Grade 6 List Spelling Rule/Pattern/Exception Word List
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Grade 6 High Frequently Spelling List Word List Frequency Misspelled Rule/Pattern/Exception Words Words 1 Short vowel words 1. depth 11. convention 16. mathematical 2. craft 12. curtail 17. measurement 1. Each word in the 3. plunge 13. defiance 18. circumference pattern list has only one 4. wreck 14. detached 19. diameter syllable. 5. length 15. eclipse 20. parallel 2. Each syllable has a 6. prompt short vowel sound. 7. solve 3. Some syllables have a 8. brass silent e at the end of 9. bulk the word. 10. pledge 4. The consonants in these words may by single sounds, digraphs, blends, or silent. 2 Hard and soft g 1. dialogue 11. enhance 16. economic 2. disguise 12. glimmer 17. historic 1. Each word on the 3. knowledge 13. frail 18. cultural pattern list has either a 4. grudge 14. seclusion 19. geographic soft or hard g. 5. prestige 15. turbulence 20. environment 2. The soft sound is the /j/ 6. gauge sound. It can be 7. judgment spelled j, g, or dge. 8. pigeon 3. It is spelled with a g at 9. tongue the beginning of a 10. language syllable when followed by e, l, or y. 4. At the end of a syllable it is spelled ge or dge. 3 Vowel digraphs: 1. council 11. depict 16. experiment 2. moisture 12. dismiss 17. hypothesis 1. The words on this 3. browsing 13. restraint 18. observation pattern list all have 4. reviewed 14. retain 19. atmosphere vowel digraphs. 5. exhausted 15. temperate 20. chemical 2. Vowel digraphs are 6. audience two-letter combinations 7. abroad which have their own 8. author unique sound. 9. beautiful 10. decoy Grade 6 High Frequently Spelling List Word List Frequency Misspelled Rule/Pattern/Exception Words Words 4 Vowel digraph: ou and 1. drought 11. volatile 16. earthquake ough 2. though 12. withhold 17. glacier 3. tournament 13. dispatch 18. pollution 1. The words on this 4. encounter 14. versatile 19. ocean pattern list all have 5. poultry 15. equation 20. weather vowel digraphs. 6. throughout 2. Vowel digraphs are 7. route two-letter combinations 8. bought which have their own 9. adjourn unique sound. 10. ought 5 Words ending with –nce 1. license 11. understand 16. chronology and –nse 2. absence 12. syllable 17. bibliography 3. influence 13. direction 18. grammatical 1. The –ance, -ence, and 4. independence 14. stationary 19. biographical –ince endings are noun 5. assistance 15. stabilize 20. metaphor suffixes. 6. obedience 2. –ance, -ence, and – 7. condense ince usually occur in 8. diligence unaccented syllables 9. excellence and they are 10. experience pronounced Əns. 3. The –ance and –ence suffixes change verbs to nouns. 6 Mixed review list 1. length 11. eclipse 16. environment 2. prompt 12. turbulence 17. parallel The words on this list are a 3. moisture 13. temperate 18. hypothesis combination of words from 4. audience 14. versatile 19. glacier the last five lists 5. knowledge 15. syllable 20. grammatical 6. judgment 7. throughout 8. adjourn 9. license 10. absence Grade 6 High Spelling Frequently List Word List Frequency Rule/Pattern/Exception Misspelled Words Words 7 Suffixes: -ant, -ent, - 1. intelligence 11. different 16. technology ance and –ence. 2. elegance 12. studies 17. megabyte 3. significant 13. thought 18. virus 1. The words on this 4. absorbent 14. tomorrow 19. telecommunications pattern list all have 5. indulgence 15. certain 20. programming suffixes. 6. different 2. A suffix is a group of 7. relevant letter added to the 8. entrance end of a root word 9. appearance that changes its 10. allowance 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. 8 Suffixes: -al and –ous 1. partial 11. education 16. archaeologist 2. accidental 12. especially 17. discovery 1. The words on this 3. rehearsal 13. scientist 18. architecture pattern list all have 4. beneficial 14. yesterday 19. constitution suffixes. 5. mysterious 15. Wednesday 20. democratic 2. A suffix is a group of 6. outrageous letter added to the 7. courageous end of a root word 8. adventurous that changes its 9. luminous meaning. 10. poisonous 3. The suffix –al means pertaining to. 4. The suffix -ous means full of. Grade 6 High Spelling Frequently List Word List Frequency Rule/Pattern/Exception Misspelled Words Words 9 Prefixes: in-, im-, il- 1. incomplete 11. hamburger 16. inquiry and ir- 2. imperfect 12. congressman 17. variable 3. impolite 13. university 18. classifying 1. The words on this 4. impossible 14. concerned 19. evidence pattern list all have 5. impatient 15. envelope 20. characteristics prefixes. 6. illiterate 2. A prefix is placed 7. illegible before a root word to 8. illogical change its meaning. 9. irregular 3. The spelling of the 10. irresponsible root word is not changed when adding a prefix. 