Sumo Word List
Short Vowels
(short a) an am at ax
sap sat sad rat rap ram
rag nap Nat mat map
mad lap lag lad fat fan
fad bag bad bam bat
cap cab dad Dan gas
gag ham hat jab jam
pan pat tab tag tan
tap had can man ran
cat dam Jan Sam Tam
van Pam wag wax zap
Tad dab nab pal sag
yak ban gap nag tax
yap pad
(short e) Ed fed led leg
met Ned net beg bed
bet hen jet Ken pen
pet peg pep get set
men let red ten yes Ben
den wet Rex Ted yet
Jen web vet zen hem
wed
(short i) in it if fin fit lid
lip lit mid nit nip rid rig
rim rip Sid sin sip bid dig
dip hid hit hip Jim jig kin
kid pin pit pig tin tip Tim
him did big
(short o) on ox og
mom mop nod rod Ron
rot sod cop con Don
dog hop hog job jog
pot pop top Tom not
got hot box dot fog fox
mob bob lot rob tot
cog cot pod sob bog
(short u) us up fun mud
mum nut rug rut sum
sun bug bud bum cup
cub dud dug Gus gun
hum jug pup tub tug
but run cut bun gut
hug hut bus gum lug
mug rub sub yum jut
rum
Consonant Blends
(sh) wish dash dish fish rash sash gosh hush Josh rush (ch) much such rich chin (th) with math path Beth (wh) when whip
cash mash mush gash gush lush lash hash mesh posh chip chop Chad chug Seth bath thud thin thug wham whiz whim
shed ship shop shut shot shin shun sham shag shim chat chub chum chit that this then them than
Ends with Blends Starts with Blends Starts and Ends with Blends
(double consonant) will tell well bell fell fill (r blends) brad bran (sh, ch, th, wh) shack shock shuck shell shall shush shaft
mill pill sell till bill yell doll hill Jill cell kill mitt brag brat brig bred shelf shunt shift shrimp blush brash brush crash crush
Matt buzz fizz jazz miss Bess mass pass fuss kiss Bret brim crab cram smash flash trash clash flesh flush slash swish chuck
mess toss Cass less cuff huff puff Jeff ruff putt crib crop drab drag check chick chess chunk chant chimp chomp champ
mutt moss loss puss tiff butt drip drop drug drum chest chump thick thing think thong theft thank cloth
Fran Fred fret frog broth smith whack whiff which whelp whisk whelm
(ck) back pick lick lock luck Mack Mick grit grab gram grim
neck rock sack sick sock suck tack deck (double consonant) spell still drill frill grill skill smell spill
grin grip prop trap
Jack pack tick Buck kick Nick peck Rick swell chill skull bliss brass class dress glass grass press cross
trim trip trot prim
duck lack rack Zack dock mock tock wick bless gloss bluff cliff sniff stuff gruff scuff snuff frizz
prod tram trek trod
tuck
(ck) black block smack snack stack stuck trick clock
(soft n) long song sing hung sung king lung (s blends) scab scan crack click cluck stick brick slick truck clack crick crock
ring wing Bing bong ping pong zing rung scat scum skid skim flick fleck clock smock speck track
honk junk punk Hank sink sunk wink bunk skin skip skit snag
dunk hunk link pink rink zinc bang bank fang snap snip snub snug (soft n) bring cling clung fling flung sling sting swing
hang sang sank rang tank gang tang snob smog smug swung stung drink blink clink flunk skunk spunk stink trunk
spam span spat slang swang twang clang drank frank plank prank spank
(n blends) and ant end went bent bunt sped spin spit spot blank
dent hint mint pant runt sent tent vent lent spun spud stop stab
lint punt rant rent tint hunt land hand band (r blends) brunt brisk craft crept cramp crisp crust draft
stem step stun stub
bend mend pond sand wind bond fond drift frisk frost gramp grand grant grasp grump grunt print
Stan
lend tend tramp trend trust
(s blends) just must last list best fast bust cast (w blends) swam (l blends) bland blast blend blimp blond blunt clamp
dust fist gust mast mist nest past pest rust test swim swag swig clasp clump flint gland glint plump plant slant slept
lost rest vest cost west zest jest vast mask swum twig twit twin slump
desk ask dusk tusk cask disk husk musk risk
task tisk gasp (l blends) blab blip (s blends) scalp spend spent stamp stand stomp stump
bled blot blob blog stunt wist swift swept
