StarSpell 2.4: Words for Main Starspell Course
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Important
Sight words
Essential
words 1st
Being and doing words
went had was got is
Other useful words
the when of it
Whereabouts words
in with up on there to
Words for joining
then and so but
Essential
words 2nd
Being and doing words
were go have said came like
People words
my me him his they
Useful words 1
this for all some that
Useful words 2
not big very little
Whereabouts words
at down back out
Essential
words 3rd
Being and doing words
do be
could would will are
More doing words
called saw made put going
People words
our their
your us them
Time (when) words
now after again as
Whereabouts words
from over about off into
Essential
words 4th
Doing words
play found made lived want
took come
Question words
why when how
who which where what
Useful words
yes other by away no too
Words for joining
if or next once
Other
important words
Being and doing words
dont must done been does
shall goes give may gave make want
Other useful words
because together around only
here just myself under please upon own
Qualifiers
these old small much good
those both every any many an
Time words
tomorrow before yesterday
afternoon today never morning awake soon
Words by
theme
Fairy stories
princess giant witch magic
spell dragon forest wicked wishes prince castle fairy
Familiar places
home town shop kitchen
supermarket garden lounge bedroom bathroom
Family and friends
mother father child children
friend girl uncle boy aunt sister baby brother
Outings
train minibus play zoo ticket
coach picnic car seat bus
Parties
crisps sandwiches balloons
sweets cards cake games presents birthday
Parts of the body
face ears arms fingers hair
foot head hands nose toes feet legs eyes mouth
Pets
horse cat pony mouse kitten
dog puppy rabbit gerbil goldfish hamster
School
pen paper book pencil teacher
classroom school draw read workbook write
Numbers, days,
dates, colours
Colour words
black purple blue white red
green brown yellow
Days of the week
Monday Sunday Saturday
Wednesday Friday Thursday Tuesday
Months
February June May August
April September January March July November December October
Numbers 1 to 10
three six one four ten seven
eight nine five two
Numbers 11 to 20
eleven twelve thirteen
fifteen seventeen eighteen nineteen fourteen twenty sixteen
Every
Letter is heard
Short
vowels
'a' as in cat
man bad hat bag had ran jam
cat can
e as in bed
hen get leg net pet set bed
red yes pen
i
as in big
big him hid win six lid lip
his bit pig
'o' as in dog
lot hot pop not job box fox
dog top
u as in sun
cut bus but cup mug mum sun
sum fun
plurals
nets beds rats legs jugs pins
pans cubs dots
Final
consonant blends
..ck as in back
sick back sack pick tick duck
pack kick luck lock
..ft as in lift
lift tuft left loft soft
..lk
as in sulk
hulk milk silk bulk sulk
..ll
as in hill
fill sell hill tell fell doll
bill will bell pill
..lt
as in belt
kilt melt felt pelt belt
..mp as in bump
lump pump lamp jump bump imp
limp mumps damp camp
..nd
as in bend
lend end and sand land bend
pond send hand
..ng
as in bang
king song sing lungs hang
long bang ring wing
..nk
as in bunk
pink honk sink tank bunk bank
wink sunk
..nt
as in ant
hunt tent dent pant bent went
ant sent
..sk
as in desk
dusk rusk
husk tusk risk desk
'..ss'
as in kiss
hiss boss loss less kiss fuss miss mess
..st
as in best
list just test must nest cost
rest best west
'.ing'
as in resting
jumping costing resting
sinking singing sulking bending
Initial
consonant blends
bl.. as in blot
block blunt blank blot black
blink blend blob
'br..' as in brick
brand bran brim brisk bring
brick brag
cl.. as in clap
clump club clog clock cling
cliff click clang clamp
cr.. as in crisp
crust crop crisp cricket
cress cramp crack crab cross
'dr..' as in drum
drip drag dragon dress drift
drill drop drink drum
'fl..' as in flat
flop flag flap fluff flat
flan fling
'fr..'
