Grade 6 List 1 List 2 Short vowel sounds Hard and soft g

[Pages:16]Grade 6

List 1

List 2

Short vowel sounds 1. Each word in the pattern list has

only one syllable. 2. Each syllable has a short vowel

sound. 3. Some syllables have a silent e at

the end of the word. 4. The consonants in these words

may be single sounds, digraphs, blends, or silent.

Pattern Word

1. depth 2. craft 3. plunge 4. wreck 5. length 6. prompt 7. solve 8. brass 9. bulk 10. pledge

High Use Words

11. convention 12. curtail 13. defiance 14. detached 15. eclipse

Content Words

16. mathematical 17. measurement 18. circumference 19. diameter 20. parallel

Hard and soft g 1. Each word on the pattern list has

either a soft or hard g. 2. The soft sound is the /j/ sound. It

can be spelled j, g, or dge. 3. It is spelled with a g at the

beginning of a syllable when followed by e, I, or y. 4. At the end of a syllable it is spelled ge or dge.

Pattern Word

1.

dialogue

2.

disguise

3.

knowledge

4.

grudge

5.

prestige

6.

gauge

7.

judgment

8.

pigeon

9.

tongue

10.

language

High Use Words

11.

enhance

12.

glimmer

13.

frail

14.

seclusion

15.

turbulence

Content Words

16.

economic

17.

historic

18.

cultural

19.

geographic

20.

environment

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List 4

Vowel Digraphs:

1. The words on this pattern list all have vowel digraphs.

2. Vowel digraphs are two?letter combinations which have their own unique sound.

Vowel digraph: ou and ough

1. The words on this pattern list all have vowel digraphs.

2. Vowel digraphs are two?letter combinations which have their own unique sound.

Pattern Word

1. council 2. moisture 3. browsing 4. reviewed 5. exhausted 6. audience 7. abroad 8. author 9. beautiful 10. decoy

High Use Words

11. depict 12. dismiss 13. restraint 14. retain 15. temperate

Content Words

16. experiment 17. hypothesis 18. observation 19. atmosphere 20. chemical

Pattern Word

1.

drought

2.

though

3.

tournament

4.

encounter

5.

poultry

6.

throughout

7.

route

8.

brought

9.

adjourn

10.

ought

High Use Words

11.

volatile

12.

withhold

13.

dispatch

14.

versatile

15.

equation

Content Words

16.

earthquake

17.

glacier

18.

pollution

19.

ocean

20.

weather

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List 6

Words ending with ?nce and ?nse

1. The -ance, -ence, and ?ince endings are noun suffixes.

2. ?ance, ence, and ?ince usually occur in unaccented syllables and they are pronounced ns.

3. The ?ance and ence suffixes change verbs to nouns.

Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists.

Pattern Word

1.

license

2.

absence

3.

influence

4.

independence

5.

assistance

6.

obedience

7.

condense

8.

diligence

9.

excellence

10.

experience

High Use Words

11.

understand

12.

syllable

13.

direction

14.

stationary

15.

stabilize

Content Words

16.

chronology

17.

bibliography

18.

grammatical

19.

biographical

20.

metaphor

Pattern Word

1. length 2. prompt 3. moisture 4. audience 5. knowledge 6. judgment 7. throughout 8. adjourn 9. license 10. absence

High Use Words

11. eclipse 12. turbulence 13. temperate 14. versatile 15. syllable

Content Words

16. environment 17. parallel 18. hypothesis 19. glacier 20. grammatical

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Suffix: - -ant, -ent, -ance and -ence.

1. The words on this pattern list all have suffixes.

2. A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a root word that changes its meaning.

3. The suffixes ?ant and ?ent mean full of and are used to create nouns and adjectives.

4. The suffixes ?ance and ?ence mean quality or state of and are used to form nouns.

Pattern Word

1. intelligence 2. elegance 3. significant 4. absorbent 5. indulgence 6. different 7. relevant 8. Entrance 9. appearance 10. allowance

High Use Words

11. different 12. studies 13. thought 14. tomorrow 15. certain

Content Words

16. technology 17. megabyte 18. virus 19. telecommunications 20. programming

Suffixes: -al and ?ous

1. The words on this pattern list all have suffixes.

2. A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a root word that changes its meaning.

3. The suffix ?al means pertaining to.

4. The suffix ?ous means full of.

Pattern Word

1. partial 2. accidental 3. rehearsal 4. beneficial 5. mysterious 6. outrageous 7. courageous 8. adventurous 9. luminous 10. poisonous