(m blends) imp jump bump camp damp clad clam clan clap
dump lamp limp lump pomp romp hump clod clip clot club
pump flag flap flat flit fled
flip flop glad glen Three-Letter Blends
(f blends) left lift raft soft gift loft sift rift glob glum plan plop
plot plod plug plum
(l blends) elk elf elm belt felt melt tilt pelt wilt tempt scram scrap splat split strap strip scrub branch
plus slam slap slat
help gulp held weld film golf self milk silk sulk blanch crunch drench script splint strand struck strung
sled slim slip slob slot
spring sprint strict string strong shrimp splash scrunch
(t blends) fact text next kept wept its act slug slum slid slit slop
strength
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Long Vowels
Silent e
(a_e) ale Abe ape ate age fade jade cake fake bale gale lake
came fame game lame made make male cane lane mane
name cape gape pale nape pane rake base case safe sake sale
same sane date fate gate hate late mate rate take tale tame
tape cave gave pave rave save vale vase wade wake wane
wave daze gaze haze maze raze bare care dare fare hare mare
rare blade flake blame flame plane brake crane drake frame
grade grape scale scrape snake spade crate grate plate skate
slate stake stale state trade brave grave slave blaze craze glaze
graze blare flare glare snare stare shade shake shame shape
share shave whale chase
(e_e) here gene these Pete
(i_e) Ike iced hide bike dike hike file life like dime lime mile mime
dine fine line mine nine pike pine pipe dire fire hire ride ripe side
bite kite site tide tile time tire dive five hive live vile vine vise wide
wife wine wipe wire size dice lice mice rice vice glide bribe bride
brine crime grime pride slide slime spike spine spire spite tribe drive
twine prize price slice spice sprite strife strike stripe stride strive
thrive shine shrine chime chive while whine white
(o_e) code coke joke dole hole dome home mole bone cone
lone cope hope mope poke pole pope bore core fore gore more
pore robe rode role rope dose sole sore note tone tore tote cove
vote woke wore wove doze zone globe clone broke drone grope
probe close scone scope score slope smoke snore spoke stone
store drove grove stove swore strode stroke throne shone shore
choke chore those
(u_e) ule use cube mule cure pure cute fume fuse huge
One Vowel at the End be he me we I hi go no so
Two Vowels Walk, First One Talks
(ai) aid aim ail air bail fail hail jail laid maid mail
maim gain lain main nail paid pail pain raid rain
sail bait tail vain wail wait Gail fair hair lair pair
faint paint saint waist claim plain braid brain
grain frail snail stain strait trail sprain stair flair
chain chair faith
(ea) ear sea eat tea pea bead beak deal heal
lead leaf leak beam meal bean mean heap
leap peak plea dear fear gear hear near read
reap rear seal seam beat feat heat meat n jeans
yeast beard beast feast least bleak gleam plead
clear creak cream dream smear sneak speak
spear bleat pleat steam treat streak stream
scream shear sheaf sheath shears cheap cheat
beacheat peat seat teak team tear veal weak
wean zeal each ease year teal
(ie) die lie pie vie tie cried dried fried spied tried
(oa) oak oar oaf oat oats oath coal foal goal
load loaf foam loan moan boar road roam roar
soak soap soar boat coat goat toad coax hoax
board hoard boast coast roast toast float cloak
groan shoal coach throat
(ue) cue hue fuel
Sumo Word List
(ay) bay day gay hay lay may pay ray say
way yay clay play fray gray stay slay tray
sway pray spray stray
(ee) bee fee eel see gee Lee pee eek deed
beef feed feel heel keel leek meek keen
need beep deep jeep keep peek peep
beer deer peer reed reef reek reel seed seek
seem seen seep beet feet meet teen weed
week weep glee flee free tree bleed breed
creek creep greed green preen screen sleek
sleep sneer speed fleet greet sleet steel
steep steer sweep sweet street sheen sheer
sheet cheek cheep teeth speech three
(oe) doe foe hoe toe woe Joe Moe Poe
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Modified Vowel Sounds

