Syllables & Affixes

Green

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Vocabulary CVC VC
CVCC VCC
CVVC VVC
CVCe VCe

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Review of Vowel Patterns in One-Syllable Words

WC

vcc

VC

VCe

chief

wrap

smell

whine

f ruit

twig

sharp

theme

brief

when

thank

brave

scout

plot

front

scale

groan

clog

climb

phone

stain

quit

trust

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CVVC VVC
CVCe VCe

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Syllables & Affixes

Adding -ing to Words with VC and VCC Patterns

vcc

double

nothing

getting
swrm

asking

swmmrng
yelling

stand

runntng

sitting

pick

standing
picking

Jump

shutting

resting

passrng
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CVVC VVC
CVCe VCe

Syllables & Affixes

soRT

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Adding -ingto Words with VCe and WC Patterns

VCe

WC

e-drop

nothing

use

ustng

eat

eating

close

moan

WAVC

writing

dreaming

looking

dream

skate

closing

trading

cleaning

clean

write

moantng

trade

skating

waung

look

mail

mailing

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VC
CVCC VCC
CVVC VVC
CVCe VCe

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Syllables & Affixes

4 Review of Double, e-Drop, and Nothing

double

e-drop

nothing oddball

setting

hiking

reading

loating

cutting

movrng

stopping

living

spelling

comlng

begging

adding

gnnntng

having

feeling

Joggrng

taking

talking

pushing

humming

working

fixing

gorng

snowng

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CVCC VCC
CVVC VVC
CVCe VCe

Syllables & Affixes

SORT5 Addino-edtowords

double

27

e-drop nothing oddball

hopped

hoped

joined

acted

planned

saved

waited

wanted

grabbed

closed

mixed

helped

nodded

scored

shouted

started

stirred

stepped

named

passed

dropped

chewed

lived

seemed

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INFTECTED ENDINGS

{-ING..ED,-t,.TS)

Syllables & Affixes

Unusual PastTense Words

present

past

sleep

slept

keep

slide

shine

freeze

sweep

bleed

throw

know

threw

drew

swept

knew

froze

draw

shone

drove

kept

drive

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rNFLEcrED ENDTNGS (-lNG.-ED,-5,-tS)

-es

add -es

add -s

oddball

benches

horses

foxes

guesses

brushes

speeches

splashes

scratches

clothes

MIXCS

churches

crashes

vorces

peaches

classes

kisses

sketches

ditches

leashes

changes

branches

watches

places

ashes

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INFTICIED iNDINGS (-ING,-fD,-S,-E5'

Syllables & Affixes

Unusual Plurals

fe > ves

vowel
change

no change

wife

wves

sheep

women

leaves

geese

woman

foot
lives

mouse

loaves

wolves

mrce

knives

knife

tooth

deer
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TNFLECTEDENDINGS(-rNG,-[D,-S.-ES) 25

SORTg y + Inflected Endings

base
word

+s

+ed

+ Ing

play

fry

stays

cryrng

plays

fried

sprays

ries

played

rying

spres

staying

sprayed

cfles

spraytng

cry

spied

spy

stay

stayed

cried

spray

spytng

playing

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SORT].0

ll

COMPOUNDWORDS

Syllables & Affixes

Compound Words

bookcase

lighthouse

snowman
headphones

headache

downstairs

headfirst

bookmark

snowflake

downtown

daylight

flashlight

bookworm

downpour

snowstorm

headlight

cookbook

scrapbook

sunlight

countdown

snowplow

headstrong
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UNIT

II

COMPOUND IVORDS

More Compound Words

somebody

himself

anyQM

without

inside

something

itself

everyone

outside

anything

beside

sometime

yourself

throughout

sideways

herself

somewhere

nothing

somehow

someone

myseff

checkout

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SORT

12

SYIIAELTJUNCTURT 39

Sytlable luncture in VCV and VCCV Patterns

VCV

VCCV

oddball

super

supper

diner

dinner

tiger

happy

later

busy

pretty

paper

penny

even

tiny

over

puppy

rabbit

ruler

kitten

hello

crazy

letter

lesson

summer

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More Syllable Juncture in VCV and VCCV paterns

