"Short Vowel Word-Families"

WordSort – Ordinal list of the Sorts in each Study

BeginningConsonants (Pictures)

BC(b,m)
BC(r,s)
BC(b,s)
BC(m,r)
BC(b,m,s)
BC(b,m,r,s)
BC(t,g)
BC(n,p)
BC(g,n)
BC(t,p)
BC(g,n)
BC(t,g,p)
BC(t,g,n,p)
BC(c,h)
BC(f,d)
BC(c,d)
BC(h,f)
BC(h,f,d)
BC(c,h,f,d)
BC(l,k)
BC(l,j)
BC(l,k,j)
BC(l,k,j,w)
BC(r,sh)
BC(b,sh)
BC(m,sh)
BC(b,m,r,sh)
BC(f,ch)
BC(d,ch)
BC(f,d,ch)
BC(f,d,ch,fl)
BC(g,th)
BC(n,th)
BC(p,th)
BC(g,n,p,th)
BC(s,sh)
BC(h,sh)
BC(s,h,sh)
BC(c,ch)
BC(h,ch)
BC(c,h,ch)
BC(s,h,ch,sh)
BC(c,cr)
BC(c,cl)
BC(c,cl,cr)
BC(fl,cl,cr,dr)
BC(d,r,cr,dr)
BC(j,dr)
BC(d,j,dr)
BC(s,st)
BC(s,t,st)
BC(s,sp)
BC(s,p,sp)
BC(st,sp,sh)
BC(st,sp,sk)
BC(t,r,tr)
BC(d,r,dr)
BC(cr,tr,j,dr)

