Word list from our reading series…
The following word lists have been created based on our reading series. The children should be able to use their knowledge of the sounds of the given letters and blend them together to read words. This will require some practice. Sounding out a word is a necessary skill that must be mastered if your child is to have future success in reading. Simply memorizing words is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. Your child will develop a sight vocabulary as they become readers. Relying on memorization instead of encouraging children to use their skills to read words is a disservice to them. Even as they become efficient readers, there will sometimes be words that are unfamiliar to them. They must have a strong phonics background that they can rely on to help them decode these new words. Once a child is able to sound out a new word, they will then remember what it is the next time they see it.
I have also included a list of words that would be beneficial for a new reader to know based on necessity and frequency usage. This list also includes “jail words” that do not follow the rules for reading and must be memorized.
As we complete each of our letter books, these lists will enable you to reinforce the letter-sound associations the children have learned to date. Memory words are not decodable but all other words can be (and should be) sounded out first. As we complete a letter book and move on to the next one, you should work through each new list. Put them on index cards for better “flash” practice.
Reading is a journey! The rewards last a lifetime.
Happy reading!
C, O, G, A, D, S - add as dog gas dad odd sad sag
sod
L- class lag doll log glad lad loss clad glass gloss
salad
I - did dig is lid ill slid sill
T- at act cat cast cost cot dot got it last lost list lot
sat sit slit slot still stilt tag till toss
F- cliff fad if lift loft gift off stiff soft sift fog fast
fat fig fit fist flag flat fill staff floss
E- elf egg leg fed fell get led let set sled left felt
less tell test sell self sled
H- had hid hill has his held hat hit hot hog
U- cut cuff dug dull dust fuss hug gust tug huff
us hut lug stuff fluff
B- bad bat bag bus bed best bug big bet bit cab
bell cub club belt bill bud bit blast blob bless
boss glob tub
N- an and ant bun band bent bend cabin nest ran
run rent ten stand hunt insect dragon can end
fan fin fun grin net sand sent tent land lend
lent robin snag until dentist nod not nut in on
hand hen send sun tan tin no grunt ribbon contest
button fantastic
M- mat mess mug mass met smell mad medal metal
man gum glum ham him melon men lemon miss
melt mitten mud muffin animal comic mend
P- camp clip crop cup dump help hop hip lap lip pen
pest pet pill rip top pot pig put spin stamp flip
flop gulp lamp lump map mop slap nap nip spot
stop stump tap tip sip slip slap snap snip spend
spill ramp rump bump cap clap crisp pond damp
drip drop flap pop pants pass past pat picnic piglet
pigpen plan press planet plant plastic plum puff
puppet present happen hospital
V- vet vest oven van vast visit vat vent velvet
J- jam jab jug jet jog jump job just jack jacket
W- win wind west wilt went wet wig web wed twin
twig wag wept wagon swim
K- ask kid kit back lock lack sick pick sack black
pack mask kick rock basket kiss brick skip skit
sock junk snack stick kept ink drink clock duck
desk crack skunk pocket rocket bucket cricket
QU- quick quack quit quilt squid squint
X, Y- ax ox box next exit oxen fix six mix fox tax
wax yam yes yet yell yelp yum yank sandbox
Z- zig zag zap zip zoo buzz fuzz fizz jazz quiz
More #’s- one two three four five seven eight nine
More colors- blue pink green yellow purple orange
brown
Ordinals- first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh
eighth ninth tenth
Extra words from the Dolch List-
about fly many saw use
after for may say walk
again from me see want
all give must she was
am go my so way
any God new some we
are going no soon well
ate good now stop were
away have number take what
be he of than when
been her old that where
but here once the which
by him open their who
came how or them why
circle into our then will
come know out there with
could like over these word
day little people they would
do live play think write
down long please this you
draw look pretty to your
eat love ride too every
made round under find make
said up
These lists may be used for blending practice. They include “word families” as well as practice substituting final consonants and vowels.
Initial Consonant Substitution
-at -est -it -an -end
bat best bit can bend
cat test fit fan lend
fat rest hit ran send
flat nest lit man mend
hat pest sit pan spend
sat vest pit plan
rat west wit van
mat kit
pat quit
vat
-amp -ick -ug -et -ill
camp kick bug bet bill
damp lick dug get fill
lamp pick hug let hill
stamp quick lug set sill
sick tug net still
stick rug met pill
tick mug pet will
jug vet
jet
yet
-ent -op -ip -ack -ock -ump
bent hop dip back rock bump
dent mop hip black sock dump
lent pop lip pack lock hump
rent top rip quack block pump
sent stop sip rack clock jump
tent drop tip sack
spent flop snack
vent tack
went
FINAL INITIAL SUBSTITUTION
hi- ba- bu- ro- me- pa-
hid bad bud rob met pad
hit bag bug rot men pal
hill bat bus rod mend pan
him band bun rock melt pat
hip back buzz mess pass
past
pants
pack
we- si- bi- ri- ma- pi-
web sit bib rib mad pig
wed sip big rid man pill
well sick bill rim mat pin
wet six bit rip map pit
went bin mask pick
west
ki-
kid kit
kiss kick
MEDIAL VOWEL SUBSTITUTION
b- g r – t n - t f – n h- m p- t s – ck
bag rat net fan ham pat sack
beg rot not fin hem pet sick
big rut nut fun him pit sock
bug hum pot suck
The following word lists have been created based on our reading series. The children should be able to use their knowledge of the sounds of the given letters and blend them together to read words. This will require some practice. Sounding out a word is a necessary skill that must be mastered if your child is to have future success in reading. Simply memorizing words is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. Your child will develop a sight vocabulary as they become readers. Relying on memorization instead of encouraging children to use their skills to read words is a disservice to them. Even as they become efficient readers, there will sometimes be words that are unfamiliar to them. They must have a strong phonics background that they can rely on to help them decode these new words. Once a child is able to sound out a new word, they will then remember what it is the next time they see it.
