Word Their Way:
Word Sorts by
Spelling Stage
Letter Name-
Alphabetic Sorts #1-#8: Same Short Vowel Word Families
#9-#14: Mixed Short Vowel Word Families
#15-#22: Short Vowels in CVC Words
LNA Sort #1: Short a (CVC)
-ăt -ăn cat man can pan bat ran sat fan van fat tan mat hat rat
LNA Sort #2: More Short a (CVC)
-ăp -ăd -ăg sad bag cap tap mad rag wag dad map had nap pad tag lap flag rap
LNA Sort #3: Short i (CVC)
-ĭt -ĭg sit big wig pig bit dig fig hit kit
quit fit
LNA Sort #4: More Short i (CVC)
-ĭn -ĭll -ĭp -ĭck rip sick pin hill win pick thin hip pill fin bill lick tick chin lip zip mill chick will dip fill
LNA Sort #5: Short o (CVC)
-ŏt -ŏp not hop hot pop got mop cop lot pot dot stop shop shot
LNA Sort #6: More Short o (CVC)
-ŏb -ŏck -ŏg dog log rock lock job fog rob frog sock jog block cob
clock dock mob blob sob
LNA Sort #7: Short e (CVC)
-ĕt -ĕn -ĕd -ĕll pet bed bell red ten met tell set net jet fed hen
pen bet led well get men then fell sled shell when
LNA Sort #8: Short u (CVC)
-ŭt -ŭb -ŭg -ŭn -ŭck tub duck cut bug rub luck nut fun club
truck rug but hut cub bun run tuck shut
muck dug jug hug sun gun tug
LNA Sort #9: Short a, i, and u
ă (CVC) ĭ (CVC) ŭ (CVC) fun run win pin man sun can bun fin chin gun fan than thin grin skin ran plan van
LNA Sort #10: Short a, i, o, and u (CVC)
ă (CVC) ĭ (CVC) ŏ (CVC) ŭ (CVC)
not hot cat cut sit mat sat got fit
mut rat nut pot but hat that rot hut cot quit bit hit shut dot pit kit
LNA Sort #11: Short a, i, and e (CVC)
-ăg (CVC)
-ĭg (CVC) -ĭll (CVC)
-ĕll (CVC)
pill big bag bell will wag flag sell wig tag hill tell pig rag fig well fill snag fell jig shell bill dig spill
smell drill
LNA Sort #12: Families with –ck (CVC)
-ăck -ĕck -ĭck -ŏck -ŭck sick duck lock rock back neck lick sack pick
peck sock tack truck speck block jack tick dock
clock suck pack chick black deck
tuck kick
LNA Sort #13: Pre-Consonantal Nasals (CVC)
-ămp -ĭnk -ŭmp -ănd jump band camp damp sink dump hump lamp hand ramp stump stand pink think stamp sand wink lump drink land
LNA Sort #14: Families Ending in –sh (CVC)
-ăsh -ĭsh -ŭsh mush hush mash dish fish rush cash gush wish
brush crash rash trash dash swish flash
LNA Sort #15: Short a and Short o (CVC)
ă (CVC) ŏ (CVC) oddball was for cat not bag job mad fox top got top pan not cab jam pat
LNA Sort #16: Short e and Short u (CVC)
ĕ (CVC) ŭ (CVC) oddball put pet but bell cup sun red mud let cut yes hug ten duck beg gum push
LNA Sort #17: Short a, Short i, and Short o (CVC)
ă (CVC) ĭ (CVC) ŏ (CVC) big pop hat cab fan lip tax six rock box mom did stop bat lock dig hop back hot zip win
will
LNA Sort #18: All Short Vowels (CVC)
ă (CVC) ĕ (CVC) ĭ (CVC) ŏ (CVC) ŭ (CVC)
let sock can hit fed mop fill met fish
web that hug six box fell run luck dot lap bus last
this sack wig pup sick wet bun rob rug
LNA Sort #19: Short Vowels with Digraphs
ă (CCVC) ĭ (CCVC) ĕ (CCVC) that when check shed chat than shall thin shell ship then shack chap them thick
wham whiz chip
chill whip this LNA Sort #20-1: Blends and Short Vowels
r- t- d- tr- dr-
trick drum rack rash track tap drill rag drag rip duck tick
trash dug rug
tag drug trap truck trip tap dip drip
LNA Sort #20-2: Blends and Short Vowels
ă ĭ ŭ tick tack truck
drum tap trip trash drill dug drag rug dip rip rack trick
duck drug rag trap drip rash
LNA Sort #21-1: Blends and Short Vowels
CrVC ClVC CpVC spill spin cram spot crash slip crab slid spit crib flag brat span brag slap
grip blob flop clock flock
LNA Sort #21-2: Blends and Short Vowels
ă (CCVC) ĭ (CCVC) ŏ (CCVC) clip trot crab
drop slid cram spot brag spill slip brat grip flop slap crash
flag spin clock blob twig crib snap flock