High Use Words

11. education 12. especially 13. scientist 14. yesterday 15. Wednesday

Content Words

16. archaeologist 17. discovery 18. architecture 19. constitution 20. democratic

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Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, and ir

1. The words on this pattern list all have prefixes.

2. A prefix is placed before a root word to change its meaning.

3. The spelling of the root word is not changed when adding a prefix.

4. The prefixes in-, im-, il-, and irmean not.

Pattern Word

1. incomplete 2. imperfect 3. impolite 4. impossible 5. impatient 6. illiterate 7. illegible 8. illogical 9. irregular 10. irresponsible

High Use Words

11. hamburger 12. congressman 13. university 14. concerned 15. envelope

Content Words

16. inquiry 17. variable 18. classifying 19. evidence 20. characteristics

Two-syllable words: one consonant between two vowels. 1. The words on this pattern list all

have two syllables. 2. The first syllable is an open

syllable (the vowel is not followed by a consonant). 3. Open syllable vowels are usually long.

Pattern Word

1. rival 2. agent 3. tyrant 4. rodent 5. focus 6. vacate 7. tirade 8. ozone 9. sequel 10. spoken

High Use Words

11. important 12. raspberry 13. manual 14. eighty 15. honestly

Content Words

16. Canada 17. province 18. mountain 19. resource 20. transportation

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List 12

Two and three syllable words with vowel-consonant ?e in one syllable 1. The words on this list each have two

or three syllables. 2. Each of the first syllables are closed

(they end with a consonant). 3. Closed syllables usually have short

vowels.

Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists.

Pattern Word

1. costume 2. console 3. dispute 4. accuse 5. misfortune 6. undermine 7. confiscate 8. interfere 9. athlete 10. boredom

High Use Words

11. pictures 12. analyze 13. synthesizer 14. artificial 15. patient

Content Words

16. skeletal 17. muscular 18. respiratory 19. circulatory 20. systems

Pattern Word

1. interfere 2. athlete 3. rehearsal 4. mysterious 5. tyrant 6. sequel 7. impatient 8. illegible 9. relevant 10. intelligent

High Use Words

11. patient 12. Wednesday 13. eighty 14. university 15. certain

Content Words

16. province 17. archaeologist 18. respiratory 19. variable 20. telecommunications

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Two-syllable words: -ble, -dle, -ple, etc as second syllable 1. The words on this pattern list all

have two syllables. 2. The second syllable ends in ?ble,

-dle, or ?ple. 3. The first syllable is closed.

Therefore, the vowel is short. 4. The vowel in the second syllable

has a schwa sound.

R-controlled vowels 1. The pattern words on this list

all have two syllables. 2. One of the syllables is r-

controlled.

Pattern Word

1. spindle 2. tremble 3. fizzle 4. smuggle 5. crackle 6. ramble 7. humble 8. thimble 9. steeple 10. shuttle

High Use Words

11. abandon 12. circumstance 13. definite 14. design 15. establish

Content Words

16. muscles 17. tendons 18. ligaments 19. stretch 20. strength

Pattern Word

1. harvest 2. partner 3. northern 4. servant 5. merge 6. confirm 7. thirsty 8. skirmish 9. disturb 10. further

High Use Words

11. guarantee 12. Implement 13. perceive 14. scheme 15. license

Content Words

16. geometry 17. algebra 18. exponent 19. symmetry 20. probability

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The three sounds of ea (, , )

1. Each of the words on the pattern list contain the vowel combination ?ea.

2. Depending on the words and their language of origin, the ea letters might sound like a short e, a long e, or a long a.

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Letter combinations: -sion

1. The words on the pattern list all contain the letter combination -sion.

2. The letter combination ?sion says /shn/ and /zhn/.

3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word.

Pattern Word

1. grease 2. conceal 3. treatment 4. eastern 5. pleasant 6. sweater 7. spread 8. meant 9. breathe 10. steak

High Use Words

11. community 12. disappointed 13. typewriter 14. champion 15. schedule

Content Words

16. literature 17. dramatic 18. mythology 19. personification 20. narrative

Pattern Word

1. confession 2. admission 3. suspension 4. transmission 5. possession 6. extension 7. confusion 8. explosion 9. division 10. transfusion

High Use Words

11. striped 12. therapist 13. measure 14. handicapped 15. communicator

Content Words

16. audience 17. punctuation 18. comparison 19. prefix 20. suffix

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