Unit 26: Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. -al, -el, -ol
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The ending le most commonly appears after these letters: |
| b | c | d | f | g | k | p | st | t | z |
Which creates these letter patterns:
| ble | cle | dle | fle | gle | kle | ple | stle | tle | zle |
The le ending is never used after these letters:
| m | n | r | v | w |
The table below gives you some examples of words ending in:
| ble | cle | dle | fle | gle | kle | ple | stle | tle | zle |
Study the example lists below and press on the icons to Learn the Words. Note that if there is a short vowel in a stressed syllable, you will need two consonants before the le ending (e.g. bottle; middle).
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| ble as in gamble | cle as in bicycle | kle as in ankle |
| bible cable noble table bobble hobble wobble nibble scribble bubble wobble double trouble scrabble gamble ramble scramble tumble grumble warble |
circle treacle uncle article chronicle icicle particle cubicle vehicle manacle miracle obstacle pinnacle spectacle tentacle
muscle* - silent c |
rankle cackle crackle shackle tackle sparkle freckle heckle speckle fickle pickle tickle prickle crinkle sprinkle twinkle wrinkle buckle suckle chuckle knuckle |
| Note: see Unit 27 for word endings able and ible. | Note: -cle is more common on 3-syllable words. Use -kle for most 2-syllable words. | |
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| dle as in candle | gle as in eagle | fle as in rifle |
| cradle ladle idle* bridle* sidle doodle noodle poodle needle paddle meddle* peddle* fiddle middle riddle cuddle huddle muddle puddle candle handle dwindle swindle fondle bundle hurdle dawdle waddle |
bugle ogle angle bangle jangle strangle haggle straggle giggle jiggle wiggle jingle mingle single tingle juggle smuggle snuggle struggle bungle jungle burgle gurgle squiggle wriggle
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trifle stifle baffle raffle snaffle sniffle duffle muffle ruffle scuffle shuffle snuffle truffle |
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| ple as in apple | tle as in bottle | stle as in castle |
| maple staple steeple grapple cripple ripple nipple stipple tipple topple ample sample trample example temple dimple pimple simple crumple rumple couple people purple principle* |
title beetle battle cattle rattle kettle mettle* nettle settle little brittle skittle mottle throttle scuttle shuttle gentle startle hurtle turtle |
Note: the t is
silent nestle bristle thistle gristle whistle jostle bustle wrestle |
zle as in dazzle |
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| Note: Words marked * are homophones. Please see page 9. | ||
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