Short Vowel Word-Families

1. SA(cat,can)

2. SA(cad,can)

3. SA(cad,cag)

4. SA(cat,can,cack)

5. SA(cad,car)

6. SA(cat)SI(cit)

7. SI(cip,cit)

8. SI(cig,cit)

9. SI(cig,cin)

10. SI(cig,cin,cid)

11. SI(cip,cit,cill)

12. SI(cit,cir)

13. SI(cit)SE(cet)

14. SE(cet,cen)

15. SE(ced,cen)

16. SE(cet,cen,cell)

17. SE(ced,cen,cest)

18. SE(cet)SO(cot)

19. SO(cot,cop)

20. SO(cot,cop,ock)

21. SO(cot)SU(cut)

22. SU(cut,cun)

23. SU(cut,cug)

24. SU(cut,cug,cust)

25. SA(ccat,ccan)

26. SA(ccad,ccan)

27. SA(ccad,ccag)

28. SA(ccad,ccag)DGA(call)

29. SA(ccat,ccan,ccap)

30. SI(ccip,ccit)

31. SI(ccig,ccit)

32. SI(ccig,ccin)

33. SI(ccip,ccit,ccill)

34. SI(ccick,ccit,ccill)

35. SE(cced,ccen,cest)

36. SE(cced,ccen,ccess)

37. SE(cced,cest,ccess)

38. SO(ccot,ccop)

39. SO(ccot,ccop,ccock)

40. SO(ccot,ccog,ccock)

41. SU(ccut,ccug)

42. SU(ccut,ccug,cust)

43. SU(ccuck,ccug,ccust)

44. SA(ccan,ccang)

45. SA(ccag,ccang)

46. SA(ccan,ccank)

47. SA(ccack,ccank)

48. SA(ccam,ccamp)

49. SA(ccap,ccamp)

50. SA(ccan,ccant)

51. SA(ccat,ccant)

52. SA(ccan,ccag,ccang)

53. SA(ccan,ccack,ccank)

54. SA(ccam,ccap,ccamp)

55. SA(ccan,ccat,ccant)

56. SI(ccin,ccink)

57. SI(ccick,ccink)

58. SI(ccin,ccing)

59. SI(ccig,ccing)

60. SI(ccin,ccint)

61. SI(ccit,ccint)

62. SI(ccim,ccimp)

63. SI(ccip,ccimp)

64. SI(ccin,ccick,ccink)

65. SI(ccin,ccig,ccing)

66. SI(ccin,ccit,ccint)

67. SI(ccim,ccip,ccimp)

68. SE(ccen,cent)

69. SE(ccet,cent)

70. SE(ccen,cend)

71. SE(cced,cend)

72. SE(ccen,ccet,cent)

73. SE(ccen,cced,cend)

74. SU(ccun,ccunk)

75. SU(ccuck,ccunk)

76. SU(ccun,ccuck,ccunk)

77. SA(ccat)SE(ccet)SI(ccit)

78. SA(ccat)SI(ccit)SO(ccot)SU(ccut)

79. SA(ccag)SI(ccig)SU(ccug)

80. SA(ccad)SI(ccid)SU(ccud)

81. SA(ccack)SI(ccick)SU(ccuck)SO(ock)

82. DGA(call)SI(ccill)SE(cell)

83. SA(cat)LA(cate)

84. SA(can)LA(cane)

85. SA(cad)LA(cade)

86. SA(cin)LA(cine)