LNA Sort #22-1: Pre-Consonantal Nasals
-ng (CVCC)
-mp (CVCC) -nt (CVCC)
-nk (CVCC)
-nd (CVCC)
camp pant sang want king pink sing plant jump
swing sand limp land sting think lamp print sung
stamp trunk bump hunt junk
LNA Sort #22-2: Pre-Consonantal Nasals (Short Vowels)
ă (CVCC) ĭ (CVCC) ŭ (CVCC) stamp sting skunk king jump sung limp camp bump
junk sand pant land print pink plant hunt want sand think sing swing trunk lamp
Within Word
Pattern Sorts #23-#50: Within Word Patterns
ă (CVC) ā (CVCe) oddball jack name same date flag slap fast pass lamp
page what plane gave safe race ask gate cape
have path glad hat
WWP Sort #23: Short/Long a
WWP Sort #24: Short/Long a
ă (CVC) ā (CVCe) āi (CVVC) cap lake wave
bake sat late rain wait last tax nail tape
shade plan maze gain made base flat fail sale pail plain sail
WWP Sort #25: Long a Patterns
ā (CVCe) āi (CVVC) āy (CVV) oddball have
same mail grade snail whale chase day chain shave
stage train paid stay clay said tail flake brain
pain waste say grape play tale may waist pay
WWP Sort #26: Short/Long e
ĕ (CVC) ēe (CVVC) ē (CV) well week keep she step men
west he bed peel we help me speed weed
peek belt
WWP Sort #27: Short/Long e
ĕ (CVC) ēe (CVVC)
ēa (CVVC)
oddball wheel deal teeth neck speed best green reach head mean bleed sheet
yet creep bell bled been need team left steam bean clean beach
WWP Sort #28: Short/Long e
ĕ (CVC) ĕa (CVVC) ēa (CVVC)
head death meat speak meal kept treat nest heat deaf sneak dead bell rest mess
dread breath bread shell neat vest
WWP Sort #29: Short/Long i
ĭ (CVC) ī (CVCe) oddball ripe dish twin give hike dime whip fine chip white nice life live miss ride king pink rich
WWP Sort #30: Short/Long i
ĭ (CVC) ī (CVCe) ī (CV) oddball
mine price mitt spine trick wife win try dry
swim vine clip fly gift shy
eye why five list lime thick
buy sky bye
WWP Sort #31: Short/Long o
ŏ (CVC) ō (CVCe) oddball odd home crop note clock vote slope hose move shot lock joke gone smoke hope slot knob shock
some choke
WWP Sort #32: Long o Patterns
ō (CVCe) ōa (CVVC) ōw (CVC)
oddball now rope hole
moan road load know blow close throw broke loaf bone cow soak soap toast grow snow vote stone
phone slow coach low woke boat bow flow
WWP Sort #33: Short/Long u
ŭ (CVC) ū (CVCe) ūe (CVe) oddball
June cute trust blue fuss tune lump glue truth huge crust luck clue plum cube
rule tube due true bun
WWP Sort #34: Long u Patterns
ū (CVCe) ūi (CVVC) ū=ew (CVC)
oddball fuel flute new
chew rude fume drew cruise knew crude brew chute bruise mule dew
suit few build fruit use stew juice dune
WWP Sort #35: Less Common Long a
āy (CVV) ā = ey (CVV) ā = ei (CVVC)
eā (CVVC) eight hay vein tray prey break
great weigh obey freight they stray
play sleigh steak
sway neigh veil hey pray
WWP Sort #36: R-influenced a
ăr (CVC) ār (CVCe) āir (CVVC)
oddball far care start
card dark share mare pair bark arm rare hair
chair star hare bear bare air car scare
WWP Sort #37: Less Common Long e
ēe (CVVC) iē (CVVC) ē (CVCe) oddball
chief theme cheese shriek speech eve greet vein thief friend field greed
piece brief geese fleet scene seize niece these grief creek
WWP Sort #38: R-influenced e
ĕr (CVC) ēar (CVVC) ēer (CVVC) ĕar (CVVC) oddball
cheer near germ her deer sneer year bear clear
perch spear wear
peer herb fern dear swear jerk heart pear beard herd queer
WWP Sort #39: Long i Patterns
ī (CVCe) īght(VCCC) ī-d (VCC) kite might mind
night hide kind spice blind write find mice light
bright bride child sight mild wipe grind right wild tight
WWP Sort #40: R-blends / R-influenced i
rĭ (CVC) ĭr (CVC) īre (CVCe) grin third fire skirt tired drink crib bring wire trick bird dirt