as in frog
from frock frill fret frond
frog frost
gl.. as in glad
glint glum glen gloss glad
gr.. as in grin
grand grub gruff grunt grip
grin grit grill
pl.. as in plug
plum plump plug plastic plank
planet plan plus
pr.. as in pram
pram press prison present
print prod prop prong prank
qu.. as in quack
quiz quill quilt quick quest
quack quit
'sc..' as in scan
scalp scum scab scoff scan
scr.. as in scrub
scruff scrub scrum script
scrap scrimp
sk.. as in skin
skim skin skid skip skill
skull
'sl..' as in slug
slip sling slot slap slam
slack slug slit slept
sm.. as in smug
smell smack smock smug smut
sn..
as in snap
snag snack snip sniff snob
snap snub snug
sp.. as in spit
spin spots spend span speck
spit spill spell
spl..
as in split
splendid splat split splint
spr.. as in spring
sprint sprang sprat sprig
spring
st..
as in step
stand stiff stamp stunt still
stop stuck stick step sting
str.. as in string
strong string strap strand
struck
sw.. as in swim
swim swill swing swig swift
swell swank swam
tr.. as in trip
trick tramp traffic track
trim trip trot truck trunk
'y' as a vowel y as in
fly
by cry fry dry sky fly try
'y' as in happy
happy holly silly stuffy
family hobby twenty puppy lucky
Paired
letters, single sound
'ch', 'sh' and 'th'
..nch
as in pinch
finch punch bench hunch lunch
pinch munch bunch
..tch
as in catch
kitchen switch stretch hutch
match catch scratch witch pitch
ch
as in chat
chat chips chin chimp such
check rich much chicken
sh
as in shell
ship shell fish crash shop
wish cash brush
th
as in think
thing tenth theft thick thank
thin think thud thump that
th
as in this
them then with this
Doubled
vowels
ee
as in feet
feet feel green tree speed
screen street need sleep sweet
oo
as in good
foot good hood hook look took
book cook wooden
oo
as in moon
pool spoon cool tooth proof
food boot soon moon smooth
Paired
vowels
ai
as in train
wait snail paint brain train
nail rain aim
au as in haunt
haunt launch taunt gaunt taut
laundry
ea as in bread
bread instead wealth breath
head deaf dead health sweat
ea as in seat
team meal beak steam stream
seat heat beach
ie
as in field
shriek grief shield brief
field thief chief
oa
as in boat
boat loaf road coat foam
coach float soap coal coast
oi
as in boil
toilet noisy poison boil coin
joint oil moist soil point
ou
as in cloud
sound south ground count loud
mouth out round cloud
ou
as in couple
country cousin couple nourish
courage trouble young
Vowels
with 'r'
air as in fair
unfair fair stairs chair
fairy hair dairy pair
ar
as in car
hard garden market park farm
start star dark spark march
are as in scare
rare care scare spare beware
dare square share
ear as in bear
pear swear tear wear bear
ear as in beard
fear rear ear spear beard
appear gear hear clear
ear as in pearl
earth learn learning early
pearl earn search heard
eer
as in cheer
cheer steer jeer beer peer
er
as in her
person kerb her stern herb perfect
term fern
ir
as in bird
third first bird birth shirt
dirty girl skirt
ire as in fire
fireman wire hire fire admire
retire bonfire
oar as in roar
soar roar hoard oar board
boar
or as in sport
fork short corn north sport
sort morning
ore as in more
swore score snore shore sore
before more store wore
our as in flour
flour scour sour our hour
our as in four
four your fourteen pour court
ur
as in fur
turn burn hurt fur curly
turnip burst church
Vowels
with 'w'
aw as in claw
lawn law raw crawl thaw straw
claws paw draw jaw
ew
as in flew
grew crew drew screw chew
threw flew
ew
as in newt
new stew few dew newt
ow
as in cow
brown crowd prowl cow clown
rowdy now vow growl
ow
as in show
window yellow flow slow grow throw
show
Vowels
with 'y'
ay as in play
stay tray way crayon play say
away spray day
oy
as in toy
loyal convoy boy enjoy employ
toy destroy royal annoy
Vowels
with 'gh'
augh
as in caught
caught daughter naughty
fraught taught
