Sort 1
Answer keys are for parents only please.
VVCVCVCCVCe
chiefwrapsmellwhine
fruittwigsharptheme
briefwhenthankbrave
scoutplotfrontscale
groanclogclimbphone
stainquittrustquote
*VVC=vowel, vowel, consonant *VC=vowel, consonant
*VCC=vowel, consonant, consonant*VCe=vowel, consonant ending in ‘e’.
Sort 2
Answer keys are for parents only please.
VCdoubleVVCnothing
getgettingaskasking
swimswimmingyellyelling
runrunningrestresting
sitsittingstandstanding
shutshuttingpasspassing
jumpjumping
pickpicking
Sort 3
Answer keys are for parents only please.
VCedrop-e , add -ingVVCjust add -ing
useusingeateating
closeclosingmoanmoaning
writewritingdreamdreaming
wavewavinglooklooking
tradetradingcleancleaning
skateskatingmailmailing
Sort 4
Answer keys are for parents only please.
Doublee- dropnothing
Settinghikingreading
Cuttingmovingadding
Stoppinglivingspelling
Beggingcomingfloating
Grinninghavingfeeling
Joggingtakingtalking
Hummingpushing
fixing
working
going
snowing
Sort 5
Answer keys are for parents only please.
doublee-dropnothing
hoppedhopedjoined
plannedsavedwaited
grabbedclosedseemed
noddedscoredshouted
steppedlivedpassed
droppednamedwanted
stirredacted
helped
started
chewed
mixed
Sort 6
Answer keys are for parents only please.
presentpastpresentpast
sleepsleptsweepswept
keepkeptdrivedrove
slideslidbleedbled
shineshoneknowknew
freezefrozethrowthrew
drawdrewsaysaid
Sort 7
Answer keys are for parents only please.
Add –esadd –soddball
-ch-sh-x-s
benchesbrushesfoxesguesseshorsesclothes
speechessplashesmixeskissesvoices
scratchescrashesclasseschanges
churchesashesplaces
peachesleashes
sketches
ditches
branches
watches
Sort 8
Answer keys are for parents only please.
Fe > vesvowel changeno change
Wifewivesfootfeetsheep
Leafleaveswomanwomendeet
Loafloavesmousemice
Lifelivestoothteeth
Wolfwolvesgoosegeese
Knifeknives
Sort 9
Answer keys are for parents only please.
base+s+ed+ingbase+es+ed+ing
playplaysplayedplayingfryfriesfriedfrying
staystaysstayedstayingcrycriescriedcrying
spraysprayssprayedsprayingspyspiesspiedspying
Sort 10
Answer keys are for parents only please.
Bookcase lighthouse downhill headache snowman
Bookmark lightweight downstairs headfirst snowflake
Bookworm daylight downtown headlight snowstorm
Cookbook flashlight downpour headphones snowplow
Scrapbook sunlight countdown headstrong
Sort 11
Answer keys are for parents only please.
______
somebodyhimselfanyoneeverythingwithout inside
______
(something)themselveseveryoneanythingoutsidebeside
sometimeyourself(someone)nothingthroughoutsideways
somewhereherself(something)checkout
somehowmyself
(someone)itself
**The words something and someone can be sorted into different categories so they are in parentheses. **
Sort 12
Answer keys are for parents only please.
VCVVCCVOddball
Super rulersupper kittenbusy
Diner crazydinner hello
Tiger openhappy letter
Later tinypretty lesson
Paperpenny summer
Evenpuppy
Overrabbit
Sort 13
ANSWER KEY-FOR PARENTS ONLY!
VCV VCCV doubletVCCV different Oddball
silenthappennumber water
femalebetterwinter only
feverfollowproblem
momentfunnyafter
yellowfinger
patternsister
bottomchapter
pillowmember
blanket
window
**VCV- vowel, consonant, vowel
**VCCV doublet- vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel where the two consonants are the same letter
**VCCV different- vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel where the two consonants are different letters.
Sort 14
Answer keys are for parents only please.