87. SA(cip)LA(cipe)

88. SA(cit)LA(cite)

89. SU(cud)LU(cude)

90. SU(cut)LU(cute)

91. SO(cop)LO(cope)

Easy Short & Long Patterns, (Easy Words)

1. LA(ace)SA(a)

2. LE(ea)SE(e)

3. LI(ice)SI(i)

4. LO(oce)SO(o)

5. LA(ai)SA(a)

6. LA(ace,ai)

7. LA(ace,ai)SA(a)

8. LE(ee)SE(e)

9. LE(ea,ee)

10. LE(ea,ee)SE(e)

11. LI(y)SI(i)

12. LI(ice,y)

13. LI(ice,y)SI(i)

14. LO(oa)SO(o)

15. LO(oa,oce)

16. LO(oa,oce)SO(o)

17. LA(ay)SA(a)

18. LA(ace,ai,ay)

19. LA(ai,ay)SA(a)

20. LA(ace,ai,ay)SA(a)

21. LE(e)SE(e)

22. LE(e,ea,ee)

23. LE(e,ea)SE(e)

24. LE(e,ea,ee)SE(e)

25. LI(igh)SI(i)

26. LI(ice,igh,y)

27. LI(i,igh)SI(i)

28. LI(ice,igh,y)SI(i)

29. LO(o)SO(o)

30. LO(o,oa,oce)

31. LO(o,oce)SO(o)

32. LO(o,oa,oce)SO(o)

33. LO(ow)SO(o)

34. LO(o,oa,oce,ow)

35. LO(oa,oce,ow)SO(o)

36. LO(o,oce,ow)SO(o)

37. LO(occ)SO(o)

38. LO(oa,occ,oce,ow)

39. LO(oa,occ,ow)SO(o)

40. LO(occ,oce,ow)SO(o)

Easy Short & Long Patterns

LA(ace)SA(a)
LE(ea)SE(e)
LI(ice)SI(i)
LO(oce)SO(o)
LU(uce)SU(u)
LA(ai)SA(a)
LA(ace,ai)
LA(ace,ai)SA(a)
LE(ee)SE(e)
LE(ea,ee)
LE(ea,ee)SE(e)
LI(y)SI(i)
LI(ice,y)
LI(ice,y)SI(i)
LO(oa)SO(o)
LO(oa,oce)
LO(oa,oce)SO(o)
LU(ew)SU(u)
LU(ew,uce)
LU(ew,uce)SU(u)
LA(ay)SA(a)
LA(ace,ai,ay)
LA(ai,ay)SA(a)
LA(ace,ai,ay)SA(a)
LE(e)SE(e)
LE(e,ea,ee)
LE(e,ea)SE(e)
LE(e,ea,ee)SE(e)
LI(igh)SI(i)
LI(ice,igh,y)
LI(i,igh)SI(i)
LI(ice,igh,y)SI(i)
LO(o)SO(o)
LO(o,oa,oce)
LO(o,oce)SO(o)
LO(o,oa,oce)SO(o)
LU(ui)SU(u)
LU(ew,uce,ui)
LU(ew,uce)SU(u)
LU(ew,uce,ui)SU(u)
LA(ei)SA(a)
LA(ace,ai,ay,ei)
LA(ai,ay,ei)SA(a)
LA(ace,ay,ei)SA(a)
LE(ie)SE(e)
LE(e,ea,ee,ie)
LE(e,ee,ie)SE(e)
LE(e,ea,ie)SE(e)
LI(icc)SI(i)
LI(icc,ice,igh,y)
LI(icc,ice,igh)SI(i)
LI(icc,igh,y)SI(i)
LO(ow)SO(o)
LO(o,oa,oce,ow)
LO(oa,oce,ow)SO(o)
LO(o,oce,ow)SO(o)
LO(occ)SO(o)
LO(oa,occ,oce,ow)
LO(oa,occ,ow)SO(o)
LO(occ,oce,ow)SO(o)
LU(ue)SU(u)
LU(ew,uce,ue,ui)
LU(ew,ue,ui)SU(u)
LU(ew,uce,ue)SU(u)