hire brick grill shirt tire drip girl
WWP Sort #41: Ambiguous/Long o
ŏ (CVCC) ō (CVCC) oddball soft roll lost told fold frost cloth cross ghost son most moth
host cost folk post scold long toss mold from cold stroll
WWP Sort #42: R-influenced o
ōr (CVC) ōre (CVCe) ōor (CVCC)
oddball for shore storm
tore store score
fort born door wore your north short torch swore more chore poor floor porch
WWP Sort #43: Other Long u
ū=oo (CVVC) ū=ew (CVC) ū= -o (CV)
gloom new who grew school to
smooth dew roost crew too flew pool bloom to
mood knew scoop stew blew
WWP Sort #44: R-influenced u
ŭr (CVC) ūre (CVCe) ŭr=ear (CVVC)
cure hurt sure turn pure heard pearl church learn yearn burst earn earth purr lure purse search curl
WWP Sort #45: R-Blends/Vowels
R-Blend
Before Vowel R-Blend
After Vowel
grill girl brag tarp track fry first trap curl
crush purse price drip dark bark frog dirt fort
WWP Sort #46: R-influenced Vowels
ăr (CVC) ōr (CVC) oddball
car short corn first her scar for shark bird
farm word yard card torn hard scorn world worm jerk march dirt horn burn
WWP Sort #47: -ck, -k, -ke
-ck -k -ke lick leak like
whack lack seek sleek take lake tack snack stick soak snake weak stake croak stuck strike wake week
WWP Sort #48: CVCe Sorts Across Vowels
ā (CVCe) ī (CVCe) ō (CVCe) ū (CVCe)
cave while crime drive stage quote
throne fume smile prune guide taste trade drove chute twice wrote those flute phone crane mule waste huge
WWP Sort #49: CVVC Sorts Across Vowels
ā (CVVC) ē (CVVC) ō (CVVC) oddball
road team thief strain trail boast coach peace stream groan throat board sweet claim rain peach great toast praise waist queen faith roast
WWP Sort #50: Diphthongs
oy oi ow ou
noise foil town
toy mouth boil
clown boy gown
sound scout frown
coin brown point
spoil round couch
loud howl joy
WWP Sort #51: More Diphthongs
ow ow = ō ou found cloud south
row owl crown
drown out blown
flown prowl shout
growl snow doubt
foul fowl grown
thrown plow
WWP Sort #52: Ambiguous Vowels
a (CVCC) aw au oddball
salt raw chalk
hawk small taught
paw bald crawl
lawn sauce draw
stall false ought
cause fought walk
false claw caught
pause haul
WWP Sort #53: Words spelled with w
w + a (CVC)
w + ar blend
wr- (CCVC)
write warm swarm
warn dwarf wreck
swan watch wrist
swamp wrap wren
wrong wart wand
swat wash war
WWP Sort #54: Complex Consonants
scr- str- shr- squ-
straight shrank screen
scrape shrunk square
shrimp scram stretch
screech strong shrink
string strange screw
scratch shriek squawk
strict squint squash
squeeze shred scrap
squirt
WWP Sort #55: tch and ch
-tch (CVCCC)
-ch (CVVC) oddball
itch rich reach
pouch catch witch
latch peach coach
fetch roach such
beach ditch screech
patch switch hutch
WWP Sort #56: dge and ge
-dge -ge page badge page
ridge stage bridge
judge edge cage
huge rage hedge
fudge lodge
WWP Sort #57: Hard and Soft c and g Across Vowels
c/g + a c/g + o c/g + u
c/g + y gold cave cup
gave cyst cast
camp cue goof
cute gasp cell
cent golf gain
coat cease gem
germ gum coast
gush cost gym
WWP Sort #58: ce, ge, ve, se
-ce -ge -ve -se
dance charge prince
glove give please
large chance ridge
cheese have loose
voice curve since
edge shove fence
above dodge wedge
juice tease choose
change live
WWP Sort #59: What Lives in Water? (Concept Sort)
Yes No toad frog fish
whale sea turtle zebra
elephant lizard clam
crab tortoise horse
WWP Sort #60: Edible Plants (Concept Sort)
Grain Fruit Vegetable
apples carrots oats
rye berries beans
peaches wheat pears
lettuce cabbage cucumber
bananas beets rice
barley oranges
WWP Sort #61: Animal Attributes (Concept Sort)
Fish Bird Mammal
lungs wings feathers
