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Sixth Grade Vocabulary Lessons

26. Regular long sound of U, an in mute. marked u.

Vocabulary Lesson 1

sue lieu suit beauty cubic fluid
juice beautiful cuticle mutiny purity
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27. Regular short sound of U, as in but, marked u.

Vocabulary Lesson 2

lungs plush trump slumber russet duchess
scuffle clump stunt skulk young buttery
custody luxury summary
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28. Sound of U when preceded by r in the same syllable, as in rude, marked u. It is the same sound as oo.

Vocabulary Lesson 3

TRUE crude rule rumor rural prune
truce spruce cruise
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29. Sound of U like that of short oo, as in put, marked u.

Vocabulary Lesson 4

bull pull put push pulpit pulley
cushion fully bushy butcher bulletin
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30. Sound of U before r in such words as urge, marked u.

Vocabulary Lesson 5

urge burn spur curb journey spurn
nurse burst urgency curliness journalist
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31. Regular long sound of Y, as in fly, marked y.

Vocabulary Lesson 6

apply deny rely reply tyrant hydra
typhus type dynasty asylum hyena
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32. Regular short sound of Y, as in hymn, marked y.

Vocabulary Lesson 7

cyst system syntax lyric lymph nymph
symmetry syndicate synopsis
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33. The sound of oi or oy (unmarked), as heard in oil, oyster.

Vocabulary Lesson 8

voice troy poise recoil rejoice destroy
employ spoil moist broil choice enjoyment
disjointed employment appointment
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34. The sound of ow (unmarked), as heard in owl. When the ow is sounded as in blown, the o is marked long (blown).

Vocabulary Lesson 9

howl gown cowl down allow endow
vowel crowd prowl scowl brown flowery
powerful
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35. The diphthong ou has two leading sounds: that of ow in words derived from the Anglo-Saxon, as in out; and that of oo in words derived from the French, as in soup.

Vocabulary Lesson 10

sour pout soup groundless roulette grouping
mount wound announcement unfounded
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36. The consonant C has two regular sounds: as soft c in cede, marked c; as hard c in cot, where it has the sound of k, and is marked c.

Vocabulary Lesson 11

clot acts acid solace tactic traffic
trace brace curd cave December incessant
enactment elector
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37. The sound of N as heard in link, is marked thus, n, which is the same sound as that represented by ng.

Vocabulary Lesson 12

monk sunk monkey congress language drink
trunk singular drunkenness
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38. S has two regular sounds: when unmarked it has its sharp or hissing sound, as in yes; when marked thus, s, it has the buzzing sound of z in zeal

Vocabulary Lesson 13

zeal sick pest has ease vestment
amuse infuse smelt gross grows ruse
possessive assessor resemble resonant
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39. Ch has three sounds: unmarked (English ch), it has nearly the sound of tsh, as in child; marked thus, eh (French ch), it has the sound of sh, as in chaise; and marked thus, ch (Latin ch), it has the sound of k, as in chorus

Vocabulary Lesson 14

chorus such chef chasm speechless machine
chemist child chaise chocolate chivalry character
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40. G has two regular sounds: marked thus, g (g hard), it has the sound of g in go; marked thus, g (soft g), it has the compound sound of j, as in gym.

Vocabulary Lesson 15

gem gearing gender sluggish gesture slug
crag giddiness guillotine general
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41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked, and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th.

Vocabulary Lesson 16

thin thaw this than thesis gather
bother breath theft breathe mythical theory
hitherto otherwise
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42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound (unmarked) like ks, as in expect, and its soft or flat sound like gz, as in exist, marked x. At the beginning of words x has the sound of z as in xebec (zebec).

Vocabulary Lesson 17

exit excel exalt exempt expansive example
extraneous exterior executive
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43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the sound of kw, as in queen; but in a few words derived from the French, qu is sounded like k, as in coquette.

Vocabulary Lesson 18

quack queen plaque clique quorum piquant
quote torque quotation
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Vocabulary Lesson 19

cascade exchange inflame partake address reflex
arrest contest depress amaze abrade crusade
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Vocabulary Lesson 20

debase regret except expect expend express
include refuse manure inject invent
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Vocabulary Lesson 21

oppress redress alarm afar remark debark
embark acquit adrift remiss befit persist
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Words accented on the last syllable.

Vocabulary Lesson 22

abrupt construct instruct attire entice entire
incline incite discuss deduct rebut
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Vocabulary Lesson 23

result invite oblige perspire sublime survive
across adopt aloft belong
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Vocabulary Lesson 24

report console agree asleep esteem decree
degree disclose dispose restore explode
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Words accented on the first syllable.

Vocabulary Lesson 25

contact forest hobby lofty logic ambush
aspect nostril product problem roster
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Vocabulary Lesson 26

torrent bankrupt havoc haggard hatchet curry
fulcrum huddle public publish kindred
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Vocabulary Lesson 27

picket ticket invoice pungent rustic rubbish
sulky sultry scribble triplet trickle lizard
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Vocabulary Lesson 28

native pavement putrid purist equal freedom
meeting bounty county coward
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Vocabulary Lesson 29

drowsy fountain cypress Friday iceberg libel
migrate powder prowess soundings
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Vocabulary Lesson 30

towel tower tribal crisis hydrant science
silent boyhood joyous loiter loyal
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Spelling Lists Based on McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, by W. H. McGuffey.




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