eigh
as in weigh
eighty weight eight weigh
sleigh neigh
igh
as in high
sigh tight right thigh night
high
wh', 'ph', 'thr', and 'shr'
ph as in photo
phantom nephew orphan photo
dolphin alphabet graph elephant
shr
as in shred
shrub shrimp shred shrug
shrill shrink
thr
as in thrill
throat thrush thread threat
throb thrill three throng
wh
as in wheel
whack whisper whiskers whirl
whip wheat wheel
'wh',
question words
what when where
which why whether
One
letter alters another
'e'
alters vowels (magic e)
'a-e' as in name
cake scrape flame scales same
made game late
e as in hoe, blue
die clue glue blue true toe tie pie hoe
i-e
as in bite
line kite crime prize size
mile wide bike slide
'o-e' as in pole
woke pole note stone stroke
hole home hope rose
u-e as in cube
fuse use cube tube tune
compute
u-e as in rude
crude June rude brute flute
plume rule
'e'
alters 'c' and 'g'
ce
as in cell
race cell surface service
audience mice space force dance twice
cei
as in ceiling
received deceit deceive ceiling
perceive conceited receive
dge
as in edge
badge badger bridge hedgehog
fidget edge judge fudge midget sledge
ge
as in cage
angel stage hinge garage huge
strange general cage orange
'i' alters 'c' and 'g'
ci
as in city
cigarette cinder cinema civil
civilian circus city citrus acid
gi
as in giant
gin ginger giant original
origin rigid magic
'y'
alters 'c' and 'g'
..cy as in spicy
spicy fleecy mercy fancy
juicy emergency
gy
as in gym
energy stingy gym
Final 'll' 'ld' 'nd' alter vowels
..all as in tall
fall call tall ball wall hall
stall all snowball small
..ild
as in wild
child mild wild
..ind
as in kind
find kind blind rind mind
grind
..old as in bold
cold old bold told fold gold
sold hold
'w', 'qu' alter 'a', 'ar' and 'or'
qua as in quality
quarrel quantity squat squash
squander quality
wa
as in want
watch wash wander swallow
swamp swan wad was want
war as in warm
warden warm warmth warn
warning warp wart
'wor'
as in worm
word work fireworks worm
worse worship worth world
Words
with silent letters
Silent
vowels
'..gue'
as in tongue
league rogue catalogue vague
tongue plague intrigue
silent u as in guess
guarantee guilty guide guest
guard guitar disguise build biscuit guess
silent final e as in
have
because pause please purse
house have love give cheese horse
Silent
consonants
..mb
as in lamb
lamb limb numb crumb comb
climb thumb tomb
gn
as in gnat
gnome reign design sign gnarl
gnash gnat
kn.. as in knee
knit knob knock knot knife
knew kneel knight knee
rh
as in rhyme
rhubarb rhetorical rhyme
rhythm rhea rhombus rhino
wr..
as in write
wrench wring write wren wrap
wrong wrist wreck
silent c as in science
scissors science scientist
scent scene muscle
silent h as in hour
hour heir honest honour
silent l as in talk
stalk should chalk calf could
talk palm yolk walk would half
silent t as in castle
castle thistle listen rustle
whistle wrestle listening glisten
Prefixes,
suffixes, roots
Living
word-formation
-like
jewel-like pastry-like
flower-like frog-like
-wise
food-wise money-wise
transport-wise fun-wise
anti-
anti-wrinkle anti-rust anti-work anti-noise
ex- (as former)
ex-boyfriend ex-convict
ex-serviceman ex-king ex-egg ex-parrot
pre-
pre-punched pre-Roman
pre-book
pro-
pro-cycling pro-British
pro-hunting pro-fitness
Compound words
milkman windmill notebook
lipstick handbag birthday sunset dustbin
Prefixes
alter words (OE)
a..
across aside aloud around
asleep along alike awake
al..
already although always
almost also
be..
beside because before behind
below beneath between beyond
for..
forget forsake forgive
forbidden
fore..
forewarn foresee foreman
forehead foreground forefinger forecast forecourt
forth..
forthcoming forthwith
forthright
un.. as negative
uncertain unfriendly unknown
untidy unwell unfair untrue unsafe
un.. undoing actions
uncover unload untwist unwrap
undo unearth
with..
