Words Their WaySyllables & Affixes Spellers

Word Sort Notebook

Instructions:Choose a Notebook Cover PageYou’ll find both full-page and half-page notebook covers. Students will color their cover, cut it out on the dotted line and glue onto the front of their notebook.

Create Some StorageSince your students will be completing each sort several times, they’ll need somewhere to keep their cards until they are ready to glue them into their notebooks. I always like to glue or tape a small envelope onto the inside of the front cover and use it as a pocket. To make it even easier for your kiddos to keep track of their cards, use a snack-sized baggie to hold the cards and place the baggie into the envelope.

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chief wrap smell whine

fruit twig sharp theme

brief when thank brave

scout plot front scale

stain clog climb phone

groan quit trust quote

VVC VC VCC VCe

Sort #1Vowel Patterns in One-Syllable Words

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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get getting ask asking

swim swimming yell yelling

run running rest resting

sit sitting stand standing

shut shutting pass passing

pick picking jump jumping

VC Double VCC Nothing

Sort #2Adding –ing To Words With VC and VCC Patterns

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCe e-drop VVC Nothing

Sort #3Adding –ing To Words With VCe and VVC Patterns

use using eat eating

close closing moan moaning

write writing dream dreaming

wave waving look looking

trade trading clean cleaning

skate skating mail mailing

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Double e-drop Nothing Oddball

Sort #4Review of Double, e-drop and Nothing

setting hiking reading snowing

cutting moving adding fixing

stopping living spelling going

begging coming floating snowing

grinning having feeling working

jogging taking talking pushing

humming

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Double e-drop Nothing Oddball

Sort #5Adding –ed To Words

hopped hoped joined started

planned saved waited mixed

grabbed closed seemed chewed

nodded scored shouted helped

stepped lived passed stirred

dropped named wanted acted

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Present Past

Sort #6Unusual Past Tense Words

sleep sweep slept swept

keep drive kept drove

slide bleed slid bled

shine know shone knew

freeze throw froze threw

draw say drew saidSyllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Add -es Add -s Oddball

Sort #7Plural Endings: Adding -es

benches branches foxes horses clothes

speeches watches mixes voices peaches

scratches brushes guesses changes sketches

churches splashes classes places ditches

ashes crashes leashes

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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fe > vesVowel Change

NoChanges

Sort #8Unusual Plurals

wife wives foot feet sheep

leaf leaves woman women deer

loaf loaves mouse mice knife

life lives tooth teeth knives

wolf wolves goose geese

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Base Word

+s+es +ed +ing

Sort #9y + Inflected Endings

play plays played playing

stay stays stayed staying

spray sprays sprayed spraying

fry fries fried frying

cry cries cried crying

spy spies spied spying

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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bookmark lightweight downstairs

bookworm daylight downtown

cookbook flashlight downpour

scrapbook sunlight countdown

headfirst headlight headphones

headstrong snowstorm snowplow

snowflakeSort

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poun

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something themselves

sometime yourself

somewhere herself

somehow myself

someone itself

everyone anything

beside nothing

sideways checkout

outside throughout

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCV VCCV Oddball

Sort #12Syllable Juncture in VCV and VCCV Patterns

super over supper rabbit

diner ruler dinner kitten

tiger crazy happy hello

later open pretty letter

paper tiny penny lesson

even busy puppy summer

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCVVCCV

DoubletVCCV

Different Oddball

Sort #13More Syllable Juncture in VCV & VCCV Patterns

silent happen number chapter

female better winter member

fever follow problem blanket

moment funny after window

water yellow finger sister

only pattern bottom pillow

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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V/CV(long)

V/CV(short)

VVCV(long)

