1st grade
Word Families: -ing, -ink, -unk
Eleven starting letters and the -ing, -ink and -unk families. Kids build real words like king, pink and junk and write them in each house.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -ell, -ill, -all
Nine starting letters and three double l word families. Kids build real words like bell, hill and ball and write them in each house.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Rhyming, Word families, Onset and rime, Reading by analogy
What kids do
“Put a letter from the letter bank in front of each word family. Write every real word you can make!”
Printed on the sheet:
- Pick one of your words. Write it and draw it!
Words on this sheet
Letter bank-ell-ill-allellillall
Teacher tip
Double l at the end. Point out the floss rule.
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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