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