Kindergarten
Word Families: -ip and -it
Twelve short i words to sort into the -ip house and the -it house: dip, lip and sip, bit, fit and hit.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -ag and -am
Twelve words to sort into the -ag house and the -am house: bag, tag and wag, ham, jam and yam.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Rhyming, Word families, Onset and rime, Reading by analogy
What kids do
“Read each word in the word bank. Write it in the house for its word family.”
Words on this sheet
sagjamwagnagragyambagdamclamram-agtagham-am
Teacher tip
Read each family as a chant: bag, tag, wag.
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.
- Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few 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
- Can you make a silly word with this ending?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Read a rhyming picture book and list the word families you hear.
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