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Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Rhyme Time 2
Six more rhyming pairs to match with a line: fox and box, hen and pen, map and cap, cub and tub, net and jet, kit and sit.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Rhyming, Word families, Onset and rime, Reading by analogy
What kids do
“Read the words. Draw a line from each word to the word that rhymes with it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Your turn: write a word that rhymes with fox
Words on this sheet
foxjethenpenmaptubcubcapnetboxkitsit
Teacher tip
Ask kids to change the first letter to make one more rhyme for each.
How to use it
- Write the word family ending on the board and add starting letters together.
- Read the words in each family like a chant to hear the rhyme.
- Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building words.
Watch for
Kids who make silly words and count them as real. Ask them to use the word in a sentence.
Talk about it
- What part of these words is the same?
- What sound does this letter or letter team make?
Take it further
Make a word family flip book.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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