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Unit 26: Spelling the endings -le -al -el

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Unit 26: Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. -al, -el, -ol

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Spelling the word endings le, al, el

Teaching point 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).

English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el
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

Rule breakers break spelling rules

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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English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el
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

 

trifle
stifle
baffle
raffle
snaffle
sniffle
duffle
muffle
ruffle
scuffle
shuffle
snuffle
truffle
Note:
Do not confuse these spellings with the suffix ful. For example:
handful
spoonful
beautiful
careful


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English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el English word endings le, al, el
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
English word endings le, al, el
zle as in dazzle
frazzle
drizzle
fizzle
nozzle
guzzle
muzzle
nuzzle
puzzle
embezzle
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Note: Words marked * are homophones. Please see page 9.

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