Lesson 6 Flashcards
Contraction Study (323 cards)
1
Q
moving
A
m o v (ing)
2
Q
finger
A
f (ing) (er)
3
Q
having
A
h a v (ing)
4
Q
Omar
A
O m (ar)
5
Q
town
A
t (ow) n
6
Q
needed
A
n e (ed) (ed)
7
Q
and a
A
(and)a
8
Q
change
A
(ch) a n g e
9
Q
highly
A
h i (gh) l y
10
Q
probable
A
p r o b a (ble)
11
Q
overwhelmingly
A
o v (er) (wh) e l m (ing) l y
12
Q
remark
A
r e m (ar) k
13
Q
far
A
f (ar)
14
Q
flattering
A
f l a t t (er) (ing)
15
Q
Washington
A
W a (sh) (ing) t o n
16
Q
redoubtable
A
r e d (ou) b t a (ble)
17
Q
soldier
A
s o l d i (er)
18
Q
excelled
A
e x c e l l (ed)
19
Q
statesman
A
(st) a t e s m a n
20
Q
towhee
A
t (ow) h e e
21
Q
resembles
A
r e s e m (ble) s
22
Q
sparrow
A
s p (ar) r (ow)
23
Q
erupted
A
e r u p t (ed)
24
Q
causing
A
c a u s (ing)
25
serious
s (er) i (ou) s
26
property
p r o p (er) t y
27
she
(sh) e
28
her
h (er)
29
house
h (ou) s e
30
during
d u r (ing)
31
sojourn
s o j (ou) r n
32
Hitler
H i t l (er)
33
Goering
G o (er) (ing)
34
Himmler
H i m m l (er)
35
ruled
r u l (ed)
36
third
(th) i r d
37
Reich
R e i (ch)
38
hand
h (and)
39
Charter
(Ch) (ar) t (er)
40
proclaimed
p r o c l a i m (ed)
41
four
f (ou) r
42
doghouse
d o g h (ou) s e
43
Rover
R o v (er)
44
warm
w (ar) m
45
during
d u r (ing)
46
months
m o n (th) s
47
forefinger
(for) f (ing) (er)
48
are
(ar) e
49
slightly
s l i (gh) t l y
50
off
(of) f
51
pitch
p i t (ch)
52
them
(the) m
53
fixed
f i x (ed)
54
our
(ou) r
55
orchestra
o r (ch) e (st) r a
56
mediocre
m (ed) i o c r e
57
outside
(ou) t s i d e
58
they
(the) y
59
practiced
p r a c t i c (ed)
60
riflery
r i f l e r y [rifle is the base word)
61
hour
h (ou) r
62
table
t a (ble)
63
looked
l o o k (ed)
64
curiously
c u r i (ou) s l y
65
queried
q u (er) i (ed)
66
order
o r d (er)
67
this
(this) [this is a whole word contraction]
68
another
a n o (the) r [more space is saved by using the (the) contraction
69
person
p (er) s o n
70
respected
r e s p e c t (ed)
71
who
(wh) o
72
order
o r d (er)
73
tiger
t i g (er)
74
predacious
p r e d a c i (ou) s [pre dacious - pre is a prefix
75
shanghaied
(sh) a n g h a i (ed) [word division occurs between shang/haied]
76
streets
(st) r e e t s
77
Liverpool
L i v (er) p o o l
78
served
s (er) v (ed)
79
sailing
s a i l (ing)
80
ships
(sh) i p s
81
outstanding
(ou) t (st) (and) (ing)
82
stays
(st) a y s
83
hundred
h u n d r (ed)
84
meter
m e t (er)
85
dash
d a (sh)
86
Harry
H (ar) r y
87
Margaret
M (ar) g (ar) e t
88
sings
s (ing) s
89
mockingbird
m o c k (ing) b i r d
90
another
a n o (the) r
91
coercive
c o (er) c i v e
92
of the
(of)(the) [the words and, for, of, the, and with can be written together. If the word "a" is in the array of words, it can also be written grouped with the above listed words.