heart two legs eggs
no legs eggs hair born alive heart lungs
scale heart gill
legs fins
WWP Sort #62: States (Concept Sort)
East West South North
California Maine
Maryland Florida
Vermont North Carolina
Alabama New York
Virginia Nevada
Arizona Mississippi
Texas Utah
Delaware
WWP Sort #63: Geometry Terms (Concept Sort)
Shapes Lines Measure-
ments
ray perimeter
area parallelogram
radius right angle
triangle isosceles triangle
rectangle obtuse angle
line rhombus
degrees circumference
square diameter
angle
Syllables and
Affixes Sorts #64-#71: Inflected Endings (-ed and –ing),
Consonant Doubling, and Plurals
#72-#78: Syllable Junctures, and
Open and Closed Syllables (VCCV, VCV)
#79-#86: Unaccented Syllable Sorts
#87-#88: Sorts to Explore Stress
#89-#95: Revisiting Vowel Patterns in Longer Words
#96-#100: Affixes
/t/ /d/ /ed/ waited trapped treated
walked played mailed
mixed jumped boiled
tried raised stopped
chased traded filled
needed asked seemed
patted yelled cracked
handed dotted ended
SAA Sort #64: Sort for Sounds of ed
SAA Sort #65: Plural Words (s and es)
+s -x + es -s + es
-h + es
foxes gates buses
farms gases dishes
benches boxes fences
dresses chicks glasses
axes guesses watches
cows mixes horses
lashes passes churches
ashes brushes
SAA Sort #66: Plurals with y
+ies (-CY)
+s (-VY)
babies plays daddies
monkeys carries boys
pennies trays donkeys
berries enjoys ponies
turkeys worries parties
bodies valleys
SAA Sort #67: Base Words +ed and +ing
Base + ed + ing jumped hiking dress
hike wagged hiked
lived stopping passed
live jump dressing
pass waited wag
dressed passing waiting
wait wagging living
stopped jumping stop
SAA Sort #67: Adding –ing (double and e-drop)
double e-drop (CVCe)
batting baking humming
biting skating hopping
hoping shopping sliding
begging caring waving
swimming bragging moving
skipping
SAA Sort #69: Adding –ed (double and +ed)
double +ed +d (CVCe)
picked slipped called
wagged tracked traded
watched talked grabbed
stopped baked wasted
peeled tripped rubbed
liked stared knotted
whizzed cheered waved
skated tasted dreamed
SAA Sort #70: Adding –ing (double, e-drop, +ing)
double e-drop (CVCe)
+ing (CVCC)
+ing (CVVC) oddball
diving driving wagging
sleeping trimming pushing
running riding jumping
wanting whining raining
sliding mixing dragging
taxing popping floating
quitting finding boating
ashes brushes munching
waiting kicking wasting
cheering
SAA Sort #71: Past Tense Verbs
Present Past (+ed)
Present Past (irregular)
kneel lent teach
lend bring sent
taught swept sweep
send knelt drank
brought dealt mix
chase walk thought
think bake walked
baked drink deal
shop mixed chased
shopped
SAA Sort #72: Compound Words
land down back
home downtown backyard downcast
backbone landfill homework
homemade downstairs bareback
wasteland homesick lowdown
downfall downpour landlord
homeland flashback hometown
breakdown homeroom backpack
piggyback landscape backward
mainland countdown landslide
landmark paperback
SAA Sort #73: VCCV at Juncture (same/different)
VCCV (same consonant)
VCCV (different
consonant)
market button garden
sunny center yellow
member plastic signal
tablet happy happen
sitting basket fellow
matter
SAA Sort #74: Syllable Juncture (VCCV and open VCV)
VC/CV V/CV tablet baby human
music winter napkin
happen fever silent
duty writer foggy
tennis sudden rival
fossil
SAA Sort #75: VCV Open and Closed
VC/V (closed)
V/CV (open) oddball
major petal rapid
punish even climate
meter water secret
magic shiver bacon
comet human clover
river crater busy
lazy clever proper
liquid paper
SAA Sort #76: Closed VCCV/Open VCV
VC/CV (closed;
different cons.)
