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

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VCdoubleVVCnothing

getgettingaskasking

swimswimmingyellyelling

runrunningrestresting

sitsittingstandstanding

shutshuttingpasspassing

jumpjumping

pickpicking

Sort 3

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VCedrop-e , add -ingVVCjust add -ing

useusingeateating

closeclosingmoanmoaning

writewritingdreamdreaming

wavewavinglooklooking

tradetradingcleancleaning

skateskatingmailmailing

Sort 4

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Doublee- dropnothing

Settinghikingreading

Cuttingmovingadding

Stoppinglivingspelling

Beggingcomingfloating

Grinninghavingfeeling

Joggingtakingtalking

Hummingpushing

fixing

working

going

snowing

Sort 5

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doublee-dropnothing

hoppedhopedjoined

plannedsavedwaited

grabbedclosedseemed

noddedscoredshouted

steppedlivedpassed

droppednamedwanted

stirredacted

helped

started

chewed

mixed

Sort 6

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presentpastpresentpast

sleepsleptsweepswept

keepkeptdrivedrove

slideslidbleedbled

shineshoneknowknew

freezefrozethrowthrew

drawdrewsaysaid

Sort 7

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Add –esadd –soddball

-ch-sh-x-s

benchesbrushesfoxesguesseshorsesclothes

speechessplashesmixeskissesvoices

scratchescrashesclasseschanges

churchesashesplaces

peachesleashes

sketches

ditches

branches

watches

Sort 8

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Fe > vesvowel changeno change

Wifewivesfootfeetsheep

Leafleaveswomanwomendeet

Loafloavesmousemice

Lifelivestoothteeth

Wolfwolvesgoosegeese

Knifeknives

Sort 9

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base+s+ed+ingbase+es+ed+ing

playplaysplayedplayingfryfriesfriedfrying

staystaysstayedstayingcrycriescriedcrying

spraysprayssprayedsprayingspyspiesspiedspying

Sort 10

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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

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______

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

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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

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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

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1st2ndOddball

frightenbesidemachine

ninetydelightforgive

highersurprisefavorite

drivewaydecide

slightly advice

lightningsurvive

sidewalkcombine

highwayarrive

brightlyprovide

invite

describe

polite

Sort 19

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1st2ndOddball

toasterbowlingbelowEurope

hostesssoldierexplode

lonelypostagesuppose

ownercoastercompose

lowerdecode

lonesomeremote

loaferalone

posterapproach

soapyawoke

erode

Sort 20

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1st2nd

roosterscooterincludepollute

Tuesdaybeautyrefusereduce

usefulcougaramuseballoon

jewelfewerconfusecartoon

doodlechewycocoonraccoon

toothachenoodleexcuseshampoo

Sort 21

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1st long1st short2nd long

needlefeathersucceed

seasonleatherincrease

readerheavycompete

featurepleasantdefeat

freedomsweaterindeed

meaningsteadyextreme

easternhealthyfifteen

peoplethirteen

repeat

Sort 22

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voyagemoisturedrowsyaboutcountry

annoy poison allow county trouble

loyal noisy coward counter double

employ appoint powder thousand southern

destroy avoid amount

around

Sort 23

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auawaloddball

saucerawfulalsolaughed

authorawkwardalwaysall right

Augustlawyeralmost

autumnawesomealthough

laundrygnawedalready

cautiongawking

faucetflawless

sausage

auction

haunted

Sort 24

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1st ar1st long –a2nd long –aOddball

gardenairplanecomparetoward

marketparentsaware

carpethaircutdespair

harvestdairyrepair

marblecarrydeclare

hardlycarefulbeware

partnerbarely

pardonfairy

barber

Sort 25

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1st (r sound)2nd(r sound)oddball

morningfortybeforeignoresorry

shorternorthernrecordadorereward

orderborderperforminform

forestcorncobashore

cornerchorusreport

normalfloristexplore

stormy

Sort 26

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War worwa

Warmth quarrelworker worthwhile watchsquad

Wardrobe swarmworsewaffle

Warning dwarfworldwander

Warden backwardworrysquat

Warriorworthysquash

Quarterworshipsquabble

Sort 27

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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

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-er-or-ar

othercolorcollar

motherdoctordollar

weatherfavorsolar

coverflavorsugar

silvermirrorgrammar

undermotor

fatherrumor

flowertractor

spiderharbor

rather

Sort 32

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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