Harder Short & Long Patterns

1. LA(ace+ai+ea+ei)SA(a)

2. LA(ea)SA(acc)

3. LA(ace,ai,ea,ei)

4. LA(ai,ea,ei)SA(acc)

5. LA(ace,ea,ei)SA(ac)

6. LA(ey)SA(ac)

7. LA(ay,ea,ei,ey)

8. LA(ay,ei,ey)SA(ac)

9. LA(ea,ei,ey)SA(acc)

10. LE(e+ea+ee+ie)SE(e+ea)

11. LE(e,ea,ee,ie)

12. LE(e+ea+ee)SE(e,ea)

13. LE(ea,ee)SE(e,ea)

14. LE(ea,e)SE(e,ea)

15. LE(ea+ee+ie)SE(e+ea)

16. LE(ea,ee,ie)SE(ea)

17. LA(ea)LE(ea)SE(ea)

18. LI(icc+ice+ie+igh)SI(i+uil)

19. LI(icc,ice,ie,igh)

20. LI(icc+ie+igh)SI(i,uil)

21. LI(igh,ild)SI(ict,uil)

22. LI(ie,ild)SI(ill,uil)

23. LI(icc+ice+ie+igh+y)SI(i+uil)

24. LI(icc,ice,ie)SI(icc)

25. LE(ie)LI(ice,ie)

26. LA(ei,ey)LE(ie+ey)LI(ie)

27. LO(oa+occ+oce+oe+ow)SO(o)

28. LO(oe)SO(o)

29. LO(occ,oce,oe,ow)

30. LO(occ)SO(occ)

31. LO(ow)SO(oc)

32. LO(occ,oce,oe)SO(occ)

33. LO(oce,oe,ow)SO(oc)

34. LO(occ+ow)SO(o)

35. LO(oa,occ,o)SO(occ)

36. LU(ew+uce+ue+ui)SU(u)

37. LU(ew,uce,ue,ui)

38. LU(ew)SE(ec)SU(uc)

39. LU(ui)SI(uil)SU(u)

40. LO(oe,ow)LU(ew,ue)

41. LU(uce,ue)SU(u)

42. LU(uce,ue,ui)SI(uil)

43. LA(ea+ei+ey)LE(ea+ie)LI(ie+igh)LU(ew+ue+ui)

R-Controlled Patterns

1. LRA(are)SRA(ar)

2. LRE(ear)SWR(er)

3. LRI(ire)SWR(ir)

4. LRO(orc)SWR(orc)

5. LRU(ure)SWR(urc)

6. LRA(air)SRA(ar+arc)

7. LRA(are,air)

8. LRA(are,air)SRA(ar+arc)

9. LRE(eer)SWR(er+erc)

10. LRE(ear,eer)

11. LRE(ear,eer)SWR(er+erc)

12. LRI(ier)SWR(ir+irc)

13. LRI(ier,ire)

14. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir+irc)

