Grade 6
List 1 List 2
Short vowel sounds Hard and soft g 1. Each word in the pattern list has 1. Each word on the pattern list has only one syllable. either a soft or hard g. 2. Each syllable has a short vowel 2. The soft sound is the /j/ sound. It sound. can be spelled j, g, or dge. 3. Some syllables have a silent e at 3. It is spelled with a g at the beginning of a syllable when the end of the word. 4. The consonants in these words followed by e, I, or y. 4. At the end of a syllable it is spelled may be single sounds, digraphs, ge or dge. blends, or silent.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. depth 1. dialogue 2. craft 2. disguise 3. plunge 3. knowledge 4. wreck 4. grudge 5. length 5. prestige 6. prompt 6. gauge 7. solve 7. judgment 8. brass 8. pigeon 9. bulk 9. tongue 10. pledge 10. language
High Use Words High Use Words
11. convention 11. enhance 12. curtail 12. glimmer 13. defiance 13. frail 14. detached 14. seclusion 15. eclipse 15. turbulence
Content Words Content Words
16. mathematical 16. economic 17. measurement 17. historic 18. circumference 18. cultural 19. diameter 19. geographic 20. parallel 20. environment
Grade 6
List 3 List 4
Vowel Digraphs: Vowel digraph: ou and ough
1. The words on this pattern list all 1. The words on this pattern list all have vowel digraphs. have vowel digraphs. 2. Vowel digraphs are two–letter 2. Vowel digraphs are two–letter combinations which have their own combinations which have their own unique sound. unique sound.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. council 1. drought 2. moisture 2. though 3. browsing 3. tournament 4. reviewed 4. encounter 5. exhausted 5. poultry 6. audience 6. throughout 7. abroad 7. route 8. author 8. brought 9. beautiful 9. adjourn 10. decoy 10. ought
High Use Words High Use Words
11. depict 11. volatile 12. dismiss 12. withhold 13. restraint 13. dispatch 14. retain 14. versatile 15. temperate 15. equation
Content Words Content Words
16. experiment 16. earthquake 17. hypothesis 17. glacier 18. observation 18. pollution 19. atmosphere 19. ocean 20. chemical 20. weather
Grade 6
List 5 List 6
Words ending with –nce and –nse Mixed review list The words on this list are a 1. The -ance, -ence, and –ince combination of words from the last endings are noun suffixes. five lists.
2. –ance, ence, and –ince usually occur in unaccented syllables and they are pronounced Əns. 3. The –ance and ence suffixes change verbs to nouns.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. license 1. length 2. absence 2. prompt 3. influence 3. moisture 4. independence 4. audience 5. assistance 5. knowledge 6. obedience 6. judgment 7. condense 7. throughout 8. diligence 8. adjourn 9. excellence 9. license 10. experience 10. absence
High Use Words High Use Words
11. understand 11. eclipse 12. syllable 12. turbulence 13. direction 13. temperate 14. stationary 14. versatile 15. stabilize 15. syllable
Content Words Content Words
16. chronology 16. environment 17. bibliography 17. parallel 18. grammatical 18. hypothesis 19. biographical 19. glacier 20. metaphor 20. grammatical
Grade 6
List 7 List 8
Suffix: - -ant, -ent, -ance and -ence. Suffixes: -al and –ous
1. The words on this pattern list all 1. The words on this pattern list have suffixes. all have suffixes.
2. A suffix is a group of letters added 2. A suffix is a group of letters to the end of a root word that added to the end of a root changes its meaning. word that changes its 3. The suffixes –ant and –ent mean meaning. full of and are used to create nouns and adjectives. 3. The suffix –al means pertaining to. 4. The suffixes –ance and –ence mean quality or state of and are 4. The suffix –ous means full of. used to form nouns.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. intelligence 1. partial 2. elegance 2. accidental 3. significant 3. rehearsal 4. absorbent 4. beneficial 5. indulgence 5. mysterious 6. different 6. outrageous 7. relevant 7. courageous 8. Entrance 8. adventurous 9. appearance 9. luminous 10. allowance 10. poisonous
High Use Words High Use Words
11. different 11. education 12. studies 12. especially 13. thought 13. scientist 14. tomorrow 14. yesterday 15. certain 15. Wednesday
Content Words Content Words
16. technology 16. archaeologist 17. megabyte 17. discovery 18. virus 18. architecture 19. telecommunications 19. constitution 20. programming 20. democratic
Grade 6
List 9 List 10
Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, and ir Two -syllable words: one consonant between two vowels. 1. The words on this pattern list all 1. The words on this pattern list all have prefixes. have two syllables.
