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Montessori Word List for Moveable Alphabet, Reading and Writing Program for English

  1. Montessori Word List for Moveable Alphabet, Reading and Writing Program for English
  2. 2 and 3 letter phonetic words a-e-i-o-u
    1. -a-(short sound)
      1. -Challenge words-
    2. -e-(short sound)
      1. -Challenge words-
    3. -i-(short sound)
      1. -Challenge words-
    4. -o-(short sound)
      1. -challenge words-
    5. -u-(short u)
  3. -4 to 6 letter phonetic words-
    1. -a-(short sound)
    2. -e-(short e)
      1. -challenge words-
    3. -i-(short i)
      1. -Challenge words-
    4. -o-(short o)
      1. -challenge words-
  4. Phonograms
    1. -ing- words
    2. -ll-
      1. -Challenge words-
    3. -ff-
    4. -Extra Challenge Words-
    5. -silent e and long a-
      1. -Challenge words-
    6. -ai- (long a)
      1. -challenge words-
    7. -ay-(long a)
      1. -Challenge words-
    8. -ea-(long e)
      1. -Challenge words-
    9. -ee-(long e)
      1. -Challenge words-
    10. -ie-(long e)
    11. -ey-(long e)
    12. -y-(long e)
      1. -Challenge words-
    13. -i-(short i)
      1. -Challenge words-
    14. -i-e (silent e, long i)
      1. -Challenge words-
    15. -igh-
      1. -Challenge Words-
    16. -y- (long i)
      1. -Challenge Words-
    17. -o-e (long o and silent e)
      1. -Challenge Words-
    18. -oa-
      1. -Challenge Words-

2 and 3 letter phonetic words a-e-i-o-u

-a-(short sound)

pan
bag
cat
man
bat
hat
pat
van
tap
fan
rat
mat
jam
map
can
fat
ham
mad
had
bad
pad
lad
rag
sat
ran
tax
has
lad
gap
wag
gap
gag
lap
rap
yap
gas
lag
dad
cab
an
as
at

-Challenge words-

add
and
am
act
ant

-e-(short sound)

hen
ten
bed
net
pen
peg
men
leg
red
web
beg
fed
led
wet
let
pet
set
bet
get
yes
hem
yet
met
vet
wed
vex
den
keg
jet

-Challenge words-

egg
elk
elm
end

-i-(short sound)

tin
pig
kid
lid
nib
pin
pip
bib
wig
ink
vim
win
dig
hid
hit
sit
it
gig
bit
big
hit
bin
din
jig
nip
sip
lit
rid
tip
rim
if
in
rip
is
did
dim
fit
him
his
kin
wit
dip
fin
lip

-Challenge words-

six
mix
fix

-o-(short sound)

pot
top
mop
rot
dog
log
rod
pog
tog
cot
dot
hod
cod
rod
bog
hog
lot
not
nod
sob
hot
rob
hop
don
on
got
pop
sod
sop
jog
jot
job

-challenge words-

fox
box
ox
odd
off
of

-u-(short u)

jug
gun
hut
nut
mug
tub
bud
sun
cup
rug
bus
sum
bug
pup
tug
cub
nun
hug
rut
sup
pun
mutt
bun
fun
dug
run
gum
but
up
us
rub
mud
hum

-4 to 6 letter phonetic words-

-a-(short sound)

stamp
cramp
band
trap
stag
pram
crab
tram
hand
lamp
flag
bank
slab
stub
glad
sand
cram
slam
pant
land
slap
flax
flat
plank
stand
tramp
grand
camp
sank
bang
trap
clap
brag
rank
rang
snap
scab
bank
slab
stab

-e-(short e)

mend
sent
rent
lent
dent
bent
went
lend
send
bend
stem
next
desk
vest
tent
belt
west
test
rest
pest
best
self
kept
swept
crept
wept
slept
felt
melt
spelt
spend
fled
fret

-challenge words-

swell
eleven
steps

-i-(short i)

lift
hilt
link
pink
brim
dint
prim
sift
tint
film
milk
fist
grin
drip
print
silk
trim
hint
skin
grim
ski[
spin
trip
sink
gift
wink
rink
mist
strip
split
gilt
limp

-Challenge words-

twig
drink
tilt
twist
prism
twin
swim
bill

-o-(short o)

lost
frog
pond
frost
loft
blot
tongs
spot
plod
plop
clot
plot
stop
fond
bond
cost
flop
soft
drop
from
clogs
crop
front
romp
prop
prod
slot

-challenge words-

doll
clock
sock
mock

Phonograms

Phonograms are exceptions to the pure phonetic words.

Here are word lists that contain phonogram words.

(4 and 5 year old child can handle double consonants, such as ck, ss, ff, and so on. Also, ing words can be introduced.
You can justify introducing these words if the words are a part of your child's environment.)