VCV

VCCV

VCCV

oddball

silent

happen

number

funny

winter

follow

female

better

problem

after

moment

pattern

sister

finger

bottom

chapter

fever

member

blanket

pillow

water

only

yellow

window

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UNITIII

SYtL4ELfJUNCIURE

syllablelun".ry

V/CV

vc/v

WCV

long

short

long

human

never

reason

nver

pilot

visit

meeting

wagon

planet

lemon

frozen

peanut

inish

student

SCVCN

leader

lazy

present

easy

second

mustc

sneaker

humor

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Syllables & Affixes

SYTIABTEJUNCIURE

SORTL5 Syt{able Junctures in VCCCV and W petterns

vcc/cv

vc/ccv

athlete

pilgrim

create

control

complete

children

poet

duet

pumpkin
mushroom

monster
halfway

kitchen

poem

English

cruel

giant

kingdom

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16

UNII

III

SYLI.ABTEJUNCTURT 4}

Open arrd Closed Sylhbles end lnflected rndings

VCV

VCCV

VVCV

hoping

hopping

cleaned

skipped

plotting

quoted

joking

wrapped

greeted

telling

wrnnlng

hunted

racrng

nodded

shouting

skated

panting

floated

leaking

letting

needed

saung

painted

faded

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VO\,VEI. PANERNS IN ACCENTED SYLTABLES

Syllables & Affixes

sORT17

Long -a Patrerns in Accented Syllables

1st

2nd

oddball

rainbow

awake

painter

contain

obey

rarsrn

complain

decay

crayon

mistake

chocolate

parade

mayor

maybe

basement

escape

bracelet

amaze

agarn

today

pavement

explain

payment

remarn

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iV

V0Wtt P/4ITIRNS lN ACCENIED SYI-LABtES

Syllables & Affixes

O SORT 18 Long -i Patterns in Accented Syllables

1st

2nd

oddball

frighten

beside

surpnse

decide

advice

machine

survve

driveway

combine

forgive

provide

slightly

ninety

invite

favorite

describe

lightning

polite

sidewalk

higher

brightly

delight

arnve

highway

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SORT].9

VOWTT PATTERNS IN ACCENTED SYLLABTES

Syllables & Affixes

Long -o Patterns in Accented Syllables

oddball

toaster

below

coaster

alone

hOStCSS

explode

soldier

suppose

lonely

compose

owner

decode

lower

remote

lonesome

approach

loafer

awoke

postage

soapy

Europe

bowling

erode

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UNITIV VOWTTgATTTRNSINACCENTIDSYLLABTIS

59

Long -u Patterns in Accented Syllables

1"t

2nd

oddball

rooster

include

Tuesday

reduce

balloon

useful

cartoon

doodle

fewer

jewel

refuse

raccoon

toothache

excuse

noodle

beauty

sharnpoo

pollute

chewy

scooter

confuse

cocoon

cougar

amuse

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SORT

IV

2L

VOWEL PATTERNS IN ACCENIED SYI-LABLTS

Syllables & Affixes

Long -e Patterns in Accented Syllables

1't long

l st short

needle

feather

succeed

season

Increase

leather

compete

repeat

defeat

feature

heavy

freedom

pleasant

meanrng

indeed

extreme

fifteen

sweater

eastern

steady

healthy

people

reader

thirteen

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Syllables & Affixes

IV

VOWEI. PATTERNS IN ACCENTED SYLTABTES

SORT22 Ambiguous Vowek in Accented Syl[ables (oy/oi

and ou/ow)