V/C (long)VC/V (Short)VVCV (long)
Humannever sevenreason
Pilotriver presentmeeting
Frozenvisit secondpeanut
Studentwagon minuteleader
Humorplanetsneaker
Lazylemoneasy
Musicfinish
Sort 15
ANSWER KEY-FOR PARENTS ONLY!
VCC/CVVC/CCVV/V
athletepilgrimcreatepoem
kingdomcompletepoetgiant
pumpkinmonsterriot
halfwaykitchenduet
Englishcontroltrial
mushroomhundredcruel
inspectlion
childrendiet
Sort 16
VCVVCCVVVCV
hopinghoppingcleaned
quotedplottingleaking
fadedwrappedgreeted
racingnoddedshouting
skatedpaintedfloated
savingpantingneeded
jokingwinning
hunted
telling
letting
skipping
Sort 17
ANSWER KEY-FOR PARENTS ONLY!
1st2ndoddball
rainbowawakeexplainchocolate
paintercontainremainagain
raisincomplainobey
crayondecay
mayormistake
maybeparade
braceletescape
pavementamaze
basementtoday
payment
*All words have a long ‘a’ sound (cake). The students are listening to hear where they hear the long ‘a’ sound (1st syllable or 2nd syllable). “Chocolate” and “again” are oddballs because they should follow the long ‘a’ pattern but don’t have a long ‘a’ sound.
Sort 18
Answer keys are for parents only.
1st2ndOddball
frightenbesidemachine
ninetydelightforgive
highersurprisefavorite
drivewaydecide
slightly advice
lightningsurvive
sidewalkcombine
highwayarrive
brightlyprovide
invite
describe
polite
Sort 19
Answer keys are for parents only.
1st2ndOddball
toasterbowlingbelowEurope
hostesssoldierexplode
lonelypostagesuppose
ownercoastercompose
lowerdecode
lonesomeremote
loaferalone
posterapproach
soapyawoke
erode
Sort 20
Answer keys are for parents only!
1st2nd
roosterscooterincludepollute
Tuesdaybeautyrefusereduce
usefulcougaramuseballoon
jewelfewerconfusecartoon
doodlechewycocoonraccoon
toothachenoodleexcuseshampoo
Sort 21
Answer keys are for parents only!
1st long1st short2nd long
needlefeathersucceed
seasonleatherincrease
readerheavycompete
featurepleasantdefeat
freedomsweaterindeed
meaningsteadyextreme
easternhealthyfifteen
peoplethirteen
repeat
Sort 22
Answer keys are for parents only.
voyagemoisturedrowsyaboutcountry
annoy poison allow county trouble
loyal noisy coward counter double
employ appoint powder thousand southern
destroy avoid amount
around
Sort 23
Answer keys are for parents only.
auawaloddball
saucerawfulalsolaughed
authorawkwardalwaysall right
Augustlawyeralmost
autumnawesomealthough
laundrygnawedalready
cautiongawking
faucetflawless
sausage
auction
haunted
Sort 24
Answer keys are for parents only.
1st ar1st long –a2nd long –aOddball
gardenairplanecomparetoward
marketparentsaware
carpethaircutdespair
harvestdairyrepair
marblecarrydeclare
hardlycarefulbeware
partnerbarely
pardonfairy
barber
Sort 25
Answer keys are for parents only.
1st (r sound)2nd(r sound)oddball
morningfortybeforeignoresorry
shorternorthernrecordadorereward
orderborderperforminform
forestcorncobashore
cornerchorusreport
normalfloristexplore
stormy
Sort 26
Answer keys are for parents only please.
War worwa
Warmth quarrelworker worthwhile watchsquad
Wardrobe swarmworsewaffle
Warning dwarfworldwander
Warden backwardworrysquat
Warriorworthysquash
Quarterworshipsquabble
Sort 27
Answer keys are for parents only.
eriruroddball
nervousthirtysturdyspirit
personfirmlypurposeevery
perfectdirtyfurther
certainbirthdayhurry
mermaidthirstypurple
perhapsbirdbathturtle
servicefurnish
during
Thursday
Sort 28
Answer keys are for parents only.
