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Patterns of English Spelling, Vol. 2 by Don McCabe
Volume 2 of a 10 Volume Set
As a Complete Teacher Reference Tool (just like
dictionaries and encyclopedias)
This volume contains
ALL the English words containing the CVCC
pattern
(except those found scribbled on bathroom walls).
Catalog # W102 - $19.95
ISBN: 1-56400-222-5
- Completely Cross Referenced to
Volume 2 of Word Families in Sentence Context which is included as part of this
book.
- 8½ x 11 192 pages
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Sample Page 214--Compare this page to
Sample page in
Word Families in Sentence Context
ACK BLACK ("BLACK") FAMILY
AK
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AK-ss |
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AK't. |
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AK ing |
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AK'ee |
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AK'ur |
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| back |
(1.55) |
backs |
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backed |
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backing |
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backer |
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| Jack |
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Jack's |
jacket |
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Jackie |
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| black |
(2.00) |
blacks |
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blacked |
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blacking |
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Blackie |
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blacker |
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| pack |
(3.10) |
packs |
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packed |
(5.25) |
packing |
(3.30) |
Packie |
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packer |
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| rack |
(5.35) |
racks |
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racked |
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racking |
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| crack |
(5.70) |
cracks |
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cracked |
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cracking |
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cracker |
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| track |
(4.25) |
tracks |
(6.65) |
tracked |
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tracking |
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tracker |
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Power Vocabulary
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| hack |
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hacks |
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hacked |
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hacking |
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hacker |
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| shack |
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shacks |
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| whack |
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whacks |
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whacked |
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whacking |
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whacker |
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| jack |
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jacks |
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jacked |
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jacking |
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| hijack |
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hijacks |
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hijacked |
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hijacking |
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hijacker |
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| lack |
(3.70) |
lacks |
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lacked |
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lacking |
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lacquer |
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| slack |
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slacks |
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slacked |
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slacking |
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| clack |
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clacks |
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clacked |
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clacking |
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clacker |
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| smack |
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smacks |
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smacked |
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smacking |
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smacker |
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| knack |
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knacks |
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| snack |
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snacks |
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snacked |
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snacking |
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| unpack |
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unpacks |
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unpacked |
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unpacking |
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package |
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packet |
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| repack |
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repacks |
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repacked |
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repacking |
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| sack |
(3.90) |
sacks |
(6.80) |
sacked |
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sacking |
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| tack |
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tacks |
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tacked |
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tacking |
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tacky |
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| attack |
(9.75) |
attacks |
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attacked |
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attacking |
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attacker |
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| stack |
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stacks |
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stacked |
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stacking |
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stacker |
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| quack |
(7.60) |
quacks |
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quacked |
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quacking |
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quacker |
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| Mack |
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Mack's |
shack |
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| Mac |
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Mac's |
attack |
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| yak |
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yaks |
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More Power Vocabulary
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bookrack |
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gunrack |
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hatrack |
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off-the-rack |
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tailback |
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swayback |
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quarterback |
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rick-rack |
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touchback |
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hunchback |
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hogback |
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halfback |
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kickback |
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crackerjack |
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bareback |
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hatchback |
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horseback |
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blackjack |
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biofeedback |
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coatrack |
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knickknack |
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tamarack |
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thumbtack |
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laidback |
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soundtrack |
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Cossack |
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runback |
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rollback |
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razorback |
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outback |
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paperback |
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playback |
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cutback |
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scatback |
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feedback |
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racetrack |
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drawback |
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flashback |
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skyjack |
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slapjack |
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flapjack |
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wetback |
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lumberjack |
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lampblack |
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gunnysack |
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knapsack |
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ticktack |
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hardtack |
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zweiback |
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piggyback |
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flack |
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flak |
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backward |
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backwards |
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background |
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backdrop |
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backhand |
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backroom |
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backache |
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backfire |
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backfield |
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backlash |
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backlog |
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backtalk |
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backdoor |
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backpack |
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blackboard |
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Difficulty Levels on Scale of 1.00 to 21.00 are placed inside parentheses ( ).
Note: Only those words with difficulty levels established are likely to
be in your school's spelling curriculum. The rest are left up to the students to
learn on their own.
Spelling Demons: attack attacked
Related Families: See p. 215
NOTE: -acks = -ax
Homophones: packs/pax
tacks/tax sacks/sax packed/pact tracked/tract tacked/tact
lacks/lax Mac's/Mack's/Max
Click
Here To Return to Description of
An Index of Basic Phonic Patterns by Vowel Types
Click
Here To Return to Description of The Patterns of
English Spelling Volumes 1-10
Click Here To Return to Description of The Patterns of English Spelling Volumes 1-5
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