1"t

?nd

voyage

about

drowsy

destroy

country

moisture

coward

amount

thousand

avoid

porson

trouble

norsy

annoy

employ

allow

double

loyal

county

around

powder

appoint

counter

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SORT

U0WftPi4IT[RNSINACCENTEDSYIIABI"ES

23 More Ambiguous

Syllables & Affixes

Vowels in Accented Syllables (au, aw,

all

saucer

awful

always

author

almost

August

all right

lawyer

although

awkward

autumn

laundry

laughed

awesome

gnawed

caution

flawless

faucet

already

auction

gawking

sausage

haunted

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soRT

IV

VOWET PAITERNS IN ACCENTED SYI-IABI-fS

24 r-lnfluenced a in Accented Syttabtes

l"t ar

1't long -a

Znd long -a

garden

airplane

compare

careful

market

aware

carpet

despair

parents

toward

haircut

harvest

marble

repair

carry

fairy

hardly

declare

partner

beware

pardon

barber

barely

dairy

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Syllables & Affixes

SORT25 r-lnfluenced

o in Accented Syltables

oddball
mornrng

before

order

record

shorter

perform

forest

sorry

normal

reward

corner

ashore

forty

report

northern

explore

border

stormy

corncob

chorus

rgnore

adore

florist

inform

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VOWEI- PANERNS IN ACCTNTED SYI.LABI-ES

I sonrzo Words with the w or /w/ sound Before the vowe(

war

wor

WA

warmth

worker

watch

quarter

wardrobe

WOTSC

world

waffle

warden

warntng

worry

squad

squat

warnor

worthy

quarrel

worship

SWATM

worthwhile

dwarf

squabble

squash

wander

backward

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SORT

IV

27

VOWTI- PAITTRNS IN /CCENITD SYI-LABI-ES

Syllables & Affixes

Schwa + r Spelled er, ir, and ur in First Syllables

oddhall
nervous

thirty

sturdy

firmly

person

purpose

perfect

further

dirty

hurry

birthday

certain

spirit

mermaid

Thursday

perhaps

turtle

thirsty

birdbath

seruce

furnish

during

every

purple

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UNIIIV

o soRT 2g schwa + r andr-lnfluenced

r = lurl

VOWTIP,4TTERNSiNACCTNTEDSYTL

e in Accented

EIES

67

sythbles (er, ear, erel

ear = lurl ear lere leer

mercy

early

nearby

career

severe

earthquake

spearmint

sermon

teardrop

kernel

pearly

yearbook

srncere

hermit

learner

rehearse

appear

thermos

adhere

dreary

cheerful

yearn

serpent

merely

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Syllables & Affixes

UNACCTNTEDSYLL4BI.ES

SORT29 Unaccented Finatsythbte

(fe)

VCle

VCCIe

title

little

simple

middle

able

tremble

cable

single

settle

bottle

table

muscle

cradle

apple

paddle

giggle

jungle

bridle

bugle

battle

handle

candle

sample

rif le

doublet

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Syllables & Affixes

79

SORT30 Unaccented Finat Syllable (le, el, il, all

-le

-el

-al

-it

cattle

model

final

until

level

April

total

saddle

angel

novel

fossil

metal

couple

cancel

fragile

travel

special

vowel

signal

journal

angle

evil

pencil

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SORT

31

Syllables & Affixes

UNTCCENTEDSYI.LABI.ES

Unaccented Final Sylhbte (eq ar, or)

-er

'or

-ar

other

color

collar

doctor

spider

sugar

rather

dolfar

favor

solar

cover

silver

weather

flavor

mother

flower

father

mrrror

under

rumor

motor

tractor

grammar

harbor

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UNACCENTED

SYI.LAE[85

81

SORT32 Agents and Comparatives

People who do

Words used to

things

cornparc

dancer

bigger

actor

beggar

dreamer

sooner

longer

smaller

driver

farmer

burglar

traitor

resher

Jogger

younger

writer

older

sailor

smoother

swlmmer

brighter

tutor

shopper

voter

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UNIIV

SORT 33

UNACCENTED SY[tABtES

Syllables & Affixes

naccented Final Sytbbt es

-cher =

-ture =

ll chur /zhur /y w fl

-Ufe =

'SUf =

lzhurl
lchurl
picture
measure
catcher

lchurl

figure

danger

failure

pressure

rancher

capture

future

nature

treasure

teacher

mixture

senror

pleasure

creature

culture

pasture

leisure

pitcher

InJUre

torture

posture

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UNITV UNACCENIEDSYTTASLES

83

Unaccented Finatsyttabtes (en, on, ain,inl

-en

-an

-on

-tn

broken

dragon

mountain

coustn

eleven

cotton

gallon

captain

hidden

heaven

cabin

ribbon

bargain

chosen

napkin

mtssron

muffin

fountain

stolen

bacon

mitten

pnson

curtain

penguln

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Syllables & Affixes

UNACCTNTED SYLTABTES

Unaccented Final Sytlables (et, it, ate)