Sort #14Syllable Juncture in VCV and VVCV Patterns

human never reason seven

pilot river present meeting

frozen visit second peanut

student wagon minute leader

humor planet music sneaker

lazy lemon finish easy

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCC / CV VC / CCV V / V

Sort #15More Syllable Juncture in VCCCV & VV Patterns

athlete pilgrim inspect create lion

kingdom complete children poet diet

pumpkin monster mushroom riot poem

halfway kitchen hundred duet giant

English control cruel trial

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCV VCCV VVCV

Sort #16Open & Closed Syllables & Inflected Endings

hoping hopping cleaned hunted

quoted plotting telling leaking

faded wrapped letting greeted

racing nodded skipped shouting

skated painted joking floated

saving painting winning needed

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #17Long –a Patterns in Accented Syllables

rainbow bracelet awake escape

painter pavement contain amaze

raisin basement complain today

crayon payment decay explain

mayor chocolate mistake remain

maybe again parade obey

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #18Long –i Patterns in Accented Syllables

frighten sidewalk beside combine

ninety highway delight arrive

higher brightly surprise provide

driveway machine decide invite

slightly forgive advice describe

lightning favorite survive polite

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #19Long –o Patterns in Accented Syllables

toaster poster below approach

hostess soapy explode awoke

lonely bowling suppose erode

owner soldier compose loafer

lower postage decode Europe

lonesome coaster remote alone

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #20Long –u Patterns in Accented Syllables

rooster noodle include pollute

Tuesday scooter refuse reduce

useful beauty amuse balloon

jewel cougar confuse cartoon

doodle fewer cocoon raccoon

toothache chewy excuse shampoo

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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1st Short 1st Long 2nd Long

Sort #21Long –e Patterns in Accented Syllables

feather needle people succeed

leather season thirteen increase

heavy reader repeat compete

pleasant feature healthy defeat

sweater freedom eastern indeed

steady meaning fifteen extreme

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #22Ambiguous Vowels in Accented Syllables

voyage drowsy country destroy about

moisture counter trouble appoint allow

loyal thousand double avoid amount

poison coward southern annoy around

noisy powder county employ

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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au aw al Oddball

Sort #23More Ambiguous Vowels in Accented Syllables

saucer sausage awful also

author auction awkward always

August haunted lawyer almost

autumn laughed awesome although

laundry all right gnawed already

caution faucet gawking flawless

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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1st

ar1st

Long -a2nd

Long -a Oddball

Sort #24R-influenced a in Accented Syllables

garden barber airplane compare

market toward parents aware

carpet pardon haircut despair

harvest fairy dairy repair

marble partner carry declare

hardly barely careful beware

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #25R-influenced o in Accented Syllables

morning northern before adore

shorter border record inform

order corncob perform forty

forest chorus ashore ignore

corner florist report sorry

normal stormy explore reward

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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war wor wa

Sort #26Words With The w or /w/ Sound Before The Vowel

warmth dwarf worker watch

wardrobe backward worse waffle

warning swarm world wander

warden quarrel worry squat

warrior worthwhile worthy squash

quarter squad worship squabble

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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er ir ur Oddball

Sort #27Schwa+r Spelled er, ir and ur in 1st Syllable

nervous thirty sturdy during

person firmly purpose Thursday

perfect dirty further service

certain birthday hurry furnish

mermaid thirsty purple spirit

perhaps birdbath turtle every

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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er =/ur/

ear =/ur/

ear / ere/ eer

Sort #28Schwa+r and r-influenced e in Accented Syllables

mercy early nearby severe

sermon earthquake teardrop sincere

serpent learner spearmint adhere

hermit pearly yearbook merely

thermos rehearse appear career

kernel yearn dreary cheerful

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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VCleVCCle

Doublet VCCle

Sort #29Unaccented Final Syllable (le)

title rifle little simple

cradle bridle middle paddle

able bugle settle giggle

sample jungle handle candle

apple tremble single muscle

table cable bottle battle

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cattle model until

saddle level April

couple angel fossil

angle novel evil

fragile cancel pencil

special vowel travel

final total metal

signal local journal

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-er -or -ar

Sort #31Unaccented Final Syllable (er, ar, or)

other under color motor collar

mother father doctor rumor dollar

weather flower favor tractor solar

cover spider flavor harbor sugar

silver rather mirror grammar

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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People WhoDo Things