15. LRO(oar)SWR(orc)

16. LRO(oar,ore)

17. LRO(oar,ore)SWR(orc)

18. LRU(ure)SWR(urn)

19. LRU(ure)SWR(urse)

20. LRU(ure)SWR(ur,urse)

21. LRA(air+are+ear)SRA(ar+arc)

22. SRA(arc,ear)

23. LRA(air+are+ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

24. LRA(air,are)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

25. LRA(air,ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

26. LRA(are,ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

27. LRE(ear+eer+ere)SWR(earc+er+erc)

28. SWR(earc,er+erc)

29. LRE(ear+eer+ere)SWR(earc,erce)

30. LRE(eer,ere)SWR(earc,erc)

31. LRE(ear,ere)SWR(earc,erce)

32. LRE(ear,eer,ere)SWR(earc)

33. LRA(ear)LRE(ear)SRA(earc)SWR(ear)

34. LRI(ier+ire)SWR(ir+irc)

35. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir+irc)

36. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(irl)

37. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(irst)

38. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir)

39. LRO(oar+orc+ore)SWR(orc)

40. LRO(oar,orc,ore)

41. LRO(oar,orc,ore)SWR(orc)

42. LRU(ure)SWR(ur+urc)

43. LRU(ure)SWR(urse)

44. LRU(ure)SWR(urn)

45. LRO(ar)SRA(arc)

46. LRO(ar)SRA(arc)SWR(er)

47. SRA(ar)SWR(er+ir+ur)

48. SWR(er,ir,or,ur)

49. SRA(ar)SWR(er,ir,ur)

50. LRO(orc,ar)

51. LRO(orc,ar)SRA(arc)

52. LRO(oar,occ,ore)SWR(or)

53. LRO(ar+or)SRA(ar)SWR(or)

54. LRO(ar+or)SRA(ar)SWR(er+ir+or+ur)

Digraphs and Diphthongs

1. LA(ai+ace+ea)SA(a)?(?)

2. DGA(au,aw)

3. DGA(au,aw)SA(a)

4. DGA(au,aw)LA(ai+ace+ea)

5. DGA(alc,au,aw)

6. DGA(alc,au,aw)SA(ac)

7. DGA(alc,au,aw)LA(ai+ace+ay)

8. DGA(alc,aw)SRA(a)

9. DGA(alc,au,aw)SRA(a)

10. DGA(ough)LO(oa+occ+oce)SO(o)

11. DGA(alc,au,aw,ough)

12. DGA(au,ough)SO(o)

13. DGA(au,ough)LO(occ+ough)

14. DGA(ough)LRO(o)

15. DGA(au,ough)LRO(oac)

16. DGA(au,aw,ough)LRO(ar+or)

17. DGA(aw,oc,au,ough)

18. DGA(alc,au,occ,ough)

19. DGA(alc,oc+occ,ough)SRA(ac)

20. DGA(oc+occ)LO(occ)SO(o)

21. LO(oce+occ+oe+ough)SO(o)?(?)

22. GLO(ow)LO(ow)

23. GLO(ou,ow)

24. GLO(ou,ow)LO(ow)

25. GLO(ou,ow)LO(ew+oce+occ+oe+ough)

26. GLO(ou+ow)LO(ough+ow)

27. GLO(ou,ow)LO(oul,ow)

28. LO(oce+occ+oe+ow)SO(o)?(?)

29. DPO(oi,oy)

30. LO(ough+ow)DPO(oi+oy)GLO(ou,ow)

31. LU(ew+oo+uce+ui)SU(uc)?(?)

32. LU(oo)?(?)

33. LU(ough+uce+ue+ui)?(?)

34. LU(oo+ou)?(?)

35. LRO(oor)DGO(ooc)DPU(ool)

36. DGO(oo,oul)LU(oo,ou)

37. DGO(oo+oul)LRO(oor)LU(oo+ou)

38. LU(oo)SW(oo)

39. DGO(oo)LRO(oo)LU(oo)SW(oo)

40. LU(oo+ou)SW(oce+oo+ough)

41. LU(oo)SW(oce,oo,ough)

42. LO(oce+ough)SW(oce,oo,ough)

43. DGA(au+aw+ough)GLO(ou+ow)

44. DGA(ough)GLO(our)

45. DGA(au+aw+ough)GLO(ou+ow)SW(oo+ough)

46. DGA(ough)GLO(ough)SW(oo+ough)

47. GLO(ou+ow)SW(oo,ough)

48. DGA(ough)GLO(ouc)LU(ou)SW(ough)

49. DGA(ough)GLO(ough)LO(ough)SW(ough)

50. DGA(ough)DGO(oul)GLO(ouc)LU(ou)

51. DGO(oul)LO(ough+oul)LU(ou+ough)

52. DGA(ough)GLO(our)LO(oul)LU(ou)

53. GLO(ou+ow)LO(ough+ow)LRO(oor)LU(oo+ough)

Within Word (All Patterns)

