Words that contain unstressed vowels

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Words that contain unstressed vowels

• How can we remember the spellings of these tricky
  words?

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familiarstationarycompanydefinitefrighteningh
ospitaljewelleryliteraturemessengerstationery
compromisedefinitelyeasilyprimarygeneralsepar
atevoluntarylotteryprepare

• miserable
• original
• boundary
• poisonous
• deafening
• different
• factory
• formal
• Wednesday
• memorable
• predict
• business
• centre
• desperate
• doctor
• family
• freedom
• heavenly
• reference

• abandoned
• animal
• category
• conference
• dictionary
• explanatory
• dictionary
• flattery
• generally
• widening
• library
• marvellous
• abominable
• description
• difference
• generous
• interest
• literacy

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Using your list of tricky words

1. Group the words into the following categories
   ending in ary, ery, ory or rence
2. Words that contain en or er patterns
3. Find root words for as many of the words as you
   can
4. Find words with prefixes
5. Find words with suffixes.