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Earthquake Terror short vowels past speck knapsack
kept switch instruct
block shrug massive
dull hinge distress
since stretch critic
rapid
punish
magic
petal
comet
liquid
shiver
clever
proper
happen
pretty
dollar
goggles
gossip
mattress
funny
until
napkin
canyon
sister
tennis
fossil
sudden
rented
sifted
Theme 1: Nature's Fury
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Eye of the Storm the long a, e, and i sounds gain brain portray
pray greet inflate
speed gaze parakeet
dream leash candidate
pain pace conceal
reach trait subscribe
sigh fray blight
fright crease succeed
pride spine nominate
bind release
deal proceed
male dismay
raise phrase
lease complicate
laid site
seal private
cheat appetite
scale engage
tease vapor
breathe sacred
labor
estate
raisin
refrain
decay
trainer
complain
perfume
incubator
spectacular
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Volcano shown roam oppose
grown borrow opponent
chose quote coax
spoke stroke nuisance
shoot shallow prelude
true bloom accuse
juice cue residue
glue proof troupe
few suit quotation
tube scoop remote
suit fume token
stroll intrude
dough soothe
owe recruit
code souvenir
hose dilute
scold assume
moan introduce
comb produce
troop deduce
route holy
view education
lose educate
duke misconstrue
mule photogenic
loop erosion
chute omit
ooze impose
groove propose
rescue automobile
boost
the long o, /oo/, and /yoo/ sounds
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Frequently Misspelled Words (53F) to
too
two
didn't
don't
right
write
writing
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Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion compound words forever eyewitness four-wheel drive
railroad good-natured headache
everything nearby self-confidence
understand lifeguard elsewhere
ourselves first-rate windshield
airport forty-four bulletin board
homesick litterbug compact disk
seat belt firecracker starry-eyed
make-believe sweetheart high-spirited
however touchdown awestruck
whenever post office outspoken
background classmate halfhearted
meanwhile baby-sit freight train
fireplace flashlight wholeheartedly
anything grapefruit self-defense
holiday thumbtack
welfare businesswoman
warehouse forehead
chalkboard teammate
worthwhile ebb tide
watermelon carefree
throughout levelheaded
furthermore whereas
whereabouts nevertheless
masterpiece long-range
great-grandchild cash register
part of speech barefoot
light bulb radioactive
headphones three-dimensional
horseback water-repellent
landlord thoroughbred
part-time seagull
worthwhile driftwood
touchdown somebody
throughout nowhere
post office haircut
Theme 2: Give It All You've Got
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classmate runner-up
toothbrush
iceberg
fireproof
uproar
dead end
grandchildren
old-fashioned
water-repellent
painstaking
crestfallen
tape recorder
gentleman
chairperson
levelheaded
far-fetched
radioactive
self-discipline
tongue-tied
bookkeeper
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La Bamba the /ou/, /ô/, and /oi/ sounds south squawk bountiful
always crawl cauliflower
bounce stalk alternate
drawn scald scour
frown applause grouse
joint exhaust
voice sprawl
flaw rejoice
amount Utah
choice downcast
county downfall
voyage
sausage
nostril
offer
chowder
coward
rowdy
prowler
power
council
lousy
appoint
moisture
turquoise
embroider
oyster
soybean
sorrier
automatic
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The Fear Place the /ôr/, /âr/, and /är/ sounds charge spare despair
stare snarl sparse
hairy mare partial
score tore awareness
sword apparent
hoarse restore
scorn portion
arch escort
glory ordeal
chart parcel
scorch gorgeous
auditorium
absorb
declaration
narrative
particular
adoration
judiciary
transparent
opportunity
portfolio
organization
affair
deplorable
horrible
perishable
declare
exploration
terrible
extort
contort
correlate
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Mae Jemison: Space Scientist the /ûr/, and /îr/ sounds cheer spear eerie
curl sneer ordinary
search sheer circumference
thirteen weary absurd
squirrel twirl perpendicular
whirl suburban
search reverse
worst disappear
blur urban
stern dessert
worry murmur
sturdy tolerable
swerve permission
verb erode
inspiration
perspiration
observe
generation
derision
natural
persuasion
admiration
tractor
