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Two & Three Letter Words

With page numbers referring to The Patterns of English Spelling where more words (obviously longer) following the same spelling pattern can be found.

Two Letter Words

(CV) Consonant + Vowel

Page 369 Page 304 Page 307-308 Page 309 Page 309
fa be by Bo do
ha he my go  (ago) to
la me Cy ho  
ma   Ty no  
    hi    
    si 379    
(VC) Vowel + Consonant)
ad 106 Ed 107 id 108 on 124 ah 378
am 116 Em 117 if 143 ox 268 oh 311
an 121 et 132 in 123 of 282 uh
at 131 El 148 is 138 aw 319 ow 318
as 136   it 133 up 130  
Al 146        
ax 265        
         

 Three Letter Words

CVC (Consonant Vowel Consonant)

Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105
Bab   bib Bob bub
cab     cob cub
dab Deb dib gob dub
fab   fib fob  
gab       nub
        hub
jab Jeb jib job pub
         
lab   lib lob  
      mob  
nab   nib sob sub
        pub
    rib rob rub
      sob sub
tab       tub
  web      

 

Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110
bad bed bid bod bud
cad cod cud
dad did dud
fad fed
gad God/god
had hid hod
Jed Jud
    kid    
lad led lid
mad med mid mod mud
Ned nod
pad pod
red rid rod
sad Sid sod
Tad Ted Tod

wad 504

wed

 

Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115
bag beg big bog bug
cog
dig dog dug
fag fig fog
gag gig
hag hog hug
jag jig jog jug
  keg      
lag leg log lug
Mag Meg MIG mug
nag nog
peg pig pug
rag rig rug
sag
tag tog tug
wag wig
zag zig

 

Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120
bam bum
cam Kim
dam dim Dom
gam gem gym gum
ham hem him hum
jam Jim
    Kim    
lam Lem
mom mum
Pam
ram rim ROM rum
Sam sum
tam Tim Tom tum
vim
yam yum
Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125
ban Ben bin bon bun
can Ken kin con
Dan den din Don dun
fan fin fun
gin gun
hen Hun
Jan Jen Jon
Len Lon
man men
Nan nun
pan pen pin pun
ran Ron run
sin son 124 sun
tan ten tin ton 124
van Von

wan 504

win

won 124

Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130
bop
cap Kip cop cup
dip
fop
gap
Hap hep hip hop hup
Jap gyp
lap lip lop
map mop
nap nip
pap pep pip pop pup
rap rep rip
sap sip sop sup
tap tip top
yap yip yup
zap zip
Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135
bat bet bit but
cat kit cot cut
dit dot
fat fit
gat get git got gut
hat hit hot hut
  jet   jot jut
kit
let lit lot
mat met
Nat net nit not nut
pat pet pit pot

      put

rat rot rut
sat set sit
tat Tet tot Tut
vat vet
Page 146 Page 147 Page 140 Page 151 and 227
gal all was ill end 228
Hal gas amp 269
pal has imp 270
Cal ump 270
Sal yes ask 271
Val Les asp 273
Wes ass 156
act 223
his awl 416
'tis owl 415
oil 415
Page 265 Page 266 Page 267 Page 268 Pages 269
box
fax fix fox
hex
lax Lex lox Lux
Max Mex mix
pax pix pox
Rex
sax sex six sox
tax Tex tux
wax
Page 301 Page 303 Page 305 Page 307 Page 308
bay boy bee buy bye
cay coy
day Dee dye/die
Fay fee fie
gay goy gee guy
hay/hey hee hie
Jay joy
Kay key
lay Lee lie
may
nay
pay
ray Roy rye
say soy see
toy tee tie
vie
way wee
Page 307 Page 314 Page 312 Page 315 Page 316
cry due boo cue few
dry rue coo hue pew
fry sue goo new
pry gnu moo Jew
try too Page 317 yew
wry two you
fly flu who Lou
ply zoo sou
sly
spy
sty
thy
shy
Page 310 Page 318 Page 311 Page 319 VCe/VVC
bow bow Abe 320
cow caw ace 343
Dow doe age 327
foe ale 330
how hoe haw ail 411
jaw ape 341
low law ate 347
mow mow maw aim 417
now air 530
pow Poe paw axe 265
row row roe raw eel 412
sow sow saw eke 329
tow toe eve 324
wow woe eat 427
egg 112
Ike 329
I've 324
ice 344
odd 109
one 340
out 431
oil 415
What do you use? use 365
What's the use? use 365

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