Words UsedTo Compare

Sort #32Agents and Comparatives

dancer actor beggar bigger

dreamer writer sailor sooner

driver shopper traitor longer

farmer swimmer tutor smaller

younger older smoother brighter

jogger voter burglar fresher

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catcher picture pasture

rancher nature posture

teacher capture torture

pitcher future culture

creature mixture injure

measure figure pressure

failure pleasure senior

leisure danger treasure

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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broken dragon mountain

eleven cotton captain

hidden gallon bargain

heaven ribbon fountain

chosen prison curtain

stolen bacon mitten

cousin cabin napkin

penguin muffin mission

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-et -it -ate Oddball

Sort #35Unaccented Final Syllables (et, it, ate)

jacket comet edit orbit climate

secret rocket unit summit private

target closet credit bandit pirate

racket magnet limit merit senate

quiet ballet habit buffet

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-ey -ie -y = e -y = i

Sort #36Final –y, -ey and -ie

money cookie very July

monkey movie candy deny

journey brownie dizzy reply

valley goalie twenty volley

turkey eerie cherry story

donkey pinkie body berry

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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+ing +ed +s

Sort #37Y + Inflected Endings

obeying obeyed obeys hurrying

enjoying enjoyed enjoys hurried

decaying decayed decays hurries

replying replied replies carrying

studying studied studies carried

copying copied copies carries

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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a- de- be- Oddball

Sort #38Unaccented Initial Syllables (a-, de-, be-)

away afraid debate because

another aloud degree believe

awhile agreed depend between

along divide desire beneath

among desire develop beyond

against upon defend begun

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Softc

Softg

Hardc

Hardg

Sort #39Initial Hard and Soft G & C

cement gentle correct gather

circle gymnast common gossip

central giraffe contest golden

cyclist genius college garage

cider general custom gutter

cereal gingerbread collect century

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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ce =/s/

ss =/s/

-ge =/j/

age =/ij/

Sort #40S and Soft C and G in The Final Syllable

notice recess budget bandage

police princess midget garbage

sentence actress gadget manage

distance address surgeon luggage

office compass practice package

science courage message village

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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gu- -gue -g Oddball

Sort #41More Words With g

guess tongue ladybug gauge

guard vague zigzag language

guitar league shrug argue

guide fatigue iceberg dialog

guilty plague strong catalog

guest intrigue

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shock chicken magic

quick pocket attic

hammock nickel traffic

attack pickle topic

ticket buckle picnic

relax frantic fabric

index plastic perplex

stomach complex metric

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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1st Syllable 2nd Syllable qu = /k/

Sort #43Spellings With qu

question quiver equal banquet antique

quality quizzes frequent inquire racquet

squirrel queasy tranquil liquid mosquito

squirm squeaky request require conquer

quaint technique sequel sequence

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castle design wrinkle

whistle resign wreckage

fasten assign answer

listen through wrestle

often brought bought

knuckle honest knowledge

honor soften rhyme

thought rhythm though

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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ph- -ph- gh = /f/ silent gh

Sort #45gh and ph

phrase alphabet enough daughter

physics dolphin cough naughty

phantom elephant tough taught

phone nephew rough caught

paragraph orphan laughter fought

triumph trophy

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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re- un- Oddball

Sort #46Prefixes (re-, un-)

rebuild retrace unable unsteady

recopy retake unkind unusual

recycle retell unfair unbeaten

refill review uneven unselfish

reuse remodel unequal uncertain

rewrite uncle unhappy reptile

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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dis- mis- pre- Oddball

Sort #47Prefixes (dis-, mis-, pre-)

disagree disloyal misspell preschool pretest

dislike disappear mistreat prefix precaution

disable discomfort mismatch premature misjudge

disobey precious misplace preteen preheat

discover dishonest misbehave preview

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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ex- non- in- fore-

Sort #48Prefixes (ex-, non-, in-, fore-)

exit nonsense incomplete forecast

extend nonfiction incorrect forearm

extra nonstop indecent forehead

express nonfat income foresee

exclude expand indoor foreshadow

exclaim insight indent foremost

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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uni- bi- tri- other

Sort #49Prefixes (uni-, bi-, tri-, other numbers)

unicycle bicycle tricycle quadrangle

united biweekly trilogy pentagon

unicorn bisect triangle octagon

unique bilingual triple octopus

union universe triplet October

unison uniform tripod trio

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-y -ly -ily

Sort #50Suffixes (-y, -ly, -ily)

sunny stormy slowly loudly happily

rainy chilly quickly daily easily

foggy cloudy clearly roughly angrily

snowy windy dimly smoothly lazily

misty breezy quietly noisily

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-er -est -ier -iest

Sort #51Comparatives (-er, -est)

braver bravest happier happiest

calmer calmest easier easiest

closer closest prettier prettiest

stronger strongest crazier craziest

cooler coolest dirtier dirtiest

hotter hottest weaker weakest

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-ness -ful -less combination