1. LA(ace)SA(a)

2. LE(ea)SE(e)

3. LI(ice)SI(i)

4. LO(oce)SO(o)

5. LU(uce)SU(u)

6. LA(ai)SA(a)

7. LA(ace,ai)

8. LA(ace,ai)SA(a)

9. LE(ee)SE(e)

10. LE(ea,ee)

11. LE(ea,ee)SE(e)

12. LI(y)SI(i)

13. LI(ice,y)

14. LI(ice,y)SI(i)

15. LO(oa)SO(o)

16. LO(oa,oce)

17. LO(oa,oce)SO(o)

18. LU(ew)SU(u)

19. LU(ew,uce)

20. LU(ew,uce)SU(u)

21. LA(ay)SA(a)

22. LA(ace,ai,ay)

23. LA(ai,ay)SA(a)

24. LA(ace,ai,ay)SA(a)

25. LE(e)SE(e)

26. LE(e,ea,ee)

27. LE(e,ea)SE(e)

28. LE(e,ea,ee)SE(e)

29. LI(igh)SI(i)

30. LI(ice,igh,y)

31. LI(i,igh)SI(i)

32. LI(ice,igh,y)SI(i)

33. LO(o)SO(o)

34. LO(o,oa,oce)

35. LO(o,oce)SO(o)

36. LO(o,oa,oce)SO(o)

37. LU(ui)SU(u)

38. LU(ew,uce,ui)

39. LU(ew,uce)SU(u)

40. LU(ew,uce,ui)SU(u)

41. LA(ei)SA(a)

42. LA(ace,ai,ay,ei)

43. LA(ai,ay,ei)SA(a)

44. LA(ace,ay,ei)SA(a)

45. LE(ie)SE(e)

46. LE(e,ea,ee,ie)

47. LE(e,ee,ie)SE(e)

48. LE(e,ea,ie)SE(e)

49. LI(icc)SI(i)

50. LI(icc,ice,igh,y)

51. LI(icc,ice,igh)SI(i)

52. LI(icc,igh,y)SI(i)

53. LO(ow)SO(o)

54. LO(o,oa,oce,ow)

55. LO(oa,oce,ow)SO(o)

56. LO(o,oce,ow)SO(o)

57. LO(occ)SO(o)

58. LO(oa,occ,oce,ow)

59. LO(oa,occ,ow)SO(o)

60. LO(occ,oce,ow)SO(o)

61. LU(ue)SU(u)

62. LU(ew,uce,ue,ui)

63. LU(ew,ue,ui)SU(u)

64. LU(ew,uce,ue)SU(u)

65. LA(ace+ai+ea+ei)SA(a)

66. LA(ea)SA(acc)

67. LA(ace,ai,ea,ei)

68. LA(ai,ea,ei)SA(acc)

69. LA(ace,ea,ei)SA(ac)

70. LA(ey)SA(ac)

71. LA(ay,ea,ei,ey)

72. LA(ay,ei,ey)SA(ac)

73. LA(ea,ei,ey)SA(acc)

74. LE(e+ea+ee+ie)SE(e+ea)

75. LE(e,ea,ee,ie)

76. LE(e+ea+ee)SE(e,ea)

77. LE(ea,ee)SE(e,ea)

78. LE(ea,e)SE(e,ea)

79. LE(ea+ee+ie)SE(e+ea)

80. LE(ea,ee,ie)SE(ea)

81. LA(ea)LE(ea)SE(ea)

82. LI(icc+ice+ie+igh)SI(i+uil)

83. LI(icc,ice,ie,igh)

84. LI(icc+ie+igh)SI(i,uil)

85. LI(igh,ild)SI(ict,uil)

86. LI(ie,ild)SI(ill,uil)

87. LI(icc+ice+ie+igh+y)SI(i+uil)

88. LI(icc,ice,ie)SI(icc)

89. LE(ie)LI(ice,ie)

90. LA(ei,ey)LE(ie+ey)LI(ie)

91. LO(oa+occ+oce+oe+ow)SO(o)

92. LO(oe)SO(o)

93. LO(occ,oce,oe,ow)

94. LO(occ)SO(occ)

95. LO(ow)SO(oc)

96. LO(occ,oce,oe)SO(occ)

97. LO(oce,oe,ow)SO(oc)

98. LO(occ+ow)SO(o)

99. LO(oa,occ,o)SO(occ)

100. LU(ew+uce+ue+ui)SU(u)

101. LU(ew,uce,ue,ui)

102. LU(ew)SE(ec)SU(uc)

103. LU(ui)SI(uil)SU(u)

104. LO(oe,ow)LU(ew,ue)

105. LU(uce,ue)SU(u)

106. LU(uce,ue,ui)SI(uil)

107. LA(ea+ei+ey)LE(ea+ie)LI(ie+igh)LU(ew+ue+ui)

108. LRA(are)SRA(ar)

109. LRE(ear)SWR(er)

110. LRI(ire)SWR(ir)

111. LRO(orc)SWR(orc)

112. LRU(ure)SWR(urc)

113. LRA(air)SRA(ar+arc)

114. LRA(are,air)

115. LRA(are,air)SRA(ar+arc)

116. LRE(eer)SWR(er+erc)

117. LRE(ear,eer)

118. LRE(ear,eer)SWR(er+erc)

119. LRI(ier)SWR(ir+irc)

120. LRI(ier,ire)

121. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir+irc)

122. LRO(oar)SWR(orc)

123. LRO(oar,ore)

124. LRO(oar,ore)SWR(orc)

125. LRU(ure)SWR(urn)

126. LRU(ure)SWR(urse)

127. LRU(ure)SWR(ur,urse)

128. LRA(air+are+ear)SRA(ar+arc)

129. SRA(arc,ear)

130. LRA(air+are+ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

131. LRA(air,are)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

132. LRA(air,ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

133. LRA(are,ear)SRA(ar+arc,ear)

134. LRE(ear+eer+ere)SWR(earc+er+erc)

135. SWR(earc,er+erc)

136. LRE(ear+eer+ere)SWR(earc,erce)

137. LRE(eer,ere)SWR(earc,erc)

138. LRE(ear,ere)SWR(earc,erce)

139. LRE(ear,eer,ere)SWR(earc)

140. LRA(ear)LRE(ear)SRA(earc)SWR(ear)

141. LRI(ier+ire)SWR(ir+irc)

142. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir+irc)

143. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(irl)

144. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(irst)

