Table of Contents
Phonics
Hard and Soft c and g 6
The Sounds of s 8
Review: Hard and Soft c and g and the Sounds of s 10
Consonant Digraphs 12
Silent Consonants 16
More Silent Consonants 18
Ti and Ci 20
Review: Digraphs, Silent Consonants, ti and ci 22
Vowel Sounds (ai,ay,ei,ey) 24
Vowel Sounds (ee,ea,ie,ey) 26
Vowel Sounds (ind,ild,igh) 28
Vowel Sounds (oa,ow,old,oll,ost) 30
Review: Vowel Sounds 32
Vowel Sounds (oo, ew, ou, ui, ue) 34
Vowel Sounds (au, aw, al, alk, all) 36
Vowel Diphthongs 38
Review: Vowel Sounds and Diphthongs 40
The Schwa Sound 42
The Sounds of y 46
R-Controlled Vowels (ar,er, ir,or,ur) 48
More r-Controiled Vowels (air, are, ear, eer) 50
Review: Schwa, the Sounds of y, and r-Controlled Vowels 52
Word Structure
Base Words and Endings 54
Comparative Endings 56
Review: Base Words and Endings 58
Plurals 60
Irregular Plurals 62
Possessives 64
Review: Plurals, Irregular Plurals, and Possessives 66
Compound Words 68
Contractions 70
Review: Compound Words and Contractions 72
Prefixes 74
Suffixes 80
Review: Prefixes and Suffixes 86
Syllabication 88
Review: Syllabication 90
Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms 92
Shades of Meaning 96
Levels of Specificity 98
Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Shades of Meaning, and Levels of Specificity 100
Homophones 102
Multiple-Meaning Words 104
Review: Homophones and Multiple-Meaning Words 106
Clipped Words and Acronyms 108
Word Play 110
Review: Clipped Words, Acronyms, and Word Play 112
Figures of Speech 114
Idioms 118
Analogies 120
Review: Figures of Speech, Idioms, and Analogies 124
Dictionary Skills and Word Origins
Guide Words and Entry Words 126
Word Families 128
Review: Guide Words, Entry Words, and Word Families 130
Frequently Used Foreign Words 132
Word Histories 134
Review: Frequently Used Foreign Words and Word Histories 136
Greek Roots 138
Latin Roots 140
Review: Greek and Latin Roots 142
Pronunciation Key and Respellings 144
Accent Marks 148
Review: Respellings and Accent Marks 150