Stage 6 – Word FamiliesSet 1: Long ‘a’ sound:

snakeflakebravechasepacetalecrateplatebladebecameplanetraceplace

trainchainsailingsailortrailpraiseraiserailwayplainsaintraid

prayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayawayholiday

ladybasinapronbaconApril

Set 2: long ‘e’ sound

treebetweenthirteenfourteenfifteensixteenseventeeneighteennineteensleepyfeelersstreetsteel

seapleaseeasyyearspearleaveshearreachedteachernearlyclearspeakdearice-cream

keymoneyhoney

ponyonlyuglytidyfamilyanycarryhurrymanyeveryvery

Set 3: long ‘i’ sound

fivewhitewritequitebesideoutsideinsidelifeprizetwicesliceice-creamtiredpile

piecrieddriedfriedliedtried

flyspyshystydyingfryingspying

Set 4: long ‘o’ sound:

noseawokestrokeclosechosethosestolewholestovetoehoe

snowknowbowlelbow

ownshadowshowedpillowgrownsownbelowfollow

boatthroatcoastcoachloadtoadcroaktoast

roastoatssoakgoal

Set 5: long ‘u’ sound:

cubeflutehugefusecurefumesgluetrueblue

spoonshootgooseschoolstoolhoof

broomsmoothtrooprooster

chewknewcrewscrewnewspapernewsstewslewchewingnephew

shoe

fruitsuit

Set 6: ‘air’ in ‘chair’:

chairairylairarmchairstairsupstairsdownstairs

Set 7: ‘ar’ in ‘car’:

carpartyarmy

chartcarpetmarketharvestsparksharpchargelarge

glassbasketclassfasterfastenbananahalfcalf

calmpalmmask

Set 8: ‘ear’ in ‘ear’:

earyearhearingfearfulfearlessnearlydearlydearestclearly

deer

queersheer

Set 9: ‘er’ in ‘fern’:

fernwinterbetterbutterdinnerletterunderfarmersummerrivermotherfathersister

brotherteachertowerflower

birddirtythirstycircusfirmfir treecirclesirsquirt

church

burdenThursdaySaturdaypurpleburntturkeypursenursecurvespur

worldworstworldlyworthy

Set 10: ‘oi’ in ‘coin’:

coinboilerjointjointedpointedfoilnoisenoisySet 11: ‘oo’ in ‘book’:

bookhoodwoodennookcrookshook

brookstoodsoothookrook

bullbushsugarcushion

wouldwouldn’tcouldn’tshouldn’t

Set 12: ‘or’ in ‘fork’:

forkfortyhorseshorttornwornthornforgetforgotbefore

sawscrawlshawldrawlyawn

dawndrawncowflowertowershowerfrowngowncrowncrowdtowel

Set 13: ‘ou’ in ‘house’:

housegroundpound

houraroundcouchscoutthousandhousessouthaboutwithoutcountoutsidealoudsour