-ate

jacket

oddball
climate

secret

private

ballet

target

credit

pirate

racket

limit

senate

buffet

quiet

habit

comet

rocket

summit

closet

bandit

orbit

magnet

merit

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Syllables & Affixes

85

soRT36 Finel-y, -ey,end-ie

-ey

'Y=e

-rc

-Y=l

money

cookie

very

July

monkey

movte

candy

deny

JOUrney

brownie

dizzy

reply

valley

goalie

twenty

turkey

eefle

cherry

donkey

story

body

volley

pinkie

berry

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SORT 37

UNACCENIED SYII,AEtES

Syllables & Affixes

y + lhflected rndings

+ng
obeying

enJoyrng

replying

hurrying

obeyed

enjoyed

obeys

hurried

decaying

hurries

decayed

enJoys

decays

carried

copyrng

replies

studying

carryrng

carfles

studies

copied

studied

copres

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UNACCTNTTD SYI.L4BI-ES

SORT38 Unaccented Initia(syllables (a-, de-,be-)

a-

de-

be-

oddhall

away

debate

because

degree

another

believe

divide

depend

awhile

along

between

desire

develop

among

upon

against

beneath

afraid

beyond

aloud

defend

agreed

begun

direct

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SORT

95

39 lnitiel Herd and Soft g and c

Soft c

Soft g

Hard c

Hard g

cement

gentle

correct

gather

circle

common

gosslp

gutter

golden

central

contest

college

giraffe

garage

century

custom

cereal

genrus

cider

general

collect

gingerbread

gymnast

cyclist

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Syllables & Affixes

s and Soft c and g in

C = ls,l

SS =

the Finel Syllabte

/5/ ge = lil

age = liil

notice

recess

budget

bandage

police

pnncess

midget

garbage

sentence

scrence

actress

manage

luggage

office

gadget

address

message

practice

package

compass

village

distance

surgeon

courage

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UNITVI EXPTORINGCONSONANTS

97

More Words with g

gu-

-gue

-gl

oddball

guess

tongue

ladybug

gauge

ztgzag

vague

league

guard

shrug

fatigue

iceberg

catalog

guitar

language

guide

guilty

plague

intrigue

argue

guest

strong

dialog
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SORT

I/I

ENPIORING CONSON,ANTS

Syllables & Affixes

42 The Sound of k Spe(ted ck, ic, and,x

-ck

'Ck'

'lC

-x

shock

chicken

rnagtc

relax

quick

pocket

attic

nickel

traffic

complex

topic

stomach

pickle

prcntc

attack

metric

buckle

index

fabric

frantic

ticket

hammock

plastic

perplex

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I

sonr

+a

UNIIV'

EXPTORINGCONSON/NTS

Spetlings with qu

1"t syllable 2nd syllable

Qu =

lkl

question

equal

antique

requent

quality

tranquil

squirrel

liquid

racquet

requrre

squtrm

rnqurre

quaint

technique

sequence

sequel

qurver

conquer

qurzzes

banquet

request

squeaky

mosquito

queasy

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UNIT

VI

SORTlt4

EXPI-ORING CONSONANTS

Syllables & Affixes

Words with Silent Consonants

silent

silent

silent

silent

silent

silent

gh

castle

design

wrinkle

honest

through

knuckle

bought

whistle

honor

fasten

resrgn

wrestle

rhyme

listen

thought

often

brought

knowledge

wreckage

soften

rhythm

assrgn

though

answer

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EXPTORINGCONSONANTS 101

O soRT4s ghandph
p17"

