1st grade
Word Families: -ump and -est
Two word families that end in a blend: bump, jump and pump go in the -ump house, best, nest and vest in the -est house.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
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.
- 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-ing-ink-unkinginkunk
Teacher tip
Say ing, ink and unk slowly. They are whole chunks to learn.
How to use it
- Ask kids to think of a rhyme before they look at the word bank.
- Use a word family slider made from a paper strip.
- Say every word on the sheet together before kids start, stretching the sounds.
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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