(ar) bar arc car far jar ark arm art tar card hard bark
dark lard lark farm harm mark barn darn carp harp
park scar cart dart part star tarp tart arch char scarf
snarl spark smart start harsh marsh shark sharp charm
chart march starch
(or) or for nor cord ford cork fork lord form born corn
horn pork fort port sort torn scorn snort sport stork storm
sworn sword shorn short porch scorch torch north
thorn
(ou) our out foul loud noun sour bout pout bound found (oy) boy coy joy toy
hound mound pound round sound count mount couch
pouch mouth south joust scout snout spout stout trout shout (oi) oil oink boil coil foil soil toil coin join
clout sprout grouch slouch cloud proud scour ground broil spoil joint moist point
(ow) cow how bow now vow fowl howl down gown plow
brow town clown brown crowd crown drown frown growl
prowl scowl

(er) her per herd jerk fern perm serf term verb germ (oo) too zoo food cool tool pool boom doom room loom (aw) awl jaw law paw raw saw claw
clerk perch berth zoom mood moon noon soon hoop loop boot hoot loot boost flaw draw thaw hawk yawn bawl dawn
roost bloom broom groom brood stool drool proof droop fawn lawn pawn prawn shawl brawl
(ir) fir sir bird girl firm dirt stir first flirt swirl twirl shirk shirt scoop snoop shoot tooth smooth crawl drawn scrawl spawn sprawl shawl
chirp birth third thirst whirl
(oo) book cook hook look rook took good hood wood wool (ew) dew Jew new newt knew chew
(ur) fur urn curb blur curl hurl lurk burn burp surf hurt hoof soot brook crook shook blew flew brew crew drew stew screw
turf turn spur burst lurch spurt church churn shrew shrewd

Consonant Sounds

(ce) cell cent cease ice dice lice mice (ph) graph phone phase phrase (gn) gnat gnaw gnome sign (dge) edge badge ledge wedge ridge
nice rice vice price slice spice ace face sphere reign dodge lodge budge fudge judge
grace lace pace race brace grace nudge pledge dredge fledge bridge
place space trace truce grudge smudge trudge
(qu) quit quick quill quilt quack (kn) knit knob knot knack knock
quail quake quaint queen queer knife knead knee kneel knave
(ge, gi, gy) gel gem germ gene age quite quote square squeak knew (tch) itch ditch hitch pitch witch batch
cage page rage sage wage stage squeal squirt squawk catch hatch latch match patch fetch
huge gin gist gym notch hutch thatch snatch sketch stitch
(wr) wrap wrath wreck wren switch twitch clutch crutch scratch
wrench wretch wring wrist wrong stretch
wraith wreath write wrote wry

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Rule Breakers

(all) all ball call fall gall hall
mall tall wall stall small
(al) bald scald malt salt
false waltz
(alm) calm palm
(alk) balk chalk stalk talk walk
(wa) wand want watt wash
wasp watch swan swap swat
swamp
(qua) quad qualm squad squat
squash
(aught) caught taught
(ought) bought fought sought
thought brought wrought
(war) war ward warm warn
warp wart swarm dwarf
(quar) quart quartz
(wor) word work worm world
worst worth
(ear) earl earn learn heard
hearse pearl search
(ull) pull full bull lull mull dull (b) climb comb crumb debt
cull hull null gull skull doubt dumb lamb limb numb
thumb
(ould) could would should
(l) calf calm folk half palm
(ouse) house mouse louse yolk
blouse spouse (ugh) laugh cough trough
(ea) dead head lead read
bread dread tread spread
thread health wealth sweat
threat realm breast leapt
meant breadth death deaf

(eigh) weigh sleigh eight
weight freight feign reign
(ea) bear pear tear wear
swear break steak great
(ey) hey they grey prey
(ie) pier tier fierce pierce field
yield shield brief grief thief chief
niece piece siege priest shriek
grieve fiend
(igh) high sigh thigh fight light
might night right sight tight
bright flight fright plight slight
knight
(y) by my fly cry dry fry pry sky
sly spy sty try shy why
(ow) own flown low row sow
tow mow bow know blow
crow grow slow snow show
flow glow throw bowl growth
(old) old bold cold fold gold
hold mold sold told scold
(ue) due sue blue clue glue
true
(u_e) duke dune June nude
nuke Luke rude rule tube tune
crude prune brute flute truce
chute

(ere) there where (ild) mild wild child (olt) bolt colt jolt molt volt

(ind) bind find hind mind rind (oll) toll roll scroll stroll
blind grind
(ost) host most post

Sight Words
(sumo practice) after before little better
never morning open over people present
under until upon always letter longer
myself o’clock order second seven sister
water yellow yesterday also please
(Dolch Sight Words) away come one said the
to two you are do four have into pretty who
again any going of once put some around
because buy does don’t many their very your
about carry done only today together
(Fry Sight Words) been from give (y) funny happy early every
other was what another color friend
live only mother pretty school sure
along anything clothes didn’t door
money though woman
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