SORT 1
OPEN
VCV - climate profess finance humid
VVCV- treaty freedom season raisin
VV- react radio piano create
CLOSED
VCCV- canyon magnet metric current
VCV- closet comet balance profit
VCC/CV & VC/CCV- hundred transmit contrast tantrum
SORT 2
VCV - noted faded rated proving pacing hiring posing dozing
VCCV - plotted linking solving skimming prompted scanning grabbed grinning
VVCV - braided shouted floating cheated heating greeted pointing painted
SORT 3
Long Vowel in 1st Syllable
lightning speaker crayon useful freezer dainty flowing frighten brightly
Long Vowel in 2nd Syllabledebate delete remote compose polite invade advice enclose dispute decay disease refrain salute define awake
SORT 4
oa - foamy bloated boater goalie toaster soapy approach afloat
ow - mower towing slowly owner rower bowling below
oo - poodle booster goofy gloomy trooper harpoon baboon bamboo lagoon
SORT 5
1st Syllable Longrainbow sailor trainer freezer needle reason bleachers
1st Syllable Shortpeasant heading jealous pleasure measure feather steady
2nd Syllable Longsustain refrain terrain retreat disease canteen succeed
Oddball
captain beauty greatness
SORT 6
1st Syllable
moisture poison noisy loyal pointed powder coward thousand county counter
2nd Syllable
amount allow around about avoid annoy employ appoint
Oddball
trouble double southern doughnut
SORT 7
au
author autumn laundry caution faucet sausage haunted August
aw
awkward lawyer awesome gnawing gawking flawless
al
always amost halted already salty although
oddball
laughed all right
SORT 8
ar in 1st Syllable (r-influenced short a)
market carpet harvest marble hardly partner pardon
long a in 1st Syllable (r-influenced long a)
parents haircut dairy barefoot careful barely fairy
long a in 2nd Syllable (r-influenced long a)
aware despair repair declare beware impair compare
Oddball
toward
SORT 9
or in 1st Syllable
order forest normal forty florist northern forward corner chorus
or in 2nd Syllable
record perform ashore before explore ignore adore inform afford
Oddball
sorry reward
SORT 10
/war/
wardrobe warning warden warrior quarter quarrel swarm dwarf backward
/wor/
worse world worry worthy worship worthwhile
/wa/
waffle wander squat squash squabble squad
SORT 11
er
person perfect certain mermaid perhaps service
ir
firmly dirty birthday thirsty birdbath circle
ur
purpose further hurry turtle furnish during Thursday
Oddball
spirit merry
SORT 12
er = /ur/
sermon serpent hermit thermos kernel
ear = /ur/
earthquake learner pearly rehearse yearning earnest searching
ear/ere/eer
teardrop spearmint yearbook appear dreary sincere adhere merely cheerful
SORT 13
VCle
cradle able table rifle bridle bugle cable
VCCle doublet
middle settle bottle scribble paddle rattle battle
VCCle
tremble single muscle sample jungle handle scramble
SORT 14
-le
saddle couple angle needle bundle struggle
-el
level angel novel vowel cancel jewel
-il
April fossil evil stencil pupil council
-al
total metal signal pedal local journal
Oddball
fragile special
SORT 15
-er
brother rather cover silver weather father flower mother after
-ar
dollar solar sugar grammar refular calendar popular cedar lunar
-or
doctor favor flavor mirror motor rumor tractor harbor error
SORT 16
PEOPLES WHO DO THINGS
dreamer swimmer voter driver jogger creator sailor visitor director governor farmer shopper writer editor juror
WORDS TO COMPARE
smaller fresher smoother older younger later sooner stronger brighter
SORT 17
-cher = /chur/
rancher teacher pitcher stretcher marcher
-ture = /chur/
nature capture future mixture posture culture pasture torture
-sure = /zhur/
pleasure leisure treasure pressure
-ure = /yur/
failure obscure scure
Oddball
senior danger
SORT 18
-en
eleven oxygen heaven chosen abdomen children
-on
unison gallon ribbon apron bacon pardon
-an
woman organ orphan slogan urban
-ain
captain bargain fountain curtain certain villain
Oddball
mission
SORT 19
a-
another awhile among aboard against afraid aloud astonish agenda