gh = ltl

'ptF

silent gh

phrase

alphabet

enough

daughter

physics

dolphin

elephant

cough

nephew

tough

phantom

naughty

orphan

laughter

trophy

rough

triumph

taught

caught

phone

fought

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UNITVII AFFIXES

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Prefixes (re-, un-l

re-

un-

oddball

rebuild

unable

recopy

unbeaten

recycle

uncertain

refill

unselfish

reuse

remodel

retrace

uncle

unhappy

unkind

retake

retell

revrew

unusual

unfair

uneven

rewrite

reptile

unequal

unsteady

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AFFIXES

Syllables & Affixes

Prefixes (dis-, mis-, pre-l

dis-

m,s-

pre-,

disagree

misspell

preschool

mistreat

dislike

prefix

disable

premature

mismatch

preteen

misplace

discover

preuew

dishonest

preheat

disloyal

misbehave

precrous

discomfort

pretest

disobey

disappear

misjudge

precaution

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Syllables & Affixes

sonr

+s

113

Prefixes (ex-, non-, in-,fore-l

ex-

non-

fore-

,n-

exit

nonsense

incomplete

forecast

extend

incorrect

forearm

nonf iction

extra

express

forehead

indecent

foresee

exclude

foreshadow

exclaim

indent

nonstop

insight

Income

expand

nonfat

foremost

indoor

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Syllables & Affixes

AFFIXES

Prefixes (uni-,bi-,ti-, and Other Numbers)

unt-

other

unicycle

bicycle

tricycle

quadrangle

united

biweekly

trif ogy

unron

unrcorn

bisect

unrque

triangle

pentagon

octagon

universe

octopus

untson

triple

uniform

triplet

October

tripod

bilingual
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SORTSO Suffixes

UNITVII TFFIXES

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(-Y, -lY, -ilY)

-v

-ty

'ity

sunny

slowly

happily

quickly

rarny

clearly

snowy

easily

foggy

dimly

misty

quietly

stormy

loudly

angrily

daily

chilly

cloudy

windy

noisily

breezy

roughly

lazily

smoothly

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AFFIXES

Syllables & Affixes

Comparatives (-er, -est)

-esf

-ter

-iest

braver

bravest

happier

happiest

calmer

easrer

calmest

prettier

closer

closest

easiest

craziest

stronger

strongest

cooler

crazter

hotter

prettiest

coolest

weakest

hottest

dirtier

weaker

dirtiest

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Syllables & Affixes

SORT

52

Suffixes (-ness, -ful, -lessl

-ness

-ful

-less

Combination

of suffixes

darkness

graceful

homeless

carelessness

goodness

colorf ul

thoughtful

faithf ul

hopeless

thankf ulness

painful

weakness

helplessness

illness

restless

harmless

worthless

kindness

peacef ulness

penniless

fearful

happiness

plentiful

dreadful

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M,ScEt ttNEous soRt's

Syllables & Affixes

SORT53 Homophones

berry

bury

cellar

very

seller

flour

weather

bored

vary

hire

desert

board

flower

whether

metal

chews

higher

aloud

allowed

dessert

medal

merry

choose

marry

they're

there

their

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54 HomograPhs

noun

verb

present

present

desert

record

permit

rebel

permit

desert

record

rebel

subject

object

reject

object

subject

produce

conduct

export

conduct

reject

produce

contract

export

contract

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SORT

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Syllables & Affixes

MISCELLANEOUS SORTS

i before e ExceptAfter c

ie = ls1

cei = lel ei - lel

ei = lal

thief

receive

neighbor

serze

nrece

ceiling

eighteen

weigh

priest

deceive

weird

sleigh

grief

shield

either

receipt

mischief

relieve

yield

belief

freight

neither

rergn

conceit

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SORT

56

MISCELTANEOUS SORTS

Geography Sy([ab[e Sort

2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

geography

ocean

continent

climate

Antarctica environment

Asia

lndian

population

peninsula

America

hemisphere

Atlantic

Pacific

information

Arctic

tropical

Australia

Europe

Africa

temperature

equator

island

America

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