Index For The Patterns Of English Spelling Volume 6

The Patterns of English Spelling with their Word Families Put in Sentence Context Volume 6 The Ending "UL" Suffixes INDEX of Double Consonants plus -LE Suffix, from babble to puzzle.................................. 2 INDEX of Blends & Digraphs plus LE Suffix, e.g. tackle, muscle.......................................... 2 INDEX of the R- Controlled Families Plus LE Suffix, marble-startle.................................... 2 INDEX of the Vowel + Single Consonant + EL (-able & ible) ................................................ 2 INDEX of the -EL, -IL, -OL, UL suffixes from compel to dreadful ....................................... 3 (-al words such as personal & personality are in Volume 8, pp. 817-827)

The Ending "UR" Suffixes INDEX of Double Consonants plus -ER, from grabber to buzzer ......................................... 4 INDEX of Blends & Digraphs plus -ER suffix, amber to howitzer ........................................ 4 INDEX of the R- Controlled Families Plus ER Suffix, barber to server ............................... 5 INDEX of Vowels plus Consonant plus ER suffix, saber to freezer ....................................... 5 INDEX of the -ar, -ir, -or, -aur, -eur, -our (British) suffixes .................................................. 6 INDEX of the -re & the "ow" suffixes .................................................................................... 6 INDEX of the -et, -it, -ot suffixes ............................................................................................. 6 & Miscellaneous Relatives By Don McCabe

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Matrix Index of Double Consonants plus LE Suffix

bble ddle ffle ggle pple ssle stle scle ttle zzle

A

E

I

O

babble saddle raffle haggle apple hassle castle

pebble meddle

dribble riddle sniffle giggle ripple

hobble coddle

battle dazzle

settle embezzle

toggle topple

whistle little sizzle

bottle nozzle

U All Other bubble puddle muffle juggle supple tussle hustle muscle shuttle puzzle

Page 601 601 602 602 603 603 609 609 603 604

INDEX of Blends & Digraphs plus LE Suffix ckle ngle nkle mple mble ndle ntle

tackle angle ankle sample ramble candle mantle

heckle temple tremble Bendle gentle

tickle single wrinkle dimple nimble kindle

cockle

fondle

buckle jungle uncle crumple humble bundle disgruntle

604 605 605 606 606 607 607

INDEX of the R- Controlled Families Plus LE Suffix rble rdle rgle rkle rple rtle

marble girdle

hurdle gurgle

gargle sparkle Marple startle

purple turtle

608 608 608 608 608 608

INDEX of Vowels plus Consonant plus LE suffix ble ble ble cle dle fle gle

able probable miracle cradle

ple

finagle inveigle maple

sle tle xle

axle

bible

needle

noble

possible article idle rifle

noodle

eagle steeple people measles

ruble

ogle disciple

bugle scruple

title

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610 613-621 621-623 610-611 611 612 612 612 612 612 612 612 612

INDEX of the -el, -il, -ol, ul suffixes from compel to dreadful AL

EL

IL

OL

tribal 819 local 819 social 819 legal 820 colonial 821 trial 820 animal 822 final 822 moral 825 basal 826 fatal 826 partial 828 arrival 830 loyal 830 medical 801-818

compel 624 label 624 excel 624 infidel 624 duffel 625 angel 625 satchel 625 bushel 625 Ethel 625 nickel 625 camel 625 panel 625 chapel 625 barrel 625 weasel 626 chattel 626 travel 626 vowel 627 pretzel 627

pencil 628 vigil 628 vigil 628 pupil 628 peril 628 Brazil 628 pistil 628 tranquil 628 evil 628

control 628 symbol 628 idol 628 carol 628 pistol 628 alcohol 629

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UL mogul 629 consul 629 eyeful 629 dreadful 629-631

INDEX of Double Consonants plus -ER, from grabber to buzzer BB DD FF GG LL MM NN PP SS TT ZZ

A

E

I

O

U

grabber ladder gaffer stagger smaller hammer banner trapper passer batter razzer

Webber shredder

fibber kidder stiffer bigger filler dimmer dinner dipper kisser bitter whizzer

robber fodder offer logger roller

rubber rudder stuffer hugger puller summer runner supper fusser butter buzzer

speller Kenner pepper dresser better

Donner copper crosser totter

All Others

Page 632 632 633 633 634 635 635 636 637 637-638 638

INDEX of Blends & Digraphs plus ER suffix, amber to howitzer B MB B RB D LD D ND G NG G NG H CH H CH H TCH H PH H SH H TH H NTH K CK K LK K NK K SK M LM P LP P MP P SP T CT T FT T GHT T LT T NT T PT T MPT T ST T XT U GU U NQU V LV Z TZ