VC/CV (closed; same
cons.)
V/CV (open)
pilot picture expert
funny until music
frozen summer pretty
napkin navy forget
dollar butter nature
canyon spoken number
gossip letter spider
sister army student
pattern
SAA Sort #77: Closed/Open with Endings
VC/CV (closed;
different cons.)
VC/CV (closed; same
cons.)
V/CV (open)
sadden biggest dusting
helping rented sifted
scarred sliding matted
named shining running
scaring chipped winner
longest riding tamest
walker moping faster
SAA Sort #78: VCC/CV, VC/CCV, and V/V
VCC/CV VC/CCV V/V
oddball
pilgrim monster kingdom
mushroom control kitchen
cruel pumpkin create
children English athlete
halfway riot poet
lion trial complete
diet hundred
SAA Sort #79: le and el
-le -el oddball fable pencil camel
angel model little
motel angle gravel
cattle bushel journal
level middle rattle
settle table pretzel
nibble travel turtle
SAA Sort #80: er, ar, and or
-er -ar -or burglar doctor blister
bigger favor author
grammar freezer editor
tractor collar dollar
jogger motor mayor
speaker lunar dreamer
skater smaller faster
solar
SAA Sort #81: re, ar, and or
Comparatives Agents Things
cellar meter sweeter
thinner teacher worker
waiter river steeper
pillar smarter anchor
younger vapor beggar
gentler voter slower
skater actor trailer
flower barber cheaper
SAA Sort #82: Final en/on/in/ain
-en -on -in -ain
dragon broken weapon
hidden apron mountain
ribbon pumpkin heaven
chosen eleven napkin
cousin captain children
cabin fountain curtain
cotton gallon certain
SAA Sort #83: Unaccented First Syllable
a- de- be- decide again beyond
begin design between
awoke defend another
away behave before
beside agree afraid
depend debate aloud
SAA Sort #84: /j/ sound
age ge gi carriage budget angel
agent magic storage
engine voyage gorgeous
region message fragile
sausage margin postage
logic savage village
pigeon courage danger
gadget legend dungeon
SAA Sort #85: Changing y to i
Base -ies -ied empty babied partied
supplies cries reply
cry supplied hurries
parties replied carry
baby hurry empties
replies carries fried
party supply hurried
fry cried fries
carried babies emptied
SAA Sort #86: y Words by Part of Speech
/ ī / (verb)
/ē/ (noun)
/ē/ (adjective)
/ē/ (adverb)
try celery copy
candy happy certify
category apply happily
occupy angry gypsy
correctly rely quarry
country clearly safely
guilty cemetery pretty
horribly silly hourly
certainly sensibly
SAA Sort #87: Stress in Homographs
Nouns Verbs re‘ cord in' sert con duct’
per' mit sub' ject des ert’
con' duct reb el’ re cord’
des' ert ex' tract com bat’
pro' test com' bat pro test’
ex tract’ con' flict sub ject’
reb' el per mit’ in sert’
con flict’
SAA Sort #88: Long u in Stressed Syllables
CV’/C C/CVCe’ a muse’ ru' by com pute’
ru' mor con fuse’ tu' lip
re duce’ per fume’ pol lute’
bu' gle fu’ ture sa lute’
ex cuse’ pu' pil su' per
tu' tor a buse’ in clude’
ru' ler tu' na
SAA Sort #89: Patterns for Long a
CVCe ai ay layer debate dainty
estate explain engage
mistake dismay trainer
escape payment amaze
crayons acquaint hooray
raisin parade complain
decay bracelet painter
refrain betray
SAA Sort #90: Patterns for Long u and o
/ū/ = oo /ū/ = CVCe
/ō/ = oa
/ō/ = CVCe
rooster toaster cartoon
useful reduce oatmeal
scooter refuse approach
conclude balloon amuse
suppose pollute noodle
perfume decode loafer
rowboat remote goalie
erode tadpole lonesome
explode
SAA Sort #91: Patterns for Long e and i
/ē/ = ee /ē/ = ea / ī / = ig
/ ī / = CVCe
oddball
reason steeple polite
fifteen highway thirteen
surprise needle lightning
succeed believe survive
increase decide canteen
delight defeat tonight
conceal resign season
sweater invite advice
eager
SAA Sort #92: Diphthongs in Multisyllable Words
oi oy joyful moisture appoint
boycott turquoise royal
poison soybean oyster
