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Word Families: -ack, -ick, -ock
Nine starting letters and three ck word families. Kids build real words like back, kick and sock and write them in each house.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -ap, -in, -ut
Fifteen words to sort into the -ap, -in and -ut houses: cap, map and nap, fin and pin, cut and nut.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- 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
lapcappin-apbintintaprutfinnutcuthut-inwinbutmapnap-ut
Teacher tip
Read each house as a chant before writing.
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 the sheet as a quick check after you teach the sound, then reteach in a small group.
Watch for
Kids who make silly words and count them as real. Ask them to use the word in a sentence.
Talk about it
- Do these words rhyme? How do you know?
- Can you think of another word with the same sound?
Take it further
Write a short rhyming poem with one family.
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