145. LRI(ier,ire)SWR(ir)

146. LRO(oar+orc+ore)SWR(orc)

147. LRO(oar,orc,ore)

148. LRO(oar,orc,ore)SWR(orc)

149. LRU(ure)SWR(ur+urc)

150. LRU(ure)SWR(urse)

151. LRU(ure)SWR(urn)

152. LRO(ar)SRA(arc)

153. LRO(ar)SRA(arc)SWR(er)

154. SRA(ar)SWR(er+ir+ur)

155. SWR(er,ir,or,ur)

156. SRA(ar)SWR(er,ir,ur)

157. LRO(orc,ar)

158. LRO(orc,ar)SRA(arc)

159. LRO(oar,occ,ore)SWR(or)

160. LRO(ar+or)SRA(ar)SWR(or)

161. LRO(ar+or)SRA(ar)SWR(er+ir+or+ur)

162. LRA(?)LRE(?)SRA(?)SWR(?)

163. LA(ai+ace+ea)SA(a)?(?)

164. DGA(au,aw)

165. DGA(au,aw)SA(a)

166. DGA(au,aw)LA(ai+ace+ea)

167. DGA(alc,au,aw)

168. DGA(alc,au,aw)SA(ac)

169. DGA(alc,au,aw)LA(ai+ace+ay)

170. DGA(alc,aw)SRA(a)

171. DGA(alc,au,aw)SRA(a)

172. DGA(ough)LO(oa+occ+oce)SO(o)

173. DGA(alc,au,aw,ough)

174. DGA(au,ough)SO(o)

175. DGA(au,ough)LO(occ+ough)

176. DGA(ough)LRO(o)

177. DGA(au,ough)LRO(oac)

178. DGA(au,aw,ough)LRO(ar+or)

179. DGA(aw,oc,au,ough)

180. DGA(alc,au,occ,ough)

181. DGA(alc,oc+occ,ough)SRA(ac)

182. DGA(oc+occ)LO(occ)SO(o)

183. LO(oce+occ+oe+ough)SO(o)?(?)

184. GLO(ow)LO(ow)

185. GLO(ou,ow)

186. GLO(ou,ow)LO(ow)

187. GLO(ou,ow)LO(ew+oce+occ+oe+ough)

188. GLO(ou+ow)LO(ough+ow)

189. GLO(ou,ow)LO(oul,ow)

190. LO(oce+occ+oe+ow)SO(o)?(?)

191. DPO(oi,oy)

192. LO(ough+ow)DPO(oi+oy)GLO(ou,ow)

193. LU(ew+oo+uce+ui)SU(uc)?(?)

194. LU(oo)?(?)

195. LU(ough+uce+ue+ui)?(?)

196. LU(oo+ou)?(?)

197. LRO(oor)DGO(ooc)DPU(ool)

198. DGO(oo,oul)LU(oo,ou)

199. DGO(oo+oul)LRO(oor)LU(oo+ou)

200. LU(oo)SW(oo)

201. DGO(oo)LRO(oo)LU(oo)SW(oo)

202. LU(oo+ou)SW(oce+oo+ough)

203. LU(oo)SW(oce,oo,ough)

204. LO(oce+ough)SW(oce,oo,ough)

205. DGA(au+aw+ough)GLO(ou+ow)

206. DGA(ough)GLO(our)

207. DGA(au+aw+ough)GLO(ou+ow)SW(oo+ough)

208. DGA(ough)GLO(ough)SW(oo+ough)

209. GLO(ou+ow)SW(oo,ough)

210. DGA(ough)GLO(ouc)LU(ou)SW(ough)

211. DGA(ough)GLO(ough)LO(ough)SW(ough)

212. DGA(ough)DGO(oul)GLO(ouc)LU(ou)

213. DGO(oul)LO(ough+oul)LU(ou+ough)

214. DGA(ough)GLO(our)LO(oul)LU(ou)

215. GLO(ou+ow)LO(ough+ow)LRO(oor)LU(oo+ough)

How the Sorts in the VowelPattern Studies Are Named

Every Sort in these Studies has a unique name. This name will appear at the top of the computer screen as the student is sorting and will appear on Help screens and reports and on printed cards. The teacher does not need to know how to decipher the names of the Sorts in order for students to use WordSort. However, understanding Sort names will make the reports that WordSort can generate more informative.

The names describe the content of the Sort. Each name indicates the number of categories in the Sort, and it indicates the sound and spelling pattern of the words in each category. A Help screen containing a full explanation of the current Sort is available from within the sorting program. This screen will tell you more about the categories in the Sort.