withdraw withstand withhold
Prefixes
alter words (Latin)
de..
defrost dethrone deforested
decamp decode
dis.. as negative
disconnect distrust disappear
disagree disease dislike
en..
enlarge engulf enrich enforce
enable encircle encourage
im..
as negative
impatient impolite imperfect
immature immortal impossible
in.. as negative
insincere inactive indignity inhuman
invalid incredible
mis..
mistimed misspell misprint
mislead mistreat mishap misuse misunderstood
pre..
prefix prepacked
prehistoric preschool precooked
re..
review replace renew rehouse replay
Other
common prefixes
ab..
absorbent abrupt absent
abominable abound absurd abstain
ad..
admire advice adjacent
adventure address advise admission adore
com..
comfort company command
comment compare composed complete
con.. with
condemn continue conquer
concert concern contain confront connect
de.. down, from, away
detergent defence defer
deflate describe destroy descend
de.. very
devastate demand deliver
deserve
dis..
disposable discovery
disgusting dismay disappointed
ex.. out of
except excluding excavate
exit excluding export extract excursion
im..
impede immaculate immediate
immense immune imbalance
im..
into
immigrant imply implode
imbibe immerse import improve
in.. into
inflate intend inspire
inhabited instruct include infect infer
in.. negative
innocent individual inevitable
infant injury
per.. through
permit perfume perforation
permanent pervade perspire percolate
pre..
pretend prevent presume
preside preserve prefer predict
pro.. before
proceed propose prospect
protest protect promise process progress
re..
rehearse recollect relief
remove referee request record rearrange
'sub..' under
suburbs submarine subject
submerged subside subtract subdue
Further
prefixes (Latin)
anti..
antidote antifreeze
antiseptic anticlockwise anticlimax
bene..
benevolent benefit benefactor
co..
coexist coerce cooperate
co[ll]..
colloquial collaborate
collate collect colleague
co[rr]..
correct corrugated correspond
corrode corrupt corroborate
contra..
contravene contraflow contradict
extra..
extrasensory extraterrestrial
extravagant extraordinary
i[ll]..
illogical illicit illegible
illegal
'i[rr]..'
irrelevant irreversible
irresponsible irreplaceable irregular irrational irresistible
inter..
interrupt interchange interfere
intermediate interrogate international interval
intra.., intro..
intravenous introduce
introspection
mal[e]..
malnutrition malfunction
maltreat malevolent
mani..,
manu..
manicure manuscript
manipulate manufacture
non..
nonchalant nonconformist
nondescript nonentity nonplussed
ob..
obstruct obliged obliterate
observe obvious obstacle obsolete object
post..
postscript postpone
postgraduate postdate
super..
superstitious superlative
supernatural superimposed supersonic superfluous supervisor supersede
sus..
suspicious suspect suspense
sustain
trans..
transatlantic transform
translate transmit transparent transfer transport
ultra..
ultramarine ultraviolet
ultrasonic
Further
prefixes (Greek)
a..
amoral apolitical asymmetrical
apathy atom
ambi..
ambivalent ambidextrous
ambient ambiguous ambition
amphi..
amphitheatre amphibian
amphibious
ana..
analysis anatomy anachronism
anagram
arch..
archangel archbishop
architect
auto..
automatic automobile autopilot
autograph
epi..
epitaph episode epilogue
epidemic
hypo..
hypothesis hypocritical
hypodermic hypochondriac
mega.. big
megawatt megastar megaphone
megabyte
meta..
metabolism metamorphosis
metaphor
micro.. little
microscope microwave microphone
para..
parallel paradox paramedic
paranormal parasite parabola paragraph parable
sym.., syn..
