Grade 6 Spelling Rule/Pattern/Exception Short vowel words High Frequency Words 11. convention 12. curtail 13.

defiance 14. detached 15. eclipse Frequently Misspelled Words 16. mathematical 17. measurement 18. circumference 19. diameter 20. parallel

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1. depth 2. craft 3. plunge 1. Each word in the pattern list has only one 4. wreck 5. length syllable. 6. prompt 2. Each syllable has a 7. solve short vowel sound. 8. brass 3. Some syllables have a 9. bulk silent e at the end of 10. pledge the word. 4. The consonants in these words may by single sounds, digraphs, blends, or silent. 1. dialogue Hard and soft g 2. disguise 3. knowledge 1. Each word on the pattern list has either a 4. grudge 5. prestige soft or hard g. 2. The soft sound is the /j/ 6. gauge 7. judgment sound. It can be 8. pigeon spelled j, g, or dge. 9. tongue 3. It is spelled with a g at 10. language the beginning of a syllable when followed by e, l, or y. 4. At the end of a syllable it is spelled ge or dge. Vowel digraphs: 1. The words on this pattern list all have vowel digraphs. 2. Vowel digraphs are two-letter combinations which have their own unique sound. 1. council 2. moisture 3. browsing 4. reviewed 5. exhausted 6. audience 7. abroad 8. author 9. beautiful 10. decoy

11. enhance 12. glimmer 13. frail 14. seclusion 15. turbulence

16. economic 17. historic 18. cultural 19. geographic 20. environment

11. depict 12. dismiss 13. restraint 14. retain 15. temperate

16. experiment 17. hypothesis 18. observation 19. atmosphere 20. chemical

Grade 6 List 4 Spelling Rule/Pattern/Exception Vowel digraph: ou and ough 1. The words on this pattern list all have vowel digraphs. 2. Vowel digraphs are two-letter combinations which have their own unique sound. Word List 1. drought 2. though 3. tournament 4. encounter 5. poultry 6. throughout 7. route 8. bought 9. adjourn 10. ought High Frequency Words 11. volatile 12. withhold 13. dispatch 14. versatile 15. equation Frequently Misspelled Words 16. earthquake 17. glacier 18. pollution 19. ocean 20. weather

Words ending with nce and nse 1. The ance, -ence, and ince endings are noun suffixes. 2. ance, -ence, and ince usually occur in unaccented syllables and they are pronounced ns. 3. The ance and ence suffixes change verbs to nouns.

1. license 2. absence 3. influence 4. independence 5. assistance 6. obedience 7. condense 8. diligence 9. excellence 10. experience

11. understand 12. syllable 13. direction 14. stationary 15. stabilize

16. chronology 17. bibliography 18. grammatical 19. biographical 20. metaphor

Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists

1. length 2. prompt 3. moisture 4. audience 5. knowledge 6. judgment 7. throughout 8. adjourn 9. license 10. absence

11. eclipse 12. turbulence 13. temperate 14. versatile 15. syllable

16. environment 17. parallel 18. hypothesis 19. glacier 20. grammatical

Grade 6 List 7 Spelling Rule/Pattern/Exception Suffixes: -ant, -ent, ance and ence. 1. The words on this pattern list all have suffixes. 2. A suffix is a group of letter added to the end of a root word that changes its 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. Word List 1. intelligence 2. elegance 3. significant 4. absorbent 5. indulgence 6. different 7. relevant 8. entrance 9. appearance 10. allowance High Frequency Words 11. different 12. studies 13. thought 14. tomorrow 15. certain Frequently Misspelled Words 16. technology 17. megabyte 18. virus 19. telecommunications 20. programming

Suffixes: -al and ous 1. The words on this pattern list all have suffixes. 2. A suffix is a group of letter added to the end of a root word that changes its meaning. 3. The suffix al means pertaining to. 4. The suffix -ous means full of.

1. partial 2. accidental 3. rehearsal 4. beneficial 5. mysterious 6. outrageous 7. courageous 8. adventurous 9. luminous 10. poisonous

11. education 12. especially 13. scientist 14. yesterday 15. Wednesday

16. archaeologist 17. discovery 18. architecture 19. constitution 20. democratic

Grade 6 List 9 Spelling Rule/Pattern/Exception Prefixes: in-, im-, iland ir1. The words on this pattern list all have prefixes. 2. A prefix is placed before a root word to change its meaning. 3. The spelling of the root word is not changed when adding a prefix. 4. The prefixes in-, im-, il- and ir- mean not. Word List 1. incomplete 2. imperfect 3. impolite 4. impossible 5. impatient 6. illiterate 7. illegible 8. illogical 9. irregular 10. irresponsible High Frequency Words 11. hamburger 12. congressman 13. university 14. concerned 15. envelope Frequently Misspelled Words 16. inquiry 17. variable 18. classifying 19. evidence 20. characteristics

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Two-syllable words: one consonant between two vowels. 1. The words on this pattern list all have two syllables. 2. The first syllable is an open syllable (the vowel is not followed by a consonant). 3. Open syllable vowels are usually long.