-ing- words

king
ring
fling
bring
sing
wing
fling
spring
sling
bring
swing

-ll-

hall
wall
mall
bell
dell
fell
well
tell
sell
drill
ill
will
bill
sill
till
fill
hill
mill
still
grill
pill
doll
dull
lull
gull
smell
swell
spell
dwell

-Challenge words-

skull

-ff-

off
huff
ruff
puff
muff
gruff
fluff
stuff
muffin
scruff
cliff
stiff

-Extra Challenge Words-

button
cotton
turret
happen
mutton
fossil
rotten
squirrel
ribbon
fizz
carrot
bottom
tennis
kennel
kitten
traffic
blossom
summer
address
buzz
bonnet
attic
mitten
rabbit
banana
bands

-silent e and long a-

gate
late
cake
rake
drake
spade
snake
ape
plate
slate
lake
cape
name
made
wake
lame
bake
lane
tame
tape
take
grate
flame
fate
maze
slave
cable
blaze
blame
pale
make
raven
label
brave
stake
wade
ate
mane^
scrape
grave
trade
came
save
babe
fluke
safe
rave
scale
same
cane
fade
pave
stale
grape
Jane
James

-Challenge words-

lemonade

-ai- (long a)

sail
mail
nail
rail
pail
tail
maid
rain
snail
train
paint
laid
raid
aim
brain
trail
strain
sprain
waist
fail
wail
saint
wait
grain
faint
taint
gain
drain
bail
bait
pain
gait
stain
again (Queen's English)
afraid
explain
claim
frail

-challenge words-

railing
contain
obtain
quaint
maiden
maintain
Spain

-ay-(long a)

jay
ray
bay
hay
may
day
say
lay
pay
way
away
tray
play
stay
spray
clap
bray
fray
pray
gray
sway
clay

-Challenge words-

crayon
payment
display
delay
relay
array
essay
midday
decay
dismay
astray
playing
repay
Sunday

-ea-(long e)

pea
eat
seal
leaf
bean
seat
bead
beam
team
stream
break
neat
cream
lean
reap
speak
read
dream
steam
clean
meal
beast
yeast
seam
mean
veal
leak
leap
feat
peat
plea
least
treat
beat
east
feast
bleat
creak
heal
beam

-Challenge words-

teapot
peacock
season
scream
squeak
squeal
sea
weak

-ee-(long e)

eel
bee
fee
tee
see
wee
tree
reel
sweet
sweep
street
feet
green
seeds
heel
reed
peel
seem
been
deep
peep
seed
seen
creep
steep
weed
sleep
preen
keep
greed
deed
feel
bleed
meet
tweed
need
keel
keen
heed
deem
sleet
weep

-Challenge words-

see
toffee
queen
week
creed
coffee
sixteen
seventeen
nineteen
fifteen

-ie-(long e)

field
yield
fiend
priest
brief
grief

-ey-(long e)

key
abbey
alley
valley
jockey
hockey
donkey

-y-(long e)

teddy
putty
very
ugly
holly
dolly
entry
curry
body
candy
inky
merry
sadly
bunny
sorry
witty
rusty
crusty
ditty
dirty
bumpy
softly
penny
golly
happy
fifty
sunny
berry
petty
sandy
sixty
seventy
pity
jolly
sentry
pansy
empty

-Challenge words-

Betty
Bobby
Tommy
Molly
Polly
daddy
merrily
puppy

-i-(short i)

mind
kind
find
pint
mild
wild
rind
blind
grind
wind

-Challenge words-

unkind

-i-e (silent e, long i)

tie
lie
vie
die
pie
tied
lied
pile

-Challenge words-

flies
cries
cried
tried
magpie
fries
fried
dries
spied
relief

-igh-

nigh
sigh
high
fight
sight
night
light
flight
slight
fright
blight
might
right
tight
bright

-Challenge Words-

alight
plight
lighten
frighten
brighten
lighting
midnight
delight

-y- (long i)

by
my
dry
cry
fry
sty
fly
try
spy
pry
sky
ply

-Challenge Words-

reply
typist
apply
trying
defy
cypress
ally
supply
deny
satisfy
multiply
occupy
qualify

-o-e (long o and silent e)

owe
hole
pole
mole
hope
dope
bone
cone
tone
robe
joke
poke
vote
dote
note
home
come
cove
wove
rove
code
mode
rode
lode
dome
Rome
tome
mope

-Challenge Words-

stone
stove
clove
globe
smoke
slope
spoke
stole
trove
strove
grove
elope

-oa-

oak
loan
Joan
roan
coat
boat
goat
soap
coal
foal
toad
loaf
road
load
moat
roast
coast
boast
soak
goal
oats
roan
goad
roam
loam
foam
coax

-Challenge Words-

stoat
cloak
groan
croak
gloat
soapsuds

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