93
military
m i l i t (ar) y
94
turned
t u r n (ed)
95
them
(the) m
96
Morrow
M o r r (ow)
97
published
p u b l i (sh) (ed)
98
Shute
(Sh) u t e
99
trustee
t r u (st) e e
100
posthumously
p o (st) h u m (ou) s l y
101
united
u n i t (ed)
102
states
(st) a t e s
103
army
(ar) m y
104
tolerate
t o l (er) a t e
105
malingers
m a l (ing) (er) s
106
are
(ar) e
107
taking
t a k (ing)
108
stateroom
(st) a t e r o o m [compound word state and room
109
for the
(for)(the)
110
overnight
o v (er) n i (gh) t
111
arriving
(ar) r i v (ing)
112
Singapore
S (ing) a p o r e
113
Edmond
(Ed) m o n d
114
cabled
c a (ble) d
115
Chicago
(Ch) i c a g o
116
office
(of) f i c e
117
further
f u r (the) r
118
orders
o r d (er) s
119
Cherry
(Ch) (er) r y
120
festival
f e (st) i v a l
121
emblematic
e m (ble) m a t i c [em-(ble)m-at-ic
122
American
A m (er) i c a n
123
Roger
R o g (er)
124
predicted
p r e d i c t (ed)
125
stock
(st) o c k
126
market
m (ar) k e t
127
crash
c r a (sh)
128
our
(ou) r
129
proceeds
p r o c e (ed) s
130
last
l a (st)
131
bingo
b (ing) o
132
exceeded
e x c e (ed) (ed)
133
anything
a n y (th) (ing)
134
anticipated
a n t i c i p a t (ed)
135
promised
p r o m i s (ed)
136
care
c (ar) e
137
widow
w i d (ow)
138
unblemished
u n b l e m i (sh) (ed) [a prefix has been placed in front of the word blemish. The
"ble" contraction does not start a word.
139
valuable
v a l u a (ble)
140
while
(wh) i l e
141
visiting
v i s i t (ing)
142
hearing
h e (ar) (ing)
143
prayer
p r a y (er)
144
adverse
a d v (er) s e
145
America
A m (er) i c a
146
foreign
(for) e i g n
147
arouses
(ar) (ou) s e s
148
Howard
H (ow) (ar) d
149
anger
a n g (er)
150
cried
c r i (ed)
151
roughly
r (ou) (gh) l y
152
removed
r e m o v (ed)
153
bandage
b (and) a g e
154
Oedipus
O e d i p u s [unfamiliar word no contraction]
155
famous
f a m (ou) s
156
tragedy
t r a g (ed) y
157
Sophocles
S o p h o c l e s
158
withered
(with) (er) (ed)
159
water
w a t (er)
160
of The
(of) (the) whole word contractions that has to be separated because the is capitalized
161
lost
l o (st)
162
chord
(ch) o r d
163
soothes
s o o (the) s
164
tired
t i r (ed)
165
nerves
n (er) v e s
166
courier
c (ou) r i (er)
167
journal
j (ou) r n a l
168
carried
c (ar) r i (ed)
169
scathing
s c a (th) (ing)
170
editorial
(ed) i t o r i a l
171
of the
(of) (the) [the two words are brailled together
172
magistrate
m a g i (st) r a t e
173
prerogatives
p r e r o g a t i v e s
174
eruditely
(er) u d i t e l y
175
and with
(and)(with) [two words that are brailled together
176
fervor
f (er) v o r
177
art
(ar) t
178
of the
(of)(the) [two words brailled together]
179
Edwardian
(Ed) w (ar) d i a n
180
era
(er) a
181
Eddie
(Ed) d i e
182
Sherry
(Sh) (er) r y
183
Edythe
(Ed) y (the)
184
downhill
d (ow) n h i l l
185
skiing
s k i (ing)
186
March
M (ar) (ch)
187
Marie
M (ar) i e
188
pearl
p e (ar) l
189
earrings
e (ar) r (ing) s
190
and a
(and)a [two words that are brailled together
191
broch
b r o (ch)
192
amethysts
a m e (th) y (st) s
193
for the
(for)(the) {two words brailled together]
194
rehearsal
r e h e (ar) s a l
195
dignified
d i g n i f i (ed)
196