Sort #52Suffixes (-ness, -ful, -less)

darkness graceful homeless carelessness

goodness colorful hopeless thankfulness

weakness faithful worthless helplessness

illness thoughtful restless peacefulness

kindness painful penniless dreadful

happiness fearful harmless plentiful

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort #53Homophones

berry bury vary very

cellar seller hire higher

weather whether desert dessert

allowed aloud metal medal

flour flower chews choose

bored board merry marry

they’re there their

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Noun Verb

Sort #54Homographs

present subject present subject

desert reject desert reject

record produce record produce

permit conduct permit conduct

rebel export rebel export

object contract object contract

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thief seize receive

niece weird ceiling

priest either deceive

grief neither conceit

shield mischief receipt

relieve belief yield

neighbor eighteen weigh

sleigh freight reign

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line and glue it to the side of your notebook

page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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2Syllables

3Syllables

4Syllables

Sort #56Geography Syllable Sort

ocean continent equator geography

island hemisphere Pacific environment

Europe Atlantic Africa America

climate Australia Antarctic population

Arctic tropical peninsula information

Asia Indian temperature

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(2018)Newly Updated

chief wrap smell whine

fruit twig sharp theme

brief when thank brave

scout plot front scale

stain clog climb phone

groan quit trust quote

CVVC CVC CVCC CVCe

Sort #1Vowel Patterns in One-Syllable Words

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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get getting rest resting

swim swimming yell yelling

run running jump jumping

sit sitting stand standing

shut shutting pass passing

pick picking

CVC Double CVCC Nothing

Sort #2Adding –ing To Words With CVC and CVCC Patterns

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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CVCe e-drop CVVC Nothing

Sort #3Adding –ing To Words With CVCe and CVVC Patterns

write writing dream dreaming

close closing moan moaning

use using eat eating

wave waving look looking

trade trading clean cleaning

skate skating mail mailing

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Double e-drop Nothing Oddball

Sort #4Review of Double, e-drop and Nothing

setting hiking reading snowing

cutting moving growling fixing

stopping living spelling going

begging coming floating humming

grinning having cheering working

jogging sharing talking pushing

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Double e-drop Nothing Oddball

Sort #5Adding –ed To Words

hopped hoped joined started

planned saved waited mixed

grabbed closed seemed chewed

nodded scored shouted helped

stepped lived passed stirred

dropped named wanted acted

Syllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Present Past

Sort #6Irregular Verbs

sleep sweep slept swept

keep drive kept drove

slide bleed slid bled

shine know shone knew

freeze throw froze threw

draw say drew saidSyllables & Affixes

Directions: Cut out the heading on the dotted line andglue it to the top of your notebook page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Add -es Add -s Oddball

Sort #7Plural Endings: Adding -es

benches branches foxes chairs clothes

speeches watches mixes books peaches

kisses brushes guesses taxes leashes

churches splashes classes places ditches

ashes crashes changes lunches

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f to v+esVowel Change

NoChanges

Sort #8Unusual Plurals

wife wives foot feet sheep

leaf leaves woman women deer

loaf loaves mouse mice knife

life lives tooth teeth knives

wolf wolves goose geese

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Base Word

+s+es +ed +ing

Sort #9y + Inflected Endings

play plays played playing

stay stays stayed staying

spray sprays sprayed spraying

fry fries fried frying

cry cries cried crying

spy spies spied spying

Syllables & Affixes

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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bookmark lightweight downstairs

