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The Patterns of
English Spelling, Vol. 7
by Don McCabe
Volume 7 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 -Y, -LY, -ITY, -IFY, -ARY,
-OGY Suffixes
Catalog # W107 - $23.95
ISBN: 1-56400-227-6
- 8½ x 11 68 pages
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Sample Page 701
Double Consonant + Y Families (pp. 601-604)
Short A, E, I, O, & U + -bby
("bee") Power Vocabulary Families
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beez |
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bee ur |
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bee ist |
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bee niss |
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cabby |
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cabbies |
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dabbled |
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dabbling |
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dabbler |
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tabby |
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tabbies |
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gabby |
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gabbier |
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gabbiest |
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gabbiness |
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shabby |
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shabbier |
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shabbiest |
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shabbiness |
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flabby |
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flabbier |
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crabby |
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crabbier |
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crabbiness |
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grabby |
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grabbiest |
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grabbiness |
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Debby |
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car |
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Libby |
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car |
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Bobby |
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Bobby's |
toys |
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hobby |
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hobbies |
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Robby |
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Robby's |
club |
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lobby |
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lobbies |
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lobbied |
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lobbying |
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lobbyist |
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knobby |
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knobbier |
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knobbiest |
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knobbiness |
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snobby |
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snobbier |
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Short A, E, I, O, & U + -ddle (D'l) Power Vocabulary
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dee |
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deez |
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dee'd |
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dee'ing |
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caddy |
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caddies |
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caddied |
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caddying |
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daddy |
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daddies |
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laddy |
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laddies |
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paddy |
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paddies |
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Eddy |
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pen |
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eddy |
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eddies |
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eddied |
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eddying |
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Freddy |
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Freddy's |
lip |
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Teddy |
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Teddy's |
car |
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kiddy |
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kiddies |
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giddy |
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giddier |
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giddiest |
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giddiness |
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biddy |
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biddies |
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middy |
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middies |
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toddy |
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toddies |
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shoddy |
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shoddier |
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shoddiness |
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Snoddy |
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nose |
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body |
(2.75) |
bodies |
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buddy |
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buddies |
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muddy |
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muddies |
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muddied |
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muddying |
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muddier |
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muddiest |
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cruddy |
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cruddier |
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cruddiest |
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study |
(3.70) |
studies |
(7.35) |
studied |
(10.45) |
studying |
(10.90) |
student |
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anybody |
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nobody |
(4.25) |
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everybody |
(3.20) |
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muddier |
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muddiest |
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bloody |
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bloodier |
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bloodiest |
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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: studying studied
Homophones: any buddy/anybody
Related Families: See Volume 6 page 601
for the -abble babble, -ebble pebble, -ibble dribble, -obble hobble, -addle paddle, -eddle
peddle, -iddle riddle, -oddle toddle, -uddle muddle families.
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English Spelling Volumes 1-10
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