protractor
transfer
porter
separation
spectator
spirituality
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Frequently Misspelled Words (159F) haven't
know
knew
again
also
until
your
you're
we're
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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? final /schwa+r/ sugar solar calculator
weather terror barrier
favor slender semester
chapter razor governor
motor tutor navigator
sliver character
stranger binoculars
squander
monitor
rumor
sensor
censor
cinder
sender
hanger
minor
miner
circular
rectangular
similar
particular
peculiar
doctor
conductor
inspector
refrigerator
instigator
employer
treasure
Theme 3: Voices of the Revolution
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Katie's Trunk vccv and vcv patterns arrow traffic laser
corner pattern attempt
model bargain observe
basic million collide
amaze repeat exceed
total equal trespass
honey closet option
figure evil module
prison permit miser
final witness lotion
aloud tunnel bouquet
object resign
barrel after
furnish artist
velvet carpet
effort chapter
empire dentist
robot elbow
detail current
nation canyon
camel harvest
adore basket
credit capture
shadow children
record contest
protest costume
heavy dolphin
solar fabric
crater garden
gravel helmet
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James Forten final /l/ or /schwa+l/ towel local annual
uncle fuel whistle
medal squirrel admiral
trouble spiral particle
bottle rebel artificial
central bicycle
mural identical
ripple parallel
mumble sequel
funnel brutal
local
spiritual
fatal
total
final
original
crystal
cymbal
dental
feudal
formal
global
journal
legal
mammal
mental
nasal
ample
beagle
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Frequently Misspelled Words (289F) another
someone
sometimes
their
there
they're
can't
cannot
o'clock
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Mariah Keeps Cool vcccv pattern distrust transport conflict
sickness apply athlete
children panther substance
displease freckles congress
thankful instant approve
orchid conflict
anchor concrete
parsley
tincture
sculpture
butcher
catcher
pitcher
juncture
puncture
hatchet
constant
laughter
pilgrim
scorcher
hurdle
firmly
hundred
frighten
pumpkin
further
Thursday
purchase
Theme 4: Person to Person
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Mom's Best Friend v v pattern dial mosaic
genuine evaluate
meteor violin
casual diagnose
annual geography
dungeon
geology
pigeon
genius
preen
loaves
quote
drought
young
beige
fierce
seize
weird
pier
strait
straight
freight
boulder
wrought
speech
quaint
shear
league
knead
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Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers words with -ed or -ing landed skimming quizzed
traced stunned layered
phoning managed endured
striped losing portraying
hiking whipped dramatized
pleasing freezing memorized
raced kneeling rejected
snapping wandered participating
dimmed causing assigned
stripped delivered accepted
skipped attending catering
tanning supported whirred
tapping borrowed altered
grinning awaiting upsetting
wrapped collapse gossiped
seeking providing prodded
resulted leaking
damaged speaking
handled croaking
amazing squeaking
defended hooking
becoming shrinking
skimmed marking
dripped frisking
gathering fasted
begged numbered
shipped lumbered
slammed rewarded
spinning protested
scarred conducted
galloped
webbed
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Dear Mr. Henshaw words with suffixes colorful quietly grateful
kindness suddenly accomplishment
restless sleeveless sincerely
statement appointment forgiveness
peaceful calmly merciless
plentiful distinction
numbness extinction
awareness prediction
subtraction
contraction
collision
conclusion
delusion
examination
extermination
determination
tasteless
spotless
priceless
thoughtful
truthful
peaceful
graceful
hopeful
deadly
coarsely
bravely
busily
ceaseless
breathless
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Frequently Misspelled Words (365F) buy
going
I'd
once
before
whole
beautiful
different
field
friend
weird
all right
always
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A Boy Called Slow words with a prefix or a suffix rebuild confess interrupt
discolor confession interruption
recount act irritate
untidy action irritation
unlucky regulate animate