notebook daylight downtown

cookbook flashlight downpour

scrapbook sunlight countdown

headfirst headlight headphones

headstrong snowstorm snowplow

snowflakeSort

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Com

poun

d W

ord

s

Syllables & Affixes

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background earring

homesick homestretch

hallway backyard

stairway earplug

wayside lifeguard

lifelong homemade

backbone backtrack

lifelike hometown

doorway backfire

eardrum

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

Syllables & Affixes

Eara

che

Life

boat

Dri

vew

ay

Hom

ew

ork

Back

pack

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More

Com

poun

d W

ord

s

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something themselves

sometime yourself

somewhere herself

somehow myself

someone itself

everyone anything

beside nothing

sideways checkout

outside throughout

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Insi

de

Wit

hout

Any

one

Every

thin

gHim

self

Som

ebody

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Abst

ract

Com

poun

d W

ord

s

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VCV VCCV Oddball

Sort #13Syllable Juncture in VCV and VCCV Patterns

super over supper rabbit

diner unit dinner kitten

tiger crazy happy hello

later open pretty letter

paper tiny penny lesson

zero busy puppy summer

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VCVVCCV

DoubletVCCV

Different Oddball

Sort #14More Syllable Juncture in VCV & VCCV Patterns

silent happen number chapter

female better winter member

duty follow problem blanket

moment funny after window

never yellow finger sister

only pattern bottom pillow

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V/CV(long)

V/CV(short)

VVCV(long)

Sort #15Syllable Juncture in VCV and VVCV Patterns

human seven reason eager

pilot river present meeting

limit visit second peanut

student wagon minute leader

humor planet music sneaker

lazy lemon finish easy

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VCC / CV VC / CCV V / V

Sort #16More Syllable Juncture in VCCCV & VV Patterns

athlete pilgrim inspect create lion

kingdom complete children poet diet

pumpkin monster mushroom riot poem

halfway kitchen hundred duet giant

English control cruel trial

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VCV VCCV VVCV

Sort #17Open & Closed Syllables & Inflected Endings

hoping hopping leaking quoted

plotting greeted racing dusted

shouting skated skipped floated

joking pasted needed panting

winning hunted telling chatted

wrapping

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #18Long –a Patterns in Accented Syllables

baby painter awake waiter

obey raisin complain decay

crayon mistake fable parade

flavor maybe basic escape

bracelet amaze again today

grateful explain payment remain

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #19Long –i Patterns in Accented Syllables

frighten surprise divide decide

advice machine survive crisis

combine minus city slightly

ninety invite Friday describe

lightning polite rival tonight

brightly delight idol highway

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #20Long –o Patterns in Accented Syllables

toaster Europe below coaster

alone pony explode sofa

suppose lonely compose owner

decode lower remote lonesome

approach loafer awoke frozen

soapy bowling erode robot

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1st 2nd

Sort #21Long –u Patterns in Accented Syllables

rooster Tuesday include reduce

balloon useful cartoon doodle

fewer jewel ruler raccoon

toothache music noodle beauty

shampoo student chewy scooter

confuse cocoon tulip amuse

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1st Short 1st Long 2nd Long

Sort #22Long –e Patterns in Accented Syllables

feather needle season succeed

even leather compete repeat

defeat fever heavy freedom

pleasant meaning meter extreme

fifteen sweater eastern steady

healthy people supreme thirteen

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #23Review of Long-Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables

