tient cient say shunt

Tient, cient say shunt as in patient, sufficient. 
Only a handful of words use these letter teams, however this set of words are seen often; so, learning them makes reading much easier.

Is it a waste of your energy to stumble over words you are going to see over and over?

Yes, it is a waste of your energy. It is much more efficient to be smart with tient, cient.

Since tient, cient are long letter blocks, once you know that they say shunt - you have sounded out most of the word. Try:

patient     impatient          efficient    inefficient        deficient           sufficient    

Knowing what a word means can help you remember the word, and might help you learn to spell it. Which would you suppose is the meaning of efficient:  good effect   or   ever shiny

Now that you know it means good effect, spelling it will be easy; add the eff  to  icient. Tell yourself three sentences using the word efficient. Can you spell it?

What does inefficient mean?   Let these examples help you,  indirect: not direct;

incorrect: not correct;    invisible: not visible.

Now, make a choice about the meaning of inefficient:  not available   or  not the best effect

Try this sentence: A plump, sweet seal will probably be sufficient to remove the polar bear's hunger. 

What would be a good choice for the meaning of sufficient?   sharp   or   enough to satisfy

Sufficient has a short word, suffice, say su fis, meaning to be enough to satisfy the need. How would you use the word suffice to help you spell sufficient? _______________

Now, the meaning of insufficient should be easy for you. Which would you choose: 
not soft enough     or    not enough to satisfy the need

Is it easier than you thought to become an efficient reader?    yes    no

Answers: efficient: good effect; inefficient: not a good effect;  sufficient: enough to satisfy, from the word suffice;   insufficient: not enough to meet the need, not enough to satisfy the need

I use eBay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help tion, tious.  Or Instant Reading Help plus your child's grade level.

All books teach an easy comprehension method and the tricky phonics are in bold print: ge, gi, gy, tion, tious, tience, etc. Tons of special lessons, plus all complex vowel combinations.

Help your reader feel powerful with words! Mary Maisner