Word family flip pages phonics worksheets
Aligned with Common Core RF.1.3b
One printable phonics page for every first-grade word family, from -at and -an to -ake and -ain. Like a flip book on paper: the first sound changes, the family stays the same.
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All the Word Families
All 39 first-grade word families on one page, with four words each.
The -at Family
Words that end in -at, like cat, hat, bat. The first sound changes, the -at stays the same. New words every time.
The -an Family
Words that end in -an, like fan, van, pan. The first sound changes, the -an stays the same. New words every time.
The -ap Family
Words that end in -ap, like cap, map, tap. The first sound changes, the -ap stays the same. New words every time.
The -ack Family
Words that end in -ack, like back, pack, sack. The first sound changes, the -ack stays the same. New words every time.
The -ash Family
Words that end in -ash, like cash, dash, mash. The first sound changes, the -ash stays the same. New words every time.
The -ank Family
Words that end in -ank, like bank, tank, sank. The first sound changes, the -ank stays the same. New words every time.
The -et Family
Words that end in -et, like net, bet, get. The first sound changes, the -et stays the same. New words every time.
The -en Family
Words that end in -en, like hen, den, men. The first sound changes, the -en stays the same. New words every time.
The -ed Family
Words that end in -ed, like bed, fed, led. The first sound changes, the -ed stays the same. New words every time.
The -ell Family
Words that end in -ell, like shell, bell, cell. The first sound changes, the -ell stays the same. New words every time.
The -est Family
Words that end in -est, like vest, best, nest. The first sound changes, the -est stays the same. New words every time.
The -it Family
Words that end in -it, like bit, fit, hit. The first sound changes, the -it stays the same. New words every time.
The -in Family
Words that end in -in, like fin, pin, bin. The first sound changes, the -in stays the same. New words every time.
The -ip Family
Words that end in -ip, like ship, dip, hip. The first sound changes, the -ip stays the same. New words every time.
The -ig Family
Words that end in -ig, like pig, big, dig. The first sound changes, the -ig stays the same. New words every time.
The -ick Family
Words that end in -ick, like chick, kick, lick. The first sound changes, the -ick stays the same. New words every time.
The -ill Family
Words that end in -ill, like hill, bill, fill. The first sound changes, the -ill stays the same. New words every time.
The -ing Family
Words that end in -ing, like king, ring, sing. The first sound changes, the -ing stays the same. New words every time.
The -ink Family
Words that end in -ink, like pink, link, mink. The first sound changes, the -ink stays the same. New words every time.
The -ot Family
Words that end in -ot, like pot, cot, dot. The first sound changes, the -ot stays the same. New words every time.
The -op Family
Words that end in -op, like mop, cop, hop. The first sound changes, the -op stays the same. New words every time.
The -ock Family
Words that end in -ock, like lock, rock, sock. The first sound changes, the -ock stays the same. New words every time.
The -ug Family
Words that end in -ug, like bug, mug, dug. The first sound changes, the -ug stays the same. New words every time.
The -un Family
Words that end in -un, like sun, bun, fun. The first sound changes, the -un stays the same. New words every time.
The -uck Family
Words that end in -uck, like duck, truck, luck. The first sound changes, the -uck stays the same. New words every time.
The -ump Family
Words that end in -ump, like bump, dump, hump. The first sound changes, the -ump stays the same. New words every time.
The -unk Family
Words that end in -unk, like bunk, dunk, junk. The first sound changes, the -unk stays the same. New words every time.
The -ake Family
Words that end in -ake, like cake, snake, bake. The first sound changes, the -ake stays the same. New words every time.
The -ate Family
Words that end in -ate, like gate, date, late. The first sound changes, the -ate stays the same. New words every time.
The -ame Family
Words that end in -ame, like game, came, name. The first sound changes, the -ame stays the same. New words every time.
The -ale Family
Words that end in -ale, like whale, bale, male. The first sound changes, the -ale stays the same. New words every time.
The -ice Family
Words that end in -ice, like dice, mice, nice. The first sound changes, the -ice stays the same. New words every time.
The -ide Family
Words that end in -ide, like slide, hide, ride. The first sound changes, the -ide stays the same. New words every time.
The -ine Family
Words that end in -ine, like vine, dine, fine. The first sound changes, the -ine stays the same. New words every time.
The -oke Family
Words that end in -oke, like joke, poke, woke. The first sound changes, the -oke stays the same. New words every time.
The -ay Family
Words that end in -ay, like hay, tray, day. The first sound changes, the -ay stays the same. New words every time.
The -ain Family
Words that end in -ain, like rain, train, main. The first sound changes, the -ain stays the same. New words every time.
The -eat Family
Words that end in -eat, like beat, heat, meat. The first sound changes, the -eat stays the same. New words every time.
The -all Family
Words that end in -all, like ball, call, fall. The first sound changes, the -all stays the same. New words every time.
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
A word family is a group of words that share the same ending, like cat, hat and flat. The shared part (-at) is called the rime. Once a child can read the rime, they can read dozens of words by changing just the first sound. These pages work like a word family flip book, without the cutting and stapling. Reading by word family is one of the fastest ways to build phonics skills.
What comes next
Use the families in real reading: the Fluency passages and Read and draw sheets are full of them. In second grade, families like -ight, -aw and -ore come next.
How to teach it
- Read the family ending together first, and say it a few times: "-ake, -ake."
- Point to the first-sound card, say its sound, then slide your finger to the family card and blend: c... ake, cake.
- Say "If you know cake, then you know..." and let your child read the next word.
- Do one family a day. Short families (-at, -ig, -op) are a good place to start, then silent e families (-ake, -ine), then vowel teams (-ay, -ain).
- In the Your turn boxes, if your child makes a silly word like "zake," praise the blending, then ask for a real one.
Common mistakes
- Reading the whole word letter by letter instead of seeing the family chunk. Cover the first sound and read the family, then uncover it.
- Mixing up families that look alike, like -ack and -ick. Point to the vowel and say its sound.
- Forgetting the silent e changes the vowel. In -ake, the a says its name.