2. A prefix is placed before a root 2. The first syllable is an open word to change its meaning. syllable (the vowel is not 3. The spelling of the root word is followed by a consonant). not changed when adding a 3. Open syllable vowels are usually prefix. long. 4. The prefixes in-, im-, il-, and ir- mean not.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. incomplete 1. rival 2. imperfect 2. agent 3. impolite 3. tyrant 4. impossible 4. rodent 5. impatient 5. focus 6. illiterate 6. vacate 7. illegible 7. tirade 8. illogical 8. ozone 9. irregular 9. sequel 10. irresponsible 10. spoken
High Use Words High Use Words
11. hamburger 11. important 12. congressman 12. raspberry 13. university 13. manual 14. concerned 14. eighty 15. envelope 15. honestly
Content Words Content Words
16. inquiry 16. Canada 17. variable 17. province 18. classifying 18. mountain 19. evidence 19. resource 20. characteristics 20. transportation
Grade 6
List 11 List 12
Two and three syllable words with Mixed review list vowel-consonant –e in one syllable The words on this list are a 1. The words on this list each have two combination of words from the last or three syllables. five lists. 2. Each of the first syllables are closed
(they end with a consonant). 3. Closed syllables usually have short vowels.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. costume 1. interfere 2. console 2. athlete 3. dispute 3. rehearsal 4. accuse 4. mysterious 5. misfortune 5. tyrant 6. undermine 6. sequel 7. confiscate 7. impatient 8. interfere 8. illegible 9. athlete 9. relevant 10. boredom 10. intelligent
High Use Words High Use Words
11. pictures 11. patient 12. analyze 12. Wednesday 13. synthesizer 13. eighty 14. artificial 14. university 15. patient 15. certain
Content Words Content Words
16. skeletal 16. province 17. muscular 17. archaeologist 18. respiratory 18. respiratory 19. circulatory 19. variable 20. systems 20. telecommunications
Grade 6
List 13 List 14
Two -syllable words: -ble, -dle, -ple, R -controlled vowels etc as second syllable 1. The pattern words on this list 1. The words on this pattern list all all have two syllables. have two syllables. 2. One of the syllables is r- 2. The second syllable ends in –ble, controlled.
-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.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. spindle 1. harvest 2. tremble 2. partner 3. fizzle 3. northern 4. smuggle 4. servant 5. crackle 5. merge 6. ramble 6. confirm 7. humble 7. thirsty 8. thimble 8. skirmish 9. steeple 9. disturb 10. shuttle 10. further
High Use Words High Use Words
11. abandon 11. guarantee 12. circumstance 12. Implement 13. definite 13. perceive 14. design 14. scheme 15. establish 15. license
Content Words Content Words
16. muscles 16. geometry 17. tendons 17. algebra 18. ligaments 18. exponent 19. stretch 19. symmetry 20. strength 20. probability
Grade 6
List 15 List 16
The three sounds of ea (ĕ, ē, ā) Letter combinations: -sion
1. Each of the words on the pattern 1. The words on the pattern list all list contain the vowel combination contain the letter combination –ea. -sion.
2. Depending on the words and their 2. The letter combination –sion language of origin, the ea letters says /shŭn/ and /zhŭn/. might sound like a short e, a long e, 3. It almost always occurs at the or a long a. end of a word.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. grease 1. confession 2. conceal 2. admission 3. treatment 3. suspension 4. eastern 4. transmission 5. pleasant 5. possession 6. sweater 6. extension 7. spread 7. confusion 8. meant 8. explosion 9. breathe 9. division 10. steak 10. transfusion
High Use Words High Use Words
11. community 11. striped 12. disappointed 12. therapist 13. typewriter 13. measure 14. champion 14. handicapped 15. schedule 15. communicator
Content Words Content Words
16. literature 16. audience 17. dramatic 17. punctuation 18. mythology 18. comparison 19. personification 19. prefix 20. narrative 20. suffix
Grade 6
List 17 List 18
Letter combinations: -tion Mixed review list The words on this list are a 1. The words on the pattern list all combination of words from the last contain the letter combination five lists.