synopsis sympathy symphony
synonym syndrome syndicate symptom symmetry
tele far
telegram telephone telepathy
television telescope
Common
suffixes (OE 1)
..en gold > golden
earthen golden silken woollen
wooden
..ern
east > eastern
eastern western northern
southern
..ful
truth > truthful
powerful useful harmful
colourful faithful careful truthful
..fully careful >
carefully
truthfully carefully hopefully
faithfully painfully cheerfully gracefully
..iful
fancy > fanciful
beautiful fanciful merciful
..ily
happy > happily
easily happily busily angrily
noisily bodily hungrily
..ish
fool > foolish
darkish greenish babyish
outlandish smallish foolish fiendish
..less air > airless
countless airless aimless
breathless pointless effortless careless
..like life >
lifelike
warlike businesslike
childlike ghostlike lifelike sportsmanlike
..ly
friend > friendly
cowardly motherly queenly
beastly friendly
..ly
wrong > wrongly
slowly silently bravely
wrongly quickly badly quietly suddenly
..most top > topmost
topmost innermost foremost
..some fear >
fearsome
fearsome troublesome tiresome
irksome quarrelsome awesome
..ward up > upward
forward backward homeward
upward downward
'..wise' like >
likewise
clockwise likewise streetwise
..y fun > funny
muddy funny foggy witty
starry furry spotty baggy tinny
..y grease > greasy
easy slimy noisy greasy hasty
shiny tasty shady
..y greed > greedy
greedy rubbery weighty sulky
dirty messy
Common
suffixes (OE, Fr)
..craft witch >
witchcraft
witchcraft needlecraft
handicraft
..dom
free > freedom
kingdom freedom officialdom
stardom wisdom boredom
..en tight > tighten
sweeten harden strengthen
lighten weaken tighten
..ette
diminutive
cigarette serviette cassette
courgette maisonette marionette
..ful
cup > cupful
mouthful spoonful cupful
armful bucketful
..hood
falsehood adulthood
neighbourhood childhood
'..iness'
bossy > bossiness
business juiciness readiness
bossiness happiness
..let diminutive
booklet droplet leaflet
piglet ringlet starlet
..ling diminutive
gosling nestling seedling
underling yearling
..ness
kindness goodness
carelessness fitness darkness sadness eagerness sickness
..ship
companionship hardship
relationship citizenship friendship
..th
wide > width
ninth health width wealth
length strength
Common
suffixes (Latin)
..able
acceptable enjoyable
drinkable reasonable bookable breakable
..ance
performance clearance appearance
disturbance attendance allowance
..ant
ignorant hesitant important
significant triumphant
..ence
reference difference evidence
presence silence
..ent
independent different
absorbent persistent urgent excellent
..ible
sensible responsible
incredible accessible collapsible digestible reversible visible
..ious
previous obvious anxious
furious various serious
..ive
effective defensive active
defective attractive expensive impressive
..ment
development movement
treatment payment measurement advertisement
..ous
thunderous dangerous
poisonous bulbous murderous
..sion
confuse > confusion
tension confusion fusion
profusion precision revision
..sion
divide > division
explosion invasion decision
division conclusion persuasion
..ssion
discuss > discussion
discussion confession
possession compression impression expression
..tion
elect > election
suggestion invention
connection election collection exhibition
..tion
relate > relation
pollution relation completion
demonstration illustration relegation promotion
..tion
solve > solution
revolution solution evolution
resolution
..ure
sculpture failure adventure
moisture pressure departure culture
People/place
suffixes
..ant
servant immigrant assistant
attendant descendant inhabitant informant
..ar
beggar burglar vicar liar
scholar
..ary
dignitary adversary
missionary secretary
..ary
places
library apiary aviary
dispensary granary
..cian
optician beautician
politician musician magician electrician
..ee
referee employee payee
refugee trainee absentee
..eer
engineer auctioneer volunteer
mountaineer pioneer
..ent
president agent correspondent
resident student
..er
speaker painter worker farmer
builder cleaner teacher
..ery
places
monastery surgery cemetery
brewery bakery colliery
..ess
empress stewardess actress
tigress princess mistress waitress
..ist
chemist florist guitarist
