ENGLISH WORD FAMILIES
1. LONG A- these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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ATE |
AI |
EIGHT |
AY |
AKE |
EAK |
ALE |
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ARE |
ACHE |
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EAR |
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DATE |
BAIT |
WEIGHT |
BAY |
BAKE |
BALE |
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FATE |
WAIT |
FREIGHT |
DAY |
BRAKE |
BREAK |
MALE |
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GATE |
FAIR |
GAY |
CAKE |
SALE |
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HATE |
FAIL |
HAY |
FAKE |
TALE |
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LATE |
HAIL |
LAY |
MAKE |
WHALE |
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MATE |
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MAY |
TAKE |
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RATE |
PAIL |
NAY |
LAKE |
PALE |
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SAIL |
PAY |
WAKE |
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TAIL |
SAY |
AWAKE |
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WEAR |
WAY |
RAKE |
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CARE |
TODAY |
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DARE |
2. SHORT 'A' - these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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ALL |
AW |
AR |
ASK |
AT |
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BALL |
DRAW |
BAR |
BASK |
BAT |
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CALL |
CLAW |
CAR |
CASKET |
CAT |
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FALL |
FLAW |
JAR |
TASK |
FAT |
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HALL |
LAW |
TAR |
MASK |
HAT |
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MALL |
LAWN |
ASKS |
MAT |
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TALL |
PAW |
SAT |
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WALL |
PAWN |
VAT |
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WAR |
THAT |
3. LONG 'E' - these different letter
combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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EAT |
EET |
EA |
EE |
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EAL |
EEL |
EE |
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BEAT |
BEET |
BEAK |
KEEN |
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FEAT |
FEET |
DEAN |
MEEK |
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HEAT |
FEEL |
LEAN |
REEK |
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MEAT |
MEET |
MEAN |
WEEK |
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NEAT |
PEEL |
TEAM |
SEEN |
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SEAT |
WHEEL |
FREAK |
SEEK |
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WHEAT |
SEAM |
SEEM |
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REAL |
REEL |
DEAL |
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MEAL |
BEAN |
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ET |
EEN |
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IN |
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BET |
BEEN |
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GET |
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JET |
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LET |
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MET |
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NET |
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PET |
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SET |
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WET |
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YET |
5. LONG 'I' - these different letter
combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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ITE |
IGHT |
EIGHT |
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BITE |
FIGHT |
HEIGHT |
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WHITE |
LIGHT |
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MIGHT |
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NIGHT |
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RIGHT |
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SIGHT |
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TIGHT |
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FLIGHT |
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IT |
IN |
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EEN |
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BIT |
BIN |
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FIT |
BEEN |
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KNIT |
FIN |
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LIT |
GIN |
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MITT |
PIN |
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PIT |
IS |
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WIT |
CHIN |
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WIN |
7. LONG 'O'- these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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GO |
OUGH |
OW |
OOD |
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OE |
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AGO |
THOUGH |
OWE |
FOOD |
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NO |
ALTHOUGH |
BOW |
MOOD |
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ARROW |
THOROUGH |
TOE |
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HO, HO, HO |
FLOW |
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EGO |
KNOW |
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THROW |
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LOW |
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TOW |
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SO |
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BLOW |
8. SHORT 'O' - these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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OOK |
OW |
OUGH |
OOD |
OULD |
OUR |
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UK |
OUR |
AUGHT |
OR |
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OWER |
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OUGH |
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BOOK |
BOUGH |
BOUGHT |
WOOD |
COULD |
POUR |
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COOK |
NOW |
OUGHT |
GOOD |
SHOULD |
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LOOK |
BOW |
FRAUGHT |
WOULD |
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CROOK |
POWER |
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TOOK |
FLOWER |
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ROOK |
TOWER |
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HOUR |
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SHOWER |
9. LONG 'U' - these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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UTE |
UE |
OE |
TO |
UDE |
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OOT |
EW |
OU |
WO |
EWD |
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CUTE |
FLEW |
SHOE |
TOO |
RUDE |
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FLUTE |
MEW |
YOU |
TWO |
LEWD |
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ROOT |
GLUE |
THROUGH |
CRUDE |
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ROUTE |
BLUE |
MEWED |
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MUTE |
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LOOT |
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SHOOT |
10. SHORT 'U' - these different letter combinations produce the same sound in the following words:
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UST |
USHED |
UFF |
OUR |
USSED |
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OOR |
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URE |
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MUST |
BRUSHED |
ENOUGH |
TOUR |
BUSSED |
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JUST |
FUSSED |
ROUGH |
CURE |
TRUSSED |
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TRUST |
RUSHED |
TOUGH |
POOR |
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BUST |
STUFF |
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CRUST |
BUFF |
11. COMPARISON - these words have different sounds with similar letter combinations:
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SHORT U |
SHORT O |
LONG U |
LONG O |
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PUT |
FOOT |
THROUGH |
THOUGH |
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TOO |
ALTHOUGH |
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TWO |
THOROUGH |
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BLUE |
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SHOE |
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GLUE |
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YOU |
12. TO LIVE, ALIVE, LIVE, LIFE, LIVES
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TO LIVE |
ALIVE |
LIVE |
LIFE |
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VERB |
ADJECTIVE |
ADJECTIVE |
NOUN |
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PERSON |
To be alive |
To be live |
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(Short I) |
(Long I) |
(Long I) |
(Long I) |
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FIRST |
I LIVE |
I AM ALIVE |
I AM LIVE |
MY LIFE |
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SECOND |
YOU LIVE |
YOU ARE ALIVE |
YOU ARE LIVE |
YOUR LIFE |
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THIRD |
HE LIVES |
HE IS ALIVE |
HE IS LIVE |
HIS LIFE |
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THIRD |
SHE LIVES |
SHE IS ALIVE |
SHE IS LIVE |
HER LIFE |
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THIRD |
IT LIVES |
IT IS ALIVE |
IT IS LIVE |
ITS LIFE |
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PLURAL |
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FIRST |
WE LIVE |
WE ARE ALIVE |
WE ARE LIVE |
OUR LIVES |
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SECOND |
YOU LIVE |
YOU ARE ALIVE |
YOU ARE LIVE |
YOUR LIVES |
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THIRD |
THEY LIVE |
THEY ARE ALIVE |
THEY ARE LIVE |
THEIR LIVES |
There are four different
words
1. To live: is the verb, meaning 'to be
alive'
2. Alive: is a adjective, describing anything that is living.
3. Live: is an adjective, describing a situation where people are actually
present in person:
For example: The concert was live, not recorded or videotaped.
4. Life: a noun, naming the state of being alive
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