1. rival 2. agent 3. tyrant 4. rodent 5. focus 6. vacate 7. tirade 8. ozone 9. sequel 10. spoken

11. important 12. raspberry 13. manual 14. eighty 15. honestly

16. Canada 17. province 18. mountain 19. resource 20. transportation

Grade 6 List 11 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Two and three syllable words with vowel-consonant -e in one syllable 1. The words on this pattern list each have two or three syllables. 2. Each of the first syllables are closed (they end with a consonant). 3. Closed syllables usually have short vowels. 12 Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists. Word List 1. costume 2. console 3. dispute 4. accuse 5. misfortune 6. undermine 7. confiscate 8. interfere 9. athlete 10. boredom High Frequency Words 11. pictures 12. analyze 13. synthesizer 14. artificial 15. patient Frequently Misspelled Words 16. skeletal 17. muscular 18. respiratory 19. circulatory 20. systems

1. interfere 2. athlete 3. rehearsal 4. mysterious 5. tyrant 6. sequel 7. impatient 8. illegible 9. relevant 10. intelligent

11. patient 12. Wednesday 13. eighty 14. university 15. certain

16. province 17. archaeologist 18. respiratory 19. variable

20. telecommunications

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Two-syllable words: -ble, -dle, -ple, etc as second syllable 1. The words on this pattern list all have two syllables. 2. The second syllable ends in ble, -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

1. spindle 2. tremble 3. fizzle 4. smuggle 5. crackle 6. ramble 7. humble 8. thimble 9. steeple 10. shuttle

11. abandon 12. circumstance 13. definite 14. design 15. establish

16. muscles 17. tendons 18. ligaments 19. stretch 20. strength

Grade 6 List 14 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception R-controlled vowels 1. The pattern words on this list all have two syllables. 2. One of the syllables is rcontrolled. Word List 1. harvest 2. partner 3. northern 4. servant 5. merge 6. confirm 7. thirsty 8. skirmish 9. disturb 10. further 1. grease 2. conceal 3. treatment 4. eastern 5. pleasant 6. sweater 7. spread 8. meant 9. breathe 10. steak High Frequency Words 11. guarantee 12. implement 13. perceive 14. scheme 15. license Frequently Misspelled Words 16. geometry 17. algebra 18. exponent 19. symmetry 20. probability

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The three sounds of ea (, , ) 1. Each of the words on the pattern list contain the vowel combination ea. 2. Depending on the words and their language of origin, the ea letters might sound like a short e, a long e, or a long a.

11. community 12. disappointed 13. typewriter 14. champion 15. schedule

16. literature 17. dramatic 18. mythology 19. personification 20. narrative

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Letter combinations: 1. confession 2. permission -sion 3. suspension 4. transmission 1. The words on the 5. possession pattern list all 6. extension contain the letter combination sion. 7. confusion 8. explosion 2. The letter combination sion 9. division 10. transfusion says /shn/ and /zhn/. 3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word.

11. striped 12. therapist 13. measure 14. handicapped 15. communicator

16. audience 17. punctuation 18. comparison 19. prefix 20. suffix

Grade 6 List 17 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Word List Exception Letter combinations: 1. suction 2. friction -tion 3. objection 4. construction 1. The words on the 5. affection pattern list all 6. consumption contain the letter combination tion. 7. distraction 8. infection 2. The letter 9. instruction combination tion 10. auction says /shn/. 3. It almost always occurs at the end of a word. Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists. 1. objection 2. sweater 3. division 4. breathe 5. instruction 6. transmission 7. tremble 8. shuttle 9. skirmish 10. merge 1. precaution 2. preheated 3. preschool 4. production 5. promotion 6. pronounce 7. procession 8. departure 9. debrief 10. denominator High Frequency Words 11. apparently 12. automatically 13. impression 14. instructions 15. casserole Frequently Misspelled Words 16. interpretation 17. generalization 18. description 19. reference 20. research

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11. typewriter 12. circumstance 13. guarantee 14. apparently 15. handicapped

16. punctuation 17. tendons 18. symmetry 19. personification 20. generalization

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Prefixes: pre-, pro-, de1. The words on the pattern list all contain prefixes. 2. A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning. 3. The prefix premeans before. 4. The prefix promeans before, forward or shows support. 5. The prefix demeans from or away or indicates reversal or undoing.

16. embarrassed 17. especially 18. instructions 19. assistance 20. appetite

21. coordinate 22. minimum 23. maximum 24. estimation 25. graphic

Grade 6 List 20 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Prefixes: dis-, mis-, non- and un1. The words on the pattern list all contain prefixes. 2. A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning. 3. The prefix dismeans lack of or opposite of 4. The prefix mismeans not done correctly. 5. The prefix non means not or opposite of. 6. The prefix unmeans contrary to or reversal of action. Suffixes: -able and ible 1. The words on the pattern list all contain suffixes. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added to a root word that changes its meaning. 3. Add the suffix able to a root word
if the root word has a long vowel and ends in a silent e; drop the e before adding able. if able follows a hard c.

