(words with the schwa) citizendecimalglobalitemdeliciousgallonnickelnotifytraveleconomy Sentence: A gallon is equal to four quarts.

 (words with the suffix -en) awakengivenwidensoftensharpenlightenloosenbrightengladdenlengthen Sentence: May I sharpen my pencil?

(vowel patterns ei and eigh) freighteightyeighteenweighneighborheightceilingreceiveweightweightless Sentence:  I hope to receive a package in the mail today.

from Little House in the Big Woods (Little House #3) curdshirkthreshercurriedhewedgiltshockwhetstonetroughskettle Sentence: When the sap is done boiling, it turns to maple syrup.

 (Little House 2) carvepantherchoresquietcatechismfaintflouncecurrieddelainequivered Sentence: Mary and Laura had a swing made of tough bark.

trundlethimblebriarravinesolemnwoodsbearroastedfiddlebullets Sentence: Pa played his fiddle at night.