pianist balloonist biologist cyclist journalist
..or
sailor visitor sculptor
director narrator actor decorator editor
..ory
places
laboratory factory dormitory
lavatory observatory territory
..ry
places
country dairy quarry foundry
..ster
pollster fraudster trickster
songster youngster speedster
Further
suffixes (Latin)
..age
wastage postage passage
leakage coverage blockage
..ancy
redundancy discrepancy
truancy pregnancy infancy buoyancy vacancy
..ary
library voluntary temporary
dictionary necessary ordinary
..ate adjective
immaculate numerate obstinate
literate affectionate accurate passionate
..ate verb
punctuate operate motivate
donate dedicate activate vaccinate
..cy
delicacy fallacy bankruptcy
conspiracy diplomacy accuracy piracy
..ice
prejudice malice justice
cowardice avarice
..ience
obedience conscience
convenience audience patience
..iety
piety anxiety notoriety
variety society
..ity
neutrality possibility
probability reality morality
..mony
ceremony testimony matrimony
acrimony
..sion
convert > conversion
diversion subversion
inversion conversion
..ssion
concede > concession
procession recession
accession concession
..tude
multitude solitude fortitude
longitude gratitude attitude latitude altitude
..ule
diminutive
schedule capsule globule
granule minuscule module molecule
..ure
create > creature
enclosure creature pleasure
Further
suffixes (L, Gr)
..al
final hospital annual local
personal animal several central natural equal
..ar
regular lunar linear circular
..asm,
..ism
atheism mechanism criticism
journalism enthusiasm sarcasm
..ial
material memorial radial aerial
industrial terrestrial
..ic
alcoholic magnetic historic
demonic athletic artistic metallic
..id
arid fluid frigid tepid humid
vivid
..ient
ingredient convenient
obedient gradient nutrient
..ify
mortify beautify classify glorify
modify fortify magnify
..ile
hostile futile agile mobile
fragile juvenile fertile
..ine
alpine saline feline
elephantine crystalline canine divine
..ior
superior exterior ulterior
interior inferior senior junior prior
..is
analysis paralysis oasis
emphasis diagnosis basis bronchitis synthesis
..ology
technology mythology apology
theology
..ose
comatose morose grandiose
..scent
adolescent incandescent
fluorescent effervescent convalescent reminiscent
Suffixes
for tenses
..ed
cry > cried
worried fried married hurried
dried cried
..ed
date > dated
dared dated droned amused
moved hoped
..ed
hop > hopped
knitted nodded slammed hopped
grabbed sunned
..ed
radio > radioed
echoed videoed vetoed radioed
..ed
sounding as "d"
sailed poured rained showed
growled teamed
..ed
sounding as "ed"
waited mended wounded
delighted shouted painted crowded greeted
..ed
sounding as "t"
asked jumped puffed dressed
crashed reached
'..ing'
rub > rubbing
hopping rubbing digging
swimming getting
..ing
care > caring
hoping caring writing moving
coming
..ing
grin > grinning
grinning travelling panicking
referring
..ing
visit > visiting
happening limiting visiting
targeting carpeting
..ing
wait > waiting
carrying dreaming going
standing waiting
..ing
with eye ..ie ..o ..oe
echoing eyeing hoeing lying
shoeing tying vetoing radioing
..s cry > cries
cries carries worries dries
hurries
Suffixes
for plurals
baby > babies
puppies babies pennies
daisies families ponies stories cities
dot > dots
dots spots bonfires frills
apples computers hills
half > halves
wives knives loaves halves
wolves thieves shelves
hero > heroes
tomatoes heroes echoes
dominoes volcanoes potatoes cargoes
irregular plurals
women mice feet salmon
children sheep lice teeth men geese
kilo > kilos
pianos videos photos solos
embryos radios kilos
kiss > kisses
boxes brushes kisses matches
coaches
monkey > monkeys
trays boys keys guys ways
toys monkeys
roof > roofs
chiefs chefs cliffs roofs
beliefs
"bigger,
biggest"
easy > easier
>easiest
happiest healthier funniest
funnier healthiest easiest easier happier
late > later >
latest
simplest fiercer whitest
fiercest largest whiter simpler larger
old > older
longer deeper taller younger
smaller older higher
old > oldest
tallest oldest youngest smallest
longest highest fastest deepest
red > redder >
reddest
hotter hottest bigger reddest
redder biggest
Prefixes
of quantity
bi.., bin.. twice
biscuit binoculars binary
bicycle
cent..
