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Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -at and -an
Twelve words to sort into the -at house and the -an house: cat, hat and mat, can, fan and van. Read them, then write them.
- 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
vancatpanratsatmanfanhatbatmat-atrancan-an
Teacher tip
Write -at and -an as “houses” on the board and let kids add letters to the doors.
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
- 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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