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The Patterns of English Spelling, Vol. 9

by Don McCabe

Volume 9 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 qu as "k," ch as "k" and the "sh" spelled as ch, sch, ci, ti, ssi, si, xi, ss, the "zh" sound spelled as si, si, and ge; the "j" sound spelled ge and gi, the "g" sound spelled gu, the "ch" sound spelled t, te, and ti; the "f" sound spelled ph, the "w" spelled u and the "u" spelled w, the "wah" sound spelled oi; the long A spelled e, and the Long E spelled i, the Long O spelled au, eau, or ot; the Long OO sound spelled ou, ut, and eu; the "AH" sound spelled e, and the silent consonants b, w, g, k, h, l, m, p, s, and t.

Catalog # W107 - $23.95          ISBN:  1-56400-227-6      

8½ x 11 68 pages

 

Sample Page 915
SS="SH" assure, pressure, issue Family

assure

assures assured assuring assurance

reassure

reassures reassured reassuring reassurance

pressure

(13.95) pressures pressured pressuring

low-pressure

high-pressure
fissure fissures
issue issues issued issuing issuance
reissue reissues reissued reissuing
tissue tissues

Note:  The letters ssi combine with the normal ending -on to produce the following
ssion = "shun" families

passion (15.55) passions impassioned passionate passionately
compassion compassionate compassionately
dispassion dispassionate dispassionately

cession cessions
accession accessions accessioned accede
succession (16.35) successions succeed (13.40)
recession recessions recess (9.95) recessional recede
precession precessions precede
secession secessions secede
concession concessions concede
procession (14.90) processions process processional proceed
intercession intercessions intercede
confession confessions confess (8.60) confessional confessor
profession (14.85) professions profess professional (16.85) professor
regression regressions regress regressive
aggression aggressions aggressive aggressor
digression digressions digress digressive
progression progressions progress (8.50) progressive
transgression transgressions transgress transgressor
retrogression retrogressions retrogress retrogressive
depression depressions depress depressive depressor
repression repress repressive repressor
impression (13.40) impressions impress (7.00) impressive
compression compressions compress compressor
suppression suppress suppressive
expression expressions express expressive
session (14.35) sessions
obsession obsession obsess obsessive
possession (17.95) possessions possess (17.45) possessive possessor
repossession repossessions repossess repossessor


ssi = "sh"; ssion = "shun" -ission mission and -ussion discussion families continued on next page.

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:  passion succession profession aggression possession possessions professor

Homophones:   session/cession; fissure/fisher/Fischer

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