voyage moisten annoy
destroy enjoy embroider
pointless employ rejoice
broiler noisy avoid
pointed
SAA Sort #93: More Diphthongs
ou ow oddball double flower allow
brownie county fountain
council vowel shower
tower towel lousy
scoundrel counter mountain
coward around chowder
drowsy bounty mouthful
power powder
SAA Sort #94: Spelling the er Sound in Stressed and Unstressed Syllables
er Sound: 1st; Vr;
stressed
er Sound: 1st; Vr;
unstressed
er Sound: 2nd; er;
stressed er Sound:
2nd; er; stressed
certain reverse observe
lantern survive service
alert person concert
thirsty modern hurry
perhaps western govern
turkey surprise prefer
surround emerge
SAA Sort #95: Words with ure and er
-ture -sure -cher oddball
measure capture treasure
creature archer injure
preacher butcher fracture
pasture texture stretcher
pleasure failure mixture
rancher teacher future
nature closure leisure
SAA Sort #96: Prefixes
un- re- dis- disappear disgrace retell
retrain unfair replay
unable disagree uncover
disarm unpack return
unkind disorder disobey
undress disable unplug
displaced uneven unequal
reuse disloyal unusual
dishonest rebuild research
reword regain remodel
SAA Sort #97: More Prefixes
pre- ex- mis- explode prevent misspell
mistreat exceed preview
exclaim preschool misplace
preheat expose explore
predict misuse prefix
misbehave mistake prepare
expand exile
SAA Sort #98: Number Prefixes
uni- bi- tri- bicycle tricycle trilogy
unicorn unicycle triangle
biweekly unison bisect
tripod bilingual uniform
universe triple biplane
bifocals trio triplets
unique
SAA Sort #99: Suffixes
-y -ly -ily slowly happily angrily
noisily sunny hardly
busily quickly bravely
dirty messy drily
weakly wordy calmly
daintily sadly gaily
guilty greedily rainy
bossy strangely foggy
SAA Sort #100: More Suffixes
-ness -less -ful harmless colorful faithful
dreadful darkness fearless
kindness thankful thoughtful
painful homeless blindness
helpless mindless illness
hardness ageless restless
freshness weakness
Derivational
Relations Sorts #101-#107: Adding Suffixes
#108-#112: Vowel Alterations
#113-#114: Sorting by Roots
DR Sort #101: Adding -ion
Base: -ss Base: -ct -ssion -ction
act express affection
impress distinct select
expression impression extinction
extinct action process
discuss predict procession
prediction depress subtract
affect contraction depression
profess succession selection
profession distinction contract
subtraction success discussion
DR Sort #102: e-Drop + -ion
Base: -te Base: -ce Base: -se -tion -cion -sion
educate induction congratulate
expulsion imitation expulse
create decorate convulse
produce reduction generate
introduction generation imitate
congratulation deduce produce
deduction fascinate convulsion
reduce repulse separate
complicate complication fascination
decoration repulsion education
reproduction separation reproduce
induce introduce production
DR Sort #103: -sion and Spelling Changes
Base: -t Base: -de -ssion -sion
emission explode emit
divide explosion collision
permit commission transmit
permission conclusion persuasion
erosion commit erode
conclude transmission regret
omit persuade remit
delusion inclusion intrude
division omission delude
regression collide r emission
include intrusion
DR Sort #104: e-Drop + -ation or -ition
e-drop + -ation
e-drop + -ition
compose composition dispose
combine oppose perspiration
definition admire combination
organization declaration disposition
opposition define determine
explore exposition decomposition
admiration expose decompose
determination declare inspire
organize perspire examination
examine inspiration exploration
DR Sort #105: -ible and -able
Base+ -able
Root + -ible
dependable audible
edible expendable
breakable visible
agreeable feasible
terrible predictable
possible remarkable