lazy soda contain moody

closely waitress debate visor

slowly lighter foolish freezer

speaker safety zebra ruby

invade eagle stampede bony

expose delay salute provide

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1st 2nd

Sort #24oy/oi and ou/ow in Accented Syllables

voyage drowsy country noisy about

destroy coward amount thousand avoid

poison trouble tower annoy employ

shower double loyal county around

powder appoint counter southern

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au aw al Oddball

Sort #25au, aw and al in Accented Syllables

saucer sausage awful also

author auction awkward always

August haunted lawyer walnut

autumn laughed awesome although

laundry allow flawless alter

caution faucet gawking salty

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ar air are arr

Sort #26R-influenced a in Accented Syllables

garden airplane careful carry

market aware carpet narrow

parents tardy haircut harvest

unfair prepare carrot fairy

hardly marry partner beware

pardon barber barely dairy

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1st 2nd Oddball

Sort #27R-influenced o in Accented Syllables

morning order before record

shorter perform forest sorry

fourteen horrid corner ashore

forty report northern explore

border stormy orbit chorus

ignore adore florist inform

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war wor wa

Sort #28Words With The w or /w/ Sound Before The Vowel

warmth dwarf worker watch

wardrobe backward worse swallow

warning swarm world wander

warden quarrel worry water

warrior toward worthy squash

quarter squad worship wallet

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er ir ur Oddball

Sort #29er, ir, and ur in Accented Syllables

person thirty sturdy during

nervous firmly hurry Thursday

perfect dirty further burger

hermit birthday circus furnish

mermaid thirsty purple spirit

serpent birdbath turtle every

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secure early nearby

nearly earthquake spearmint

teardrop earnest endure

sincere weary learner

appear yearning adhere

cheerful severe mature

insure rehearse dreary

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Oddballs

ere

ear

ear

= ur

ure =

ur

Sort

#30

ure, e

ar,

and

ere

in A

ccent

ed S

ylla

ble

s

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VCleVCCle

Doublet VCCle

Sort #31Unaccented Final Syllable (-le)

title middle little simple

able tremble cable single

settle bottle table tickle

cradle apple puddle giggle

jungle maple bugle battle

handle candle sample rifle

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cattle model pencil

level April total

marble angel novel

fossil metal pebble

nickel oval travel

special vowel signal

final journal angle

evil until local

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort

#32

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-er -or -ar

Sort #33Unaccented Final Syllable (-er, -ar, -or)

other under color motor dollar

mother father doctor rumor collar

weather flower favor tractor solar

sister spider error harbor sugar

silver brother mirror grammar

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People WhoDo Things

Words UsedTo Compare

Sort #34Agents and Comparatives

dancer actor beggar bigger

dreamer sailor burglar faster

driver traitor longer farmer

tutor smaller jogger fresher

writer younger shopper older

swimmer smoother voter brighter

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catcher picture senior

rancher nature treasure

figure teacher capture

pleasure failure pitcher

future leisure stretcher

measure butcher creature

moisture posture torture

culture injure mixture

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

Syllables & Affixes

Oddballs

-sur

e =

/zh

ur/

-tur

e =

/ch

ur/

-che

r =

/chu

r/

Sort

#35

Una

ccent

ed F

inal S

ylla

ble

(/c

hur/

and

/zh

ur/)

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broken dragon mountain

cousin human cotton

carton captain hidden

heaven cabin ribbon

bargain chosen napkin

eleven muffin slogan

stolen bacon mitten

prison rotten penguin

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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-an

-in

-ain

-on

-en

Sort

#36

Una

ccent

ed F

inal S

ylla

ble

(-e

n, -

on,

-ain

, -in

, -an)

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-et -it -ate Oddball

Sort #37Unaccented Final Syllables (et, it, ate)

jacket comet edit orbit climate

secret rocket unit summit private

target planet credit bandit pirate

racket magnet limit visit senate

quiet ballet habit buffet

Syllables & Affixes

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-ey -ie -y=/e/ -y=/i/

Sort #38Final –y, -ey and -ie

money cookie very July

monkey movie candy deny

journey brownie dizzy reply

valley goalie twenty volley

turkey eerie cherry story

donkey pinkie body berry

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+ing +ed +s

Sort #39Y + Inflected Endings

obeying obeyed obeys hurrying

enjoying enjoyed enjoys hurried

decaying decayed decays hurries

replying replied replies carrying

studying studied studies carried

copying copied copies carries

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a- de- be- Oddball

Sort #40Unaccented Initial Syllables (a-, de-, be-)

away afraid debate because

another aloud degree believe

awhile agreed depend between

along divide desire beneath

among desire develop beyond

against upon defend begun

Syllables & Affixes

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Softc

Softg

Hardc

Hardg

Sort #41Initial Hard and Soft G & C

center gentle correct gather

circle gymnast common gossip

century giraffe contest gallon

cyclist genius college garage

cider gender custom gutter

cavern ginger collect carbon

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-ce =/s/ -cess -ge =

/j/-age =

/ij/

Sort #42S and Soft C and G in The Final Syllable

notice recess budget bandage

police princess danger garbage

sentence success gadget manage

surface address surgeon luggage

office distance practice package

science courage message village

Syllables & Affixes

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gu- -gue -g Oddball

Sort #43More Words With g

guess tongue ladybug gauge

guard vague zigzag language

guitar league shrug argue

guide fatigue iceberg intrigue

guilty plague strong catalog

guest

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shock chicken magic

quick pocket attic

attack nickel traffic

panic pickle topic

ticket buckle picnic

index frantic fabric

relax plastic mimic

stomach complex reflex

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort

#44

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qu in 1st qu in 2nd qu = /k/