I have also included a list of words that would be beneficial for a new reader to know based on necessity and frequency usage. This list also includes “jail words” that do not follow the rules for reading and must be memorized.
As we complete each of our letter books, these lists will enable you to reinforce the letter-sound associations the children have learned to date. Memory words are not decodable but all other words can be (and should be) sounded out first. As we complete a letter book and move on to the next one, you should work through each new list. Put them on index cards for better “flash” practice.
Reading is a journey! The rewards last a lifetime.
Happy reading!
C, O, G, A, D, S - add as dog gas dad odd sad sag
sod
L- class lag doll log glad lad loss clad glass gloss
salad
I - did dig is lid ill slid sill
T- at act cat cast cost cot dot got it last lost list lot
sat sit slit slot still stilt tag till toss
F- cliff fad if lift loft gift off stiff soft sift fog fast
fat fig fit fist flag flat fill staff floss
E- elf egg leg fed fell get led let set sled left felt
less tell test sell self sled
H- had hid hill has his held hat hit hot hog
U- cut cuff dug dull dust fuss hug gust tug huff
us hut lug stuff fluff
B- bad bat bag bus bed best bug big bet bit cab
bell cub club belt bill bud bit blast blob bless
boss glob tub
N- an and ant bun band bent bend cabin nest ran
run rent ten stand hunt insect dragon can end
fan fin fun grin net sand sent tent land lend
lent robin snag until dentist nod not nut in on
hand hen send sun tan tin no grunt ribbon contest
button fantastic
M- mat mess mug mass met smell mad medal metal
man gum glum ham him melon men lemon miss
melt mitten mud muffin animal comic mend
P- camp clip crop cup dump help hop hip lap lip pen
pest pet pill rip top pot pig put spin stamp flip
flop gulp lamp lump map mop slap nap nip spot
stop stump tap tip sip slip slap snap snip spend
spill ramp rump bump cap clap crisp pond damp
drip drop flap pop pants pass past pat picnic piglet
pigpen plan press planet plant plastic plum puff
puppet present happen hospital
V- vet vest oven van vast visit vat vent velvet
J- jam jab jug jet jog jump job just jack jacket
W- win wind west wilt went wet wig web wed twin
twig wag wept wagon swim
K- ask kid kit back lock lack sick pick sack black
pack mask kick rock basket kiss brick skip skit
sock junk snack stick kept ink drink clock duck
desk crack skunk pocket rocket bucket cricket
QU- quick quack quit quilt squid squint
X, Y- ax ox box next exit oxen fix six mix fox tax
wax yam yes yet yell yelp yum yank sandbox
Z- zig zag zap zip zoo buzz fuzz fizz jazz quiz
More #’s- one two three four five seven eight nine
More colors- blue pink green yellow purple orange
brown
Ordinals- first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh
eighth ninth tenth
Extra words from the Dolch List-
about fly many saw use
after for may say walk
again from me see want
all give must she was
am go my so way
any God new some we
are going no soon well
ate good now stop were
away have number take what
be he of than when
been her old that where
but here once the which
by him open their who
came how or them why
circle into our then will
come know out there with
could like over these word
day little people they would
do live play think write
down long please this you
draw look pretty to your
eat love ride too every
made round under find make
said up
These lists may be used for blending practice. They include “word families” as well as practice substituting final consonants and vowels.
Initial Consonant Substitution
-at -est -it -an -end
bat best bit can bend
cat test fit fan lend
fat rest hit ran send
flat nest lit man mend
hat pest sit pan spend
sat vest pit plan
rat west wit van
mat kit
pat quit
vat
-amp -ick -ug -et -ill
camp kick bug bet bill
damp lick dug get fill
lamp pick hug let hill
stamp quick lug set sill
sick tug net still
stick rug met pill
tick mug pet will
jug vet
jet
yet
-ent -op -ip -ack -ock -ump
bent hop dip back rock bump
dent mop hip black sock dump
lent pop lip pack lock hump
rent top rip quack block pump
sent stop sip rack clock jump
tent drop tip sack
spent flop snack
vent tack
went
FINAL INITIAL SUBSTITUTION
hi- ba- bu- ro- me- pa-
hid bad bud rob met pad
hit bag bug rot men pal
hill bat bus rod mend pan
him band bun rock melt pat
hip back buzz mess pass
past
pants
pack
we- si- bi- ri- ma- pi-
web sit bib rib mad pig
wed sip big rid man pill
well sick bill rim mat pin
wet six bit rip map pit
went bin mask pick
west
ki-
kid kit
kiss kick
MEDIAL VOWEL SUBSTITUTION
b- g r – t n - t f – n h- m p- t s – ck
bag rat net fan ham pat sack
beg rot not fin hem pet sick
big rut nut fun him pit sock
bug hum pot suck