Word list 1 (CVC words)

cat beg cub pig men rid pat top dog rot get hut

pin sum win nod mug had box lot fog but ham tip

sat bit rip dip gun hug bug let fox pan got fun

can dig mop bad big hen hit log wet cut hid peg

jam pot keg fat rob men nap lad him ram mud bid

six dad mad tub hop hum did led cap big met hid

red tag mop hog rug set nut ran ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 2 (initial blends CCVC)

spin blot clap shut stop glad strap spot twig spat flip glen

clip trap slot strip glut trip spit grip flag twin plot swim

prop prim shed scrap drum step star clam smug frog from grit

plan clop pram flop trip shop bled stun crab snap sprig tram

ship crop grid twit slit flag slug plum chop quit Scot glib

grin smog glum prep scrum chap crib clan snip bred drop trim

fret slum chip drag snag slap swan strum shot plop trot slip ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 3 (CCVCC consonant blends)

thrust thrush crash twist brush crest quest thing chest string frost clink

crisp swing stink stand froth blink trick trash spring shrink cling shrank

fling stick shack drunk spank brand stack slick bland blush splash shock

crack pranks lack sling stung black blank stamp drink strand cloth gland

chink think brick chunk slush slang sting plush snack truck brush slump

twang flush cramp stunk thick drank plank smack stock chick clamp strung

slink bring swank clump which stuck strung shock ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 4 (CVCE words magic ‘e’)

pine ride cube hide cane bite wine tube robe pane ripe wire

hope cute mope lame cape rate nape name hate tide fire tone

hire same made game fade rise wise side lone came dome cone

nose rose bone fate nice rice mice lice gate fine ride mile

life mule pale fuse make time mute wave sane rule take vote

kite lake mime pipe joke duke like code wide woke tune five

jute dune dive tape pose home wife bide ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 5 (vv, one syllable vowel combinations)

sail mound bay pout sheet teeth sight lie might boil feet may

cry dream spoil hound boat fight shout queen stew fly coal right

coil way tie soil day join ground steam team play road hay

pie crow leaf glow snow bright joint point chain paint fray pay

feed die street lout way hoist sighs flay noise stout groan coin

found clean why low teach tow speed knight toad laid shoal brain

stay say light dry night show raid beach

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Word list 6 (2 syllable vccvc words)

velvet atlas puppet rancid tandem nutmeg traffic sylvan bandit tinsel offend lintel

signal tonsil cotton cygnet magnet ransom flannel candid napkin hectic funnel fiscal

dismal pencil happen aspic goblin limpid assist syntax contest kidnap attend antic

cancel muslin fillet lactic sandal piston collect jetsam hamlet litmus rabbit raglan

system trumpet attempt sampan vandal problem rubbish mantis splendid catnip button septic

dental humbug tunnel dispel goblet subject gallon impel until dismiss tennis pastel

seldom cymbal mutton flotsam insult limpet madden embed ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 7 (2 syllable regular words)

Final gravy nylon invade ugly vanish kingdom vampire student imbibe bagpipe inside

grocer dentist intend confuse dial stampede umpire pilot insult duet tribal lazy

lady inmate legal cutlass fury tadpole infant intone even revoke alcove disgust

poem humid basin pistol amuse salute content polite spider duty infuse expand

bandit banish bankrupt pilgrim expect migrate sunrise exhume simplest belong subside icecap

insect content unjust contend dilate project ignite vibrate depend absent constant vantage

regal demand hundred someone present finish degrade urchin revised version ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 8 (2 syllable with R comb or CLE)

hermit able ankle firkin castle confirm cable mantle turban maple bottle vesper

kettle fiddle huddle nectar verbal disturb banner diddle battle puddle gamble baffle

doctor ample cuddle concur table surplus stable waffle turnip babble nipple surpass

little western buckle incur circus batter bustle mangle murmur unborn hurdle fertile

barter partake meddle fable apple marble rattle adverb corner herbal barber assert