4. The prefixes in-, im-, il- and ir- mean not. 10 Two-syllable words: 1. rival 11. important 16. Canada one consonant 2. agent 12. raspberry 17. province between two vowels. 3. tyrant 13. manual 18. mountain 4. rodent 14. eighty 19. resource 1. The words on this 5. focus 15. honestly 20. transportation pattern list all have 6. vacate two syllables. 7. tirade 2. The first syllable is 8. ozone an open syllable (the 9. sequel vowel is not followed 10. spoken by a consonant). 3. Open syllable vowels are usually long. Grade 6 Spelling High Frequency Frequently List Rule/Pattern/ Word List Words Misspelled Words Exception 11 Two and three 1. costume 11. pictures 16. skeletal syllable words with 2. console 12. analyze 17. muscular vowel-consonant -e 3. dispute 13. synthesizer 18. respiratory in one syllable 4. accuse 14. artificial 19. circulatory 5. misfortune 15. patient 20. systems 1. The words on this 6. undermine pattern list each 7. confiscate have two or three 8. interfere syllables. 9. athlete 2. Each of the first 10. boredom syllables are closed (they end with a consonant). 3. Closed syllables usually have short vowels. 12 Mixed review list 1. interfere 11. patient 16. province 2. athlete 12. Wednesday 17. archaeologist The words on this list 3. rehearsal 13. eighty 18. respiratory are a combination of 4. mysterious 14. university 19. variable words from the last 5. tyrant 15. certain 20. telecommunications five lists. 6. sequel 7. impatient 8. illegible 9. relevant 10. intelligent 13 Two-syllable words: 1. spindle 11. abandon 16. muscles -ble, -dle, -ple, etc 2. tremble 12. circumstance 17. tendons as second syllable 3. fizzle 13. definite 18. ligaments 4. smuggle 14. design 19. stretch 1. The words on this 5. crackle 15. establish 20. strength pattern list all have 6. ramble two syllables. 7. humble 2. The second 8. thimble syllable ends in – 9. steeple ble, -dle, or –ple. 10. shuttle 3. The first syllable is closed. Therefore, the vowel is short. 4. The vowel in the second syllable has a schwa sound Grade 6 Spelling High Frequency Frequently List Rule/Pattern/ Word List Words Misspelled Words Exception 14 R-controlled vowels 1. harvest 11. guarantee 16. geometry 2. partner 12. implement 17. algebra 1. The pattern words 3. northern 13. perceive 18. exponent on this list all have 4. servant 14. scheme 19. symmetry two syllables. 5. merge 15. license 20. probability 2. One of the 6. confirm syllables is r- 7. thirsty controlled. 8. skirmish 9. disturb 10. further 15 The three sounds of 1. grease 11. community 16. literature ea (ĕ, ē, ā) 2. conceal 12. disappointed 17. dramatic 3. treatment 13. typewriter 18. mythology 1. Each of the words 4. eastern 14. champion 19. personification on the pattern list 5. pleasant 15. schedule 20. narrative contain the vowel 6. sweater combination –ea. 7. spread 2. Depending on the 8. meant words and their 9. breathe language of 10. steak origin, the ea letters might sound like a short e, a long e, or a long a. 16 Letter combinations: 1. confession 11. striped 16. audience -sion 2. permission 12. therapist 17. punctuation 3. suspension 13. measure 18. comparison 1. The words on the 4. transmission 14. handicapped 19. prefix pattern list all 5. possession 15. communicator 20. suffix contain the letter 6. extension combination –sion. 7. confusion 2. The letter 8. explosion combination –sion 9. division says /shŭn/ and 10. transfusion /zhŭn/. 3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word. Grade 6 Spelling High Frequency Frequently List Rule/Pattern/ Word List Words Misspelled Words Exception 17 Letter combinations: 1. suction 11. apparently 16. interpretation -tion 2. friction 12. automatically 17. generalization 3. objection 13. impression 18. description 1. The words on the 4. construction 14. instructions 19. reference pattern list all 5. affection 15. casserole 20. research contain the letter 6. consumption combination –tion. 7. distraction 2. The letter 8. infection combination –tion 9. instruction says /shŭn/. 10. auction 3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word. 18 Mixed review list 1. objection 11. typewriter 16. punctuation The words on this list 2. sweater 12. circumstance 17. tendons are a combination of 3. division 13. guarantee 18. symmetry words from the last 4. breathe 14. apparently 19. personification five lists. 5. instruction 15. handicapped 20. generalization 6. transmission 7. tremble 8. shuttle 9. skirmish 10. merge 19 Prefixes: pre-, pro-, 1. precaution 16. embarrassed 21. coordinate de- 2. preheated 17. especially 22. minimum 3. preschool 18. instructions 23. maximum 1. The words on the 4. production 19. assistance 24. estimation pattern list all 5. promotion 20.