nate acc u rate cho co late de fi nite de li cate de sper ate fa vor ite for tu nate in fi nite in ti mate in tri cate li ter ate me ga byte mo der ate opp o site se par ate

4-syllable in de fi nite *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /v/ spelled “v” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

In this list only one-syllable words are listed with the list organized by beginning v, then ending v. Note that words like save are taught as having the split vowel spelling a-e for the vowel sound and so only the letter v represents the /v/ sound. v--- vague* vain valve vale van vase vast vat vault veal veer veil vein vent verb verge verse vet vex vice vie view*

vile vine vise vogue* voice vole volt vote vow ---v brave cave chive cove crave dive drive drove eve five gave grave

grove hive knave live lives pave rave save shave slave stove strive strove wove thrive wave rare /v/ spellings calves* halves* of* *Indicates an uncommon spelling

Consonant Sound /v/ spelled “ve” Copyright © 2011 OnTrack Reading

1-syllable carve curve dove give glove grieve groove have heave hooves leave leaves live loaves love mauve move nerve prove selves serve shove sieve* sleeve solve starve swerve valve weave

2-syllable love ly move ment a bove a chieve ac tive app rove be lieve cap tive con ceive con serve de ceive de serve diss olve e volve for give im prove in volve mass ive mo tive na tive ob serve o live pre serve re ceive re lieve re move re prieve re serve re solve re trieve re volve

3-syllable a chieve ment a bra sive ad he sive ad jec tive cre a tive de ci sive de fec tive de tec tive di sapp rove eff ec tive e va sive ex pen sive ex plo sive ex ten sive in cen tive ne ga tive ob jec tive po si tive re la tive re pul sive sen si tive 4-syllable lo co mo tive *Indicates an uncommon spelling