fuel snail cede defy bare
field stare skirt thief gruel
trial mete roost away ledge
mere deny grace quiet fence
paint quail dried share snore
whist niece spare judge braid
yeast poem value growl crawl
scowl goose giant Maud argue
groan moist yawn swore drawl
mirth coach raisin squirt oyster
annoy boiler strain choice swoon
broom gaudy priest gleans squaw
sneeze whisk quake rescue truant
poison prince renew crouch sprout
dredge crease flower motion greedy
chance charm bridge mound believe
supply nation notion squeak shower
lawyer plunge square employ comply
quench awning stream mildew sheaves
The following list contains words with the most common suffixes.
jacket market velvet trumpet
locket basket ticket thicket
secret blanket bracket bucket
goblet musket rocket gimlet
closet carpet racket hornet
mantle camel model parcel
ravel panel saddle travel
slumber chapel canter pickle
lumber cinder printer master
whisper helper sister corner
barber under lobster farmer
scamper winter number tumbler
blunder jester pitcher milker
farther monster marble cycle
uncle thimble jumble grumble
stumble tingle tickle speckle
candle nimble tumble ankle
twinkle single dangle dimple
cackle buckle magic picnic
handle bundle frolic mimic
simple wrinkle merit arctic
solid limit habit infant
stupid visit spirit distant
rapid profit pulpit merchant
timid ashes classes servant
kisses dishes dresses brushes
losses stitches bunches wishes
glasses matches lunches pinches
fishes branches churches goblin
sweeten cabin driven robin
quicken satin harden pumpkin
seven napkin beacon shorten
beckon reckon dragon blacken
sermon wagon lemon prison
season melon lesson mason
fifty angry ugly milky
sixty sadly dainty rusty
hungry pantry empty silky
finely safely lately pages
merely widely purely prices
nicely lonely closely wages
races spices ages places
faces cases cages stages
laces blazes closes roses
axes gazes noses rises
hateful sizes uses prizes
wasteful helpful rival naval
needful spiteful final vital
cheerful thankful oval opal
graceful truthful local legal
wakeful careful floral fatal
The following list contains words with the most common prefixes.
awake abed afloat adorn
afraid aloud asleep alert
afire ago amid adrift
away about agree alas
alone across ablaze award
became again become apart
because around begin alive
belong along untwist abuse
unhitch awhile unjust between
unhurt began depend befall
delay behave declare beside
demand before devote unbend
display unlock excite untrue
displace unfit explode unchain
disgust unclean expand exceed
encamp decay discharge expect
enrage depart dispute excel
enjoy defend dismiss expose
inquire endure disturb excuse
inclose enlarge forbid express
inform engrave forgive explain
intent except forget require
insist exchange forsake unwind
invite explore rebound behind
inflame exclaim recess unfold
remark repeat recite reply
refer repair replace recall
renew regret release retain
rejoice return reduce report
regard refresh restore remain
coachman huntsman seaman postman
salesman workman footman hackman
railroad birthday foreman boatman
inkstand daylight fireplace teacup
seaside seaweed sunbeam tiptoe
stairway necktie rainbow railway
seashore cobweb spyglass beehive
Usually the vowel followed by one consonant is given the long sound,
whereas, when the consonant is doubled, the vowel usually has the short
sound, as illustrated in the following words.
biter plater toper hoping
bitter platter stopper hopping
diner shiny tiny doted
dinner shinny tinny dotted
cuter hater poker offer
cutter hated paper wider
holy hatter taper spider
holly riding favor diver
bony ridding fever gallon
bonny biting clover racer
bogy bitting over cider
boggy caning halo label
Mary canning solo yellow
marry planer polo jolly
mate planner flabby jelly
matter ruder shabby maker
robed rudder ruddy taker
robbed loping tulip dummy
pining lopping cedar common
pinning baker tamer moment
tuning shady liner silent
stunning lady pacer ruby
planing tidy giddy bonnet
planning pony sudden penny
The following words illustrate silent _k_, _g_, _w_, _b_, _l_, _t_, and
_gh_.
knee kneel knelt knell knit
knife knot knock knob knew
knave knead know knack gnat
gnaw gnu gnash gnarl gnome
wry wren wrist wrote write
wrap wring wrung wrong wrest
wreck wrath wretch wreak wrench
writhe wreath high sigh wright
thigh light fight tight sight
knight right fright plight night
blight slight bright flight might
caught naught taught daughter aught
tightly brightly lightly lightning naughty
climb comb crumb dumb lamb
limb numb thumb debt doubt
combing calf half balm calm
chalk stalk walk folks talk
often soften castle jostle rustle
thistle whistle chestnut fasten listen