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Suffix Builder - Phonics Word Lists!

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This tool adds suffixes to your selected base words. Choose at least one base word type, then pick the suffixes to apply.

Word list title:

Number of words:

(300 max, and note: if there aren't enough words on our lists that meet your criteria, the PDF may have fewer words)

STEP 1: Select base word types. (required!)

	Real words	Nonsense words
CVC (ex: cat, rag, bed)
Digraphs (ex: chat, ship, neck)
Consonant blends (ex: blot, self, twist)
R-controlled vowels (ex: car, firm, fork)
Silent E (ex: jade, dime, bone)
Vowel teams (ex: aim, food, sour)
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Double final consonants (ex: bell, puff, mess) ? Subscription Only - Subscribe \| Login

STEP 2: Select suffixes to apply.

Suffix	Example	Select
-s	cats, dogs, runs
-es	boxes, wishes, goes
-ing	running, jumping, sitting
-ed	walked, jumped, played

STEP 3: Select sounds to include. (optional!)

Click "include selected sounds" to see options. Only the sounds that you select will be included in the word list. This feature is useful if you haven't taught every sound yet and only want to include sounds that your students know.

Include all sounds

Only include selected sounds

Short vowels	a	e	i	o	u
Consonants	b	c	d	f	g	h	j	k	l	m	n	p	qu	r	s	t	v	w	x	y	z
Digraphs	ch	ck	sh	th	wh
R-controlled vowels	ar	er	ir	or	ur
VCe vowels	a_e	e_e	i_e	o_e	u_e
Vowel teams	ai	au	aw	ay	ea	ee	ew	ey	ie	oa	oi	oo	ou	ow	oy	ue
Initial blends	bl	br	cl	cr	dr	fl	fr	gl	gr	pl	pr	sc	sk	sl	sm	sn	sp	st	sw	tr	tw	shr	thr
Final blends	ct	ft	lb	ld	lf	lk	lm	ln	lp	lt	mp	nd	nk	nt	pt	sk	sp	st	lch	lsh	lth	nch	nth
Irregular vowels	all	ild	ind	old	olt	ost
Nasal vowels	am	an	ank	ink	onk	unk	ang	ing	ong	ung
Double final consonants	ff	ll	ss	zz

STEP 4: Select focus sound. (optional!)

Click "select focus sound" to see options. You can select ONE focus sound, and EVERY word in the list will contain this sound. You might use it when you are introducing a new phonics feature.

Do not select focus sound

Select focus sound

Short vowels	a	e	i	o	u
Consonants	b	c	d	f	g	h	j	k	l	m	n	p	qu	r	s	t	v	w	x	y	z
Digraphs	ch	ck	sh	th	wh
R-controlled vowels	ar	er	ir	or	ur
VCe vowels	a_e	e_e	i_e	o_e	u_e
Vowel teams	ai	au	aw	ay	ea	ee	ew	ey	ie	oa	oi	oo	ou	ow	oy	ue
Initial blends	bl	br	cl	cr	dr	fl	fr	gl	gr	pl	pr	sc	sk	sl	sm	sn	sp	st	sw	tr	tw	shr	thr
Final blends	ct	ft	lb	ld	lf	lk	lm	ln	lp	lt	mp	nd	nk	nt	pt	sk	sp	st	lch	lsh	lth	nch	nth
Irregular vowels	all	ild	ind	old	olt	ost
Nasal vowels	am	an	ank	ink	onk	unk	ang	ing	ong	ung
Double final consonants	ff	ll	ss	zz

⚠ Suffixes go on base words. Please choose at least one base word type.

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