army angle staple ajar paddle dabble topple mettle further muddle rabble averse

paper toddle handle mottle thimble sparkle minor supple ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 9 (2 syllable with vowel combination)

about bedroom baboon voucher window seesaw mountain twilight fountain argue goatherd rowan

railroad gauntlet unclean pauper treatment barmaid gleeful oboe powder pursue leaflet abstain

virtue mermaid amount typhoon greenhouse typhoid waiter profound spoonful freewheel laundry adroit

maintain stayed keeper subsoil highlight wooden rightful oaken approach indeed footstool audit

foolish throaty yellow restrain dainty joyful feeble trefoil downhill needle doomsday plaudit

bargain freedom traitor aloof eagle monsoon daylight parboil crayon easy playschool jaunty

boastful creeper crowsfoot heathen tiptoe auction lighthouse flounder ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 10 (3 syllable regular words)

carpenter Atlantic candidate investment peppermint September habitat cabinet infancy establish capital unwanted

turpentine surrender generate saturate abnormal immortal tropical destitute fanatic sarcastic contribute electric

important contractor introduce remember

assassin bombastic lemonade statistic astonish penetrate terminate commandment

thunderbolt aggressive tornado demolish

underpass lumbago dictation commitment mizzenmast consultant hospital centipede

malcontent passenger projector graduate

incorrect inspector undulate hydroplane October separate sycamore November

personnel intercede marmalade atomic

embankment December indulgent dioxide fingerprint castigate circumvent departure

fantastic porcupine importer kingfisher

underpants scapula computer regular ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 10a (sh/zh words)

tion sion cial tial tious cious

action education direction fraction occupation situation

division composition commercial decision comprehension martial election occasion explosion

selection instruction condition Alsation collection addition

mission invasion edition influential facial revision Asian collision vicious

confusion patient delicious plantation fiction precious essential dictionary spacious

confidential donation gracious torrential confusion special nation production lotion

station mansion potion subtraction tension musician multiplication mention magician

population attention electrician ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Word list 10a (more sh/zh words)

Superstitious Eurasian Russian Magician ambitious musician initial vision physician

nutritious decision delicious confidential incision special infectious precision ancient

palatial evasion suspicious partial fusion mathematician martial erosion social

patient occasion official patience dissuasion precious cautious corrosion artificial spatial explosion efficient caution intrusion ferocious essential tension optician

tuition mansion atrocious confidential pension superficial ignition extension electrician

torrential suspicion gracious anxious politician commercial ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Word list 10b (soft c and g words)

century accent disciple imagine civilisation deception society angel receive incident council gesture

cylinder exceed electricity giant scissors except cygnet algebra centimetre gymnastics pacify currency

necessary specific emergency giraffe circumference specimen vacancy George centipede prejudice dangerous disgrace

accelerator geography challenge German accession precipice divergent wreckage accident centre revenge engine

sincerely accomplice sponge foliage fascinate cereal privilege engineer bicycle cylindrical luggage agency

circumstance accept genius suggest cyclone centigrade ginger oblige incinerator excel pigeon emerge

ceremony decision digest Egypt icicle democracy intelligent generous

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Word list 10c (ch sounds, ch/k/sh and qu as k) school architect conquer echo orchestra technology ache chorus machinery toothache technician purchase headache antique challenge earache unique scheme

chemist chaos scholar character picturesque chord chrome chronic chemical

Christ parachute chemistry Christmas charity Christine monarch orchid christen

cheque Christopher plaque choir Michael chlorine technical stomach champagne

chronology schooner chef psychology champion brochure chasm anchor schedule

chiropodist mechanic conqueror monarchy Christian chronological ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Word list 10d

Triangle quadrilateral momentarily reign Foreign conscious perimeter sovereign Tenaciously symmetry monarch lacerated diameter galvanised circumference plague Archive efficiently angle ocean Officious radius speculatively glacier Multiply desert persuade divide agriculture dubiously achievement acute Obtuse perseverance assertive alkali Combustion apprentice tenacity porous Conscience peculiar element weapon Exasperating crusaders biology physics Tarpaulin ancestral chemistry geology Peninsula persuasion estuary nucleus Archaeology deputation archaeological impetus ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 10e