amber barber balder gander anger hanger

member Gerber welder fender

timber builder tinder finger singer

somber absorber bolder yonder

number Thurber boulder under hunger

Beecher catcher

stretcher

voucher teacher pitcher

butcher gopher

dasher rather panther backer talker banker masker Palmer scalper hamper Casper character rafter straighter falter banter

fisher zither Becker esker Elmer helper temper vesper respecter freighter shelter center

bicker milker sinker whisker filmer

locker

limper whisper sphincter lifter lighter filter winter

romper prosper

chapter master Baxter

tempter pester Dexter

gusher brother

sister

feather trucker junker tusker gulper jumper

daughter hunter copter prompter imposter

corrupter Sumpter cluster

pointer painter counter toaster beleaguer

silver

conquer revolver howitzer

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639 639 640 641-642 643 643 644 644 644 644 645 646 646 647 648 648 647 648 648 649 649 649 649 650 650 651 651 651 650 651 652-53 654 654 654 654 654

INDEX of the R- Controlled Families Plus ER Suffix B RB D RD C RCE G RG G RGE H RCH H RTH K RK

A

E

I

O

barber larder

Gerber herder

girder

border forcer

larger marcher farther barker

merger

U

All Others

Page

Thurber murder

655 655 657 655 655 655 655 656 656 656 656 656 656 657 657 657 657

burger

L RL M RM N RN P RP S RSE

farmer garner Harper

T RT V RVE

charter carver

forger scorcher

searcher further

shirker

porker worker

firmer

former corner

curler turner usurper

earner coarser courser

converter server

flirter

porter

curter

INDEX of Vowels plus Consonant plus ER suffix, saber to freezer B BE C CE D DE

saber racer wader

seeder

Tiber de-icer slider

F FE G GE

safer wager

refer integer

lifer tiger

booger

I IER

carrier amplifier cashier soldier glacier Hoosier dossier brazier

K KE

Y + ER IFY + ER SHI + ER DI + ER CI + ER SI + ER SSI + ER ZI + ER baker

striker

joker

L LE

whaler

feeler

miler

choler

ruler

M ME N NE O P PE R RE

framer opener

timer finer

homer ironer goer Roper

consumer tuner

paper wayfarer

S SE

chaser

T TE

later

keeper sufferer

meter deter greeter

U UE V VE

shaver

W WE

drawer

X Y

hoaxer player

conveyer

glazer

freezer

Z ZE

fever clever fewer sewer

sober grocer

piper miser

closer loser

liter

voter

writer

diver liver

clover cover power lower boxer

mixer

tuber producer ruder

saucer louder power loafer auger eager

cooker sneaker boiler bowler crawler dreamer drainer doer

super user

bearer hearer bruiser geyser greaser scooter neuter sweater loiter pewter waiter pursuer waiver believer viewer employer lawyer

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658 658 658-659 658-659 659 659 659 660 661 660 660 660 660 661 660 661-662 661-662 662-663 662-663 662-663 663 664 664 665 666 666 666 666 666 667-668 667-668 667-668 668 668 667 668 671 669-670 671 671 672 672 672 672

INDEX of the -ar, ir, -or, -aur, -eur, -our (British) suffixes AR IR OR OUR AUR EUR RE

altar elixir labor labour dinosaur amateur

beggar nadir color colour

similar tapir splendor splendour

cellar kefir savior saviour

collar astir humor humour

chauffeur

liqueur

coiffeur

grandeur

centre

acre

mediocre

theatre

polar bestir honor honour

673-674 675 675-681 682 681 681 683

INDEX of the -et, it, -ot suffixes ET

target

685 686 688 689 690 690 688 688

regret ETTE IT OT

cigarette habit idiot mascot

OTTE

Charlotte butte

INDEX of the -ow suffixes OW

elbow

shadow

shallow

minnow

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sorrow

684

A Few Observations If it is true as the experts1 tell us that phonics need only be taught in the first two grades, then third graders should have no trouble with the double consonant plus the le ending families (CVDC+le) as in riddle, struggle, kettle, etc. Yet, only 9% could correctly spell riddle. Only 4% could spell kettle and only 2% could spell struggle. Obviously, something is wrong. And if it is true that students don’t spell as well today as the students did when the New Iowa Spelling Scale2 was written, something is seriously wrong with our spelling curriculum or how spelling is—or is not—taught. Mostly, is not. As nearly every spelling program is based upon the same word frequency studies as the New Iowa Spelling Scale we can estimate quite accurately the number of CVCC+le words that occur in traditional spelling texts from grades 2 through 8. Of the 406 possible, only 15 regularly occur. Of the 100 CVDC+ling words such struggling, the odds say that not one will be found in today’s spelling texts.

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Anderson, Richard C., Elfrieda H. Heibert, et. al. Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading. Washington, D.C., The National Institute of Education, U.S. Department of Education. 2 Greene, Harry. The New Iowa Spelling Scale. Iowa City: The University of Iowa, 1954.

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