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