Word List 1. disadvantage 2. disagree 3. disapprove 4. mismatch 5. misbehave 6. misadventure 7. nonproductive 8. unafraid 9. unconscious 10. undecided

High Frequency Words 11. obviously 12. professional 13. restaurant 14. conceived 15. conversation

Frequently Misspelled Words 16. erosion 17. anatomy 18. geological 19. organisms 20. movement

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

understandable honorable favorable avoidable acceptable remarkable likable or likeable 8. valuable 9. admirable 10. accessible

11. eventually 12. correctly 13. situation 14. temperature 15. instruments

16. federal 17. legislative 18. immigration 19. international 20. government

4. If the root word ends in ns, -ss, or x, use ible. 5. The suffixes able and ible are used to form adjectives.

Grade 6 List 22 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Homophones 1. The words on the pattern list all contain homophones. 2. A homophone is a word which is pronounced identically to another word, but is spelled differently and has a different meaning. Word List 1. allowed 2. aloud 3. their 4. there 5. theyre 6. write 7. right 8. which 9. witch 10. capital 11. capitol High Frequency Words 12. diaphragm 13. diplomatic 14. disability 15. frustrated 16. ambulance Frequently Misspelled Words 17. boundary 18. ecosystem 19. population 20. agriculture

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Suffixes: -ward and ly 1. The words on the pattern list all contain suffixes. 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.

1. afterward 2. downward 3. skyward 4. forward 5. courageously 6. friendly 7. knowingly 8. pleasantly 9. rudely 10. tenderly

11. compliment 12. laboratory 13. permission 14. perfume 15. intelligence

16. adaption 17. urban 18. rural 19. community 20. construction

Grade 6 List 24 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists. Word List 1. 2. 3. 4.
5.

High Frequency Words 11. intelligence 12. diaphragm 13. temperature 14. restaurant 15. embarrassed

Frequently Misspelled Words 16. estimation 17. organisms 18. immigration 19. adaption 20. ecosystem

procession denominator nonproductive disadvantage

understandable

6. aloud 7. which 8. likable or likeable 9. courageously 10. rudely

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Suffix: -ing (doubling the final consonant) 1. The words on the pattern list all contain a suffix. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning 3. A root word (base word) is a word without a prefix or suffix. 4. Double the final consonant before adding the suffix if the root word has one short vowel sound and one final consonant.

1. babysitting 2. committing 3. fibbing 4. earring 5. plotting 6. drumming 7. skidding 8. admitting 9. stunning 10. excelling

11. occupation 12. refrigerator 13. reunion 14. procedure 15. tremendously

16. competitive 17. recreational 18. relaxation 19. sportsmanship 20. professional

Grade 6 List 26 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Suffix: ed 1. The words on the pattern list all contain a suffix. 2. A root word (base word) is a word without a prefix or suffix 3. A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning. 4. Double the final consonant before adding the suffix if the root word has one short vowel sound and one final consonant. 5. ed makes 3 sounds: /t/, /d/, /ed/ 27 Plural nouns: Nouns ending in y, f, or fe 1. The words on this pattern list are all nouns that end in a y. 2. When the word ends in a consonant +y, change the y to i and add e sot 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. Word List 1. boosted 2. squirted 3. hoisted 4. quoted 5. scarred 6. waged 7. groaned 8. scraped 9. crushed 10. crunched High Frequency Words 11. thermometer 12. uncomfortable 13. advertisement 14. accommodate 15. achievements Frequently Misspelled Words 16. parallelogram 17. perimeter 18. discount 19. percent 20. calculate

1. industries 2. theories 3. beauties 4. injuries 5. chimneys 6. turkeys 7. halves 8. thieves 9. dwarfs 10. shelves

11. ancient 12. happened 13. appointment 14. application 15. guidance

16. marine 17. topography 18. plankton 19. floaters 20. mysteries

Grade 6 List 28 Spelling Rule/Pattern/ Exception Compound Words: Two or more words joined together with a single meaning. 1. The words on this pattern list are all compound words. Word List 1. grasshopper 2. underground 3. waterfall 4. newspaper 5. suitcase 6. bedspread 7. clothespin 8. sandpaper 9. payoff 10. bookkeeper High Frequency Words 11. barbeque 12. horrendous 13. interfere 14. bruised 15. complexion Frequently Misspelled Words 16. underwater 17. submarine 18. continental 19. slopes 20. trenches

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Three syllable words 1. The words on the pattern list are all three syllable words. 2. Some of the syllables are closed and some are open. 3. Paying attention to each syllable can make it easier to spell these words correctly. Mixed review list The words on this list are a combination of words from the last five lists.

1. library 2. example 3. hospital 4. vacation 5. remember 6. president 7. conference 8. forgetful 9. electric 10. exercise

11. marvelous 12. psychology 13. realized 14. recognize 15. stethoscope

16. composite 17. decimal 18. complex 19. operations 20. complementary

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1. committing 2. admitting 3. hoisted 4. quoted 5. chimneys 6. halves 7. bookkeeper 8. newspaper 9. conference 10. library

11. psychology 12. horrendous 13. ancient 14. accommodate 15. occupation

16. sportsmanship 17. perimeter 18. topography 19. continental 20. complementary