Duchess
D u (ch) e s s
197
sedan
s (ed) a n
198
her
h (er)
199
tour
t (ou) r
200
Shanghai
(Sh) a n g h a i
201
dignified
d i g n i f i (ed)
202
duchess
d u (ch) e s s
203
governor
g o v (er) n o r
204
ordered
o r d (er) (ed)
205
seditious
s (ed) i t i (ou) s
206
periodical
p (er) i o d i c a l [word division
| pe-ri-od-i-cal
207
suppressed
s u p p r e s (ed)
208
hysterical
```
h y (st) (er) i c a l
hys-ter-i-cal
```
209
ordered
o r d (er) (ed)
210
aedile
a e d i l e (pronounced ee-dial = one of a board of magistrates in charge of public building, streets, markets, or games
[ae are diphthongs = a diphthong is a diagraph of two adjoining vowels that make one sound]
211
aerial
a e r i a l [ae are diphthongs & cannot be separated]
212
airedale
a i r e d a l e (pronouced air-dale - noun - a
breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-
tan docked tail
airedale = ed contraction not used -
uncommon or rarely used word - can't separate diphthongs
213
ar contraction
3 - 4- 5
214
Arkansas
(Ar) k a n s a s
215
arise
(ar) i s e
216
arose
(ar) o s e
217
Bible
B i (ble)
218
ble contraction
3 - 4- 5- 6
219
bled
b l (ed)
220
blemish
b l e m i (sh)
221
blend
b l (en) d [no ble contraction]
222
boredom
b o r e d o m (bore dom)
223
brother
b r o (the) r
224
bubble
b u b (ble)
225
ed contraction
1 - 2- 4- 6
226
er contraction
1 - 2- 4- 5- 6
227
gh contraction
1 - 2- 6
228
ow contraction
2 - 4- 6
229
ble contraction
3 - 4- 5- 6
230
ing contraction
3 - 4- 6
231
bake
b a k e
232
bakery
b a k (er) y [er contraction is used when all of the letters of the contraction fall withing the same syllable
233
bare
b (ar) e
234
bathes
b a (the) s
235
battledore
b a t t l e d o r e [uncommon or rarely used word]
236
canoed
c a n o (ed) [suffix "ed" added to a base word
| canoe
237
Charleston
(Ch) (ar) e (st) o n
238
Charlestown
(Ch) (ar) l e s t (ow) n [compound word
| Charles / town]
239
cheddar
(ch) (ed) d (ar)
240
cigarette
c i g (ar) e t t e
241
cigars
c i g (ar) s
242
coeducate
```
c o (ed) u c a t e [prefix & root word -
co/educate]
```
243
corner
c o r n (er)
244
deduce
d e d u c e [de is the prefix & root is the root]
245
derail
d e r a i l [de is the prefix & rail is the root]
246
derive
d e r i v e [de is the prefix & rive is the root]
247
derogatory
d e r o g a t o r y [no "er" contraction;
| de/ rog/ a/ tory]
248
diaersis
[aer constitutes a trigraph & a syllable - the
use of the "er" contraction would make the
unfamiliar word difficult to pronounce]
the word mean the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into
two - pronounced die -air - us - sis
249
disingenuous
(dis) (in) g (en) u (ou) s [pronounced
dis in jen yoo uhs lacking in frankness,
candor, or sincerity] dis prefix - ingenuous
root word
250
doer
```
d o (er) [er common suffix, base word ending
in o]
```
251
doghouse
d o g h (ou) s e
252
drowsy
d r (ow) s y
253
ed contraction
1 - 2- 4- 6
254
edelweiss
(ed) e l w e i s s [a duh vise]
255
edict
e d i c t [e / dict]
256
Edith
(Ed) i (th)
257
embargoed
e m b (ar) g o (ed) [er or ed added to a base
| word ending in a vowel]
258
embargoer