legible readable
profitable plausible
horrible perishable
punishable tangible
credible laughable
DR Sort #106: -able After e
e-drop soft
ce/ge hard c/g
changeable manageable navigable
despicable desirable amicable
presumable peaceable usable
serviceable impeccable lovable
excusable applicable noticeable
comparable deplorable
DR Sort #107: Assimilated Prefix Sort
com- ad- in- irresponsible inactive context
immature compound affair
irrational adverse admit
conform assemble colleague
correlate immortal affront
affirm arrange compact
constrain illogical acclaim
innumerable illegal
DR Sort #108: Vowel Alterations in Related Pairs
ā → ă ā → Schwa major/majority cave/cavity
humane/humanity narrate/narrative
nation/national relate/relative
volcano/volcanic famous/infamous
able/ability grave/gravity
native/nativity nature/natural
insane/insanity educate/educable proclaim/proclamation flame/flammable
profane/profanity stable/stability
DR Sort #109: Vowel Alterations in Related Pairs
ē → ĕ ē → Schwa serene/serenity
brief/brevity
recede/recession
succeed/succession
repeat/repetition
compete/competition
remedial/remedy
proceed/procession
conceive/conception
receive/reception
DR Sort #110: Vowel Alterations in Related Pairs
ī → ĭ ī → Schwa resign/resignation invite/invitation
define/definition sign/signal
reside/resident divine/divinity
divide/division recite/recitation
revise/revision deprive/deprivation
deride/derision admire/admiration
inspire/inspiration criticize/criticism
preside/president arise/arisen
DR Sort #111: Vowel Alterations in Related Pairs
long → short long → Schwa
Schwa → short induce/induction compose/composition
metal/metallic reduce/reduction
brutal/brutality produce/production
propose/proposition telescope/telescopic
impose/imposition local/locality
spiritual/spirituality expose/exposition
vital/vitality microscope/microscopic
prescribe/prescription fatal/fatality
harmonious/harmony compete/competition
total/totality final/finality
serene/serenity original/originality
DR Sort #112-1: Latin Stems (jud, tract, and spect)
jud tract spect traction judge suspect
adjudicate inspect spectator
attract contract judgment
respect judicious judicial
prejudice subtraction intractable
prejudicial spectacular inspector
spectacles tractor judiciary
protractor contraction disrespect
distraction expectation circumspect
DR Sort #112-2: Latin Stems (vis, form, and cred)
vis form cred credit visual formulate
visionary reform uniform
deformed incredible discredit
creed transform television
revise credulous vision
vista visible accredit
supervise nonconformist
DR Sort #112-3: Latin Stems (port, dict, and duct)
port dict duct dictate conduct portable
induct contradict porter
reporter educate prediction
verdict portfolio introduction
produce dictionary export
import reduce dictator
diction induction
DR Sort #112-4: Latin Stems (fer, press, and spire)
fer press spire pressure respiration spirit
expire refer depression
fertile express perspire
inspiration transfer conspire
suppress oppressive suffer
conference conifer impression
DR Sort #113: Greek Roots (auto and tele)
auto tele autograph telegram
telepathy automatic
telegraph televise
telephone autonomy
automobile teleconference
autobiography autonomous
DR Sort #114-1: Greek and Latin Science Vocabulary (astro, bio, chlor, and eco)
astro bio chlor eco
biology astronomer ecology
chlorophyll chloroplast astronaut
astrology chlorine economy
astrolabe ecosystem chlorella
ecotype biome biosphere
biotic
DR Sort #114-2: Greek and Latin Science Vocabulary (hydro, hypo, photo/phos, and vor)
hydro hypo photo/phos
vor
telephoto voracious hydrophobia
hydrology omnivore hypodermic
hypodermis hydrogen phosphorescent
photography carnivore hypothermia
hypotension herbivore