Each category in a Sort is represented in the Sort's name by one or more capital letters, followed by one or more lower case letters enclosed in parentheses. The capital letters represent the vowel sound of the words in the category. For example "SA" stands for short "a" vowel sounds, "LRA" for long r-controlled "a" vowel sounds. These abbreviations are listed and explained later in this section. The lower case letters in parentheses represent the spelling pattern of the words in the category. For example "ea" stands for words with a vowel pattern of "ea".

Some examples will help you understand the names and the useful information that they contain.

Sample Names

Consider the following Sort name from the VowelPattern Studies.

SA(a)LA(ai)

The first part of this name is SA(a). The SA indicates that the Sort contains a category with short "a" vowel sound words. The (a) indicates that these words are spelled with the vowel pattern "a". The second part of the name is LA(a i). Not all Sort names have two parts. The fact that this one does means that it contains two different categories of words. The LA indicates that the Sort contains a category with long "a" vowel sound words. The (a i) indicates that these words are spelled with the vowel pattern "ai" .

Some Sorts contain more than one category with the same vowel sound. In the names of these Sorts, the vowel sound is only specified once and all the vowel pattern categories that have this vowel sound are enclosed in a single set of parentheses that follow, the different vowel patterns being separated by commas.

For example, consider the Sort name

SWR(e r,i r,u r)

The set of capital letters SWR indicates that the Sort contains words with an "r-controlled-schwa" vowel sound. The three sets of letters inside the parentheses show that the Sort uses three different categories of spelling pattern, all of which make this sound. In the first category are words where the vowel sound is spelled with an "e r" pattern. The second are words with an "i r" pattern. The third are words with a "u r" pattern.

In some Sorts a single category is made up of words with different spelling patterns but having the same vowel sound. In the names of these Sorts the different vowel patterns that are included in the same category are enclosed in the parentheses and are separated with a plus sign (+).

For example, consider the Sort name

LA(ai+ea)SE(ea)

This indicates a Sort of two categories. The first category has words with the long "a" sound. The second category has words with the short "e" sound. The words in the first category have their long "a" vowel sound spelled with either an "ai" as in the word "wait" or an "ea" as in the word "great". The words in the second category have their short "e" vowel sound spelled with an "ea" pattern as in the word "dead".

The name of a Sort does not describe the order in which the VowelPattern groups appear on the screen during a sort. Vowel sound and vowel pattern abbreviations appear in the Sort name in alphabetic order.

Sort Name Conventions

The vowel sound abbreviations, their meanings, and illustrative words are as follows:

D G A Digraph "a" ball
D G O Digraph "o" book
D P A Diphthong "a" tale
D P I Diphthong "I" dial
D P O Diphthong "o" boil
G L O Diphthong Glide "o" bounce
D P U Diphthong "u" cool

L A Long "a" date
L E Long "e" beet
L I Long "I" kite
L O Long "o" slow
L U Long "u" cute

L R A Long r-controlled "a" rare
L R E Long r-controlled "e" dear
L R I Long r-controlled "I" fire
L R O Long r-controlled "o" for
L R U Long r-controlled "u" cure

S A Short "a" fat
S E Short "e" bet
S I Short "I" sit
S O Short "o" hot
S U Short "u" cut
S R A Short r-controlled "a" bar
S W Schwa love
S W R Schwa r-controlled her

The spelling patterns that appear in VowelPattern Sort names identify the way that the vowel sound is spelled. These provide the pertinent pattern without using abbreviations. However, there is one important convention contained in these names. When the letter "c" appears in a spelling, it means "consonant" rather than the letter "c" itself. The pattern "cc" refers to a double-consonant, not the letter "c" twice.

Examples of the pattern identifiers that contain "c" in this special way, and illustrative words, are:

ace "a" consonant "e" fate

a l c "al" consonant walk

a w c "aw" consonant hawk

i c c "i" double-consonant list

ice "I" consonant "e" rice

o c c "o" double-consonant lost

o c e "o" consonant "e" hose

u c e "u" consonant "e" flute