Stage 8 – Word FamiliesSet 1: Long ‘a’ sound: snakerelatedlatelyrangehastepastestagewagebrakesbehavebravelybathenecklacegraceparadesafelyescape

trainfaithfulfaithfullydaisiesremainrainbowwaistcontainercontainerquaintvainfaintlydainty

prayprayedhooraydisplay

arrayrelaywaysideplayful

ladyapricotfatalradioradiatortastytastierlazierpotato

Set 2: Long ‘e’ sound:

treefreezesqueezesneezebreezefreecoffeetoffeequeerscreencheekygreetgreetingsGreecekeeperscreechingreef

seaunderneatheasilyappearbreatheyeastleastcreatureshearingeagercheatweavereallytreatcreasewearynearestgrease

keyalleykidney

ponybeautyworrysurelylilyclumsyeverylonelyenemylatelyheavilynobodysafetykindly

Set 3: long ‘i’ sound:

fiveguidecollidevineminesunriseumpireprovideentirepoliteinvitedecidedislikerequiredivide

flyplywoodsignifynylonamplifysatisfy

Set 4: long ‘o’ sound:

nosezonelonelywroteOctoberNovemberfrozendoze

chosenclosestgrocerhotelmoment

boatapproachcoastguardroamcocoacoaxcoaxedgloatdownloadcockroach

snowswallowedthrownoweunknownowingshallowmeadowgownpillow

Set 4: long ‘u’ sound:

cubeabuseconfuserefuseaccuse

includemanuresecuretruceduelfuelbuglerescuevolumecostumefortuneproducecontinueavenuestatue

spoonlagoon

cartoonchoosingroostmoodgloomysmoothielooplooming

Set 7: ‘ar’ in ‘car’:

carsugarcargoarticledepartleopard

remarkregularfartherpopulardepartureguardparticular

glassafterwardscraftglassescastblast-offpassedpastimebrass

taskpodcast

Set 8: ‘eer’ in ‘deer’:

deervolunteerpioneermeerkatpuppeteer

Set 9: ‘er’ in ‘fern:

fernunderneathwhisperleatherlater

litteranswermatterwondergingerfeathercoverclosershelterdifferentpatternquarter

churchburstsurprisesurprised

surveynurserymurmuredfurnishgurglehamburgercheeseburger

Set 10: ‘oi’ in ‘coin’:

coinappointappointedinvoicemoistointmentloiter

Set 11: ‘oo’ in ‘book’:

booklookedwoodenlyhookedcrookedlyhoodedgoodnesswoofcookieSet 12: ‘or’ in ‘fork’:

forksworddoctorforge

storiescorkstorkscorchorderordinaryfactorymotoranchororchardchord

sawaweoutlawIn-lawawful

awkwardhawthornstrawberriesdrawer

Set 13: ‘ow’ in ‘cow’:

cowgrowlgrowleddrownedvowelwaterfowltownshipcowardcrowded

houseourselvesdevourarouseboughploughaccountbouncedslouchloungetroutcountedrounders