Sort #45Spellings With qu

question quarrel equal banquet

quaint antique frequent inquire

squirrel mosque tranquil liquid

squirm squeaky request unique

quiver technique sequel sequence

conquer

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castle design wrinkle

bought whistle honor

moisten resign wrestle

rhyme through listen

thought often brought

knuckle honest knowledge

wreckage soften rhythm

assign though answer

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

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Sort

#46

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ph- -ph- gh = /f/ silent gh

Sort #47Words With gh and ph

phrase alphabet enough daughter

physics dolphin cough naughty

phantom elephant tough taught

phone nephew rough caught

paragraph orphan laughter fought

triumph trophy

Syllables & Affixes

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re- un- Oddball

Sort #48Prefixes (re-, un-)

rebuild retrace unable unsteady

recopy retake unkind unusual

recycle retell unfair unbeaten

refill review uneven unselfish

reuse remodel unequal uncertain

rewrite uncle unhappy reptile

Syllables & Affixes

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dis- mis- pre- Oddball

Sort #49Prefixes (dis-, mis-, pre-)

disagree disloyal misspell preschool pretest

dislike disappear mistreat prefix precaution

disable discomfort mismatch premature misjudge

disobey precious misplace preteen preheat

discover dishonest misbehave preview

Syllables & Affixes

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non- in- in- fore-

Sort #50Prefixes (non-, in-, fore-)

nonsense incomplete infield foresee nonprofit

inactive income foremost nonviolent insane

indoor foreshadow nonstick indecent insight

foretell nonfat insincere forecast nonfiction

incorrect forearm nonstop forehead

Syllables & Affixes

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uni- bi- tri- other

Sort #51Prefixes (uni-, bi-, tri-, other numbers)

unicycle bicycle tricycle octopus

united biweekly trilogy pentagon

unicorn bisect triangle octagon

unique bilingual triple trio

union universe triplet October

unison uniform tripod quadrangle

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-y -ly y to i+ly

Sort #52Suffixes (-y, -ly)

foggy stormy slowly loudly happily

rainy chilly quickly closely easily

sunny cloudy clearly roughly angrily

snowy windy safely smoothly lazily

misty breezy quietly noisily

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-er -est-y to i+er

-y to i+est

Sort #53Comparatives (-er, -est)

braver bravest happier happiest

calmer calmest easier easiest

closer closest prettier prettiest

stronger strongest crazier craziest

cooler coolest dirtier dirtiest

hotter hottest weaker weakest

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-ness -ful -less CombinationOf Suffixes

Sort #54Suffixes (-ness, -ful, -less)

darkness graceful homeless carelessness

goodness colorful hopeless thankfulness

weakness faithful worthless helplessness

illness thoughtful restless peacefulness

kindness painful penniless dreadful

happiness fearful harmless plentiful

Syllables & Affixes

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page. Then, cut apart the word cards and sort them under the appropriate category.

Syllables & Affixes

Suns

et

Und

erg

roun

dO

vern

ight

Paperb

ack

Wate

rfall

Sort

#55

Advanc

ed C

om

poun

d W

ord

s

underpass overlook watermelon

newspaper watertight sunflower

overweight sunshine undershirt

dishwater notepaper sleepover

paperwork waterproof sunblock

overgrown sunglasses pullover

undercover

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Sort #56Homophones

flour flower vary very

cellar seller hire higher

weather whether merry marry

allowed aloud metal medal

desert dessert chews choose

bored board bury berry

they’re there their

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Noun Verb

Sort #57Homographs

present subject present subject

desert reject desert reject

record produce record produce

permit conduct permit conduct

rebel export rebel export

object contract object contract

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thief seize receive

niece weird ceiling

priest either deceive

grief neither conceit

shield mischief receipt

relieve belief yield

neighbor eighteen weigh

sleigh freight reign

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Syllables & Affixes

Sort

#58

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