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Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10
Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Unit 14 Unit 15 Unit 16 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20
Unit 21 Unit 22 Unit 23 Unit 24 Unit 25 Unit 26 Unit 27 Unit 28 Unit 29 Unit 30

Unit 1 - Words with short vowels

 

1.

master

8.

busy*

15.

sweater

2.

ahead*

9.

quit

16.

plastic*

3.

build

10.

mother*

17.

balance

4.

front*

11.

above

18.

limit

5.

meant

12.

does

19.

among

6.

bread

13.

advantage

20.

dozen

7.

ready

14.

business

 

 

 

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Unit 2 - Words with long a, e, and i

 

1.

stayed*

8.

daily

15.

slightly

2.

brain

9.

breathe

16.

payment

3.

thief

10.

meanwhile

17.

brief*

4.

meat*

11.

believes

18.

tray

5.

flight

12.

tonight

19.

byte

6.

style

13.

increased

20.

raise

7.

delighted

14.

explained    

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Unit 3 - Words with long o and long u

 

 

1.

soul

8.

stole

15.

continue

2.

smoke

9.

prove

16.

issue

3.

move

10.

produce

17.

ego

4.

clue

11.

juice

18.

argue

5.

fruits

12.

drove

19.

cruise

6.

lose

13.

Tuesday*

20.

toll

7.

chose

14.

rescue

 

 

 

 

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Unit 4 - Vowels before r

1.

parts

8.

backward

15.

squirrel

2.

history*

9.

border

16.

harmful

3.

warning

10.

prepared

17.

charms

4.

declare

11.

harsh*

18.

disorder

5.

despair

12.

research

19.

favored

6.

shirt

13.

carnival

20.

remark

7.

learning*

14.

particular    



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Unit 5 - Words with /s/, /z/, and /sh/

1.

percent

8.

notice

15.

detention

2.

absence*

9.

scene

16.

constitution

3.

years

10.

station*

17.

advertisement

4.

refused

11.

social

18.

advise

5.

ancient

12.

special

19.

cities

6.

pressure

13.

parachute

20.

chalet

7.

machine

14.

specialty

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 6

1.

treasure

8.

adventure

15.

temperature

2.

capture

9.

mixture

16.

legislature

3.

feature

10.

structure

17.

immature

4.

pleasure

11.

pasture

18.

leisure

5.

measure

12.

culture

19.

premature

6.

creature

13.

literature

20.

signature

7.

picture

14.

furniture    

 

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Unit 7 - Words ending in -ed and -ing

 

1.

charged

8.

tasted

15.

fried

2.

spied

9.

receiving

16.

created

3.

moving

10.

becoming

17.

tallied

4.

trying

11.

lying

18.

carried*

5.

practicing*

12.

dying

19.

revising

6.

injured

13.

realized

20.

wearing

7.

carrying*

14.

provided

 

 

 

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Unit 8

 

1.

American

8.

harbor

15.

weather

2.

frozen

9.

father

16.

beckon

3.

button

10.

color

17.

cannon

4.

chapter

11.

ancestor

18.

comparison

5.

tractor

12.

hidden

19.

elder

6.

golden

13.

hamburger

20.

turban

7.

taken

14.

theater

 

 

 

 

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Unit 9

 

1.

level

8.

battle

15.

individual

2.

double*

9.

candle

16.

material

3.

metal

10.

article

17.

angel

4.

evil

11.

equal

18.

camel

5.

travel*

12.

civil

19.

illegal

6.

couple

13.

capital

20.

stencil*

7.

needle

14.

original    

 

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Unit 10 - Plurals

1.

crises

8.

armies

15.

tomatoes

2.

knives

9.

briefs

16.

canoes

3.

media

10.

videos

17.

berries*

4.

roofs

11.

heroes

18.

loaves*

5.

pianos

12.

data

19.

lives*

6.

waves*

13.

bacteria

20.

messages

7.

wishes

14.

oxen    

 

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Unit 11 Words with "silent" letters