-tion. 2. The letter combination –tion says /shŭn/. 3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. suction 1. objection 2. friction 2. sweater 3. objection 3. division 4. construction 4. breathe 5. affection 5. instruction 6. consumption 6. transmission 7. distraction 7. tremble 8. infection 8. shuttle 9. instruction 9. skirmish 10. auction 10. merge
High Use Words High Use Words
11. apparently 11. typewriter 12. automatically 12. circumstance 13. impression 13. guarantee 14. instructions 14. apparently 15. casserole 15. handicapped
Content Words Content Words
16. interpretation 16. punctuation 17. generalization 17. tendons 18. description 18. symmetry 19. reference 19. personification 20. research 20. generalization
Grade 6
List 19 List 20
Prefixes: pre-, pro-, de- Prefixes: dis-, mis, non-, and un-
1. The pattern list words all contain 1. The pattern list words all prefixes. contain prefixes.
2. A prefix is a group of letters added 2. A prefix is a group of letters to the beginning of a root word to added to the beginning of a root
change its meaning. word to change its meaning.
3. The prefix pre- means before. 3. The prefix dis- means lack of or
4. The prefix pro- means before, opposite of. forward or shows support. 4. The prefix mis- means not done
5. The prefix de- means from or away correctly. or indicates reversa l or undoing. 5. The prefix non means not or opposite of.
6. The prefix un- means contrary
to or reversal of action.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. precaution 1. disadvantage 2. preheated 2. disagree 3. preschool 3. disapprove 4. production 4. mismatch 5. promotion 5. misbehave 6. pronounce 6. misadventure 7. procession 7. nonproductive 8. departure 8. unafraid 9. debrief 9. unconscious 10. denominator 10. undecided
High Use Words High Use Words
11. embarrassed 11. obviously 12. especially 12. professional 13. instructions 13. restaurant 14. assistance 14. conceived 15. appetite 15. conversation
Content Word Content Words
16. coordinate 16. erosion 17. minimum 17. anatomy 18. maximum 18. geological 19. estimation 19. organisms 20. graphic 20. movement
Grade 6
List 21 List 22
Suffixes: -able and –ible Homophones
1. The pattern list words all contain 1. The pattern list words all suffixes. contain homophones. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added to 2. A homophone is a word which a root word that changes its is pronounced identically to meaning. another word, but is spelled 3. Add the suffix –able to a root word: differently and has a different If the root word has a long vowel meaning.
and ends in a silent e; drop the e
before adding –able. If –able follows a hard c.
