Kindergarten
Word Family Bingo
Two different bingo cards with 16 words from 16 word families, plus the caller’s list. Play in pairs or as a class.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -ed and -og
Twelve words to sort into the -ed house and the -og house: bed, fed and sled, dog, fog and frog.
- 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
ledlogsledjogfogfeddoghogfrogwed-edredbed-og
Teacher tip
Sled and frog have blends. Show how the family still works.
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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