All the Word Families
Every word family on one page. Read the ending, then read the words that share it.
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How to do it
- Find a family ending on the left of each box.
- Read the words in that box.
- Can you think of one more word for that family?
Teaching tip
Hang it near where your child reads. When you meet a family word in a book, find its box together. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.1.3b.
About this chart
All 39 first-grade word families on one page, with four words each.
What kids practice
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.
Watch for
- 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.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full word family flip pages phonics guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
2. The -at FamilyWords that end in -at, like cat, hat, bat. The first sound changes, the -at stays the same. New words every time.
3. The -an FamilyWords that end in -an, like fan, van, pan. The first sound changes, the -an stays the same. New words every time.
4. The -ap FamilyWords that end in -ap, like cap, map, tap. The first sound changes, the -ap stays the same. New words every time.
5. The -ack FamilyWords that end in -ack, like back, pack, sack. The first sound changes, the -ack stays the same. New words every time.
6. The -ash FamilyWords that end in -ash, like cash, dash, mash. The first sound changes, the -ash stays the same. New words every time.
7. The -ank FamilyWords that end in -ank, like bank, tank, sank. The first sound changes, the -ank stays the same. New words every time.
8. The -et FamilyWords that end in -et, like net, bet, get. The first sound changes, the -et stays the same. New words every time.
9. The -en FamilyWords that end in -en, like hen, den, men. The first sound changes, the -en stays the same. New words every time.
10. The -ed FamilyWords that end in -ed, like bed, fed, led. The first sound changes, the -ed stays the same. New words every time.
11. The -ell FamilyWords that end in -ell, like shell, bell, cell. The first sound changes, the -ell stays the same. New words every time.
12. The -est FamilyWords that end in -est, like vest, best, nest. The first sound changes, the -est stays the same. New words every time.
13. The -it FamilyWords that end in -it, like bit, fit, hit. The first sound changes, the -it stays the same. New words every time.
14. The -in FamilyWords that end in -in, like fin, pin, bin. The first sound changes, the -in stays the same. New words every time.
15. The -ip FamilyWords that end in -ip, like ship, dip, hip. The first sound changes, the -ip stays the same. New words every time.
16. The -ig FamilyWords that end in -ig, like pig, big, dig. The first sound changes, the -ig stays the same. New words every time.
17. The -ick FamilyWords that end in -ick, like chick, kick, lick. The first sound changes, the -ick stays the same. New words every time.
18. The -ill FamilyWords that end in -ill, like hill, bill, fill. The first sound changes, the -ill stays the same. New words every time.
19. The -ing FamilyWords that end in -ing, like king, ring, sing. The first sound changes, the -ing stays the same. New words every time.
20. The -ink FamilyWords that end in -ink, like pink, link, mink. The first sound changes, the -ink stays the same. New words every time.
21. The -ot FamilyWords that end in -ot, like pot, cot, dot. The first sound changes, the -ot stays the same. New words every time.
22. The -op FamilyWords that end in -op, like mop, cop, hop. The first sound changes, the -op stays the same. New words every time.
23. The -ock FamilyWords that end in -ock, like lock, rock, sock. The first sound changes, the -ock stays the same. New words every time.
24. The -ug FamilyWords that end in -ug, like bug, mug, dug. The first sound changes, the -ug stays the same. New words every time.
25. The -un FamilyWords that end in -un, like sun, bun, fun. The first sound changes, the -un stays the same. New words every time.
26. The -uck FamilyWords that end in -uck, like duck, truck, luck. The first sound changes, the -uck stays the same. New words every time.
27. The -ump FamilyWords that end in -ump, like bump, dump, hump. The first sound changes, the -ump stays the same. New words every time.
28. The -unk FamilyWords that end in -unk, like bunk, dunk, junk. The first sound changes, the -unk stays the same. New words every time.
29. The -ake FamilyWords that end in -ake, like cake, snake, bake. The first sound changes, the -ake stays the same. New words every time.
30. The -ate FamilyWords that end in -ate, like gate, date, late. The first sound changes, the -ate stays the same. New words every time.
31. The -ame FamilyWords that end in -ame, like game, came, name. The first sound changes, the -ame stays the same. New words every time.
32. The -ale FamilyWords that end in -ale, like whale, bale, male. The first sound changes, the -ale stays the same. New words every time.
33. The -ice FamilyWords that end in -ice, like dice, mice, nice. The first sound changes, the -ice stays the same. New words every time.
34. The -ide FamilyWords that end in -ide, like slide, hide, ride. The first sound changes, the -ide stays the same. New words every time.
35. The -ine FamilyWords that end in -ine, like vine, dine, fine. The first sound changes, the -ine stays the same. New words every time.
36. The -oke FamilyWords that end in -oke, like joke, poke, woke. The first sound changes, the -oke stays the same. New words every time.
37. The -ay FamilyWords that end in -ay, like hay, tray, day. The first sound changes, the -ay stays the same. New words every time.
38. The -ain FamilyWords that end in -ain, like rain, train, main. The first sound changes, the -ain stays the same. New words every time.
39. The -eat FamilyWords that end in -eat, like beat, heat, meat. The first sound changes, the -eat stays the same. New words every time.
40. The -all FamilyWords that end in -all, like ball, call, fall. The first sound changes, the -all stays the same. New words every time.