4. If the root word ends in –ns, -ss, or x, use –ible.
5. The suffixes –able and –ible are used to create adjectives.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. understandable 1. allowed 2. honorable 2. aloud 3. favorable 3. their 4. avoidable 4. there 5. acceptable 5. they're 6. remarkable 6. write 7. likable or likeable 7. right 8. valuable 8. which 9. admirable 9. witch 10. accessible 10. capitol 11. capital High Use Words High Use Words 11. eventually 12. correctly 12. diaphragm 13. situation 13. diplomatic 14. temperature 14. disability 15. instruments 15. frustrated 16. ambulance Content Word Content Word 16. federal 17. legislative 17. boundary 18. immigration 18. ecosystem 19. international 19. population 20. government 20. agriculture
Grade 6
List 23 List 24
Suffixes: -ward and –ly Mixed review list The words on this list are a 1. The pattern list words all contain combination of words from the last suffixes. five lists. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added to a root word that changes its meaning. 3. The suffix –ward deals with direction. 4. Words ending in –ly usually tell how or how often something is done.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. afterward 1. procession 2. downward 2. denominator 3. skyward 3. nonproductive 4. forward 4. disadvantage 5. courageously 5. understandable 6. friendly 6. aloud 7. knowingly 7. which 8. pleasantly 8. likable or likeable 9. rudely 9. courageously 10. tenderly 10. rudely
High Use Words High Use Words
11. compliment 11. intelligence 12. laboratory 12. diaphragm 13. permission 13. temperature 14. perfume 14. restaurant 15. intelligence 15. embarrassed
Content Words Content Words
16. adaptation 16. estimation 17. urban 17. organisms 18. rural 18. immigration 19. community 19. adaptation 20. construction 20. ecosystem
Grade 6
List 25 List 26
Suffix: -ing (double the final consonant) Suffix: –ed
1. The words on the pattern list all contain 1. The words on this pattern list all a suffix. contain a suffix. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added at 2. A root word (base word) is a word the end of a word to change its without a prefix or suffix. meaning. 3. A suffix is a group of letters added
3. A root word (base word) is a word at the end of a word to change its
without a prefix or suffix. meaning.
4. Double the final consonant before 4. Double the final consonant before adding the suffix if the root word has adding the suffix if the root word one short vowel sound and one final has one short vowel sound and consonant. one final consonant. 5. –ed makes 3 sounds: /t/, /d/, /ed/.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. babysitting 1. boosted 2. committing 2. squirted 3. fibbing 3. hoisted 4. earring 4. quoted 5. plotting 5. scarred 6. drumming 6. waged 7. skidding 7. groaned 8. admitting 8. scraped 9. stunning 9. crushed 10. excelling 10. crunched
High Use Words High Use Words 11. occupation 12. refrigerator 11. thermometer 13. reunion 12. uncomfortable 14. procedure 13. advertisement 15. tremendously 14. accommodate 15. achievements Content Words Content Words 16. competitive 17. recreational 16. parallelogram 18. relaxation 17. perimeter 19. sportsmanship 18. discount 20. professional 19. percent 20. calculate
Grade 6
List 27 List 28
Plural nouns: Nouns ending in –y, f, or Compound Words: two or more fe words joined together with a single
meaning
1. The words on this pattern list are all nouns that end in a y. 1. The words on this pattern list are all 2. When the word ends in a consonant compound words. +y, change the y to i and add es to make it plural. 3. When the word ends in y following a vowel, add s to make it plural. 4. If a noun ends with f or fe, change the f
or fe to v and add –es to make it plural.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. industries 1. grasshopper 2. theories 2. underground 3. beauties 3. waterfall 4. injuries 4. newspaper 5. chimneys 5. suitcase 6. turkeys 6. bedspread 7. halves 7. clothespin 8. thieves 8. sandpaper 9. dwarves 9. payoff 10. shelves 10. bookkeeper
High Use Words High Use Words
11. ancient 11. barbeque 12. happened 12. horrendous 13. appointment 13. interfere 14. application 14. bruised 15. guidance 15. complexion
Content Words Content Words
16. marine 16. underwater 17. topography 17. submarine 18. plankton 18. continental 19. floaters 19. slopes 20. mysteries 20. trenches
Grade 6
List 29 List 30
Three syllable words Mixed review list 1. The words on the pattern list are all The words on this list are a three syllable words. combination of words from the last 2. Some of the syllables are closed and five lists. some are open. 3. Paying attention to each syllable can make it easier to spell these words correctly.
Pattern Word Pattern Word
1. library 1. committing 2. example 2. admitting 3. hospital 3. hoisted 4. vacation 4. quoted 5. remember 5. chimneys 6. president 6. halves 7. conference 7. bookkeeper 8. forgetful 8. newspaper 9. electric 9. conference 10. exercise 10. library
High Use Words High Use Words
11. marvelous 11. psychology 12. psychology 12. horrendous 13. realized 13. ancient 14. recognize 14. accommodate 15. stethoscope 15. occupation
Content Words Content Words
16. composite 16. sportsmanship 17. decimal 17. perimeter 18. complex 18. topography 19. operations 19. continental 20. complementary 20. complementary
Grade 6