Er= /ur/ ear= /ur/ear / ere / eer
Mercyearlynearbyseverecareer
Sermonearthquaketeardropsincerecheerful
Serpentlearnerspearmintadhere
Hermitpearlyyearbookmercy
Thermosrehearseappear
Kernelyearndreary
Sort 29
VCleVCCle doubletVCCle
titlelittlesimple
cradlemiddletremble
ablesettlesingle
tablebottlemuscle
bugleapplesample
bridlepaddlejungle
cablegigglehandle
battlecandle
Sort 30
-le -el-il-aloddball
cattlemodeluntilfinalfragile
saddlelevelApriltotalspecial
coupleangelfossilmetal
anglenovelevilsignal
cancelpencillocal
voweljournal
travel
Sort 31
Answer keys are for parents only.
-er-or-ar
othercolorcollar
motherdoctordollar
weatherfavorsolar
coverflavorsugar
silvermirrorgrammar
undermotor
fatherrumor
flowertractor
spiderharbor
rather
Sort 32
Answer keys are for parents only.
People Who Do ThingsWords Used to Compare
Danceractorbeggarbigger
Dreamersailorburglarsooner
Drivertraitorlonger
Farmertutorsmaller
Joggerfresher
Writeryounger
Shopperolder
Swimmersmoother
Voterbrighter
Sort 33
-cher=/chur/-ture=/chur/-sure=/zhur/-ure=/yur/
catcherpicturemeasurefigure
ranchernaturepressurefailure
teachercapturepleasure
pitcherfutureleisure
mixturetreasureoddball
creaturesenior
pasturedanger
posture
torture
culture
injure
Sort 34
-en-on-ain-inoddball
brokendragonmountaincousinmission
elevencottoncaptaincabin
hiddengallonbargainnapkin
heavenribbonfountainpenguin
chosenprisoncurtainmuffin
stolenbacon
mitten
Sort 35
-et-it-ateoddball
jacketeditclimateballet
secretunitprivatebuffet
targetcreditpirate
racketlimitsenate
quiethabit
cometorbit
rocketsummit
closetbandit
magnetmerit
Sort 36
-ey-ie-y = e-y = i
moneycookieveryJuly
monkeymoviecandydeny
journeybrowniedizzyreply
valleygoalietwenty
turkeyeeriecherry
donkeypinkiebody
volleystory
berry
Sort 37
Answer keys are for parents only.
+ ing+ ed+ s
vowel + yobeyingobeyedobeys
enjoyingenjoyedenjoys
decayingdecayeddecays
consonant + yreplyingrepliedreplies
studyingstudiedstudies
copyingcopiedcopies
carryingcarriedcarries
hurryinghurriedhurries
Sort 38
a-de-be-oddball
awaydebatebecausedivide
anotherdegreebelievedirect
awhiledependbetweenupon
alongdesirebeneath
amongdevelopbeyond
againstdefendbegin
afraid
aloud
agreed
Sort 39
Soft cSoft gHard cHard g
cementgentlecorrectgather
circlegymnastcommongossip
centralgiraffecontestgolden
centurygeniuscollegegarage
cyclistgeneralcustomgutter
cidergingerbreadcollect
cereal
Sort 40
Ce= /s/ss= /s/-ge- = /j/age = /ij/
Noticerecessbudgetbandage
Policeprincessmidgetgarbage
Sentenceactressgadgetmanage
Distanceaddresssurgeon**luggage
Officecompasspackage
Sciencevillage
Practicemessage
Courage
**Surgeon may be sorted as an oddball
Sort 41
Answer keys are for parents only.