century centipede centurion
du..
two
duet duplicate duel duo
kilo..
kilometre kilohertz kilowatt
mill..
millilitre millimetre
millisecond millennium
mono..
monocycle monopoly monogamy
monocle
multi..
multimedia multipurpose
multiplication multitude
omni..
omnipotent omnivorous
omniscient
pan.., panto..
panacea pantomime panning
panorama
poly..
polythene polytechnic polygon
prim.. first
primitive prime primate
primary
quad..
quadruplet quadrant
quadrilateral
semi..
semicolon semiconductor
semicircle
tri.. three
triple tricycle tripod trio
uni..
uniform unicorn unique unit
Roots
(Latin)
annus year
annual perennial annuity
biennial anniversary
aqua water
aqueduct aquamarine aqualung subaqua aquarium
cavus hollow
excavate concave cavity cave
ducere, ductum to
lead
product conductor introduce
aqueduct duke deduct ductile education
fortis strong
comfort effort force
reinforce fortify fortress
mittere, missum
send
omission transmission
permission commission admission missionary missile
mors, mortis death
mortgage immortal murderous
mortal mortify
pendere to hang
independent pendulum appendix
depend pendant pending suspense
portare carry
portable import report export
support
scribere, scriptum write
postscript scribble script
nondescript description inscribe scribe
terra the Earth
extraterrestrial terrain
terrace inter subterranean terrier
videre, visum to
see
advice provide invisible
survey television revision envy videos
Roots
(Greek)
aer air
aerodynamic aerodrome
aeroplane aerobatics aerobics
aster star
asterisk asteroid astronaut
disaster astronomy
bios life
biology amphibious biosphere
biography antibiotic
chronos time
anachronism chronicle
synchronous chronology chronic
gramma letter
diagram anagram hologram
gramophone programme grammar
graphe writing
geography graph paragraph
photograph autograph graphite
hydor water
hydrotherapy hydraulic
dehydrated hydrofoil hydrogen
logos word
illogical biology technology
dialogue prologue
phileein to love
philosopher philanthropist
philatelist anglophile
phone sound
telephone symphony microphone
cacophony gramophone phonetics
photos light
photosynthesis photon
photocopier photograph photogenic telephoto
polis city
cosmopolitan politics
politician metropolis
scopeein view
periscope microscope
telescope scope stethoscope
techne art or skill
technical technician
technophobia technology polytechnic pyrotechnics
theos a god
enthusiasm atheist theology
zoon animal
protozoan zodiac zoology zoo
Further
explorations
Syllables
and spelling
Compound words
birthday milkman sunset
handbag dustbin windmill notebook lipstick
Split like ba-sin
label silent stupid moment
secret pupil pilot minus hotel
Split like bas-ket
plastic zebra trumpet picnic
panda basket napkin pumpkin
Split like cot-ton
sudden paddock rabbit puffin
lesson hidden kitten cotton
Split like fin-ish
body lemon habit finish visit
metal robin shadow
Split like po-em
triumph diet duet poem lion
More
vowel sounds
a as in acorn
acorn angel paper able
a as in father
plant after ask bath last
class glass father fast
e as in demon
she lenient demon decent
secret recent
ei
as in ceiling
receive perceive deceive
deceit conceited ceiling
ei
as in vein
weight vein sleigh neighbour
neigh freight eight reindeer
i
as in minus
sidle idle triangle minus
climb
'o' as in dove
mother other done some dove come
brother money front glove
o as in only
only over holy open
oor
as in floor
moor floor poor door
u as in pull
bull put full bush push pull
u as in uniform
uniform unicorn truth puny
unit tunic
y as in cycle
reply style cycle nylon rhyme
python
y as in gym
mysterious syrup rhythm
pyramid sympathy gym crystal
Sounds of ough
drought cough nought plough
dough bought bough although thorough through enough
More
consonant sounds
ch
as in chemist
anchor Christmas chemist ache
school character scheme echo stomach technical
ch
sounds as "sh"
sachet chassis chef chalet chiffon ch