e m b (ar) g o (er) [base word ending in a vowel - er common suffix]
259
encyclopaedia
(en) c y c l o p a e d i a [ae are diphthongs
diphthong is a diagraph composed of two
adjoining vowels that make one sound = no ed
contraction]
260
er contraction
1 - 2- 4- 5- 6
261
erect
e r e c t [e/rect = prefix and root word
| no (er) contraction]
262
erupt
e r u p t [e/rupt = prefix and root word
| no (er) contraction]
263
error
(er) r o r
264
excelled
e x c e l l (ed)
265
fern
f (er) n
266
finger
f (ing) (er)
267
freedom
freedom [free / dom = no "ed" contraction]
268
fringe
f r (ing) e
269
foghorn
f o g h o r n [fog / horn]
270
forefinger
(for) e f (ing) (er)
271
garbage
g (ar) b a g e
272
gh contraction
1 - 2 - 6
273
ginger
g (ing) (er) [the "ing" contraction is used in
| ginger, even though the n & g fall into different syllables
274
ghoulish
(gh) (ou) l i (sh)
275
goblet
g o (ble) t
276
Goering
G o e r (ing) [oe are diphthongs & cannot
be separated, a diphthong is a diagraph
composed of two adjoining vowels that
make one sound
277
harbinger
h (ar) b (ing) (er) [the contraction "ing" is
used even though the n & g fall into
different syllables har / bin / ger]
278
highly
h i (gh) l y
279
Himmler
H i m m l (er)
280
infrared
(in) f r a r (ed) [in / fra/ red = no "ar"
contraction; when all the letters of a
contraction fall into the same syllable, the
contraction is used]
281
imagery
i m a g e r y [root word is image = no "er"
| contraction is used = image / ry
282
ingenious
(in) g (en) i (ou) s
283
ing contraction
3 - 4- 6
284
ingot
i n g o t [no 'ing' contraction]
285
Johnston
J o h n (st) o n [John / ston] = "st"
| contraction is used]
286
Johnstown
J o h n s t (ow) n [no "st" contraction is used;
| use the "ow" contraction
287
kettledrum
k e t t l e d r u m [ket / tle / drum]
288
laugh
l a u (gh)
289
lighters
l i (gh) t (er) s
290
lingerie
l (in) g (er) i e
291
marble
m (ar) (ble)
292
marbled
m (ar) (ble) d [marble is the base word so
| no "ed" contraction
293
mediocre
m (ed) i o c r e
294
n eed
n e (ed)
295
needles
n e (ed) l e s
296
northern
n o r (the) r n
297
Oedipus
"oe" are diphthongs = two adjoining vowels
| that make one sund
298
orchestra
o r (ch) e (st) r a
299
ow contraction
2 - 4- 6
300
overwhelmingly
o v (er) (wh) e l m (ing) l y
301
own
(ow) n
302
Peru
P (er) u
303
pitchblende
p i t (ch) b l (en) d e ["bl" is a blend based
off of the "bl" blend so pitchblende does not
use the "ble" blend]
304
powder
p (ow) d (er)
305
predacious
p r e d a c i (ou) s [use the "ou" contraction
| pre / dacious]
306
predate
p r e d a t e [pre / date = no "ed" contraction]
307
predict
p r e d i c t [root & base word pre / dict]
308
prerogative
p r e r o g a t i v e [pre / rogative]
309
problem
p r o (ble) m
310
probable
p r o b a (ble)
311
queried
q u (er) i (ed)
312
q letter
1 - 2- 3 - 4 - 5
313
red
r (ed)
314
resembles
r e s e m (ble) s
315
sedan
s (ed) a n
316
serious
s (er) i (ou) s
317
sherry
(sh) (er) r y
318
Singapore
S (ing) a p o r e
319
sparrow
s p (ar) r (ow)
320
statesman
(st) a t e s m a n
321
thimbles
(th) i m (ble) s
322
Washington
W a (sh) (ing) t o n
323
whimper
(wh) i m p (er)