Physical hymn automatic jealous crystal symptom nervous launch sympathise system endeavour gaunt

dynamic tyranny automation route chrysalis gyrate honour caution rhyme analysis boulder taunt

cyclone pyramid autograph coupon audience grievous hyphen rhythm cylinder nourished audible python

hydrogen cynical source auxilliary papyrus gymnastics odour trauma defy syndicate courteous faulty

classify sympathy vapour laundry

physicist majesty routine guage physique centenary cough saucer oxygen ceremony drought lawyer

syrup hydrant deciduous awning mysterious psychology plough trawler xylophone paralysis nought gnaw

gyroscope dynamo bough awkward ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 11 (3 syllable with vowel combinations)

appointment sunflower underfoot stowaway wheelbarrow unseemly employment alkaloid foolhardy audience essential steeplejack

exhaustion entertain countershaft streamer avenue housekeeper royalty remainder unsightly readable reclaimed pointedly

tremulous tomahawk plausible outlandish audible revenue teetotal auspicious powerful unknowing tantamount infighting

overhaul powdery onlooker thousandfold empower overleaf arduous soothsayer neighbourhood strawberry toiletry pedigree

nauseous apportion mispronounce interflow eavesdropper disjointed audacious however delightful annoyance teachable gooseberry

bluebottle nightingale kedgeree encounter waterspout loyalty indiscreet freewheeler authentic ungainly highwayman handmaiden

upheaval interview arachnoid freebooter ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 12 (4 syllable regular words)

differential appreciate rhododendron literature temperature adventurous transportable continental interruption television imagination repercussion diminutive attribution resolution repetition institution composition dormitory dictionary preparation contributor solicitor character tolerable perceptible comprehension despicable vegetable convertible considerate independent inhabitant consequently pyrotechnic nonconductor penultimate circumference deprivation originate assimilate demonstration combination chiropodist magnificent congratulate calculator radiator automatic capitulate amalgamate cybernetics contributor Adriatic geography togetherness eradicate dedication curriculum symptomatic ventriloquism uranium thermoplate retribution panoramic projectionist overextend experience insulation miscalculate hyperactive controversial referendum operatic resignation disrespectful extinguisher explanation insomniac dehumanise ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____

Word list 13 (4 or 5 syllable words with vowel comb’) anonymous treasonable discontinue reasonable exploitation mausoleum tautology influential discountenance disagreement entertainment anomalous embroidery counterbalance superheated augmentation unseaworthy buffoonery overweaning wicketkeeper foreshadowed authority knowledgeable unspeakable goodfellowship pronounceable disembowel automatic autonomous freemasonry redeemable unreadable delightfully disappointment unemployment available ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Word list 14 (five syllable regular words)

administrator modification intermediate mathematical inconsiderate technicality undergraduate occasionally originally multiplication ultraviolet identification pronunciation privatisation opportunity particularly terminology articulation vocabulary extracellular metamorphosis exterminator ectoparasite gramatology echinococcus macroglobulin histochemistry antependium metalliferous counteroffensive metaphosphoric crystalliferous echolocation ferromanganese metencephalon interpretation irreducible attenuation pasteurisation aftersensation polysaccharide countersignature postmillennial ferromagnetic interoceptor interpretative metaphysician expropriated legitimation lepidoptera lexicology manipulative materialise nationality necessitated palaeolithic peculiarly radiology repatriation Yugoslavian ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

The Impossible Word list (irregular, multi syllable words)

transmogrification chaos anthropomorphic gargoyle carcinogenic heuristic mysticism animosity physiological magnanimous scepticism ventriloquism defenestration synonym autonomous embellishment ebullient arachnoid egalitarianism capricious pusillanimous deny deoxyribonucleic acid ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____