 

 

1.

island*

8.

walked

15.

aisle

2.

design

9.

talk

16.

foreign

3.

calm

10.

chalk

17.

lightning*

4.

column

11.

wrinkled

18.

benign

5.

sword*

12.

wrong

19.

glistened*

6.

half

13.

autumn

20.

resign

7.

yolk

14.

solemn

 

 

 

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 Unit 12 Compound words

 

1.

basketball

8.

skateboard

15.

strawberry

2.

seventy-five

9.

homework

16.

freeway

3.

rock band

10.

two thirds*

17.

car pool

4.

everybody

11.

high school

18.

comic strip

5.

fireplace

12.

railroad

19.

fine arts

6.

anything

13.

motorcycle

20.

forty-two

7.

takeoff*

14.

vice president

 

 

 

 

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 Unit 13  Troublesome words and phrases

 

1.

anyway

8.

a lot

15.

there's

2.

any way

9.

its*

16.

theirs

3.

all right

10.

it's

17.

anyone*

4.

every one

11.

your

18.

any one

5.

everyone

12.

you're

19.

altogether

6.

already

13.

who's

20.

all together*

7.

all ready

14.

whose

 

 

 

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 Unit 14 Suffixes: -ant and -ent

 

1.

absent

8.

moment

15.

restaurant

2.

servant

9.

resident

16.

patient

3.

present

10.

ignorant

17.

government

4.

instant

11.

pleasant

18.

statement

5.

accident

12.

distant

19.

migrant*

6.

assistant

13.

innocent

20.

participant*

7.

current

14.

intelligent    



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Unit 15  Suffixes: -tion and -ness

 

1.

translation*

8.

operation

15.

education

2.

laziness

9.

sickness

16.

transportation

3.

population

10.

kindness

17.

federation*

4.

invention

11.

closeness

18.

subtraction

5.

generation

12.

forgiveness

19.

smallness

6.

examination

13.

pollution

20.

lateness

7.

situation

14.

imagination

 

 

 

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Unit 16 - Suffixes -able and -less

1. capable 8. tasteless 15. excitable
2. careless 9. helpless 16. believable
3. desirable 10. senseless 17. bottomless
4. admirable 11. priceless 18. comfortable
5. restless 12. useless 19. dampness
6. available 13. reliable* 20. understandable*
7. debatable 14. undeniable    

 

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Unit 17 - Suffixes: -eer, -ist, -ian, -or, and -er

1.

engineer

8.

tourist

15.

refrigerator

2.

dentist

9.

scientist

16.

guardian

3.

librarian

10.

visitor*

17.

commander

4.

director

11.

investigator

18.

physician

5.

customer

12.

senator

19.

politician

6.

pioneer

13.

astronomer

20.

leader

7.

counselor

14.

character

 

 


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Unit 18 - Prefixes: non-, in-, and un-

1.

nontoxic

8.

unless

15.

inconsistent

2.

income

9.

indeed

16.

unfortunately

3.

unknown

10.

nonprofit

17.

nonfiction

4.

unusual

11.

invisible

18.

nonviolent

5.

involved

12.

nonsense

19.

uncover*

6.

unlike

13.

incredible

20.

informal

7.

inspector

14.

uncomfortable

 

 


 

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Unit 19 - Prefixes re- and inter-

1.

remove*

8.

relocate

15.

intersection

2.

interview

9.

international*

16.

recommend

3.

repeat

10.

review

17.

interject

4.

interrupt

11.

interpret

18.

intervene

5.

respect

12.

interstate

19.

resource

6.

interfere

13.

remarkable

20.

remained

7.

represent

14.

intermediate

 

 

 

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Unit 20 - Prefixes: dis- and de-

1.

discuss

8.

details

15.

disadvantage

2.

deduct

9.

demand

16.

demonstrated*

3.

dismissed

10.

determined

17.

defeat

4.

develop

11.

depressed*

18.

descent

5.

disease

12.

defense

19.

disappear

6.

discount

13.