regulation animation
locate fascinate
location fascination
populate contaminate
population contamination
convict confuse
conviction confusion
elect contribute
election contribution
pollute elevate
pollution elevation
decorate adopt
decoration adoption
devote uncomfortable
devotion readjust
protect dismal
protection remembrance
impress disinfect
impression unfortunate
migrate inflate
migration invisible
imitate disguise
imitation inaccurate
reflect uninterested
reflection resemble
vibrate
vibration
select
selection
relax
unemployed
Theme 5: One Land, Many Trails
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dismiss
refund
unfamiliar
disregard
rejoice
unknown
inform
increase
dispute
insist
insult
regard
install
disagree
unskilled
revenge
display
inhale
regret
important
remove
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Pioneer Girl unstressed syllables honest pilgrim refuge
whether worship charter
achieve hidden exert
canyon repair fatigue
degree entry fragile
machine wisdom throttle
seldom crystal surface
salute propose
blossom alert
neglect emerge
among exert
beyond prefer
shuttle reverse
surround reserve
dismal observe
northern
southern
eastern
western
expert
lantern
concert
modern
govern
surprise
surround
pursue
survive
current
burro
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Black Cowboy, Wild Horses fixture fracture
chieftain gesture
torture posture
nurture expenditure
dungeon seizure
human
organ
orphan
slogan
certain
captain
curtain
woman
urban
leisure
thicken
closure
raisin
cousin
common
capture
season
denture
feature
indenture
premature
signature
immature
miniature
final /n/, or /schwa+n/, /ch+schwa+r/, /zher/
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Elena changing final y to I noisier scurried fanciful
heaviest pitiful rivalries
copied replied identified
prettiest worried orderliness
curliest communities
juries dictionaries
fancier melodies
sturdier classified
married tragedies
signifies
defied
abundancies
expectancies
elegancies
customarily
extraordinary
militaries
missionaries
ordinarily
revolutionaries
secretaries
temporarily
cemeteries
necessarily
anniversaries
boundaries
documentaries
glossaries
salaries
summaries
arteries
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Frequently Misspelled Words (495F) I'd
might
tonight
enough
through
thought
family
probably
they
tried
believe
pretty
supposed
happened
heard
instead
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The Grizzly Bear Family Book more words with prefixes engine concert conference
conform committee
produce comprehend
predict prescription
prepaid profession
prospect prejudice
profile precede
preview prominent
pretend convene
compound conversation
prevent prehistoric
endure contagious
exist composition
encyclopedia
precook
predate
prelate
pregame
preheat
prejudice
prejudge
premature
prepay
preschool
preset
preteen
pretest
prewash
composer
consumer
companion
computer
Theme 6: Animal Encounters
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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home three-syllable words remember wilderness majestic
enemy president reverence
deliver monument stimulate
animal general satellite
banana avenue courtesy
alphabet canary tournament
several deposit diagram
magazine industry recipe
yesterday uniform Olympics
together romantic muscular
tomorrow volunteer spectator
hamburger celery spaghetti
electric icicle pyramid
department hurricane reference
carpenter citizen probably
victory champion evidence
stadium improvise
slippery average
division families
apartment camera
violet wonderful
typical populate
grocery acrobat
consider colorful
festival aptitude
companion architect
parachute avalanche
carnival cantaloupe
pioneer customer
difficult engineer
horizon
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My Side of the Mountain words with -ent, -ant, -able, -ible urgent elegant
distant permanent
sizable divisible
migrant radiant
agreeable tolerant
eligible
comparable
intelligible
profitable
plausible
expendable
feasible
dormant
grievant
fragrant
buoyant
valiant
vagrant
iridescent
diligent
adolescent
belligerent
translucent
phosphorescent
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Frequently Misspelled Words (625F) finally
usually
mother's
people
clothes
cousin
because
Saturday
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