gu--gue-gOddball
guesstongueladybuggauge
guardvaguezigzaglanguage
guitarleagueshrugargue
guidefatigueiceberg
guiltyplaguestrong
guestintriguecatalog
dialog
Sort 42
-ck-ck--ic-xoddball
shockchickenmagicrelaxstomach
quickpocketatticindex
hammocknickeltrafficperplex
attackpickletopiccomplex
bucklepicnic
ticketmetric
frantic
fabric
plastic
Sort 43
1st syllable2nd syllablequ=k
questionequalantique
qualityfrequentracquet
squirreltranquilmosquito
squirmrequestconquer
quaintsequeltechnique
quiverbanquet
quizzesinquire
queasyliquid
squeakyrequire
sequence
**Students are listening for the “qu” sound in the first syllable of the word or the second syllable of the word. The words in the “qu=k” category have a “qu” that makes the “k” sound.
Sort 44
Silent tsilent gsilent wsilent ksilent hsilent gh
Castledesignwrinkleknucklehonestthrough
Whistleresignwreckageknowledgehonorthought
Fastenassign(wrestle)rhymebrought
Listenanswerrhythmbought
Oftenthough
Soften
(wrestle)
Sort 45
Ph--ph-gh-/f/silent gh
Phrasealphabetenoughdaughter
Physicsdolphincoughnaughty
Phantomelephanttoughtaught
Phonenephewroughcaught
Orphanlaughterfought
Trophy
Triumph
Paragraph
Sort 46
Re-un-oddball
Rebuildretraceunableunsteadyuncle
Recopyretakeunkindunusualreptile
Recycleretellunfairunbeaten
Refillreviewunevenunselfish
Reuseremodelunequaluncertain
Rewriteunhappy
Sort 47
Dis-mis-pre-oddball
Disagreemisspellpreschoolprecious
Dislikemistreatprefix
Disablemismatchpremature
Disobeymisplacepreteen
Discovermisbehavepreview
Dishonestmisjudge preheat
Disloyalpretest
Disappearprecaution
Discomfort
Sort 48
Ex-non-in-fore-
Exitnonsenseincompleteforecast
Extendnonfictionincorrectforearm
Extranonstopindecentforehead
Expressnonfatincomeforesee
Excludeindoorforeshadow
Exclaimindentforemost
Expandinsight
Sort 49
Uni-bi-tri-other
Unicyclebicycletricyclequadrangle
Unitedbiweeklytrilogypentagon
Unicornbisecttriangleoctagon
Uniquebilingualtripleoctopus
UniontripletOctober
Unisontripod
Uniformtrio
Universe
Sort 50
-y-ly-ily
sunny stormyslowly loudlyhappily
rainy chillyquicky dailyeasily
foggy cloudyclearly roughlyangrily
snowy windydimly smoothlylazily
misty breezyquietlynoisily
Sort 51
-er-est-ier-iest
braverbravesthappierhappiest
calmercalmesteasiereasiest
closerclosestprettierprettiest
strongerstrongestcraziercraziest
coolercoolestdirtier
hotterhottest
weakerweakest
Sort 52
Answer keys are for parents only.
-ness-ful-less Combination of suffixes
darknessgracefulhomelesscarelessness
goodnesscolorfulhopelessthankfulness
weaknessthoughtfulworthlesshelplessness
illnesspainfulrestlesspeacefulness
kindnessfearfulpenniless
happinessdreadfulharmless
plentiful
Sort 53
Answer keys are for parents only.
berryburyvaryvery
cellarsellerhirehigher
weatherwhetherdesertdessert
allowedaloudmetalmedal
flourflowerchewschoose
boredboardmerrymarry
they’retheretheir
Sort 55
Answer keys are for parents only.
ie= long -e ei= long -e cei= long –e ei= long –aoddball
thief seize receive neighbormischief
niece weird ceiling eighteen
priest either deceive weigh
grief neither conceit sleigh
shield receipt freight
relieve reign
yield
belief
Sort 56
2 Syllables3 Syllables4 Syllables
oceancontinentgeography
climateAtlanticenvironment
Asiaequatorpopulation
ArcticAfricaAntarctica
EuropeIndianinformation
islandPacificAmerica
tropicaltemperature
Australia
hemisphere