Sequential Spelling 2 Scope and Sequence

Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	% of 3rd Graders who could spell it in 1953
as/ass	156	52	class	37%	classes	21
es/ess	157	104	yes	73	possession	1
iss	158	22	miss	47	dismiss	5
us/uss	160	28	us	75	discuss	1
est	234	56	best	59	suggest	3
eve/even	324	44	out	31	evening	23
eeve	441	3	sleeve	17	sleeves	10
en	873-879	6	heaven	6	unleavened	not available
ever	1025	15	every	42	everybody	16
ief	406	36	chief	9	brief	2
ieve/eave	441	20	believe	7	leaving	11
ceive	441	20	receive	<06	preconceived	not available
azz	136	9	razz	not given	razzmatazz	not available
iz/izz	138	12	quiz	not given	whizzing	not available
uzz/uzzle	140	20	buzz	not given	puzzle	8
ifle	612	12	rifle	6	trifle	3
iff	143	32	stiff	7	sheriff	2
uff	145	32	stuff	15	suffering	2
air	530	40	air	59	repairs	10
ear*	530	28	wear	16	swear	9
are	523	80	care	41	preparing	6
wor-	503	48	work	60	worth	8
arge	507	28	large	21	largely	5
oup	425	28	soup	19	groups	8
ip	128	100	ship	49	slipped	2
op	129	84	hop	55	shopping	8
ash	209	36	cash	23	flash	18
ish	210	24	fish	61	dishes	13
ush	211	20	rush	19	brushes	7
ush	211	20	push	37	pushed	21
oor	532	40	door	64	floors	19
or	516	20	for	78	nor	29
our	532	16	four	42	fourth	17
our	532	24	hour	25
ower	671	20	power	19	powerful	9
orn	517	24	horn	33	morning	50
ort	519	72	short	28	support	7
oun	421	8	noun	not given	pronoun	not available
ount	252	20	count	29	discount	16
ounce	257	40	ounce	6	announce	3
own	421	40	down	63	drowned	3
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	% of 3rd Graders
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	who could spell it in 1953
ich	203	12	rich	25	sandwich	14
ile	330	72	mile	46	smile	16
ole	331	40	hole	47	whole	17
ind	229	48	mind	39	remind	20
oo	312	28	zoo	64	too	45
oe	313	12	shoe	33	canoe	2
oon	422	48	moon	58	teaspoon	15
oot	429	32	boot	30	boots	20
oot	429	28	foot	53	football	44
mber	639	36	member	12	remember	10
mble	606	28	tumble	4	humble	10
und	230	8	fund	20	funds	3
under	642	24	under	35	thunder	14
ndle	607	40	candle	14	bundle	4
unt	249	28	hunt	40	hunted	18
ont	249	8	front	32	confronted	not available
-sk	271	64	ask	60	basket	25
anch	206	28	ranch	24	branches	08
ench	206	28	bench	16	quenched	not available
inch	206	36	inch	35	inches	09
unch	207	36	lunch	34	luncheon	<03
ough	313	>24	cough	04	thorough	01
urch	520	12	church	18	churches	05
atch	201	40	catch	32	catches	04
ach	201	12	attach	02	attaching	01
etch	202	32	fetch	04	stretch	03
itch	203	36	pitch	10	pitcher	06
aid	401	28	aid	16	afraid	20
oad 2	403	16	broad	03	abroad	10
ey	306	44	key	37	journey	09
ey 2	302	32	they	57	obey	08
each	437	44	each	44	preacher	04
eech	437	16	speech	08	speeches	02
ble	610	92	able	21	Bible	16
ar	501	36	car	92	star	44
war	502	76	war	26	quarters	16
otch^[1]	204	16	notch	n/a	blotches	not available
utch	205	16	clutch	n/a	crutches	not available
wa-tch	504	16	watch	12	watched	05
wa-t	504	16	water^[2]	44	watered	22
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	% of 3rd Graders
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	who could spell it in 1953
oad 1	403	20	road	41	loaded	09
eap	424	16	leap	21	cheaper	04
eece	432	08	Greece	n/a	fleecing	not available
eed	402	48	need	46	bleeding	10
eet	427	28	meet	22	greetings	09
igh	308	12	high	32	highest	11
ight	428	52	night	55	lightly	09
ought	430	24	ought	07	thoughtful	03
aught	430	24	taught	02	daughter	02
end	228	88	end	54	spending	22
any	717	08	any	50	anybody	16
iny	717	08	tiny	27	whiny	not available
ony	717	28	pony	51	testimony	not available
ony 2	718	12	colony	07	monotony	not available
oof	407	28	roof	27	proof	11
ook	409	44	cook	58	cookies	22
oar	532	20	roar	12	soaring	not available
orry	706	08	worry	13	worried	03
orry 2	706	08	sorry	36	lorries	not available
urry	706	12	hurry	27	hurried	03
arry	706	08	carry	34	married	06
erry	706	08	merry	14	berries	10
ur	520	44	fur	35	occurred	02
erb	511	12	verb	n/a	herbal	not available
ard 2	506	44	forward	14	standard	04
ird	514	20	bird	66	third	26
eard	533	4	beard	21	heard	15
urd/urdle	520	16	curds	n/a	absurd	not available
irl	514	28	girl	64	whirl	04
irm	515	16	firm	09	confirm	06
orm	517	40	form	36	perform	08
arn	508	24	barn	51	harness	05
earn	533	16	earn	16	learning	06
urn	521	36	turn	23	returned	09
arp	508	28	sharp	20	sharpen	09
rp	608	12	purple	10	chirping	not available
irst	515	20	first	32	thirsty	not available
arsh	509	16	harsh	n/a	marshal	not available
oss	159	36	boss	24	glossy	not available
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	% of 3rd Graders
Word Pattern or Word Family	Page in TPES for this word family	Number of different words	Easiest Word	% 3rd Graders Who Can Spell it	Builds to words such as the following:	who could spell it in 1953
oss	159	12	gross	06	engrossed	not available
cer	658	04	grocer	n/a	groceries	02
est	234	08	forest	23	interest	09
oast	438	24	coast	06	boast	01
ity	728-735	08	city	56	cities	05
eauty	729	04	beauty	05	beautiful	02
ue	314	98	blue	51	continued	07
ew	316	12	few	30	threw	06
uit	429	12	suit	27	fruits	06
-en suffix	873-877	108	open	58	happened	04
-et suffix	685-690	200	ticket	13	bracelet	02

Phonics: The sound “teez” has only one possible spelling when it is at the end of a word, -ties. The sound “treez” has only one possible spelling when it is at the end of a word and that is -tries. The sound “reed” when it is at the end of a word has only one spelling and that is –ried. The sound “deed” when it is at the end of a word has only one spelling and that is died as in studied

Assuming those in the 90th percentile and up are gifted, then it is logical to assume that all those who correctly spelled words such as city, duty, beauty, should be able to change the y into an i and add -es or -ed as the case may be. Yet, in almost all the words given in The New Iowa Spelling Scale, less than half of all the “gifted” could do this.

[1] There wasn’t a single -otch word or –utch word, not even Scotch or crutches listed in The New Iowa Spelling Scale. Chances are there won’t be a single -otch or -utch word in any standard spelling program.

[2] The word water was selected because only the water words are listed in The New Iowa Spelling Scale. Words such as swat and squat and their various structural forms were omitted.