Stage 7 – Word FamiliesSet 1: Long ‘a’ sound:

snakemalefemaleabletablecablestablechangewhalestrangestrangerawakelatergazewastetaste

trainaidafraidmaintainaimclaimfaintingdaisydaintyfaileddailystrainraisinggrainmermaid

praybirthdayanywaysprayingalwayshaystacksayingstraystayedstayingcrayon

ladyladiesbabiescradlefamousrazorlaser

Set 2: long ‘e’ sound

treeagreedindeedneedlegeeseasleepsleepingspeechscreechfleetsleetcreeksleevedeerkneekneel

seateaseeastbeatenscreamedweakbeastsquealstealsqueakmealseasoneaglereasonleavefearEaster

keyvalleytrolleyvolley

ponysillyemptyberrycherryhappilyplentylovelyangrymuddymarry

Set 3: long ‘i’ sound

fiveknifeknivesstrifewhileawhilesurprisealivelivesarrivedividesizespike

flytypemultiplyapplyreplysupply

lighthighrightfightmighttightsightflight

Set 4: long ‘o’

nosealonethronephonedomebrokensupposeclothesvoteopenglobenoblecloserover

boatboast

moanloanloavestoadstoolcloakfoamcoalfoal

snowsparrowswallowslowlyblownfollowedtomorrow

barrowarrowownerburrowhollownarrowrainbow

Set 5: long ‘u’

cubeusefuluselessamuseperfumesuresurelypure

figurepictureduetcruelmulevalueexcuseprune

spoonchooseloosedroopstoopcocoonkangaroobrood

oozebamboo

gluegluedgluing

Set 6: ‘air’ in ‘air’

chairdairyaffairsdairydairiesfairlyrepair

pearwearbear

darefarebare

Set 7: ‘ar in ‘car’

carheartartiststartedcollarcharmscarlet

startlesharkcardboardpardon

glassratherafternoonnastyflaskpathbathkoalacalveshalvesmaster

Set 8: ‘ear’ in ‘ear’

earfearfulearwigspearunclear

deereeriecareermeerkatjeer

Set 9: ‘er’ in ‘fern’

fernover

nevercleverdriverhottercornerorderfingerremembertogetherladdertimberEasterpersonyesterdaytiger

bird

twirlwhirlbirthcircledcirclingcircumference

churchcurtainfurthermurmurreturnmurdercurdreturnreturned

hurl

pearllearnearn

Set 10: ‘oi’ in ‘coin’

coinavoidchoicevoicemoisttopsoilrejoice

Set 11: ‘oo’ on ‘book’

bookwoolwoolenwoollybookedcookedbookingcookinggood-byecrooked

Set 12: ‘or’ in ‘fork’

forkstormmorningsport

portporchsorttorchnorthcornerfortnightscore

sawlawfawnsawingbawlsquawkthaw

sprawldrawerstrawberry

Set 13: ‘ow’ in ‘cow’

cowpowerpowerfultrowelowlpowderfowldrownhowl

housebound

moundtrousersfountainbouncepouncemountainpouchmountamountwoundspoutcountedrounders