de-
degree depend desire develop defend delete decision
be-
believe between beneath because begun behavior beforehand
Oddball
divide direct upon
SORT 20
Soft c
circle central century cyclist cider cereal
Soft g
gymnast giraffe genius general gingerbread giant
Hard c
common camel college custom collect cavern
Hard g
gossip golden garage gutter govern gurgle
SORT 21
ce = /s/
police sentence distance office science practice
ss = /s/
princess actress address compass possess express
ge = /j/
midget gadget surgeon challenge arrange
age = /ij/
garbage manage luggage package village message courage
SORT 22
gu-
guard guitar guide guilty guest guidance
-gue
vague league fatigue plague intrigue
-g
zigzag shrug iceberg dialog catalog
Oddball
gauge language argue strong penguin
SORT 23
-ck
quick hammock attack unlock racetrack struck
ck
pocket nickel pickle buckle ticket jacket rocket
-ic
traffic topic picnic metric electric plastic specific fabric
-x
index complex perplex shoebox
Oddball
stomach
SORT 24
1st Syllable
quality squirrel squirming quadrant quotation quizzes queasy qualify
2nd Syllable
frequent equipment equator banquet inquire liquid sequence sequel request
qu = /k/
racquet mosquito conquer technique critique
(SORT 25)
silent t: fasten listen glisten soften
silent g: resign assignment campaign gnarl
silent w: wreckage wrestle answer sword
silent k: knowledge doorknob kneepad knockout
silent h: honor rhyme rhythm khaki
silent gh: thought brought bought though
(SORT 26)
ph-: physics phantom photocopy photograph phonics
ph: elephant nephew dolphin trophy telephone homophone paragraph
-gh = /f/: cough tough rough laughter
silent gh: naughty taught caught fought height
(SORT 27)
re-: recopy recycle refinish refill rewrite retrace retake return review remodel
un-: unkind unwrap unselfish unbutton unhappy unpack unfair uneven unequal unbeaten
Oddball: uncle reptile rescue
(SORT 28)
dis- dislike disable disobey dishonest disloyal disappear displace
mis- mistreat mismatch misplace misbehave misjudge miscount mistrust
pre- prefix premature preteen preview preheat pretest precaution
Oddball: precious mister distant
(SORT 29)
ex- extend explore express exclude explode expand extra
non- nonfiction nonstop nonfat nonprofit nonskid
fore- forearm forehead foresee foreshadow foremost
in- ("not") incorrect indecent inhuman
in- ("in" or "into") indoor insight income
(SORT 30)
uni- unity unicorn unique union unison uniform universe
bi- biweekly bisect bilingual
tri- triology triangle triple triplet tripod trio
Other: pentagon octagon octopus October
(SORT 31)
-y rainy foggy snowy misty stormy chilly cloudy windy breezy
-ly quickly clearly dimly quietly loudly daily roughly smoothly
-ily easily angrily lazily nosily busily merrily sleepily
(SORT 32)
-er calmer closer fewer cooler hotter weaker
-est calmest closest fewest coolest hottest weakest
-ier easier prettier crazier dirtier funnier lazier
-iest easiest prettiest craziest dirtiest funniest laziest
(SORT 33)
-ness goodness weakness illness kindness happiness awareness
-ful colorful faithful fearful painful dreadful plentiful
-less hopeless worthless restless harmless penniless fearless
Combination of Suffixes thanfulness helplessness thoughtfulness peacefulness gratefulness . truthfulness
SORT 34
Homophones
cellar seller
allowed aloud
bored board
their there
desert dessert
choose chews
weather whether
flower flour
vary very
hire higher
principle principal
marry merry
SORT 35
Homographs
NOUN VERB
present present
desert desert
record record
permit permit
rebel rebel
object object
subject subject
reject reject
produce produce
conduct conduct
export export
contract contract
SORT 36
ie = long e
niece grief shield relieve yield belief
ei = long e
either neither protein leisure
cei = long e
ceiling deceive perceive conceited receipt
ei = long a
eighteen weigh sleigh freight reign beige vein
Oddball
weird mischief