Phonics word list
All, oll and ull words
In short
In all, oll and ull words, the vowel changes before ll: a says /aw/ in ball, o says /ō/ in roll, and u says /oo/ in pull. Our checked list has 139 words with all, oll or ull.
At a glance
- Words in our list
- 139
- By syllables
- one syllable: 49 · two syllables: 76 · three or more syllables: 14
- Taught in
- Lesson 43 in the sequence
All, oll and ull words, most common first
Spelling units show how each word breaks into the letters that spell one sound; a_e is a vowel and silent e working together. Readable after is the first lesson where a student can sound out the whole word.
all (all, ball)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | a·ll | 1 | Lesson 26 (heart word) |
| ball | b·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| call | c·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| fall | f·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| hall | h·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| wall | w·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| calls | c·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| falls | f·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| small | s·m·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| walls | w·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| called | c·a·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| recall | r·e·c·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| calling | c·a·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| install | i·n·s·t·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| smaller | s·m·a·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| installs | i·n·s·t·a·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| smallest | s·m·a·ll·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| installed | i·n·s·t·a·ll·ed | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| overall | o·v·er·a·ll | 3 | Lesson 80 |
| installing | i·n·s·t·a·ll·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 67b |
| tall | t·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| halls | h·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| stall | s·t·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| caller | c·a·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| wallet | w·a·ll·e·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| pitfall | p·i·t·f·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| recalls | r·e·c·a·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 68 |
| football | f·oo·t·b·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 89 |
| pitfalls | p·i·t·f·a·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| smallish | s·m·a·ll·i·sh | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| appalling | a·pp·a·ll·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 68 |
| recalling | r·e·c·a·ll·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 67b |
| appallingly | a·pp·a·ll·i·ng·l·y | 4 | Lesson 74 |
| gall | g·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| mall | m·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| galls | g·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| malls | m·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| balled | b·a·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| smalls | s·m·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| squall | s·qu·a·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| stalls | s·t·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| walled | w·a·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| squalls | s·qu·a·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| stalled | s·t·a·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| taller | t·a·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| balling | b·a·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| callers | c·a·ll·er·s | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| catcall | c·a·t·c·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| fallout | f·a·ll·ou·t | 2 | Lesson 96 |
| galling | g·a·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| hallway | h·a·ll·w·ay | 2 | Lesson 84 |
| tallest | t·a·ll·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| wallets | w·a·ll·e·t·s | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| walling | w·a·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| ballroom | b·a·ll·r·oo·m | 2 | Lesson 90 |
| baseball | b·a_e·s·b·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| catcalls | c·a·t·c·a·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| downfall | d·ow·n·f·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 96 |
| hallways | h·a·ll·w·ay·s | 2 | Lesson 84 |
| mothball | m·o·th·b·a·ll | 2 | Lesson 67a |
oll (poll, roll)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| poll | p·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| roll | r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| controlled | c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·ed | 2 | Lesson 107 |
| controlling | c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 107 |
| toll | t·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| polls | p·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| rolls | r·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| rolled | r·o·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| scroll | s·c·r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| scrolls | s·c·r·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| wholly | wh·o·ll·y | 2 | Not in the sequence |
| rolling | r·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| scrolling | s·c·r·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| controller | c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·er | 3 | Lesson 80 |
| controllers | c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·er·s | 3 | Lesson 80 |
| droll | d·r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| knoll | kn·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 98 |
| tolls | t·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| troll | t·r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| polled | p·o·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| stroll | s·t·r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| tolled | t·o·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| trolls | t·r·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| strolls | s·t·r·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| strolled | s·t·r·o·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| roller | r·o·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| payroll | p·ay·r·o·ll | 2 | Lesson 84 |
| polling | p·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| rollers | r·o·ll·er·s | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| tolling | t·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| payrolls | p·ay·r·o·ll·s | 2 | Lesson 84 |
| stroller | s·t·r·o·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| trolling | t·r·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| strollers | s·t·r·o·ll·er·s | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| strolling | s·t·r·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| controllable | c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·a·b·le | 4 | Lesson 75 |
| uncontrollable | u·n·c·o·n·t·r·o·ll·a·b·le | 5 | Lesson 75 |
ull (full, pull)
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| full | f·u·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| pull | p·u·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| pulls | p·u·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| pulled | p·u·ll·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| fully | f·u·ll·y | 2 | Lesson 74 |
| pulling | p·u·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| bulletin | b·u·ll·e·t·i·n | 3 | Lesson 67b |
| bull | b·u·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| fuller | f·u·ll·er | 2 | Lesson 80 |
| fullest | f·u·ll·e·s·t | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| bulls | b·u·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| bully | b·u·ll·y | 2 | Lesson 74 |
| bulldog | b·u·ll·d·o·g | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| bullied | b·u·ll·i·ed | 2 | Lesson 110 |
| bullies | b·u·ll·ie·s | 2 | Lesson 110 |
| bulldogs | b·u·ll·d·o·g·s | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| bulldoze | b·u·ll·d·o_e·z | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| fullness | f·u·ll·n·e·ss | 2 | Lesson 67b |
| bulldozed | b·u·ll·d·o_e·z·d | 2 | Lesson 67a |
| bullfight | b·u·ll·f·igh·t | 2 | Lesson 87 |
| bullfights | b·u·ll·f·igh·t·s | 2 | Lesson 87 |
| bullying | b·u·ll·y·i·ng | 3 | Lesson 74 |
When do these words become readable?
The lessons where the most words on this page become decodable. Words marked not in the sequence have a spelling the sequence never teaches as a pattern.
| Readable after | Words |
|---|---|
| Lesson 43 | 39 |
| Lesson 64 | 9 |
| Lesson 65 | 12 |
| Lesson 67a | 15 |
| Lesson 67b | 13 |
| Lesson 74 | 4 |
| Lesson 80 | 13 |
| Lesson 84 | 6 |
| Not in the sequence | 1 |
How do you teach all, oll and ull words?
Teach these as chunks after the FLSZ rule. "All says /all/. Oll says /ōll/. Ull says /ŏŏll/ in pull." Build families: ball, call, fall, hall, tall; roll, toll, poll; pull, full, bull. Students read them quickly once the chunk is known.
What mistake do students make with all, oll and ull words?
Students read ball with a short a. Show the chunk on a card: "All is a team. It says /all/." For ull, many short u words (dull, gull, hull) keep /ŭ/, so prompt the flex.
Where do all, oll and ull words come in the sequence?
All, oll and ull are usually taught right after the FLSZ rule, early in the digraph unit. In the sequence we use, the pattern is taught in Lesson 43.
Exceptions worth knowing
Dull, gull and hull have short u before ll. Doll keeps short o. Shall keeps short a.
Decodable sentences
Every word in these sentences can be read at Lesson 43 or earlier, or is a heart word taught by then.
- The ball is in the hall.
- Roll the ball to me.
- Pull the doll up the hill.
Questions people ask
What are 5 all, oll and ull words?
What sound does all make?
Why does pull rhyme with full but not with dull?
When can a student read all, oll and ull words?
How this list was built
Every word comes from our lexicon of common English words, each split into spelling units and checked against a pronouncing dictionary, so a word is listed under the sound its spelling really makes. Words a student sees in our assessments are left out. The readable after lesson comes from our decodability engine, which checks each spelling unit and syllable pattern against the lesson sequence. You can run your own text through the same engine with the free decodable text checker.