disappointing*

20.

disconnect

7.

disturb

14.

discouraged*    

 

 

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Unit 21 Prefixes: pre- and pro-

1.

prevent

8.

promise*

15.

pronunciation

2.

program

9.

previous

16.

professional

3.

predict

10.

protect

17.

pretest

4.

project

11.

property

18.

preview

5.

pretend

12.

propose

19.

proclaim

6.

process

13.

precede

20.

progress

7.

prefer

14.

proceed

 

 


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Unit 22 VCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel) words

1.

pretty*

8.

perhaps*

15.

challenge

2.

service

9.

attack*

16.

pretzel

3.

thunder

10.

entire*

17.

survive

4.

blanket

11.

chimney

18.

pillow

5.

effort

12.

tunnel

19.

hunger

6.

fellow

13.

effect

20.

college

7.

subject

14.

suspended

 

 

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Unit 23 More words with -ed or -ing

1.

wondering*

8.

admitted

15.

canceled

2.

fastened*

9.

referred

16.

developing

3.

permitting

10.

bothered*

17.

scrubbing

4.

controlled

11.

submitted*

18.

upsetting

5.

listening*

12.

whispered

19.

wondered

6.

regretted

13.

transferred

20.

quarreled

7.

suffered

14.

occurring

 

 

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Unit 24 VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) words

1.

subtract

8.

instead*

15.

Christmas

2.

distract

9.

Congress

16.

construction

3.

contract

10.

English

17.

luncheon

4.

complex

11.

conflict

18.

complaint

5.

distrust

12.

exchange

19.

transform

6.

extra

13.

pumpkin

20.

although

7.

improve

14.

sandwich

 

 


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Unit 25 VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) words

1.

slogan

8.

humor

15.

balance

2.

radar

9.

salad

16.

radio

3.

minutes

10.

eleven*

17.

basis

4.

honest

11.

closet

18.

decent

5.

second

12.

model

19.

fanatic

6.

virus

13.

volcano

20.

novel

7.

shadow

14.

private

 

 

 

 

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Unit 26 V V (vowel-vowel) words

1.

quiet*

8.

Indian

15.

triumph

2.

trial

9.

fluid

16.

violent

3.

fuel

10.

violin

17.

theater

4.

poem

11.

museum

18.

liar

5.

diet

12.

dial

19.

leotard

6.

nucleus

13.

ruin

20.

koala

7.

cruel

14.

influence    

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Unit 27 - Contractions

1.

he's

8.

shouldn't

15.

aren't

2.

couldn't

9.

how's

16.

here's

3.

she'll

10.

weren't

17.

they'll*

4.

doesn't

11.

there's

18.

we'll*

5.

we'd

12.

wouldn't

19.

you'd*

6.

that's

13.

what's

20.

he'd*

7.

hadn't

14.

where's    

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Unit 28 - Related words

1.

describe

8.

application

15.

collide

2.

description

9.

compete

16.

collision

3.

nature

10.

competition

17.

multiply*

4.

natural

11.

divide

18.

multiplication

5.

televise

12.

division

19.

bounty*

6.

television

13.

beauty

20.

bountiful*

7.

apply

14.

beautiful

 

 

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Unit 29 - Words with three syllables

1.

industry

8.

horizon*

15.

average

2.

buffalo

9.

favorite

16.

period

3.

exciting

10.

library

17.

amazement

4.

terrible

11.

substitute

18.

bicycle

5.

electric

12.

typical

19.

conference

6.

dangerous

13.

dinosaur

20.

family

7.

exercise

14.

curious

 

 

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Unit 30 -Words from Spanish

1.

canyon

8.

mosquito

15.

bonanza

2.

tornado

9.

plaza

16.

avocado

3.

breeze

10.

pueblo

17.

mesa

4.

cafeteria

11.

chili

18.

burro

5.

coyote

12.

alligator

19.

enchilada

6.

tomato

13.

rodeo

20.

burrito

7.

barbecue

14.

patio    




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